“She also goes to USC and sings in the very same acapella group I directed all those years ago!”
‘When she sent me a video of her singing, I knew immediately she was my daughter.’: Egg donor meets daughter decades later
Dear Parents: One Day, You’re Going To Miss The Chaos
“This won’t last forever.”
‘I’m broken emotionally’: Woman’s infertility battle captured in this breathtakingly powerful photo
“Infertility is a loss. The death of a dream. I needed my voice to be heard. I needed to show people what I was feeling, because there are no words for a grief so strong.”
‘The exact moment she fell completely in love with him’ After 60 hours, mom meets her premature baby
“I hope this video can show people love is the most important thing in anyone’s life. Without it we simply exist, when the goal is to live.”
Dad Surprises Daughter With Shaved Head When She Wakes From Brain Surgery
“I have never felt more love than I have in that moment.”
‘There is no heartbeat.’: Mom turns devastating stillbirth at full term into opportunity to make a difference for ‘other parents who will walk this road’
“Over and over I sobbed into Tony’s neck, ‘I’m so sorry.’ I carried her. I should have kept her safe. What did I do wrong? Did I sleep on my back? Maybe I shouldn’t have eaten that lunchmeat. Why didn’t I make my doctor induce that morning?”
‘I went from my chaotic life at home, to being homeless, to living with my Vice Principal and her family.’
“I never gave up on my dreams and I am still learning to accept the love I have been given. I know now that my mom was wrong and I don’t have to prove that to anyone.”
‘I was a victim, but I am a survivor’: Woman’s miraculous journey from scarring physical abuse, to severe PTSD, to ‘hope and happiness’
“15 years after my trauma, I am still learning to love my body for what it is, scars and all. It has taken a long time for me to be comfortable showing them, but they are mine and they remind me how far I have come. Your trials in life will make or break you. I was a victim, but I am a survivor.”
Mom Confession: I Feel Like I’m Absolutely Drowning
“As I sit here in my living room looking around, I see a pair of my husband’s shoes, a plastic little people camel, my vacuum, a cereal bowl, a dog bone, and the remnants of a party that took place 5 days ago. I see clutter. It’s all around me and it’s making me depressed.”
‘Why can’t she stay? But we’re her brothers.’ Mom details heartbreaking foster care experience
“The next time I see that all-too-familiar phone number pop up on my caller ID, asking if we are willing and able to open up our hearts and take in another child who needs us to sacrifice everything we have in order to love them for an undetermined amount of time…I already know what my answer will be.”