“’I will find you.’ I packed the car with my daughter, and drove to the gas station. I didn’t even know how to put gas in! I realized it’s time to change people’s perceptions about abuse.”
‘I will RUIN you.’ I packed for my LIFE.’: Mom and kids escape abusive relationship, ‘I want to help bring justice for others’
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“You deserve to be heard, at the bare MINIMUM.”
Dear Stranger, I Need You To Protect My Autistic Child When I’m Not Around
“If there was a school shooter, my son wouldn’t hide. If there was a fire, he wouldn’t run. If someone took advantage of him, he couldn’t speak up. If someone abused him, he wouldn’t fight back.”
‘The 4-year-olds were BULLIES. He couldn’t tell us what was wrong.’: Mom urges ‘teach kindness’ for Autism Acceptance Month
“They were taking his device and hiding it, and when the teacher wasn’t looking, they’d push him down. I was floored.”
‘Goodnight, Mom. I love you.’: Woman recounts heartbreaking loss of mother, ‘We celebrated her life’
“’Goodnight. LOVE YOU.’ A faint ‘love you’ left my mom’s lips back to me.”
‘We need to teach kids perfect moms DON’T exist.’: Woman talks ‘roller coaster ride’ of motherhood, ‘We’re in this together’
“Sometimes I throw a popsicle at my 2-year-old at 9 in the morning to reserve my sanity for a few more hours.”
‘You pick up the broken pieces. You give us your all, even when you’re falling apart. Your commitment to this life is nothing short of amazing.’: Mom shares sweet ode to special needs fathers
“I truly could not do this life without you. You dads are the real MVPs.”
‘My son throws tantrums. The kind that makes friends look away and hold their breath.’: Mom to strong-willed child urges ‘I’m the luckiest mama in the world’
“He’s exhausting and complicated and particular. He’s strong-willed and persistent and intelligent. It’s not easy raising a stubborn 2-year-old. But in my heart, I know all of his BIG personality traits will one day make him an incredible man.”
‘Mom,’ her eyes narrowed. ‘Why are you looking at me like that?’ Today my daughter caught me staring.’: Mom gushes ‘I can’t believe I created such a beautiful human’
“I always catch myself staring at my children. I can’t help it. I never thought much about it. Until today.”
‘Ten fingers, ten toes?’ The tech was eerily quiet. ‘No.’: New mom celebrates beautiful unknowns of baby born with limb differences
“‘Oh my God. He’s out. He’s here.’ They put my gooey little man on my chest. ‘Is everything okay?’ My heart sunk. ‘There’s something different about the baby’s foot, too.’ The doctor unwrapped a fin, and then a flipper.”
‘I was life-flighted. I had a tube down my throat I didn’t want, so I took it out.’: Woman shares trauma after weight-loss surgery
“I woke up in a white room by myself. ‘A few minutes later, you’d be dead.’ I looked down at my stomach and was very confused about the ladder-like line of staples holding my entire abdomen together.”
‘Our daughter tried to record the Easter Bunny. She awoke to find a video of glitter, bunny hopping sounds, and flashing lights. Suddenly, her Easter basket appeared.’: Widow talks navigating grief during holidays
“We’re all living a ‘grief life,’ whether it’s death, divorce, the loss of a job, the home we grew up in, friends – anything that was important to us. It’s okay not to be okay this holiday, but it’s also okay to feel good.”
‘Days before Christmas, I anxiously woke to Jake hitting me in the back. ‘He has 6 to 12 months left to live.’: Woman raises money for brain cancer research after late boyfriend’s passing
“He tried to grab my hand and say, ‘Make it end now, please.’ Once the hospital bed arrived, he never left it again. I lived and died a thousand times. What many had experienced in a lifetime together, I got condensed into 5 years.”
‘The only sin worse than MURDER is same-sex attraction.’ Then HE came along.’: Man comes out, adopts daughter, ‘I’ve found a life once unimaginable’
“I know a woman who is pregnant and her ideal home is with a gay couple. Would you be interested?’ Our mouths dropped. It almost felt like a joke.”
I Tried Free Bleeding My Period—Here’s What Happened
“Because my cycle is fairly moderate, I decided to give free bleeding a try.”
‘Will you walk me down the aisle?’ It was SURREAL to see them together.’: Woman regains relationship with estranged father, ‘I needed to heal’
“My dad told me, ‘I tried to bring you a birthday cake EVERY YEAR.’ I decided I didn’t want to miss any more time without him.”
‘How long have you had that mole?’ The worry didn’t change anything. All it did was take away my peace.’: Woman urges ‘we should all worry less’
“I was 100% sure it was a melanoma. I looked at it every day, thinking what treatment would be like.”
‘That’s the ring you drew on me!’: Woman recounts amazing story of finding ring exactly like drawing at thrift store
“My partner jokingly proposed to me by drawing an opal ring on my finger. It was the universe telling me I made the right choice.”
‘It started very slowly. First, it was the shakiness of her hands. ‘GOD PLEASE, HELP!’ Next thing I knew, my precious 3-year-old was convulsing uncontrollably.’: Mom shares ‘unexpected blessing’ of daughter with Rett Syndrome
“‘How is this even the same girl?’ I wish I could remember the last time she said ‘mama.’ If I knew I may never hear it again, I would’ve recorded it to play whenever I needed the reminder.”
‘I’ve been told my feelings are ‘too much.’ The more I heard it, the more I believed it. The world always seems to find a way of telling us we need correcting.’: Woman urges ‘your gift isn’t your shortcoming’
“After sharing this comment with my friend, her reply stopped me in my texting tracks. I had a midnight moment of flickering lights all over my spirit.”
‘My mom is a THEY, not a boy or a girl.’: Nonbinary parent celebrates Trans Day of Visibility
“They treat us like it’s contagious. But being trans is such a GORGEOUS thing.”
6 Simple Ways To Be A Trans Ally
“Learn what you don’t know, and use the resources trans people make and share.”
‘I was watching TV when I bent down to pick up my crying baby. ‘My chest hurts.’ I slid down to the floor.’: Woman miraculously survives cardiac arrest after heart stops 3 times
“‘Get here as soon as possible. I don’t think she’s going to make it.’ My heart stopped three times before they froze my body.”
‘I found something unusual during the colonoscopy. I don’t know what it is.’ My life flashed before my eyes.’: Colorectal cancer survivor shares journey
“I was only 32. The only thing I could think was I was going to die.”
5 Ways To Handle Your Child Being The Only Black Student In The Class
“We have to teach our children to be strong in their identity, so they do not lose themselves in the identity of others.”