“I’ve longed to press the fast forward button and just skip ahead to the next scene where I was sure things would be easier, better. But even when time crawls by painfully slow, it doesn’t actually slow down.”
‘I’m not going to tell you to savor each moment. But don’t wish away another day.’: Mom’s reminder to ‘stop wishing time away’ because you might ‘miss out’
‘I’ve never had this.’ I asked, ‘What do you mean?,’ thinking she was referring to the pasta. ‘A meal with a family.’: Family adopt 2 daughters with Down syndrome, ‘Every child deserves a safe, stable family’
“We were asked to consider what medical conditions and/or special needs we were open to pursuing. We thoughtfully poured over the extensive needs list and then came to the conclusion if we had a biological child with special needs, we’d figure it out. And so we just said yes. To whatever child needed a family.”
‘I see you crying as you’re reminded during the entire season just how different your child’s life is.’: Special needs mom urges ‘you’re not alone’ this Christmas
“I see you searching the internet for a toy and not a therapy item to give. I see you wrapping gifts you know you’ll be unwrapping for your child.”
‘There should not be a price for life.’: Mom determined to raise 2 million to save dying daughter with Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy
“60-90% of children with this disease die before 2 years old. ‘Am I really going to lose my daughter?’ I remembered the moment I first saw her, how I said I would do anything for her. So I will. Even if it means raising 2 million dollars.”
‘No charge today, mate.’: Taxi driver turns down passenger’s cash for sweetest reason
Instead, he encourages them to use the money to buy their little one a toy.
‘The stray that wandered into my yard.’: Dog saves mom and kids from house fire, finds missing owners in the process
“If it wasn’t for him, who knows what could’ve happened.”
‘Well, dishwashing it is!’: After separated 114 days, wife becomes employee at husband’s Alzheimer’s facility so he doesn’t forget her
“I promised him I would be with him every single day and hold his hand every step of the way. There had to be something I could do. When I walked through the door, he turned around and the first thing he said was, ‘Mary.'”
‘I’m the machine and he takes care of me. He’s the oil to our well-tuned ride. His devotion is the gasoline.’: Wife praises husband for selfless devotion
“A mother’s love is selfless, without a shadow of a doubt. But the heart of a man who still gives 110% fully knowing he will never have that much of you again, knowing that sacred place now belongs to, or is shared with, his children? That’s special.”
‘I have to say no during the holidays, to the office party, to the Secret Santa dinner ALL my mom friends are attending.’: Mom reminds us you don’t have to be ‘constantly on’ during holidays
“I used to think to be a kind human I had to always say yes, especially during the holidays.”
‘Oh my God! What happened?’ My youngest had eaten her entire Advent calendar. In one sitting.’: Mom takes advantage of toddler’s naughty decision and gives her ‘something more valuable’
“Was this too hard for a three-year-old? What would I be teaching her if I gave in? What would I be teaching her siblings who had been patient?”