“The kind where you meet a friend and word vomit just spills right out of you. Because you immediately connect. The kind where you’re allowed to be your raw, unfiltered self.”
I Believe In Soul Mates—The Kind Where The Universe Sends You Friends Who Make Your Soul Soar
‘Her oldest son Patrick asked if I would adopt him and become his other parent forever. Of course, I said yes.’: LGBT woman shares journey through blended family, step-parent adoption
“It was supposed to be a happy day, but I had so many fears about something going wrong. I think Patrick did, too. Both of us sat in the courtroom holding each other’s hands. Jen had to keep reminding us everything was going to be okay.”
Dear Fertile Friends, Please Don’t Hide Your Pregnancy From Me
“My struggle should not take away from your happiness.”
‘Our last hope.’: After losing two babies, endometriosis warrior births miracle baby in final shot at IVF
“We had now lost our second baby. We only had one embryo left, and one last chance at having a biological child.”
‘I rarely text first. I forget to respond. I don’t initiate hangouts much. And I cancel often.’: Mom shares PSA on adult friendships
“The societal image of female friendships is hanging out weekly, dropping everything for one another, remembering every special date, regular FaceTimes and phone calls and texts and life updates and get-togethers and celebrations and a million other things. And I can’t keep up.”
‘A vault of my secrets left when she did. Part of my history, too. I was as changed by her departure as I was bonded to her arrival.’: Woman shares grief journey after losing best friend
“We used to proudly say we knew each other for over half of our lives. But as mine continues to go on, I live with pervasive thoughts of knowing it was only ever half for her.”
‘The pastor’s wife gifted me the book ‘Redeeming Love.’ I read it and wept. I had no idea it was so controversial. It felt healing.’: Sexual abuse survivor shares perspective, ‘your experience is not mine’
“The abuse I endured is not a distant memory, it affects me to this day.”
I Spent My Entire 20s Building A ‘Perfect’ Life, And Then It Exploded
“I had goals. A plan. I was running on adrenaline and pure fear of failing. I did whatever I had to do to get where I was going. In hindsight, I put bandaids on bullet holes. Not knowing that most of the bullet holes were in me.”
‘When I started to unravel, when I lost the will to live and couldn’t stand looking in the mirror, he stood by me and loved me through it.’: Wife shares sweet ode to loving husband
“When we said, ‘I do,’ he had no idea how much baggage I was dragging into our sacred union. To be fair, neither did I. But he stood by me, and loved me through it.”
‘We went from barely knowing each other to ‘co-parenting’ a child who desperately needed stability. We consider ourselves ‘Sister Moms!’: Two foster families come together for support, advocacy
“Our friendship has allowed us to be each other’s support, to cry when things get tough, to encourage when one is feeling weary. We do our best to create memories for our kids that they can cherish forever.”