“And what does mom want this year?’ Crying, I quietly answered, ‘A New Life?’ Santa hugged me and whispered in my ear, ‘I’ll see what I can do.’ Life began to change in the most wonderful way.”
‘I listened to my boys rattle off their wish list to Santa. Tears filled my eyes as I knew they would probably never receive all these things.’: Mom struggles during the holidays, ‘Christmas is a magical time, right?’
I Gave My Baby Up For Adoption At 15, And Became Best Friends With Her Adoptive Mother
“We have a little bit of an unconventional family, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
‘It was two days after the ultrasound when my body spontaneously began to miscarry. The ultrasound technician told me he couldn’t see a baby, a heartbeat, anything that should have been there at 12 weeks’ gestation.’
“I told myself the early miscarriage wasn’t worth being sad about. I had two friends at the time who had recently suffered late term losses and I knew that must be much more devastating to cope with. I had no right to cry when they had suffered so much more.”
‘Before having kids, the only half-a*sing I was doing was letting my then tight booty peek out of a pair of two-short self-hemmed, denim shorts or squish it into a little black dress.’
“The tight booty is gone, I haven’t put my thunder thighs in shorts in seven years, and although black is still my color of choice, I opt for high-waisted leggings instead of dresses. During the brief period from Halloween night through New Year’s Day, us mothers half-a*s the shiitake out of everything, and it is entirely acceptable.”
‘Rather than give me nothing, this student took the time to take every marshmallow out of her cereal to put in a bag—for me.’: Teacher receives Christmas gift from student in need
“You see, 100% of my school is on free/reduced lunch. They also get free breakfast at school every day of the school week. This kiddo wanted to get my something so badly but had nothing to give.”
‘I wanted to shake her, wake her up, start CPR – surely they could do something, she looks perfect, she could survive at 33 weeks. But it was too late.’
“I felt an immediate uncontrollable sickness and stumbled to the bathroom where I noticed there was blood. I was toppling over and shouted to my husband there was blood and call an ambulance.”
‘I felt the strain of the seizure and labour on my body and looked at Jacob and said, ‘I love you and I love Eden and I know you will take good care of her if I don’t make it.’
“The Judge asked Jake why we wanted to adopt Shiloh. And I wept as he gave his response. ‘She is already our daughter. This is just the paperwork catching up to our hearts!’”
‘Many of these so-called treats end up with the dog ‘enjoying’ some time in a veterinary surgery over Christmas.’
“Heads up dog lovers!”
Marry The Guy That Does All The Things
“The guy that works hard for his family and often puts his needs dead last. The guy that goes to three different grocery stores to try and find his pregnant wife that special macaroni salad she just has to have (or the baby has to have.)”
‘I’m a Christmas Eve baby. My birthday didn’t have the greatest timing in the eyes of others around me.’: Christmas baby argues to celebrate in June instead
“When I met my husband, do you know what he did on that first birthday we spent together? He wrapped my presents in Christmas wrapping paper. He learned pretty quickly to never do that again. No Santas or snowmen, please.”