LJ Herman is a former editor at Love What Matters and lives in Colorado. LJ is a concert, ticket and technology enthusiast. He has seen the Dave Mathews Band over one hundred times and counting.
Dear Kids, I Am With You No Matter What
“I was with you when I held you, and nursed you, and smelled your perfect skin for the very first time.”
WATCH: ‘I’m just trying to take a bath and my rabbit keeps trying to jump in the tub’
“Once he realized he could jump to the tub, he wouldn’t quit.”
‘Despite his mama’s frantic attempts to save him, he passed away in her arms.’: 3-year-old dies after choking on popular bouncy ball
“The gaping hole in our lives and hearts is completely incomprehensible.”
Nurse Meets Severely Abused Toddler In Hospital, Discovers She Has A Twin, Adopts Them Both
“My heart was broken. She was just so lifeless, but she still held onto my finger. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m going to take her home.’”
‘It looked like she was hitting him, so we called the police.’: Woman learns important lesson after calling cops on mom with autistic son
“I had the most overwhelming realization of my mistake. In my eagerness to protect the child, I neglected to offer help to the mother.”
She’s Not Broken: A Letter To The Man Whose Wife Has Anxiety
“Her thoughts replay like a freight train in her head full steam ahead, over and over. It’s exhausting for her. It’s why she’s tired.”
‘I found out I was pregnant 30 minutes before ‘my miracle baby’ was born.’: Woman gives birth to baby boy after thinking contractions were menstrual cramps, kidney stones, ‘It was the surprise of a lifetime’
“He finally started crying, and so did we. That’s when it finally hit me that I was actually in labor and I had just given birth.”
‘I think she knows we threw her away.’: Agency shares heartbreaking reality of adoption
“I try to stay stoic and emotionally removed from the stories of the babies in my care. So I don’t cry. Until today.”
‘We are going to carry you.’: Students tell wheelchair-bound teacher their active shooter plan
“Today was really hard for me. Today was the first time I had to teach the day after a mass school shooting. I dreaded facing my students this morning, and as the first students walked in, I began to feel the anxiety pooling in my stomach. I was dreading one, specific question.”