“My children’s father was set on a path that would lead him to a heroin addiction. The young man I had married, the one that had loved his babies and was so excited to be a dad, was gone.”
‘I was married to a drug addict, then I married a man who happened to be a recovering addict. I wouldn’t change a thing.’
‘When we opened the door, she said, ‘You’re really here! You’re so beautiful!’: Couple adopts daughter after failed adoption and infertility battles, ‘Adoption is in our blood’
“I can’t describe the moment you see the birth mom for the first time and just KNOW she’s family. You’re speechless and overcome with undeniable love for a stranger. As she passed our baby girl into my arms, the biggest tears were running down our faces. It was the most sacred moment I’ve ever been a part of.”
‘No, not my child… wait, wait, wait. WHY US, WHY NOW?’: 2 families, 9 children, 3 congenital heart defects
“She didn’t have any symptoms. She didn’t have any signs screaming there was an issue. I thought we knew about these defects. I thought we were safe with all my children checked off with perfect health.”
This Organization Hack Makes Finding Onesies Simple!
“This simple hack was initially time consuming, but it saves me time, frustration, and space in the long run.”
Bride Hilariously Pranks Groom By Sending Brother Out In Look-Alike Wedding Gown
“With the stress of venue booking, preparing all the details, and taking a vow in front of everybody, the groom was a ball of nerves. So, the bride conspired a trick to help out with that.”
‘We saw the flames come over the ridge. I lost it. It was decision making time. We needed to get married.’
“We got orders to evacuate the premises. We were pronounced husband and wife, told, ‘you may kiss the bride,’ we kissed, and then we RAN.”
”Skinny girls can wear whatever. Skinny girls have it so easy.’ Yeah, OK, try being skinny for a year and you’ll understand how hard it is.’
“We don’t have it easy. Yeah, we can eat whatever and not gain weight. That’s a pro of being skinny. Other than that, there’s not much else positive out of being skinny.”
To The Woman Who Called Me ‘Cruel’ For Smiling As I Held My Dying Child
“It’s a comment that stuck out like a sore thumb. I stopped in my tracks, as if I had been kicked in the gut.”
My 3-Year-Old Got Locked Inside Our Front-Loading Washing Machine
“It was tumbling and filling with water. She was screaming but you couldn’t hear her.”
How Anxiety Presents In My Day-To-Day Life
“Anxiety isn’t just chest pains, crying, and the inability to relax.”
‘Mom thought her mother had died – that day!’: Elderly woman with dementia devastated over death of mother 70 years ago
“I went to give her a kiss and she said, ‘Did you know my mother died today? She died and no one cares. It was so sudden and unexpected.'”
‘I received an email 3 sentences long. Those 3 sentences unraveled 10 months of life together. The time had come. He was leaving.’
“My little man started to ‘run’ from it all. One moment saying, ‘I won’t miss you’ and the next falling into a pile of tears on my lap, whispering, ‘I don’t want to stop seeing you.'”
‘I’m a guy who was married to my best friend for 10 years that discovered multiple affairs at the end of our marriage.’: Single dad rediscovers self-worth after it was shattered by infidelity
“My brain was telling me: ‘Look at the facts. She hides her phone at night, pays for everything in cash, and spends the night out multiple times a week.’ On the other hand, my heart was telling me: ‘She would never cheat. We are beyond close and each other’s best friend. I’m sure this is just a big misunderstanding.'”
‘Wives and mothers are constantly judged. Someone is always lurking in the background to remind you what you’ve done wrong. You don’t have to be one of them.’: Widow urges ‘remember the power of your words’
“We should have each other’s back. We are the only ones who really know what you’re going through as a woman, a wife, a mother, a widow, a working mom, a stay-at-home mom.”
‘I’ve got you, shh shh shh, you’re okay.’: Foster mom’s candid memory of the ‘first night’ she rocked his ‘broken little body’ to sleep
“He woke up, confused and unsure of where he was. I gave him a moment, then scooped down to pick him up. He jumped; I had scared him. He had learned that no one comes when he cries.”
‘We fell into each other’s arms for our first hug ever in 31 years. There are no words. It was perfect.’: Woman meets birth parents after finding them on Facebook, finally ‘feels whole’ again
“I landed on the Facebook page of a man with big, blue, almond-shaped eyes eerily like my own. Could it be him?! Oh my God! My mind was racing a million miles a minute when my husband came home from work. He saw me on the couch, unshowered, shaking, with the world’s biggest smile plastered on my face. I couldn’t hold it in. ‘Babe! I think I found him!’ He didn’t even know I existed. I kept pinching myself to make sure this was real.”
‘Years ago, he met a young woman, and he was smitten. I’ve seen pictures of another woman he met in graduate school. She was a very lucky woman indeed.’: Woman details the evolution of her husband’s relationship with her
“It’s important for you to know…. my husband is a good man. A good, quiet, solid man of simple tastes and pleasures. And yet, somehow, he has managed to love an incredible number and variety of women both before and during our marriage.”
‘Yes, I have six kids under the age of six. And yes, they are all from the same man. Thanks so much for asking.’: Young mom of 6 shares hilarious responses to rude comments
“So here’s a few tips and tricks on how to answer when asked the typical questions big families get.”
‘How are they real life!?’ We were both in awe of the timing of it all.’: High school sweethearts couldn’t be more EXCITED to marry each other
“Growing up I asked my mom how she knew my dad was the one she was going to marry, and she always said, ‘When you know, you know.’ I was in 7th grade when I met Micah.”
Today I Taught Grown Men An Empathy Lesson After Judging Me For Carrying My 6-Year-Old
“A man yelled at me from 30 feet away: ‘What the f–k? Make her walk. That’s what is wrong with kids today.’ I had a choice. Can I make myself feel better by screaming at him or can I teach him something about life?”
I Wear This Two-Piece Bathing Suit So My Daughter Knows Self-Love
“My daughter would question me as to why I wasn’t wearing a two-piece bathing suit. I would tell her, “Mommy just doesn’t feel comfortable in it,” and when she would push for me to explain what I meant I would just deflect the conversation and bring up a new topic.”
Our Son Was Created, Frozen, Thawed, And Grown In His Grandmother’s Womb
“My heart began to race. Here was this woman, my mother-in-law, risking her life to give me the best gift of my life. I tried to hold back my tears.”
Dear Fellow Husbands: This Is What Not To Say To Your Partner
“Chances are you’d still have nothing if she wasn’t right there with you. I know I wouldn’t.”
”Not you, we don’t want you fatty!’ a boy said to me as I was walking with a friend and he called out to us.’
“When I was thin, a guy told me I was ‘too skinny,’ and that ‘only dogs like bones.’ I felt depleted, like I couldn’t win.”
‘My mother committed suicide the summer before I turned fifteen. The pain was too much to face, so I tried burying it.’
“I began experiencing crippling panic attacks. I started drinking heavily. I had fallen into a deep depression. I didn’t have any coping skills, and ended up turning to food.”