“I put on a show for the sake of others, all the while denying myself the opportunity to live authentically.”
‘I spent my whole life trying to fit in, suppressing the things about me that made me different.’: Woman diagnosed with autism at 41
I Am The Divorced Widow Society Overlooks
“I grieved like a widow, but I technically wasn’t one to the world. I wasn’t granted extended bereavement time off through work. There were no community meal trains set up. There was no GoFundMe pages created to help with the unexpected funeral costs. I wasn’t the one who had the final say for his obituary or funeral.”
I Was Born To Carry Someone Else’s Child
“I had this crazy intense urge to be pregnant, but I didn’t want another kid. ‘I could give another family a child of their own.’ The idea stuck, and it didn’t leave.”
‘She’d look back on her life and think SHE was the reason I drank. It was just too much.’: Mom details sobriety journey, daughter’s battle with Type 1 Diabetes
“There was no intervention. No one said ‘We think you have a problem.’ There was no rock bottom. It was waking up one morning with my daughter asleep in my arms next to me and worrying about her future.”
‘It’s been years since he could ‘see’ my face. But he got to hear me laughing through my tears as I recited my vows.’: Woman shares her marriage, pregnancy journey with husband’s vision loss
“It makes me sad to know he couldn’t see me on our wedding day, or when we were engaged, or when I told him I loved him for the first time. But love has overcome all of these sad truths.”
‘Wait for the man who saves you the last piece of cake. Who makes you crack a smile, even if you’re mad. Who sees you making dinner and says, ‘You cooked, I’ll clean.’: Woman urges ‘you’ll realize you were never asking for too much’
“Wait for the man who doesn’t complete you, but inspires you to complete yourself, with his support. Because when you wait for the right man, you will realize you were never asking for too much. And he will show you just how warm, safe, and beautiful love really is.”
Our Youth Sports Coaches Do So Much More Than Just Help Our Kids Get Wins
“The truth is, coaches make our kids feel seen. Coaches teach our kids important life lessons. Coaches help our kids find confidence, even when it’s nowhere to be found.”
‘My husband came home and said, ‘I want to start my own company.’ Just like that, he quit his well-paying, secure job as a plumber.’: Woman shares reminder to pursue your dreams
“We heard, ‘Starting your own business is a big risk.’ ‘You could lose all your money.’ ‘It won’t work out. That’s a huge risk with kids to feed.’ See that building behind us? This is our ‘we made it’ picture.”
‘The world needs you. Not despite the darkness, but maybe because of it.’: Man shares open letter to those considering suicide
“I had a plan to die once. I knew exactly how I was going to do it. The darkness crept in until it nearly took over everything. But here I am, writing to you, telling you the darkness doesn’t last forever.”
‘I’m never going to be who I was before he died. Nor do I want to. And that’s OKAY.’: Woman shares recovery story after grieving husband’s death, ‘I know he’s happy for us’
“Someone told me I’d grieve FOREVER, so that’s what I believed.”