“Gabby looked at him, raised her arms to give him Elmo and said, ‘I want you to have my Elmo so you don’t work alone.’”
‘The policeman works all alone. He needs a friend.’: Selfless 3-year-old gives her Elmo to ‘lonely’ officer
‘Welcome Home From Prison Mom!’: 4-year-old’s hilarious prank for mom in airport
“I got off the plane and spotted my husband first. Once I got closer I could see my son holding something, and then I read it….”
‘Hold me, Dada.’: Stepdad ‘promises forever’ to stepdaughter during emotional wedding ceremony as he ‘marries’ her too
“He has kissed her booboos, rocked her to sleep, cleaned up throw up that went all down his shirt. He has been her constant.”
‘My 72-year-old grandma noticed my bisexual pride flag, picked it up and said, ‘Oh, this needs to be pressed out!’: Bisexual woman shares sweet coming out moment with grandmother
“That’s okay, we love you.”
‘Why the last 365 days after delivering my son silently sleeping were the worst and best days of my life.’
“The doctor apologized with tears in her eyes, while I let out a confused ‘it’s okay,’ with tears building up in mine.”
I Miss My Friends
“For some reason we haven’t talked in a long time and I’m not sure either of us realized it was happening.”
‘I knew my brother had died before I even picked up the phone’: Sister resented her mom’s grief for brother who overdosed until she had a son of her own
“My mom valued my brother’s death more than me, and I was still here.”
‘Why do people bring kids like that out in public?’ Mom calls out stranger who publicly shamed her severely autistic son
“Was I asking for your help? Your opinion? Your advice? Nope. But you, a man about 6-foot-3 and easily 250 pounds, watched a mom who could have easily been hurt and scared and made a situation worse.”
‘They showed up. They took over. They didn’t ask.’: Friends swoop in to help depressed woman when she needed them most
“Sheila is struggling. She needs our help. Let’s all go over there and unpack her apartment for her. Bring food. Let’s make it fun.”
‘Before I put her to bed, her face turned pale. She was screaming in pain. My husband read the word ‘leukemia,’ and I had this sickening feeling. The inevitable truth was seeping into our lives.’ Mom gets hit with triple diagnosis: Down Syndrome, Leukemia, & Typhlitis
“A few hours after going to the doctor, I was out shopping with my husband. He handed me the phone. ‘It’s the pediatrician.’ My heart stopped. Why was he calling so soon? And why was HE calling and not the nurse this time?! Then, he said the words I’d been fearing since Tessa’s birth. I didn’t have the strength to stand. I fell to my knees. I had no idea how to move forward.”