“I’ll never know what it’s like to immediately have your baby put on your chest. They were wrapped in what looked like sandwich bags and enclosed in an incubator. We nearly lost them.”
‘Just one.’ Then she moved the wand to the left and said, ‘I lied.’: New mom to preemie twins ‘grateful’ to hospital staff for saving her children
‘The doctors said, ‘It’s just typical newborn stuff!’ His eyes were swollen shut, his face unrecognizable.’: Mom raises awareness for severe food allergies
“Within seconds of giving him the very first spoonful of porridge, I knew something wasn’t right. His bottom lip was so swollen it just hung down on his chin.”
‘You knew he had a child. What did you expect?’ It was an emotional battlefield.’: Stepmom urges others ‘I promise it’s so worth it’
“Every inch of this home made me cringe. I couldn’t even enjoy a coffee on the front porch without thoughts of my husband sitting on the porch with his ex-wife. Every handle I touched, every doorknob I turned, I couldn’t escape the past.”
‘She was surrendered by her mom. It‘s a MIRACLE she’s alive.’: Mom adopts 2 girls with Reactive Attachment Disorder, ‘We need to raise awareness for adoptive families’
“Due to safety concerns, she needed to be the youngest child in the home. We started noticing things we couldn’t understand. We knew she had an extremely high IQ, but she began cheating. She started to lie more and more. I wasn’t prepared.”
‘My mother cried, ‘I love to be your mom. But I’m a person, too.’: Mom shares important reminder it’s okay not to be okay
“We might have exchanged a thousand words, but these are the ones I’ll remember. Not until I let the tears fall in front of my own small children, did I fully understand.”
To The Girl Who Struggles To Feel Good Enough
“One day, you will shed the pain and collect a strength that makes you army strong, except you won’t need an army or a tribe, you will just need you. And YOU will be remarkable.”
I Will Always Be Her Safe Space
“At the end of the day, no matter what, she will always be my baby. She’s the precious girl I dreamed of. And if this life with her is my only dream come true, I hope she knows it was more than enough. As a matter of fact, it was everything.”
You Don’t Need A Summer Body—You Just Need A Body, And To Make Damn Sure You Enjoy Your Summer
“For years, I refused to wear shorts out of an irrational fear my ‘thunder thighs’ would cause permanent eye damage to anyone whose peepers were aimed in my direction. Out of shame my once rock-solid soccer thighs now do a little jello jiggle with every step I take.”
‘I called my grandmother. ‘Oh and by the way, I am a woman.’ My biggest shame suddenly became my biggest strength.’: Transgender woman shares self-acceptance journey
“I was taught that a guy can’t wear women’s clothing. A man has to be a man. I knew there was something wrong, but I couldn’t explain it.”
‘Your marriage is dead. Accept it and move on.’ I believed EVERY word.’: Wife of 23 years shares incredible love story
“I was lost in an abusive marriage destroyed by drugs, alcohol, and fear with an infant son I was trying to protect. This is the greatest comeback story of our lifetime.”