“I told my therapist, ‘We sit on opposite sofas in the living room, but I feel like we’re on opposite planets. There’s no intimacy, no passion.’ I chalked it up to being newlyweds while he battled multiple addictions behind closed doors. When I discovered the messages, I screenshotted them, planning to present them in divorce court.”
“I had to undergo surgery to give my babies a chance to survive. The procedures were TERRIFYING. But I would endure whatever it took!”
“I spilled my secrets to her. It became a fight and resulted in me dumping my stash of clothes. I vowed to never talk about it again.”
“Someone out there cares about you and believes we will get through things together.”
“With every new life accomplishment, my wife has always stuck by my side.”
“I heard my mother’s pleas. It all went in one ear and out the other. Until I was scared, too. A new Gavan was about to rise from the dust.”
“My greatest love story has been motherhood. I’d been living my life in the dark, allowing negative thoughts about my disability to hold me back. Having her has healed me.”
“I didn’t see an end in sight. I stayed up for 32 hours straight as panic attacks caused me to blackout, resulting in concussions. I was tired. I was done.”
“I started noticing red flags. The pediatrician reassured me, ‘They’re twins, it’s expected! They just take longer to learn skills.’ I took my concerns to Google, and all the ‘bad things’ and ‘never will be able’ sentences popped up.”
“She was cowering against the wall, tears streaming down her face. My daughter met her right there in the brokenness, loving a neighbor in need.”
