“I didn’t know that night, as we rocked back and forth in that cozy, worn rocker that it would be the last time I rocked you to sleep.”
The Mom Moments I Never Knew Would Happen
‘Co-sleeping and bed sharing are wonderful. If you feel worried about these things because people make you feel this way, don’t.’
“These people don’t come home with you, don’t sleep in your bed, and they aren’t your baby, so their opinion is invalid.”
‘Do you ever worry about dying? You’re killing yourself.’ She was right.’: ‘Misguided teenager’ credits her unexpected pregnancy for saving her life after ‘horrible’ eating disorder
“I found out I was pregnant. I was confused with shock and happiness, but I was so scared. How could someone like me, who can barely keep herself alive, care for someone else? I couldn’t even give myself nourishment, so how was this small baby supposed to get any? I had my first ultrasound, and everything was crystal clear. I was going to make this small dot live, no matter what. It wasn’t about me anymore. It was about this small being inside me that NEEDED me.”
‘I went to the bridge with every intention of ending my life but found colored notes, 40 on each side when I got there.’
“I remember standing on the edge of the bridge, thoughts racing through my mind over and over. I hope that these quotes just help that one person to not commit suicide and know that they are worthy of living.”
If You Are Not The Parent Of A Heroin Addict—You Are Lucky
“I felt his words in the pit of my stomach. ‘Mom, I need help.'”
‘Dear Dads of the world: Suck it up and get a vasectomy.’: Mom asks dads to ‘consider all she’s done and been through’
“Remember when your lady was pregnant? Vomiting up everything, feeling sick from the smell of meat… remember how she was exhausted? How she felt like a turtle who was stuck on her back and couldn’t get up?”
Rouses Market Employee Earns $135k After Act Of Kindness For Teen With Autism
“He could have ignored him. He could have made an excuse. Instead, he let him have his moment, and in turn, gave my family a moment we will never forget.”
We Both Lost Our Spouses To Tragedies, But Grief Brought Us Together
“After my wife’s death, I got so many cards, letters, texts. But this one stopped me cold. The name brought a story so heavy, so dark, it was hard to believe she actually lived it. Knowing her story, you’d expect this sad, fearful person. It didn’t take me long to realize she was anything but. She was a beautiful girl with beautiful scars. And, suddenly, I wasn’t alone. The connection was effortless, natural, and deep. She gave me hope.”
‘He said, ‘You can live without a stomach.’ My head started to spin.’
“The thought of removing such a major organ, my healthy stomach, sent shivers down my spine. Now I had a reason to go ahead and do it. I didn’t have to pull the trigger on my own gut.”
I Broke The Chains Of Addiction, And I’m Finally The Father My Daughter Deserves
“I remember sitting in that jail cell crying my eyes out, thinking my daughter, who was 9 at the time, would be in her 20’s before I saw her again. That was my true rock bottom. I can’t even begin to describe to you the utter defeat and sadness I felt that day.”