“They called him names said he was dumb. They stole money and a wrist band that allowed him to play paint ball.”
‘They said he has no friends and that no one likes him. I have a 13-year-old son with autism. He went to summer camp and was bullied.’
Dear Anxiety: I Will Not Let You Have Power Over My Motherhood Journey
“You used the fear of trying to parent my newborn babies alone to destroy every particle of confidence in my being. I remember calling my sister sobbing because I was so overwhelmed with three crying babies that all needed me.”
‘She said, ‘Just get me whatever’. I rattled off a few dishes and she just kept saying, ‘I don’t care just get me anything.’’
“I needed a plan to get me out of this one. So, when I arrived I called her being all cute and started reading the entire menu. I know right…”
‘I told her how horrible I was, how angry I was. She told me, ‘You’re not angry. You’re scared.’’
“I remember hearing a mom saying how patient motherhood had made her. How her life slowed down and she was calmer. I wondered… why wasn’t I calm? I wasn’t calm as a mother. Actually, if I’m being honest, motherhood made me angry.”
Dear Parents: Make Sure Your Child’s Car Seat Chest Clip Is High Enough
“At 2:30 my phone rang, my husband’s panicked voice came through the line, ‘Honey, we had a car wreck.”
My Son Is Battling Heroin Addiction, But I Will Never Lose Hope
“Today he is high again, and today we start all over. And, today I will do what I have always done: pray, hope, and not give up.”
It’s Time To Stop Shaming Struggling Families For Using Food Stamps
“With her nice LV purse, iPhone X in hand, big rocks on her fingers and wrists, nice shoes (you get the picture), she said loudly enough for everyone in line to hear, ‘Of course she’s paying with food stamps.’”
‘I heard the devastating words, ‘There’s nothing there.’ There was no heartbeat anymore.’: Woman urges ‘second opinion’ after ultrasound mistake
“My body still felt pregnant even though I had already been bleeding, and I just felt weird. I decided to call my good friend who works at another OBGYN. The next day they told me I needed to come in right away for an ultrasound because my pregnancy levels came back at 30,000. They didn’t know if there was a twin, a pregnancy located somewhere else, or what it was.”
‘Are you bleeding? Do you need to go to the hospital? Okay then, get up and stop whining.’: Daughter serves mom a dose of her own medicine, admits ‘it was the wakeup call I needed’
“My world came to a crashing halt. Did she just use my own phrase against me? It stopped me in my tracks. She was right, after all. I was being so mean to them and I never realized it.”
‘She handed him over to me, barely looking up. She knew I was coming, aware she would leave the hospital empty handed.’: Mom shares reality of foster care and adoption
“When I walked in, she began to cry. The cry of a child, just 18, who was losing something she wanted.”