“I’d been walking around with a big fat smile on my face, telling the world I was going to be the greatest mother for this little girl. ‘You made the right decision, it was meant to be.’ ‘You’re strong for going through this pregnancy.’ Then I felt a pop, and there I was, shaking my stomach trying to wake up my daughter.”
“I was paranoid something would go wrong. It didn’t seem real! We both sat and looked at each other in shock.”
“My oldest announced, ‘I want a concert and a baby.’ I told him I could probably make one of those happen. I was puking every day. The mess grew and my belly grew.”
“I got bitter and resentful from doing it all alone. I watched my husband’s life change what seemed to be very little as we added offspring. His body stayed intact while I didn’t at all recognize my new shape. The lies had clearly taken over my soul.”
“I was threatened by strangers online. ‘You’re not a REAL mom.’ I was told I was trying to steal babies from families. No one warned me about the ache.”
“I was SO sure we were going to be picked. It seemed like such a good match. Days later, we got the call, ‘She chose the other family.’ I was crushed all over again.”
“I met and fell in love with my dream guy. He was all the things I had hoped to find in a partner. But there was a catch. He came as a package deal! I had NO idea how to parent.”
“‘What if I don’t feel anything when I see her?’ I was dealing with uncertainty. We arrived 12 hours after she was born.”
“Someone who is obsessed with getting to know you. Not just how you like your steak, but the deep down nitty gritty. What makes you tick, how you think and see the world, and how to love you better. Don’t settle until you find them.”
“With no regard for his own safety, he approached the blood-soaked scene to a man attempting to kidnap 3 children. Not knowing if he had a knife, a gun, or what level of danger he was facing, my son sprang into action.”
