“My mom found out through my Instagram post. I was worried my female friends might read into things when I say, ‘I love you’ or get weirded out thinking I’m ‘into them.’”
’Hey, I think I’m bi.’ ‘Cool. I still love you.’: Woman comes out as bisexual later in life, ‘Know your feelings are valid’
‘Ashley, can you hear me?’ I flatlined. My heart stopped for 13 seconds.’: Woman details POTS diagnosis, having rainbow baby, ‘I am stronger than I was 5 years ago’
“I regained enough strength to walk down the aisle and marry my best friend. ‘For better or worse’ took on a whole new meaning.”
‘My teachers put me down, and friends drifted away. Without a diagnosis I was an anomaly.’: Woman diagnosed with HSD, other chronic illness urges ‘take your loved ones seriously if they say they’re unwell’
“I thought it was weak to make excuses over something so minor, after everything I’d been through. In reality, ‘I’ was the weak one.”
‘Our grief is like rocks in our pockets. Each message is a reminder her memory lives on.’: Family starts ‘Alyssa’s Wishes’ to honor loved one
“Alyssa’s Wishes was born out of a place of darkness but has grown into this magical and bright spot in the cracks of our broken hearts.”
‘When they laid him on my chest, I was completely silent.’: Rainbow baby with rare genetic condition helps mom find new appreciation for life
“Finally, we had an answer. I’m not sure if there’s anyone else currently alive with it. Every milestone was like winning the lottery.”
‘You will never be anything more than a glorified babysitter.’ I wasn’t sure I could do it anymore.’: Mom shares journey to beautifully blended family, ‘Our family is perfectly imperfect’
“I received a text no mother wants to receive. ‘You won’t be seeing them again.’ Our story isn’t sunshine and rainbows, but love flows freely.”
‘We’re about to have a HARD conversation.’ This was my 7th baby, it COULDN’T happen to me.’: Mom shares journey with organ donation, pregnancy after loss, ‘Your baby is loved and remembered’
“Even though she didn’t get to stay, a mama SOMEWHERE was going to get to hold her baby a little longer.”
‘You’re awkward around me. You keep away. You used to know me as so and so’s wife. But now I’m just a so and so.’: Newly divorced woman urges friends ‘treat me like a person still’
“I’m not diseased. I’m not to be pitied or swept under a rug. I’m not broken. It takes two to make a relationship and two to break it. And two hearts to break even more when people pick sides. If you ever find yourself in my shoes (and I pray you never do), I hope no one treats you like this.”
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“I come from a place of anger, pain, compassion, and love.”
‘Dear family, I’m bisexual.’ There was so much to learn, and we didn’t get it all right.’: Mom urges ‘listen without judgment’ after child comes out as bisexual, non-binary
“‘Thank you for trusting me.’ We hugged for a long time. My knowledge was lacking, but we were able to learn together.”