“My palm was glued to my forehead that entire appointment. How could this be? I couldn’t even carry one baby… how was I going to carry four?! I started laughing, crying.”
‘The nurse was dead silent. ’Is nothing there?’ She responded, ‘Oh, there are FOUR.’: Couple battling infertility welcome quadruplets
‘Hello, bags beneath my eyes, dimple on my butt. I love you.’: Woman pens self love letter for mental health awareness month
“You remind me I am whole, not just pieces of a whole.”
‘It doesn’t look the way it’s SUPPOSED to!’: Mom of mixed-race family says ‘it’s my job to learn’
“I became the white mom who can’t do her mixed daughter’s hair. I don’t want to be that stereotype.”
People Say The Strangest Things After Your Baby Dies
“What makes it especially awkward is these words are often being said by people who care.”
‘I scrub everyone’s crap in the toilet bowl and cook dinner every night, but my husband scrapes vomit out of the car seat and takes out the trash.’: Woman explains ‘marriage is not a competition’
“If you’re too busy keeping score, you’ll miss the helpful stuff your partner does, too.”
‘Maybe college just isn’t for you,’ they said.’: Woman with schizoaffective disorder celebrates college graduation
“I had no clue I graduated with honors.”
‘My husband said, ‘The amount of work and time you put into this is incredible. I’m so proud of you.’: Mom donates 2,000 ounces of breast milk
“Once my milk came in, there was no stopping it. Had I not researched, the milk would have gone to waste.”
‘I saw a man holding a sign, ‘Lost job, no family, need help.’ My heart dropped.’: Woman donates supplies to Texas homeless community
“A wave of emotion hit me like a bag of bricks. With the help of my friends and family, I knew we could rock this world through kindness.”
‘If he leaves, I will be wrecked.’ We fought together against the trauma he’d faced.’: Single foster mom says ‘this is just the beginning’ after adopting 2 sons
“For over a year, I raised brothers while living in limbo. I did every single mom thing—including falling deeply in love.”
‘I reread our old texts. Our first date still plays in my mind. It’s the best movie I’ve ever seen. Through photos, I envision the life I thought would be ours.’: Woman shares reminder to embrace pain post-breakup
“If she wants to sulk, I let her sulk. Because holding onto her pain doesn’t mean she’s not living. It means she is.”