“Using our wedding-ring fingers in a ‘pinky promise,’ we made a pact and promised that we would move forward with the pregnancy and never look back, come what may.”
‘He would only have half a heart. This defect is so dangerous that without at least three surgeries, our baby boy would die within his first week of life.’
‘You’re not shooting up, are you?’ My heart sank. I couldn’t even look my mom in the eyes.’: Young woman beats addiction and graduates with 4.0 GPA, ‘No matter how bad life is, you’re worth it’
“I hugged her and with my head on her shoulder said, ‘Yes, mom. I am. I love you. I promise I WILL get better.’ They shut the door and told me I was no longer welcome. They did the best thing a family could’ve done. Let me fall face first and weren’t there to catch me. I was a good person with a big heart. I did good deeds for my family, friends, and community. But I was also an addict. And addiction doesn’t discriminate.”
‘The most frightening yet liberating moments I’ve experienced’: Transgender teen on her community’s acceptance during transition
“I never realized how much weight I was holding by keeping my identity a secret. Letting go of that weight made me feel like, for the first time, that I could breathe easy.”
‘I lost the baby.’: Mom thanks ‘miracle’ surrogate after being diagnosed with same pregnancy complication as Kate Middleton
“I simply wrote, ‘This little girl needs her brother or sister. Can anyone help?’ And you know what? Someone replied.”
‘It was a shock to both of us.’: Couple with 23-year age difference fall in love after losing children on same day
“It seemed like more than just a coincidence. It was fate saying, ‘Here is someone who knows how you are feeling.'”
Grandma’s Dying Wish To See Beloved Granddaughter Wed Comes True
“A few days later, at 5:00 a.m., my phone was buzzing. I turned over in bed and saw my mom was calling. At that moment, I knew exactly what it was.”
‘I went on a date today – with my son.’: Touching way this mom prepares her son to be a ‘perfect gentleman’
“When these sweet little boys grow into almost-men and I watch them escort a girl to the car for the very first time, I hope to beam with pride as they walk around to the passenger side to open her door first.”
How I Learned To Appreciate My Anxiety
“Although anxiety is not absent in my life, it is no longer in control.”
‘He couldn’t stand. His legs were completely limp.’: Mom donates kidney to save medically-complex son
“And so, it began, test after test, specialist after specialist.”
‘You’re moving way too fast. If he loves you, he’ll wait.’ Were we crazy? Maybe. But were we in love? Absolutely!’: Couple move in together after 6 weeks of dating, get married 6 weeks later
“I was pushed into signing up for Match.com by a friend. For 3 weeks, I received message after message from guys who didn’t understand that my kids came first. But one day, I received a message from a man who took the time to read my profile and challenged me to prove that I did, in fact, make the best chocolate chip cookies in the world. Little did I know it would change the course of the rest of my life.”