“Then it hit me, maybe my scar and struggle was simply to give me the tools to help guide my daughter through the same trials and difficulties. She is beautiful, with and without the scars.”
‘Scars equal strength.’: Mom empowers toddler daughter to embrace her ‘BRAVE SCAR’ after open heart surgery
The Care My Dad Has For My Mom With Dementia Is What True Love Looks Like
“This photo shows my dad’s exhaustion, and yet, it shows where his strength comes from. I was only there an hour, but it was an hour my dad needed more than we know.”
7 Things I Loathe Hearing As A Special Needs Parent
“These are the things that sting.”
‘She was ejected’: Mom’s urgent warning about seat belt covers as 2-month-old is catapulted from car seat
“We had to learn the hard way.”
No, C-Sections Are Not ‘The Easy Way Out’
“There seems to be an odd assumption that having a C-section is some sort of magical and pain-free alternative to natural childbirth.”
‘There’s no way I’d give them my expensive lunch meat. I’m going to buy Jif for when they come over.’: Woman ‘horrified’ by the conversation she overheard in Starbucks
“I was horrified. This woman in her Lululemons, drinking her expensive Starbucks latte was complaining about feeding children?! Then she went on to say that she wants to teach a kindness class in her daughter’s class. Which I found even more confusing. I was that neighborhood kid. I relied on my neighbors to help me because my parents (who worked hard and are wonderful) sometimes couldn’t.”
‘A real life Disney Prince’: Man’s incredible weight loss transformation after mom was in a coma
“She didn’t recognize me the first day she was back. It was a very emotional time for me.”
‘She shows me the beauty of the world. Through heart failure, low glucose, Down syndrome and near death, she smiles!’
“I never pictured myself in such a place with any of my children that I may no longer have them.”
‘I found ‘employment.’ It was anonymous web cam sex with strangers. Anything I had to do to support the habit had to be done. I used my own daughter as a pawn.’: Mom overcomes addiction, ‘Life can be beautiful again! I promise. Don’t give up.’
“When we got ready for the ceremony. My sister put on her wedding jewelry, and in a split second, I saw her turn, and I swiped her gold necklace. On her WEDDING DAY. I pawned it, and knew I was good for another day.”
‘I went into sheer panic. I knew something was seriously wrong.’ Mom recounts emotional twin birth after infertility battle
“I felt a gush and immediately thought, ‘Oh my gosh, my water broke!’ I felt around and my hand was covered in blood.”