“I blamed myself, work, stress, my body, my doctor. I held onto that anger to get me through the grief. I was left questioning everything. I said, ‘We’re really doing this.’”
‘My husband said, ‘Tamara, are we really doing this? We could have twins.’: Woman shares ‘rollercoaster’ infertility journey
‘The night before surgery, Granny and Pap came in a dream: ‘Honey, we’re waiting for you.’ I was terrified.’: Chronic illness warrior survives health complications, adopts 2 pre-teens
“We wanted to adopt siblings from the beginning. After many disappointments, I applied for two brothers I saw in a flyer. Months later, while shopping with my mom in Meijer, my caseworker called. ‘Would you like to learn more?’ I had two options: recover or die.”
‘I called my mom, sobbing, ‘We have the visas and we’re going to get our baby!’: Mom shares international adoption journey
“She’d been abandoned in the NICU. She was so tiny, 8 pounds at 18 months old, and had the most beautiful eyes. We knew she was placed with us for a divine reason.”
You’re Still A Good Parent, Even If You Yelled Today
“We don’t want to get to that point. We hate when it happens. But it does more than we’d like to admit. And we feel immense guilt.”
‘I don’t like playing with my kids, and that’s okay.’: Mom urges ‘you are exactly what your child needs’
“The pressure to be the ‘perfect’ mom is exhausting. I’ve learned to acknowledge WHAT I do well and leave the rest alone.”
‘She’d walk into a room and shout, ‘Grammy’s here, have no fear!’ The woman was a force! Anywhere she went, she was the center of attention.’: Woman shares ode to fierce grandma battling Alzheimer’s
“The disease slowly took away her ability to form coherent sentences. But somehow, we always found a way to understand each other; love has a way of filling in the gaps. Gram is a force to be reckoned with.”
‘There are parents who gave DNA and life, and then there are Moms and Dads. Literal angels on Earth.’: Woman urges ‘don’t forget just how incredibly lucky you are’
“I’m 33 and I go to my mom’s house every day. There isn’t a single part of my life that is not touched by my mom’s presence in some way. And I didn’t realize how much I take it for granted.”
‘Go back to your OWN country, slit eyes!’ I was made to feel ASHAMED.’: Asian woman urges ‘break the pattern’ of racism
“Words soon turned into actions. I had my lunch spat in, my hair cut, school bag turned inside out. I had my whole culture mocked out of sheer ignorance.”
‘I googled ‘losing motor skills.’ I thought I just had carpal tunnel. My arms are near completely paralyzed.’: Woman battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease shares journey
“One night when I was washing my hair, I couldn’t hold on to the shampoo. I finally decided it was time to see a doctor.”
‘I’m SO GLAD that isn’t MY life.’ I wouldn’t be a good mom. Then, you guessed it, I was pregnant.’: Unexpected mom says daughter is her ‘reason for breathing’
“I found out I was pregnant the morning of my grandmother’s funeral.”