“Instead, we hastened to name an already much-loved child that was not ours to keep. Every alarm bell in my body went off.”
‘This led us to a dark, silent hospital room on Halloween. We were supposed to be prepping a nursery and picking out names.’: Mom shares journey losing first child
‘He screamed horrible things at me, broke my wall mirror, cornered me and told me he’d murder my family if I left him as he shook a butcher knife in my face.’
“I realized I couldn’t remember when I last had a period. I took a pregnancy test when I got home. It was positive. I was pregnant. I was freaking out.”
‘If you and your husband were the exact same, you wouldn’t need each other. There are reasons opposites attract. When do we stop having each other’s back?’
“Is it when the socks don’t make it into the basket or the bathroom towel lays wet on the floor? Go ahead and pick up that sock, girl. Throw that towel over the rack. It’s okay.”
How I Remained True To Jehovah’s Witness Faith During My HELLP Syndrome Diagnosis
“‘She’s a Jehovah’s Witness. NO BLOOD, LET’S GO.’ I had faith that no matter the outcome I would be safe in Jehovah’s memory.”
‘This might sound like a weird question, but is he your son?,’ asked the gas station attendant, gesturing to my 24-year-old. We were in a town 3 hours away from where we live.
“I was surprised by her question, wondering how she would have been able to guess that. ‘Yes he is,’ I answered the young woman. ‘How did you know?’”
My Daughter’s ‘Tired Mom’ Costume Is Literally EVERYTHING
“She pulled this off perfectly!”
‘Alex wants to be independent. I worry. I often wonder if he can do it.’ Mom shocked, elated when son with Down syndrome ‘rescued’ her morning
“The alarm went off, I shut it off and the next thing I knew it was 31 minutes later. A mere 20 minutes before we had to be out the door. I panicked.”
‘When it got close to my son’s bedtime, he started to get fussy and cry, just like a real Mandrake!’ Family’s hilarious candid photo is peak Harry Potter perfection
“It was insane! We keep joking how we’re never going to be able to top this and that we’ve hit peak parenting.”
‘I was 18 when I had my first child. Now, I’m Mother of the Bride. I am not wearing shapewear. My love for eating and my disdain for Spandex imprisonment rail against it.’
“I’m only 44, so I don’t want some flowy, champagne-colored gown with a bespangled bodice. I’m at least 20 years away from that outfit. Of course, va-va-voom is out. It’s my daughter’s day and I’m not much of a bombshell anyhow. I want to look nice, but not come-hither.”
‘It started off as a good day where I felt like I could be productive. But then the demands of parenting pulled me in every way, until I was stretched beyond bouncing back.’
“I am exhausted. But I am hyper alert and my thoughts are intense. Everything is still spinning in my head. Like running on adrenaline, but feeling so fatigued.”