“My husband and son felt like they always had to walk on eggshells around me to prevent one of them from triggering me.”
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“My husband and son felt like they always had to walk on eggshells around me to prevent one of them from triggering me.”
“Bombarding someone with grand gestures when they’ve asked you to leave them alone is a form of harassment. Attempting to sabotage a former partner’s relationship because you want them back is abusive. Sharing private conversations publicly, especially after they’ve asked you not to, is abusive.”
“I admitted myself to a psychiatric facility. My husband went back to our newborn by himself, without paternity leave. I want to make sure other bipolar women don’t give birth without being prepared.”
“Not only did Rebecca have Down Syndrome, but she also had 2 holes in her heart and a fissure.”
U.S. sprinter, Sha’Carri Richardson, wasn’t.
“I’ve never gotten to see my baby’s face on an ultrasound or hear their heartbeat. I’ve never gotten to feel them kick their little legs inside of me. I’ve never gotten to watch my belly slowly grow. All of my babies left me too soon.”
“I nearly gave up. I was tired of tricking my body into thinking it might be pregnant. This would be our last attempt.”
“I tell people I’m carrying a rainbow, but many don’t exactly understand what that means – and I want to talk about it.”
“‘Do you want a boy or a girl?’ I knew walking into that emergency department I would walk out ‘not pregnant.’ Why was she asking me this, as if there was still a chance? I felt like someone had pulled a carpet out from underneath me.”
“Frighteningly, most of these hateful comments came from people raising children. Why did people care so much about what I did with my body?”