“If I had one wish, one thing for my mom to have back, it wouldn’t be for her to remember who I am. That would be the last thing I’d wish for.”
‘My mom doesn’t know who I am anymore, but she knows me in a way no one else does. I am her safe space.’: Daughter to mom with Alzheimer’s says ‘our bond is unbreakable’
‘Can we take him home with us?’ My little patient had fought more in 6 months than most adults. He was in custody of the state.’: Nurse adopts special needs patient, ‘He is our little boy forever and ever!’
“He was born 4 months premature and needed a ventilator to breathe. Nurses aren’t supposed to pick ‘favorites,’ but I couldn’t help but get lost in his infectious little grin. The state prepared him for foster care. On the day of the court case, my work phone rang. ‘Congratulations, it’s a boy!’ A shock of adrenaline hit me.”
‘It was a wet, rainy spring. He saw tire tracks and the busted wire fence, jumped from the vehicle, and took off running.’: After losing family in tragic car accident, man remarries and adopts foster siblings
“I had to tell him. I knew he had loved being a father and hoped to one day be a father again. With tears in my eyes, I told him the truth about me. I was afraid it could be a deal breaker for him.”
‘Are they twins?’ I’d shoot back, ‘Yep, and they’re 3 days apart.’ We’re the family that looks like a clown car.’: Family falls in love with foster son, ‘We learned the meaning of true love’
“By the age of 4, he witnessed his mom beaten within an inch of her life. He didn’t have someone gently tuck him into bed at night. I almost didn’t hit send. I was afraid our comfortable life would change.”
‘You have a daughter!’ We were blindsided. I didn’t have a doubt in my mind she’d be with us.’: Couple describes grief of disrupted adoption, ‘I never stopped loving her’
“The grandparents didn’t want to take care of her and pushed for adoption. There was no way she wasn’t going to be placed with us. I never stopped loving her.”
I Drove 400 Miles To Unite A Stranger With Their Dying Mother
“She said, ‘I received the call this morning. My mom has terminal cancer. It’s only a matter of minutes before she passes.’ Her car was broken down on the side of the road.”
‘She didn’t show up when my stepdad died. When I needed her most, she simply decided our friendship didn’t serve her.’: Woman urges ‘it’s okay to mourn a friend no longer in your life’
“Calls, texts, messages all went unanswered. She never said goodbye. She just left. My best friend of 20 years was gone.”
‘My kids and dog eat first. My kids get a bath every night, I don’t. I spend a good portion of my night getting both children to bed before I get ‘me’ time.’: Mom says ‘you have the right to do less’
“There are days I am a Rockstar of a human being and mother. Then there are days I don’t remember if I brushed my hair.”
Parents, Please Teach Your Children About Differently-Abled People
“If you don’t teach your child about kids like mine, I’ll teach my child about kids like yours.”
‘TEN years together? And NO BABY?! What are you waiting for?’ We spent our anniversary in a hotel bed, bawling our eyes out.’: Woman battling infertility urges ‘ask how we’re doing, not where the baby is’
“My husband and I had a big date night planned for our 10-year dating anniversary. We were on vacation and had reservations for a nice dinner just the two of us. It was supposed to be such a happy day.”