“All I ever wanted to be was a mom. When we were finished with our family, I wanted to find a way to help someone who was struggling with fertility.”
‘My womb was just the babysitter’: Woman emotionally recounts being a surrogate to ‘miracle’ twins
‘NEVER, EVER GIVE UP.’: After 5 miscarriages, rainbow baby was ‘worth every second of the wait’
“Even now I can feel my heart ache as I remember each of my 5 miscarriages, angels I will never get to hold. You just learn to dance in the rain while waiting on that rainbow!”
‘She messaged me, ‘Don’t worry. I’ll be home in the morning.’: Mom tragically loses ‘beautiful’ daughter to heroin overdose
“I told my husband something was wrong. I finally laid down, only to be woken by my doorbell minutes later.”
‘I placed my son for adoption, married the birth father, and now have 2 more children who are relatives of my birth son. CRAZY.’: Young couple begin ‘beautiful’ open adoption after unexpected pregnancy
“I was 20, homeless, and spiraling out of control. I never imagined myself as ‘that girl’ who got pregnant. I’d known the father for a month and had no clear future ahead of me. ‘I’m so sorry I could not be ready for you,’ I kept telling my son. 48 hours. That is how long he was ours. I wanted this stranger in my stomach to have a chance at life.”
‘It was my birthday when she no longer knew my name or who I was.’
“I kiss her and say, ‘I love you.’ She is quiet. I stay close and wait. Nothing. I am afraid to move. Afraid I won’t hear her say her words to me.”
‘I didn’t care HOW I became a mom.’: Couple learns they’re pregnant 6 years after adopting first child
“I found myself sobbing on the bathroom floor. Everyone around me seemed to sneeze on command, get pregnant, and deliver a baby. But why couldn’t we?”
‘There is a fallout from death that extends beyond the first year. Please, don’t forget us in the second.’
“My grief is not gone. My grief did not end when the first 365 days came and went. My grief is still raw. It is still painful. And it is still very present.”
“Please don’t forget to show up when you can, reach out when you have a minute, and sit quietly with us in our grief, even if it’s now different.”
Stagehand Dad Builds His 7-year-old ‘Princess’ Fireworks-filled Disney DIY Bedroom
“She tells all her friends that I built it for her and that ‘I can do anything.’ That’s the best part.”
‘Sweet tears rolled down his cheeks. My heart completely burst.’: Marine groom overcome with emotion seeing his bride
“On that day, in that church, there was no black or white, there was just love, and man…. there was SO much of it.”
‘It’s bittersweet’: Rainbow baby inspires mom to create cherished art out of sentimental baby clothes
“To the parents involved, they mean so much more than just the art. They represent their journey through parenthood, sweet baby memories, and fleeting moments. A precious part of their lives that only they know.”