“Her reaction made all the worries, stresses and horrible parts of this disease disappear. Her tears of joy and unconditional, immediate love for him confirmed what we knew all along: dogs really are the greatest creatures on this earth.”
Heart bursting alert: ‘Do I have a dog?’ Grandma with Alzheimer’s surprised with rescue dog after ‘begging her husband for years’
‘I knew in that moment we lost one’: Couple’s journey through 2 years of fertility treatments, 389 IVF shots, 3 heart wrenching miscarriages
“I was blaming myself- how could I have been so excited and not even have felt that one of my babies stopped breathing inside of me?”
‘Do you guys like pizza?’ Their eyes were nervous. This was yet another move, their 5th home. Where had these babies been?’: Woman becomes single foster mom of 3 overnight, ‘Every sunrise deepens our love’
“I did one final check on them and climbed into my bed, only to be awakened by sobs. My sweet 3-year-old had a nightmare. Rocking her, I wondered how it felt to seek comfort in a stranger. She clung to me, sweaty and shaking, her little heart pounding. I wondered what weight this little soul carried. I didn’t believe adoption was my best option. I was wrong.”
‘When she realized she wasn’t going to make it, she said she’d like people to bring backpacks for students in need rather than flowers.’
“Her final lesson was to be of service to others. I would say her last lesson was well taught. She was a teacher to the end.”
How An Episode Of ‘Chopped Junior’ Changed The Way I Parent
“I sat there wondering how in the world kids so young could be so skilled and knowledgeable in the kitchen. And then I had an epiphany.”
I Spent 18 Months Trying For A Baby, Now I Have Triplets (Thanks To IVF)
“Triplets showed up! WHAT?! We were in between excited and totally freaked out. How can we handle this? There are only two of us? Do we need a new car? Oh my gosh, college?!”
Niece ‘CONVINCED’ mom’s pregnancy surprise is her deceased uncle ‘making this dream of hers come true’
“Jay’s unexpected passing hit Ella especially hard, and despite her usual strength and positive attitude, the past couple of years have been difficult for her.”
Our Kids Don’t Care About Presents, They Care About Effort
“Relationships aren’t built on grand gestures. And love isn’t an event.”
How To Get Your Kids Dressed And Out The Door In 10 Minutes
6. Don’t dress them. Your princess wants to be Elsa today? Great. Let it the freak go and let her do her. Your son doesn’t want to wear his rain coat? Let him get wet and learn for himself.
‘You seem like you’re having a really hard time with this.’ Tears poured down my face as I said, ‘I am. I’m so sad and I don’t know WHY.’
“Postpartum depression is a hard thing for women to talk about. I thought to myself, ‘Shame on you for feeling sad. You have this beautiful, healthy baby boy – you have nothing to be sad about.’”