“As children we are taught to respect our elders and be polite, but statistics report 90% of those who were sexually abused as a child knew their perpetrator.”
Why ‘Stranger Danger’ Education Doesn’t Cut It
A Letter To The People Who Doubt Themselves: Don’t Let Imposter Syndrome Keep You From Your Dreams
“You can be flawed and still be good at what you do. You can never finish your college degree and still achieve so much. You can still love yourself and not look like the image of perfection that only exists in your mind.”
‘It doesn’t feel real.’: World’s most premature baby overcomes 0% chance of survival to celebrate 1st birthday
“I remember picking him up out of his crib and just holding him with tears in my eyes.”
‘Charlie strangely complained of headaches and started vomiting randomly at 6 a.m. with no other symptoms.’: Mom of 3 shares candid reality of childhood cancer after daughter’s diagnosis
“I was about 36 weeks pregnant, bringing another life earth side while fighting for my other child’s life.”
‘You were my friend when I needed it. You loved on my daughter during the moments I couldn’t be with her.’: First-time mom writes emotional thank you letter for NICU Nurse Appreciation Week
“You showed me how to handle a three-pound baby without making it seem frightening. You helped me learn how to change her diaper and give her a bath for the very first time.”
‘I cried, ‘I can’t do this. I want to stop.’ I had to deliver my daughter knowing I’d never hear her cry.’: Woman delivers rainbow baby sister after losing daughter to Mosaic Trisomy 15
“The silence was deafening. I felt the weight of her as they placed her in my arms. She was a little over 4 pounds. She was beautiful. We held her and had pictures taken with her. Then a couple of days later, we left the hospital with a box instead of our daughter.”
‘Doctors told us our daughter would no longer walk. ‘She’s going to prove you wrong, you wait and see!’: Young girl with spinal cord injury defies all odds
“She couldn’t even sit up without falling over. Our eleven-year-old daughter had become a six-month-old all over again. To this day, almost five years later, we still don’t know the cause.”
‘She probably still has fluid in her ears from the delivery.’ I knew it was more.’: Mom advocates for hard of hearing daughter, ‘It’s not something to apologize for or fear’
“‘Love her like you would a normal child.’ Would people really think Charlotte wasn’t a ‘normal’ child or we wouldn’t love the crap out of her? And what is ‘normal’ anyway?”
‘In this photo you see an aunt mid-laugh, posing with her niece on her 40th birthday. It was a good day, a really good day.’: Niece urges ‘recovery is possible’ after losing aunt to addiction
“What you don’t see is depression and addiction. You don’t see jail, and rehab, and a woman who would soon be found by a passerby trying to jump off a bridge. You don’t see a high school freshman being forced to grow up too fast, or an open casket.”
This Case Hits Hard, Because So Many Of Us Could Have Ended Up Like Gabby Petito
“Because most girls have felt unsafe with someone they thought they could trust. Because most girls have found themselves in a dangerous situation before they even realized it. Because most girls can look back at a time or two, or more, when they could’ve easily fallen victim to a narcissist who is a ticking time bomb.”