“Target was an ideal location because there was so much to hold Keira’s attention. When her mobility was better, she loved to wander (or sprint!) up and down the aisles of the store.”
Girl with terminal illness finds comfort in Target aisles as their ‘No. 1 fan’
Mom takes magical ‘winter princess’ photos of 3-year-old to cherish the ‘little moments’
“I know it’s nothing monumental or life changing, but seeing my daughter in the dress she loved, in the way I had imagined it, was priceless.”
7-year-old paints during his dad’s deployments to cope with sadness, frustration
“Deployments on children, on a family, is never easy. As an adult we find ways to relax and cope, but for children we need to find a different way to help them cope and relax.”
Toddler whose last name is Batman has epic Gotham City-themed cake smash
“We’ve learned to love the last name, not only because we have our own theme, but because no matter where you go, people hear your last name is Batman and then it’s the, ‘wait, what?'”
Teacher urges ability over test scores: ‘Dear Mom, today at school, I took a test. I do not know if I passed.’
“We give tests. I get it, I really do. They have their place. But when I look at Valeria’s drawing, I can’t stop thinking about how important it is to remember that our students are so much more than a numerical snapshot.”
‘I was so nervous to break the news. ‘Really?! You’re lying.’: Touching moment little girl is surprised with adoption news
“My husband and I disagreed on adoption for years. We met at a restaurant to eat lunch and he struck up a conversation with her. She mentioned she just wanted a family to adopt her. That was it. Her reaction was more than I ever hoped for.”
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“Today I broke down. No one should have to see their child like this.”
The moment I overcame postpartum depression
“When the thoughts of suicide and self-harm came, I remember laying on my bathroom floor thinking about the letter I would write to my son.”
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“I’ll be cleaning buttercream out of the floorboards for months but I reckon it was 100 percent worth it.”
Mom leaves newborn son attached to his placenta for 9 days after birth: ‘It worked itself out beautifully’
“I shared because in all of the mysteries of reproduction and childbirth, this made sense to me.”
