“It took everything in me not to cry.”
Adoptive Mom Shares Plea For Kindness After Employee Shames Her ‘Baby Weight’
My Baby Died From Medical Malpractice—Here’s My Story
“At one point, I was told not to hold her too close because my warmth and heartbeat would confuse her body into staying alive.”
‘My principal told me, ‘Some kids just like to be bullied.’ She stared squarely at my parents. ‘Unless it involves blood, don’t call me.’ I felt so alone.’
“All of my materials were stolen and vandalized. I would barter with my bullies. ‘If you’ll be nice to me for one lunch hour or recess, I’ll give you my lunch.’ I literally gave them everything I had, but everything wasn’t enough. There wasn’t a single morning I didn’t beg my mother to not make me go.”
I Was Fat-Shamed At My Husband’s Funeral
“To the woman who fat-shamed me, cheers. I ate 5 burgers in your name. I love all 247 pounds of me. It’s a shame you don’t.”
I Kicked My Son Battling Addiction Out, And It’s The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done
“I live in fear he will become just another statistic.”
I Left My Abusive Partner And Traveled The World With My Baby—Here’s My Story
“Travel gave me back what one man almost completely destroyed – my confidence, and my heart.”
My Daughter’s Stage 4 Neuroblastoma Was Blamed On My Wife And I Being Gay
“We were disgusted and hurt. But that message brought our daughter so much more support and awareness.”
‘Momma, can you call the judge? I need you to be my mom.’: Single mom adopts 3 brothers from foster care
“We started visiting Jeremy’s siblings. One visit changed my life forever. I felt a little tug on my shirt. His brother said, ‘Are you Jeremy’s mom?’ I said, ‘Yeah buddy, I am.’ Then came his crushing response: ‘Will you be my mom too?’ In less than a week, I was officially a single mom of three boys.”
‘My friend said, ‘I’m so tired.’ I asked her, what did you do today? She replied with, ‘Nothing. I did nothing today.’
“I heard about her day. She got up early, made her husband breakfast, made him his lunch, dropped the kids off, rocked the baby to sleep, did the grocery shopping, cooked dinner, bathed the kids, fed the dogs, and when I called, she was folding laundry. I said, ‘Wow you’re right, you did do nothing.'”
‘You wonder, ‘Do they even know my name?’ All the nurses direct their attention to mom. Not one person notices your eyes swell with tears. You, too, are broken.’: Wife honors bereaved dad after child loss
“Your child enters this world silent and fragile. You allow your child’s mom to hold your precious little one first, but your hands shake with anticipation to hold the child you both created. You stand tall next to the woman you love, while inside, you are broken.”