“I woke up bleeding. I didn’t want to believe it was happening. ‘You need to prepare to deliver your daughter.’ I grabbed a towel and placed it down on the bed. I was only 22 weeks pregnant.”
‘Get off the toilet and deliver her!’ My boyfriend grabbed a shoelace and blanket. There was nothing they could do.’: Woman celebrates rainbow baby after loss, ‘She is everything to me’
‘I decided to homeschool. And I sort of want to throw up, honestly.’: Mom of 6 urges ‘this is a great challenge, but I’m going to make the best of it’
“This decision truly ripped my heart out. I love our school district and our teachers so much. Taking five kids out of their funding directly affects them. But it’s really the only option we can do right now.”
‘We lost 12 babies. 7 years is a very long time. Most couples we know now have 2 or 3 kids.’: Couple advocate for other bereaved parents, ‘We continue to fight’
“I go from being fine one moment to full-blown labor.”
‘My husband washed and dried the clothes. Then, he put them all away. He didn’t do it because I asked him to. I didn’t ask at all.’: Mom urges ‘you deserve an equal partner’
“My husband saw how busy I was with the boys. He saw how difficult it would be for me to break away. He took it upon himself. And after he was finished with the laundry, he cleaned the dishes.”
‘It’s all there. The pencils, the masks, the notebooks. She’s chosen to send them back into the world.’: Mom weighs in on school reopening crisis, ‘She hopes it will be enough’
“It’s a calculated risk, and not one she is taking lightly. Every cough will be monitored. Every runny nose will be analyzed. There will be temperature checks every morning, and daily reminders of hand washing and hand sanitizing. She hopes it will be enough, and she struggles because she feels like she isn’t.”
‘Oh my gosh, this blanket stinks!’ I was careful not to show the horror on my face. I fantasized about throwing it in the washing machine.’: Single dad explains candid reality of foster care, ‘Let go of perfectionist tendencies’
“He was taken away by force with no time to prepare, no time to say goodbye, no explanation. He keeps it with him, day and night, no matter where we are or what we are doing. The one thing I wanted to get rid of was the only thing he had left.”
‘That’s so sad.’ But we are NOT sad. I just wanted to squeeze him so hard and run right out of there.’: Autism mom says ‘His diagnosis is actually his superpower’
“My mind was racing with what to do next. I don’t know why it was so hard for me to make the appointment. I carried him in with his favorite blanket in hopes it will make everything better. He was actually diagnosed with a superpower.”
‘OF COURSE the doctor knows more than me.’ An alarm went off in my head. We didn’t want to hand her over.’: Mom advocates for baby with Down syndrome, ‘She taught me to use my voice’
“Our baby’s heels were full of cuts from blood draws. We were battling low blood sugar, jaundice, and feeding issues. We spent that week walking around like zombies. She had no idea what was coming, but we did.”
I Surprised My Son With His Biological Mom, Now We’re Part Of A Blissful Open Adoption
“‘I just want you to know we are the family who adopted your son.’ She hadn’t gone a single day without thinking about him. I asked her if she could be here in 2 weeks.”
‘You don’t fit in. Old friends move on without you. They go to theme parks. You go to hospital rooms.’: Special needs mom pens ode to ‘the parents who feel like they don’t belong’
“When the people you used to be close with stop checking in. When it all starts to feel too heavy for you to carry. When you feel like you don’t belong. Take a step back and look at your life. You’re exactly where you need to be. No one could do it better or love them harder than you.”