“For a long time, I blamed myself. The signs were right in front of me, I was just oblivious.”
‘This is who they are supposed to be.’: Mom opens up about accepting her 3 kids’ autism diagnoses
How I Learned To Find Peace With My Partner’s Different Parenting Style
“I realized I was treating my husband like a child. It has taken me months to learn to let go and control less.”
‘My rock, my biggest fan, my strongest person, was at his weakest.’: Daughter shares life lessons from father lost to suicide
“I remember holding his big, hairy hand, rubbing his big, hairy, navy ship-tattooed forearm, his head on my chest while I rocked him as if the roles were reversed and he was my child and I was his parent.”
Child Mental Illness Is Not On The Rise Because Parents Today Are ‘Too Soft’
‘We have more understanding about mental illness than ever before.”
I Was Diagnosed With ADHD At 33, And It Changed My Life
“Left is me off medication. Right is me on medication.”
‘It’s been 1,455 days since we first started trying for you.’: Woman battling infertility reflects on rollercoaster journey
“This negative test I hold so tightly in my hand may cut me deep now, but I know this won’t last forever.”
Toddlers Who Shared Adorable First Kiss Reunite And Are Making Us Believe In Love Again
“We got each other’s numbers, and from that point on we were glued to our phones texting each other.”
‘Two more doctors rushed in. They were scrambling with the ultrasound machine and saying, ‘Call an ambulance.’: Mom shares emotional pregnancy loss at full term
“My baby was so very still inside me. I wasn’t crying, I was just in shock and rubbing my belly.”
‘The moment I saw ‘habitual aborter’ on my medical chart, my breath was knocked out of me.’: Woman grieving pregnancy loss urges for updated terminology
“Grieving mothers deserve medical care that makes them feel truly cared for.”
‘He painted my nails the other day when I hurt my hand.’: Woman urges ‘this love is worth waiting for’
“If you wait long enough, if you stop telling yourself you’re not settling and you wait – this exists. A person who will let you know, from the very beginning, that you’re the person they’re with forever.”
‘Would you become a vampire if it got rid of your pain permanently?’ For them, it was a fun question. For me, it was real.’: Woman discusses presentation of chronic illness in media
“With pain as a power source, I would be able to easily pop open a can of soda without using my feet to hold the can steady. These scenarios hit differently when you’ve got something chronic and real.”
‘Your baby has a birth defect.’ The beautiful boy with the pouty little lips, gorgeous blue eyes, and full head of hair? It had to be a mistake.’: Mom shares acceptance of baby’s Hirschsprung Disease
“My son had a birth defect, and the reality of it cut through me like a knife.”
The Greatest Challenge With Gentle Parenting Isn’t Teaching My Child How To Regulate Her Emotions, It’s Regulating My Own
“Our inner teenagers are running the show. We live behind our screens, judging others based on superficial things they flaunt on social media, and have hissy fits when someone disagrees with us. How can we expect our children to regulate their emotions if we don’t have a clue how to regulate our own?”
7 Tips For Getting A Workout In As A Busy Mom With Toddlers
“I missed my workouts and I missed feeling like myself. So, I decided right then and there my new motto moving forward would be, ‘Something is better than nothing.’”
‘God saw me. Clutching proof of the unimaginable. My husband was an addict.’: Woman shares God’s role throughout her life
“God did not say what I felt, ‘How pathetic. How could you have missed this?’ Instead, he held my gaze without flinching. He was with me.”
When Raising Teens, Some Nights Will Bring You To Your Knees
“The frustration, exasperation, irritation, slammed doors, stream of angry words, and tears will be too much.”
‘I was holding my breath for an hour, waiting for my husband to call.’: Woman details aftershocks of Brooklyn subway shooting
“The night prior, I walked home by myself in the dark, and I actually felt relatively safe. But this was a disturbing image of everyone’s actual worst nightmare.”
5 Things To Consider When Choosing Childcare
“There’s no denying it. Looking for non-family care for your child is tough.”
‘I went straight to my car to go home. ‘Wait!’ he said, stopping me. ‘I knew I had to act quickly.’: Woman shares beautiful, unexpected love story
“The day I began packing my sedan to move, I got a phone call. If I had chosen differently, I would not have met my special someone.”
‘One day all the dances, flower girl practice, and dressing up leads you to a white dress with an aisle to walk down.’: Mom shares importance of cherishing every moment with your kids
“The first home she ever knew was right inside my belly. And it will always be me she loved first.”
‘You want to hold mommy’s hair?’ She stopped crying a bit and mumbled, ‘Yeah.’: Mom shares realization on breaking generational cycles after daughter’s ‘massive fit’
“I teared up remembering how when I was younger, I would have been picked up and gotten mad at for crying like that, then left to cry. The cycle ends with me, for her.”
‘I didn’t just lose my husband, Vienna’s father, or my best friend. I lost parts of myself.’: Young widow shares raw grief over loss of life she imagined
“Losing Joe didn’t just alter the reality of my marriage, it affected every aspect of my life. Every single one.”
Brooklyn Subway Shooting Survivor Shields Pregnant Woman From Gunfire
“She said, ‘I’m pregnant with a baby.’ I hugged her and then the bum-rush continued.”
‘People ask if Emilio is mine. Without a second thought, I respond, ‘Yes.’: Woman shares beautiful bonus mom journey after toxic relationship
“I wasn’t there to watch him come into this world, but I can’t wait to see what impact he has on it.”
I Must Turn Away Potential Clients For Therapy Every Day, And It Breaks My Heart
“Because people are hurting. Because relationships are suffering. Because the world is too much right now for so many. Because the negativity everywhere is palpable. Because it’s hard to find hope right now. So, be kind to each other.”