“We beat ourselves up immensely for the smallest details our children aren’t even upset about, and yet it’s a never-ending cycle.”
Mom Provides Hope, Advice For Others Parenting With Mental Illness
‘I was convinced I was going to die.’: Woman with epilepsy shares life-changing brain surgery
“I was so sick of having epilepsy run my life, that within .5 seconds of my epileptologist asking me if I was up for brain surgery, I didn’t even blink and told him, ‘YES!!!’”
‘I Began To Question Everything About Myself.’: An Interview With Now 71-Year-Old Adopted By Air Force Parents
“I didn’t know the record I’d used for a marriage certificate, my Certificate of Baptism and Birth, showed a falsified birthplace. Now, I think of that record as an award to my parents who blessed and legitimized an illegitimate child.”
Woman With Craniofacial Differences Discriminated Against Earns Master’s Degree To Advocate For Disabled Community
“People with facial differences and disabilities deserve the same access to careers, to love, to education, to family, to social life, and to equal opportunity as anyone else. This is what I push for.”
After 113 Days In NICU, 1-Pound Preemie Defies All Odds To Become Thriving Toddler
“It was the best of the best NICU team, from the security guards at the front desk, to the janitorial staff, to the nurses and neonatologists.”
‘Every child deserves a family of their own.’: Couple adopt internationally after house parent journey
“No child chooses to be an orphan or to be in foster care, and they deserve to be someone’s Plan A.”
Sexual Assault Survivor Talks Healing, Letting Go Of Toxic Relatives, & Journey To Motherhood
“I had no idea what postpartum rage was, had no idea that becoming a mother would open all these childhood wounds, and no idea the amount of anger I had kept locked away.”
‘I’ve decided to speak my truth.’: Woman opens up about leaving family’s damaging religion
“I know our parents do their best to raise us to have more than they did, but that’s not the hand I was dealt.”
‘I think your tiny twin saved her sister’s life.’: Mom shares twins’ miracle survival through Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
“His first opinion was to terminate baby B to give baby A a better chance. He was so flippant and casual with the idea of ending her life; I’m not sure I heard anything else he said. We immediately let him know we would not be choosing one baby over the other, and we needed to hear the other options.”
‘How can a black daughter go to white gay men!?!’: LGBT adoptive dads in mixed-race family raise awareness about discrimination
“We are not going anywhere. We are here, dammit. LGBT families deserve dignity, respect, and the chance to live like you.”