“I watched as he spent several minutes deciding where to sit in his new classroom. We are working to help him feel confident. This kid has a heart bigger than the moon.”
‘His greatest struggle is what others think of him.’: Foster mom on getting her ‘trauma-triggered’ children back to school
‘Gunner was born a happy, healthy, beautiful baby boy. And we all lived happily ever after. I wish.’: Mom overcomes years of addiction to regain custody of son
“Did I mention I was dating another drug dealer? No? Oh, I was dating another drug dealer. You can possibly guess what happens next right? ‘I’m pregnant. I wanted to abort the pregnancy, so I could continue using as much as my selfish little body could handle, and I didn’t want a baby making it any more difficult. Hey, we’re trying to be honest here, right? Don’t judge me yet.”
‘We were ready to tell our kids mommy was expecting a baby from her tummy. Their first question was, ‘Will we be able to adopt him?!’’
“I realized our family that was made up entirely of adopted children was now going to be made up of a biological child as well. My heart stopped. A million things ran through my head: What will our children think? Will they lose their sense of security in our family?”
Stay-At-Home Mom Depression Is The Elephant In The Room Nobody Talks About
“No one talks about the isolation. No one talks about the loss of identity. No one talks about the loneliness.”
‘I was walking alone at night. A man came out of the shadows. I instinctively stepped back.’: Woman reminds us to ‘simply be kind’ after eye-opening encounter with homeless man
“I instinctively took a step backward. I was telling myself if he asked for money, I could honestly tell him I had none and keep walking. But instead, he looked back into my eyes, and asked for something else. There was a moment of awkward silence as he fidgeted a bit and looked toward the door.”
To My Parents: Thank You For All Your Sacrifices (As A New Mom, I Finally Get It Now)
“What a beautiful gift they’ve given me. I just hope they know how big I love them, right back. For all of it.”
Just Diagnosed With Cancer? Here Are The 10 Next Steps You Need To Know
“This is an overwhelming process, one unlike you’ve ever experienced. You are about to embark on the fight of your life, FOR your life.”
I Wish I’d Been Warned About Stillbirth Before It Happened To Me
“If you are pregnant or plan to be pregnant, there is a chance that your baby could be stillborn. Why am I telling you this? Because I wish someone had told me.”
‘I had a panic attack this morning waking up to my children. Chest pain was the first thing I felt.’
“I could feel the attack starting, convincing myself it was only because I was disturbed in the middle of a sleep that my body was panicked. An hour later both children are screaming and fighting.”
‘He ran over to the thigh-high water to find a woman screaming she couldn’t get her seat belt off’: Good Samaritan pulls woman from overturned car in ditch, ‘He was a hero that day’
“All she was cared about was that her drugs were fine. But it didn’t matter to him. He was happy to help someone in trouble.”