“Please look for the silver linings – as I was so fortunate to witness this evening.”
‘Can I help you on, sir?’: Man’s simple act of kindness for elderly man who was ‘a little scared’ goes a long way
To All The Dads Out There: Take More Pictures
“You can take a million perfect selfies, but the pictures your kids will appreciate when they are older are ones like this. The pictures I WILL appreciate when my kids are grown, are the ones like this.”
Moms, It’s Up To Us To Raise Daughters Who Don’t Tear Each Other Down
It’s time we all act as role models and empower the women around us, today.
‘I couldn’t get to her fast enough. I felt helpless.’: Mom warns of treadmill burn dangers after 3-year-old was caught between belt and wall
“My 3-year-old daughter climbed on a treadmill at a relative’s house and turned it on full speed, and then she fell on the moving belt and got caught between the belt and the wall. Everything felt like it was moving in slow motion. When I heard the machine come on and then her screaming, I felt like I was running in tar or I had concrete blocks on my feet.”
‘I’ve been the mom whose card was declined at check out. But I survived it.’
“There will always be bad, crappy moments, but bad moments are not bad mothers.”
‘Daddy Poo, will you take Davey with you tomorrow, everywhere you go?’ Tattooed and bearded, 6’2 man parades around store with doll
“Daaaaaddy? Can you buy Davey some clothes while you’re out? And will you take pictures for me?”
‘I thought I was going to be alone forever.’: Man makes magical DIY Harry Potter gift for ‘perfect’ girlfriend
“I wiped the tears from her eyes and told her my love looks a lot like this chest and I will love her until the day I die.”
‘8 days. It was only 8 days from the day of receiving her diagnosis to her passing’: Mom’s heartbreak as daughter goes from ear infection to fatal cancer
“Right before we left, we knew she was fighting an ear infection, and since it is fairly common in babies, we left the state with the doctor’s okay. All I could think about was, ‘How did I miss this? I am her mother. I see her every day. She grew inside of me for 38 weeks. How did I not see this?’”
‘Babies don’t have strokes! Or so we thought.’ Mom warns of son’s pediatric stroke in the womb, wasn’t aware until he was 6 months old
“It was a massive stroke. Big enough to kill a grown man. It was horrifying. This could not be happening to us.”
‘When she sent me a video of her singing, I knew immediately she was my daughter.’: Egg donor meets daughter decades later
“She also goes to USC and sings in the very same acapella group I directed all those years ago!”
Dear Parents: One Day, You’re Going To Miss The Chaos
“This won’t last forever.”
‘I’m broken emotionally’: Woman’s infertility battle captured in this breathtakingly powerful photo
“Infertility is a loss. The death of a dream. I needed my voice to be heard. I needed to show people what I was feeling, because there are no words for a grief so strong.”
‘The exact moment she fell completely in love with him’ After 60 hours, mom meets her premature baby
“I hope this video can show people love is the most important thing in anyone’s life. Without it we simply exist, when the goal is to live.”
Dad Surprises Daughter With Shaved Head When She Wakes From Brain Surgery
“I have never felt more love than I have in that moment.”
‘There is no heartbeat.’: Mom turns devastating stillbirth at full term into opportunity to make a difference for ‘other parents who will walk this road’
“Over and over I sobbed into Tony’s neck, ‘I’m so sorry.’ I carried her. I should have kept her safe. What did I do wrong? Did I sleep on my back? Maybe I shouldn’t have eaten that lunchmeat. Why didn’t I make my doctor induce that morning?”
‘I went from my chaotic life at home, to being homeless, to living with my Vice Principal and her family.’
“I never gave up on my dreams and I am still learning to accept the love I have been given. I know now that my mom was wrong and I don’t have to prove that to anyone.”
‘I was a victim, but I am a survivor’: Woman’s miraculous journey from scarring physical abuse, to severe PTSD, to ‘hope and happiness’
“15 years after my trauma, I am still learning to love my body for what it is, scars and all. It has taken a long time for me to be comfortable showing them, but they are mine and they remind me how far I have come. Your trials in life will make or break you. I was a victim, but I am a survivor.”
Mom Confession: I Feel Like I’m Absolutely Drowning
“As I sit here in my living room looking around, I see a pair of my husband’s shoes, a plastic little people camel, my vacuum, a cereal bowl, a dog bone, and the remnants of a party that took place 5 days ago. I see clutter. It’s all around me and it’s making me depressed.”
‘Why can’t she stay? But we’re her brothers.’ Mom details heartbreaking foster care experience
“The next time I see that all-too-familiar phone number pop up on my caller ID, asking if we are willing and able to open up our hearts and take in another child who needs us to sacrifice everything we have in order to love them for an undetermined amount of time…I already know what my answer will be.”
‘Dementia took the only thing my grandmother had left from her, the ability to breathe. These last moments will last with me for eternity.’
“Getting to hear my grandmother tell me ‘I love you too’ still makes me emotional. Although being unresponsive at points, she knew who I was.”
‘Stay in your own lane.’ How a car crash reminded this mom of what’s important in life
“Just drive in your own car, honey. Full speed ahead.”
‘You Don’t Deserve To Pass. Change My Mind.’ Teacher’s hilarious attempt to reason with failing student
“I was all set for my meeting with the student that missed more than 30 classes this semester and emailed me to set up an appointment to talk about his grade.”
How I Am Redefining Divorce And Co-Parenting Like A Pro
“The top two photos were taken when Adam and I were married. The bottom two, taken nearly one year and over two years after our divorce was finalized.”
I Let My Daughters See My Perfectly Imperfect Body
“My hope is that my daughters will always stand tall, confident in the knowledge that their body is a gift from God…and love it.”
‘Our beautiful girl has been subjected to awful bullying at school.’
“I spent 90 mins with the police as they tried to determine if it was photographing and distribution of pornographic material.”