“To put it bluntly, it’s like sipping on the world’s greatest champagne while people chugging warm Kool-Aid pity you for it.”
My Reality As A Father To A 7-Year-Old With Non-Verbal Autism
‘As a police officer, I always trusted my gut. But this time felt different. My heart was pounding, my thoughts scattering. I knew something was about to happen.’
“I slowed my breathing down and prepared for entry. As I touched the door knob…BAM! I never saw it coming! My vision was gone. I heard several loud bangs. On the radio I could hear, ‘OFFICER DOWN!’ What? ‘Wait a minute. Am I the officer down?!’ The next thing I remember I was in a weird place, swelling and turning blue.”
‘As a kid, I hated being black’: Student overcomes addiction, poverty, ADHD and mental illness to excel, attend HARVARD
“I am here today because I had a teacher who believed in me.”
‘Does your child have any special challenges I should be aware of?’ Mom’s journey through Autism and Lyme Disease
“How could I tell his new teacher just how much my son has to overcome because his mama simply isn’t like the other moms in his class?”
‘I felt a huge smile creep across my face’: Blind bride’s incredible moment finding her dream wedding dress
“I could feel my face changing and lighting up. I thought to myself, ‘Oh my God, I actually got the feeling and I can’t even see myself!”
‘Don’t worry! I have been keeping it on ice all afternoon!’: Flight attendant rescues ‘flabbergasted’ mom’s lost breast milk after Disney trip
“I could not believe my ears. Not only had he found it, but I was overwhelmed to hear how much he cared about its worth. I was a perfect stranger.”
‘They just placed our children inside of my mother.’: Mom is ‘blessed’ to be surrogate for cancer-stricken daughter’s twins
“I could not think of a better person than the woman who is my best friend, the woman who gave birth to me.”
You May Be Accidentally Contributing To Your Child’s Disorganization—Here’s How To Fix It
“Let your child fail.”
‘They have no idea I’m graduating.’: Son’s incredible surprise for parents after he vowed to ‘never disappoint them again’
“They thought they were posing for a family photo shoot for a project… little did they know it was my graduation announcement.”
‘Our doctors have told us to go home and make memories.’: Dad’s desperate plea for terminally ill daughter whose cancer treatments stopped working
“Nothing could actually be wrong with my child right? That just happens to other people’s children; not mine.”
I Am Much More Than JUST The Foster Parent
“Let me share with you ‘just’ what I really am.”
‘I picked up every pregnancy test. ‘I’d be ashamed if I was your father. You should be more careful.’ I wanted to jump down his throat.’: Woman battling infertility finally gets ‘miracle baby’ after miscarriage
“I became a ‘peeing on a stick’ addict. I nervously walked up to the counter and placed them down hoping to not be judged. Lo and behold, the cashier was a 16-year-old boy who clearly had no clue he was about to spark a fire in me. ‘I’m trying to have a child and it’s not easy for my husband and me.’ I was 28 years old, how on earth could this be real?”
‘You’re a beautiful woman and no matter who you become, I love you.’: Transgender woman shares grandma’s words of acceptance, ‘It was one of the happiest moments of my life’
“You’ve always been so kind and sensitive. Now I see femininity in those memories. I’m proud of you for recognizing who you are and living as your true self.”
‘I struggled enormously with how to love a baby who was going to die’: Mom’s grief over losing her ‘proudest accomplishment’ after only 444 days
“The day after she turned seven months old, we took her home from hospital again. I didn’t realize this at the time, but this was the day she smiled at me for the last time.”
‘She saved my life.’: Teen sexual abuse survivor credits pregnancy for being ‘guiding light’ to graduate
“The second I saw that beautiful face I realized I had meaning in this world. The struggles, worries and doubt faded away, and at that very second I knew we were going to be okay.”
Sometimes I’m Grateful My Son Has Autism
“That may sound like a terrible thing to say, but in some ways, I think, I hope, it shields him.”
12 Experiments To Test If You’re Ready To Have Kids
“If all of this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, then you are ready to be a parent!”
‘Oh my gosh I’m going to die’: Woman saves her own life with stunning, 231 pound weight loss transformation
“I never thought I would go from 356 pounds to 125 pounds.”
The silent tragedy affecting today’s children
“Our children are in a devastating emotional state! Talk to teachers and professionals who have been working in the field for the last 15 years.”
I am falling in love with someone who has a mental disease
“What he needs is someone who won’t go away, just like people have gone away when I have told them about my illness.”
It’s The Final Weeks Of School Before Summer, And I No Longer Give Any Sh*ts
“I am done with that mess now. See also: the signing of reading logs, the reading of important papers, the forcing my children to take showers, and the packing of nutritious lunches.”
‘This perfect, precious little girl, in one itty bitty moment, completed our family, healed my heart, and made us parents’
“She was placed in my arms and I knew without a doubt that it had always been her. All of the hard and messy and ugly, for her.”
‘She has NEVER said a word. We have been building to this moment for 5 years.’ Mom’s moment with non-verbal autistic daughter
“I whipped around and asked her ‘Did you just say Mama?’ and she laughed then said it again!”
‘Eating was encouraged’: Man drops a whopping 77 pounds after deciding ‘enough is enough’ about being a ‘very fat kid’
“I had never kissed a girl, I was scared to meet people out of fear of what they’d think of me, I refused to look at photos I was in because I felt disgusted. It was time to make a change.”