“My children’s father was set on a path that would lead him to a heroin addiction. The young man I had married, the one that had loved his babies and was so excited to be a dad, was gone.”
‘I was married to a drug addict, then I married a man who happened to be a recovering addict. I wouldn’t change a thing.’
‘When we opened the door, she said, ‘You’re really here! You’re so beautiful!’: Couple adopts daughter after failed adoption and infertility battles, ‘Adoption is in our blood’
“I can’t describe the moment you see the birth mom for the first time and just KNOW she’s family. You’re speechless and overcome with undeniable love for a stranger. As she passed our baby girl into my arms, the biggest tears were running down our faces. It was the most sacred moment I’ve ever been a part of.”
Bride Hilariously Pranks Groom By Sending Brother Out In Look-Alike Wedding Gown
“With the stress of venue booking, preparing all the details, and taking a vow in front of everybody, the groom was a ball of nerves. So, the bride conspired a trick to help out with that.”
‘We saw the flames come over the ridge. I lost it. It was decision making time. We needed to get married.’
“We got orders to evacuate the premises. We were pronounced husband and wife, told, ‘you may kiss the bride,’ we kissed, and then we RAN.”
”Skinny girls can wear whatever. Skinny girls have it so easy.’ Yeah, OK, try being skinny for a year and you’ll understand how hard it is.’
“We don’t have it easy. Yeah, we can eat whatever and not gain weight. That’s a pro of being skinny. Other than that, there’s not much else positive out of being skinny.”
To The Woman Who Called Me ‘Cruel’ For Smiling As I Held My Dying Child
“It’s a comment that stuck out like a sore thumb. I stopped in my tracks, as if I had been kicked in the gut.”
‘Mom thought her mother had died – that day!’: Elderly woman with dementia devastated over death of mother 70 years ago
“I went to give her a kiss and she said, ‘Did you know my mother died today? She died and no one cares. It was so sudden and unexpected.'”
‘I received an email 3 sentences long. Those 3 sentences unraveled 10 months of life together. The time had come. He was leaving.’
“My little man started to ‘run’ from it all. One moment saying, ‘I won’t miss you’ and the next falling into a pile of tears on my lap, whispering, ‘I don’t want to stop seeing you.'”
‘I’m a guy who was married to my best friend for 10 years that discovered multiple affairs at the end of our marriage.’: Single dad rediscovers self-worth after it was shattered by infidelity
“My brain was telling me: ‘Look at the facts. She hides her phone at night, pays for everything in cash, and spends the night out multiple times a week.’ On the other hand, my heart was telling me: ‘She would never cheat. We are beyond close and each other’s best friend. I’m sure this is just a big misunderstanding.'”
‘Wives and mothers are constantly judged. Someone is always lurking in the background to remind you what you’ve done wrong. You don’t have to be one of them.’: Widow urges ‘remember the power of your words’
“We should have each other’s back. We are the only ones who really know what you’re going through as a woman, a wife, a mother, a widow, a working mom, a stay-at-home mom.”