“I felt his words in the pit of my stomach. ‘Mom, I need help.'”
If You Are Not The Parent Of A Heroin Addict—You Are Lucky
How do YOU say ‘crayon?’
“Cray-on,” “cran” or “crown.” Which team are YOU on?
‘Dear Dads of the world: Suck it up and get a vasectomy.’: Mom asks dads to ‘consider all she’s done and been through’
“Remember when your lady was pregnant? Vomiting up everything, feeling sick from the smell of meat… remember how she was exhausted? How she felt like a turtle who was stuck on her back and couldn’t get up?”
My Asthmatic Son Almost Died After Eating Dragon’s Breath
“If you know someone that has even just a mild case of asthma, do NOT let them have this snack.”
I Never Imagined Being Married At 28, And A Mom To 9 Babies
“Toliver was placed into foster care at birth after being born dependent on methamphetamine and heroin. He in 3 different foster homes before we found each other.”
We Both Lost Our Spouses To Tragedies, But Grief Brought Us Together
“After my wife’s death, I got so many cards, letters, texts. But this one stopped me cold. The name brought a story so heavy, so dark, it was hard to believe she actually lived it. Knowing her story, you’d expect this sad, fearful person. It didn’t take me long to realize she was anything but. She was a beautiful girl with beautiful scars. And, suddenly, I wasn’t alone. The connection was effortless, natural, and deep. She gave me hope.”
To The Baby Boy I Called Mine For Only 404 Days
“I am now mourning the loss of my baby as though he died but the reality is…he is not my baby.”
I Broke The Chains Of Addiction, And I’m Finally The Father My Daughter Deserves
“I remember sitting in that jail cell crying my eyes out, thinking my daughter, who was 9 at the time, would be in her 20’s before I saw her again. That was my true rock bottom. I can’t even begin to describe to you the utter defeat and sadness I felt that day.”
‘Next time someone asks you what motherhood is like tell them it’s like this pan. This pan has been in the fire and has the markings to show for it. It’s messy, aged, and worn.’
“We should give them away at baby showers. Not some new, shiny pan, but one that can no longer lay flat on a counter, is crooked and bent. That way, expecting mothers would know true love doesn’t look like perfection.”
‘How did I not see the signs? We made it to the children’s psych ward. I wanted to kiss the boo boos away, but I couldn’t.’: In the wake of 12-year-old daughter’s ‘suicide plan,’ mom says we can’t be ‘the perfect parent’ no matter how hard we try
“The doctor comes in. ‘Can I speak with you in private?’ I feel on the verge of a panic attack, but I simply smile and follow her to the nurse’s station. ‘So, what do you feel is going on?’ I explain the events of the phone call from school. She says, ‘We have no choice but to admit your daughter. She has a clear plan to commit suicide.’ My stomach is in knots.”