“I remember lying on a mattress on the floor in a filthy room with an overflowing ashtray, blankets stuffed in the windows, praying to God for better days. Those days came.”
‘There were times I questioned if I was good enough for all this. But I made it.’: Dad shares journey to overcome addiction with help from music
‘Don’t kill your baby!’ they screamed. ‘My baby is DYING. He is going to SUFFOCATE.’ They never bothered to think of what it was like.’: Woman explains importance of reproductive freedom
“They were calling me a murderer, even when it meant ignoring all the medical professionals and simply allowing myself to die along with Finley. My soul was on fire. And I was angry. No one owes you their story. But I am giving you mine in the hopes it opens your eyes.”
‘The scene from this picture breaks my heart. But our son called it the best day ever.’: Mom shares powerful reminder about perspective after son’s ‘disappointing’ birthday
“His only friend was the nurse he met earlier that morning. There were no other children in sight. There were oxygen tanks instead of balloons and heart monitors instead of bounce houses.”
‘I thought my foster journey was coming to an end, but then I got a call.’: Single mom fosters 13 boys, adopts teen into forever family
“I tuck him in every night and snuggle him on Sunday afternoons during Netflix binges. He is my dream come true.”
‘I have a 13-year-old daughter most people only think about twice a year — the day she was born and the day she died.’: Mom shares raw grief on anniversary of daughter’s passing
“I think of her every single day. Good days, bad days, fun days, boring days, weekdays, weekends, holidays, and birthdays.”
‘The doctor described it as a ‘stress fracture’ but a mental one. She had hit her breaking point.’: Mother shares daughter’s journey with Tourette Syndrome
“‘Congratulations, you have Tourette’s.’ I watched my beautiful, strong child completely crumple.”
‘I don’t want to be married anymore.’ We froze, not knowing what to say next.’: Wife shares marriage advice, lessons learned
“Wait for the storm to pass. Your marriage is worth it.”
‘If I went into labor, there was over a 90% chance I would die.’: Woman candidly shares journey to medical abortion
“Mothers are making the hardest decisions of their lives. We don’t know the circumstances. They need to be able to make those decisions without the interference and judgment of others.”
Boy Who Survived The Impossible After NICU Catheter Punctured Vein Now Thriving 2-Year-Old
“To every single healthcare worker, thank you a million times. Because of you, we got to celebrate the life of our incredible little Elias today. You will never understand what you mean to our family.”
As A Single Mom Who Didn’t Choose Abortion, I Wouldn’t Force This Life On ANYONE
“When I read all these posts about murdering your baby and there’s always help and options and hope – I want to scream back at every single one. You’re wrong. There isn’t always help. It’s not easy. It’s really really really really hard. And there are no laws that make men be fathers.”