“After years of marriage, we each found ourselves in a very dark place. I called him the first time he dropped his kids off at their mom’s house; he walked me through coming home to an empty apartment. Suddenly, we weren’t alone.”
‘What are we…? What is this…?’ I immediately felt safe and cared for, and, for the first time, completely loved.’: After coming out, gay dads share beautiful blended family journey
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“Love knows no bounds.”
‘You are bold, you are brilliant, you are beautiful!’: 2-year-old captures hearts with adorable positive affirmations
“I need to do it for both of us.”
‘One more time, just one last time,’ he said. And on our final cycle, we successfully had our twin girls.’: After 8 cycles of IVF, triplet loss, couple welcome twin girls with autism, ‘We love without limits’
“After losing our sons, I remember telling Andrew I was done fighting, I just couldn’t endure another round of despair. Pregnancy after loss is scary and it’s hard. I was constantly battling grief and gratitude, the hard days mixed in with hope for the future, juggling the fears and joys all at the same time.”
‘The fetus has a condition not yet recorded in medical history.’ Only a teen, I was told I couldn’t care for a child with special needs.’: Teen mom says ‘my heart glows’ after birthing medically complex child
“I noticed the ultrasound tech go back to his head and neck to rescan it. I brushed it off as first time mom fears. Then I got the call. ‘You should seriously consider your options here.’ I was now a high risk teen mom, who didn’t have a mom.”
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“I once read caring for a child with specials is equivalent to caring for an infant. But for years.”
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“These leggings will be long gone, little elbows and knees won’t prod us in our sleep, and date nights will have no curfew. And we’ll get to know each other again, when only two jackets hang at the door. But for now, the future can wait a little longer.”
‘Brothers by chance, friends by choice.’: Mom in awe after sons adorably become instant BFFs
“We were worried when we brought home baby brother that he would be jealous. Turns out, we brought him his new best friend for life.”
‘I was flipping through his Facebook photos and I saw this. Three years before I met my husband.’: Woman shares reminder gender stereotypes are not truth
“This photo of my husband holding his niece was taken 13 years ago. The joy in his eyes holding his sweet little niece melted my entire heart. And I knew he was telling me the truth.”
‘I immediately saw her and was drawn. But there was just one thing: I had two babies.’: Single mom shares LGBT love story after abusive relationship
“Leaving after our last fight was the easy part. I knew I couldn’t let my boys be raised in a home like this. She reignited the life in me.”