“At first I felt unprepared. At first I felt undeserving. But here I am. First of all, I want to thank my husband. This is only possible because of you and that one night. You know the one.”
‘My son told me he didn’t want me to be his mom anymore because I was the MEANEST mom in the WHOLE world. Wow. Out of all those other moms, they chose me. Me!’
Dear Husband: This Is Why Your Partner Doesn’t Want To Be Touched In Bed Tonight
“Because while she was thrilled to do a poo from her morning coffee, her children came in and tried to see what was in the toilet bowl and throw their toys down there.”
‘For one brief moment, all was as it should be. Suddenly, without any warning, the path crumbled beneath our feet. I was severely hemorrhaging. I was bleeding out.’
“I couldn’t bring myself to open my eyes. I knew I was in trouble. I asked for my husband and heard his voice weakly manage to say, ‘I love you.’ He knew I was in trouble, too.”
‘Did I really experience that or was it a dream? The pastor asks, ‘Have you had any problems with your pregnancy?’ I reply ‘NO.’’
“Immediately I call my husband. I asked him to meet me at the hospital (still no tears and I don’t understand). The lady informs me my baby boy died 3 days ago.”
‘I remember waking to my cellphone vibrating under my pillow. Completely unaware of how quickly one phone call was about to unravel my life. With my eyes still closed, ‘Hello?’ I answered.’: Woman meets her soulmate
“That phone call? It was his voice on the other line. We never saw him again.”
‘I had my first alcoholic drink at the age of 10. I deployed to Afghanistan in 2015. I drank to calm my nerves. The drinking kept escalating.’
“I returned to the States. I started drinking even more. My marriage was falling apart. When I woke up from the coma, I was still hallucinating. The VA had no inpatient treatment facility spot open for me.”
‘My mom’s back was sore from lifting my kids in and out of the shopping cart. That’s when I shared THE TRICK with her. Behold, the best mom hack you’ll ever find.’
“You’re welcome! Do your part to make a mama’s life easier.”
‘I asked my 95-year-old grandfather to dance with me. I have never seen him smile so big in my life. I wanted to live in this moment forever.’
“When my grandfather saw my tears, he asked me why I was crying.”
‘We have that number beat!’: Massachusetts fire department has 9 BABIES born in less than a year, ‘fire wives’ strike up healthy competition
“2 of which were even born on the same day! This department is on fire!”
‘The purple blanket isn’t yours. Even though it covered your car seat when you left the hospital. Even though you sleep with it every night. It’s not yours.’: Mom pens note to baby about sister’s passing
“The preeclampsia had its way. She came early, and she came silently. The purple blanket never touched her fragile skin.”