“I was told her heart defect was so severe there was a likelihood she wouldn’t make it to full-term. If she did, she may not survive birth. And if she did, they wouldn’t be able to perform surgery due to the complexity of the defect.”
‘My longing for the birth I’d envisioned intensified. I felt empty at the thought of how it actually happened.’: Special needs mom candidly shares traumatic birth experience
‘I answered, ‘Yep, everything is great!’ He jokingly asked, ‘Just one baby, right?’: Mom with 2 sets of twins shares journey with 5 kids under 4
“‘Are those happy tears or…?,’ the sonographer cautiously asked me as I sobbed upon the realization we were expecting our second set of twins.”
Hey Mama, You’re Strong And Resilient — Despite Everything That Forced You To Forget
“Let out that breath you’ve been holding in since you woke up. You’re doing the best you can.”
‘My size 11 boots were made for walking, not scaling playgrounds clearly marked for ages 5-12.’: Mom shares hilarious playground fail
“I made it to the top, but unfortunately, that was not the goal as my six-year-old was now halfway around the circular death trap and looking to see what was taking Old Lady River so long.”
‘Isn’t this picture sweet? We lit our candles, opened presents and had fun together. But it wasn’t so simple.’: Mom of 3 says ‘holidays can be special, but they can also be A LOT’
“This time of the year, we’ll see smiling, shining faces on Instagram, holiday cards, maybe at parties, or in pictures sent between phones. But what you don’t see is it took us two tries (1.5 hours apart) to finally light candles together because of a tantrum.”
‘You are different and always will be.’ I carried that fear with me into adulthood.’: Woman openly shares journey with Cystic Fibrosis, kidney transplant, and diabetes
“’I think I’ve heard of that.’ He had tons of questions. On our wedding day, I had a huge lung bleed that lasted two hours. Nothing like this had ever happened before.”
Developing Your Kids’ Imagination Is A Parenting MUST—Here’s 5 Reasons Why
“Nurturing imagination and exploration are two proven ways to help children learn through play.”
Woman Creates Innovative Prosthetics For Animals, Improving Their Quality Of Life
“Many pet owners aren’t aware there are alternatives to treating animals in pain. Angela hopes to change that.”
It’s OK If You Have To Assemble Your Own Village
“We hear so much about the importance of having a village, but so many of us are, in the same breath, admitting we just don’t have one.”
‘I couldn’t hear anything the staff said. All I could think was, ‘Isn’t that bad?’ I felt like the air was gone’: Mom shares journey to accepting son’s Congenital Muscular Dystrophy diagnosis
“’This office is so grey. It’s definitely not a pediatric specialist.’ I think somehow I knew. I think a mother always knows. I wasn’t ready to keep living like we had not just gotten the worst news imaginable.”