“I know, just like all the other holidays, I will make it through. But unexpectedly, I think this has been the toughest one yet.”
I Made It Through The Holidays Without My Mom This Year, But Mother’s Day Is Bringing Up A Whole New Whirl Of Emotions
‘I felt like I was walking back into my life with no skin on. Even the most basic question would crack me open.’: Woman shares ‘secret’ burden of grieving miscarriage
“One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. One in four. And when I did hear this? It wasn’t until after I had gotten pregnant.”
I Didn’t See My Divorce Coming, And It Was Ultimately A Gift
“I had basically no money saved and no plan whatsoever. I pawned my engagement ring, which afforded me three months in an apartment, and borrowed two twin mattresses from my sister to put on the floor.”
‘My mom is a parent she didn’t have to be. To kids that aren’t really hers.’: Single mom shares Mother’s Day ode to grandmoms
“There aren’t enough words or gestures to properly thank my mom. I could not do life without her. Literally.”
The Power Of Being More Assertive
“I negotiated for a $20k salary bump with an all-male C-suite of a startup.”
‘Nobody tells you how hard it is.’ I realized I am not alone in this experience, in these feelings.’: Mom opens up about postpartum mental health journey
“I turned off the phone. Stopped going on social media. I sat in the depth of this new despair until one day I crawled out of myself to confess, ‘I’m not okay. I’m not okay. I’m not okay.’”
I Became An Adult The Day My Mother Died
“It wasn’t the day I got my driver’s license. It wasn’t the day I got married or had children. Maturity found me as heartbreak did.”
‘For you, motherhood is going to be different.’: Woman discovers how much she loves motherhood and all its moments
“I started to see while motherhood has its highs of the smiles, the connection, and the ‘over the moon’ love, it also can have its lows with different challenges, pain, struggle, and worry.”
‘My beautiful baby, I don’t know why I had to leave you so soon.’: Woman’s touching letter to children who have lost their mother
“I do know this… You are my legacy. You are the very best part of me.”
‘You are not weak for needing help,’ my mother-in-law said. ‘It makes you so brave.’: Woman shares lifelong journey with anxiety, mental health
“I am proud of the woman I have become. She is someone I never thought I could amount to.”
‘The most meaningful and influential job, underappreciated and underpaid.’: Mom shares ode to hero teachers
“Can you imagine a pandemic going on for two-plus years and others looking to you as ‘the face of calm’ when all you really wanna do is freak the fudge out like the rest of the world? Teachers don’t have to ‘imagine’ this. It’s their reality, and it shouldn’t be.”
South Asian Women With Vitiligo Create Stunning Photoshoot Raising Awareness Of Stigma Within Their Community
“I could see the concern in their faces when they looked at my skin. I could feel their tone changing. It’s like people assumed I was the victim, that I needed to be fixed.”
I’m Not The Girl Who Has Everything Figured Out, But I’m The Girl Who Will Always Fix Her Soul Sister’s Crown When She Needs It
“In the middle of trying on bras, my phone started to chime. I sat half-naked on the dressing room floor and let my friend tell me all the things. I let her vent till she couldn’t say another word. Because I am her person, and she is mine.”
My Autistic Son Tossed His iPad Down A Flight Of Stairs, And It Changed His Life For The Better
“I thought I knew him so well, and yet, I didn’t know a dumb old device was keeping him shut away from the world. I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around the many changes that have completely caught me off guard.”
‘He never looks around at the messy house and asks, ‘So what exactly did you do all day?’: Stay-at-home mom thanks husband for ‘taking on the financial burden’ of blended family
“Sometimes, we SAHMs feel like we do a lot that goes unnoticed, and our work can feel like a thankless job. And sometimes, our husbands might feel the same way.”
Happy Mother’s Day To All Biological Moms Trying Their Best
“As Mother’s Day rolls toward us and I have foster kids in my care, this holiday can be an especially difficult time for a child separated from their mom. It can be equally difficult for a mother who is separated from her child.”
‘I felt like I was dying. I’ve never been so sick in all my life.’: Woman shares 20-year undiagnosed, untreated Lyme Disease journey
“Chronic neurological Lyme disease is a devastating disease. It has literally stolen everything from me, but it hasn’t taken away my will to live and to fight to find a cure.”
‘After my husband died, I thought trips like these were over for me.’: Widowed mom shares self-realization journey after feeling ‘limited and trapped’
“I felt guilt and shame as I compared myself to other moms on IG who looked so happy and content at home with their children, but what scared me the most was how badly I wanted to leave.”
Dear Moms – I See You On Your Hard Days, Trying To Keep It All Together
“I see you trying to be the calm amongst the storm. I hear you just trying your hardest to be heard.”
To The Person Dealing With Narcissistic Behavior
“I know you are tired of the gaslighting. One day, you will be free of the turmoil, the frustration, and the insufferable pain.”
‘If you asked me as a child what I wanted to be when I grew up, I’d say, ‘A mom.’: Lesbian single mom by choice finds sperm donor through app, thanks friends for support
“I’m a single mom, yes, but my village is strong, amazing, and the most supportive. I know this baby will be surrounded by so much love, understanding, and diversity. I thank the universe everyday for placing such amazing, wonderful, loving humans in my life exactly when I needed them.”
‘My adoptive mother told me she no longer wanted me when she had her own children. They abandoned me on the streets.’: Gay adoptee becomes advocate after enduring abuse in foster care, transracial adoption
“After my adoptive parents left me, I bounced from couch to couch with friends and ultimately ended up homeless, where I became the victim of sex trafficking. Life felt completely hopeless, but I persevered.”
‘The choice to have a child is personal, and sometimes people don’t have the choice at all.’: Mom of 2 urges ‘let’s normalize NOT asking women when they’re having kids’
“You never know the journey a person has been on through motherhood.”
Incredible Act Of Kindness Inspires Family’s Nonprofit Helping To Cover Others’ Adoption Fees
“When Gracie turned 4, Brittany received legal guardianship. But it would be another SEVEN years before they would legally adopt her because… adoption isn’t cheap.”
‘We always said this house was just a starter, but now it’ll forever be our home.’: Widow shares heartbreak leaving first home after husband’s passing
“That house, your home, becomes the closet thing you get to going back in time, to reliving.”