“Every day, I must put forth a certain level of trust things will be okay. I can’t be there for every fall. I can’t self-diagnose her every ailment on Web MD. And I certainly can’t spend my days asking myself, ‘what if.'”
- Love What Matters
- Children
“Every day, I must put forth a certain level of trust things will be okay. I can’t be there for every fall. I can’t self-diagnose her every ailment on Web MD. And I certainly can’t spend my days asking myself, ‘what if.'”
“Routine play turned tragic accident.”
“When he arrived, he did everything in his power to try and sway my decision on taking him in. He was angry, because for the 7th time, he would be meeting a new family. He told me many stories to try and scare me away, but no matter what he would say to me, I sat and listened.”
The moms in waiting couldn’t help but tear up.
“I’ve seen all the memes and videos. I’ve heard all the jokes. But sometimes those stereotypes get it wrong.”
“To live in a state of tension between opposite feelings and states of being. To be human when little people are expecting you to be superhuman. A business that has made me the strange being I am today.”
“I saw my grandmother open our gate, place a lamp from our neighbor’s garbage next to our door. A five-foot fake tree, an actual barrel of clothing, a big polar bear with an obvious spill on it. Living amongst it all was seriously frustrating.”
“We built a foundation before having children, and it was the best thing we could have done.”
“Somehow, people who need more are still seen as people who are less.”
“I have maintained, lost, and gained the same 10 pounds over and over again. She makes sure I never give up. Knowing I am setting a good example makes it all worth it.”