“My boyfriend broke up with me because I couldn’t stay sober. I got evicted. All my dreams faded away as I got deeper into my addiction. I realized there had to be a bigger meaning to my life.”
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“My boyfriend broke up with me because I couldn’t stay sober. I got evicted. All my dreams faded away as I got deeper into my addiction. I realized there had to be a bigger meaning to my life.”
“We got a trip to Disney for their battle against cancer. When we returned home, they got sick, very sick. ‘Haven’t we been through enough?’ I cried. Their doctor appointment was canceled indefinitely. We were told to wait by the phone. I panicked while they suffered.”
“I was so embarrassed I let this happen to my baby. This photo was taken 4 days after.”
“I was afraid to have friends over at my house because I didn’t know if she would be sober or not. When she was out, I lived in constant fear of her getting hurt, dying, or going back to jail. She was tired of fighting. I wanted to fight for her.”
“If I had one wish, one thing for my mom to have back, it wouldn’t be for her to remember who I am. That would be the last thing I’d wish for.”
“He was born 4 months premature and needed a ventilator to breathe. Nurses aren’t supposed to pick ‘favorites,’ but I couldn’t help but get lost in his infectious little grin. The state prepared him for foster care. On the day of the court case, my work phone rang. ‘Congratulations, it’s a boy!’ A shock of adrenaline hit me.”
“I had to tell him. I knew he had loved being a father and hoped to one day be a father again. With tears in my eyes, I told him the truth about me. I was afraid it could be a deal breaker for him.”
“My daughter head-slammed to the ground. It happened when I was in the deepest pain of my life, betrayed and hurt by the one person I thought I could count on after my husband died. I panicked.”
“There are days I am a Rockstar of a human being and mother. Then there are days I don’t remember if I brushed my hair.”
“If you don’t teach your child about kids like mine, I’ll teach my child about kids like yours.”