“I forgot about everything around me and kept my focus on her, which wasn’t hard to do. I mean come on, did you see her in those pictures?”
‘I knew immediately she was the one’: Girlfriend moved to tears when styled photo shoot turns into SURPRISE PROPOSAL
Marriage Isn’t About Your Happiness
“If you’re getting married with your own happiness as your main goal, you will be disappointed in a severe way.”
‘I’ve never kissed a girl on the lips’: Why this couple WAITED to share their first kiss
“I really wanted the woman I was going to marry to be the only woman I had ever kissed.”
‘I received devastating news about a past student of mine. The kind of news that shakes you to your core.’: Woman describes difficulty of teaching at the poverty level, but how it’s worth it because ‘another child feels safe enough to give you a piece of their heart’
“When I went into the teaching profession, people told me it would be difficult. The state testing will be crushing. The pay will be dismal. But this news? Nobody prepared me for that.”
‘I was going to die before I turned 30’: Woman loses incredible 155 pounds to be ‘someone people could look up to’
“I thought I could never lose weight, that I would always be miserable with myself and never change. But I did.”
‘Promposals are overrated. Let’s do the real thing’: 18-year-old high school sweethearts ENGAGED on prom night
“My mom started tearing up. I remember telling her, ‘Mom stop it’s not a wedding, it’s prom.’ That’s when I saw him, on one knee, holding such a beautiful ring.”
What I Wish I Knew, From A Teacher Turned Special Needs Parent
“I labeled this child ‘weird’ and the mom ‘crazy.’ I owe them both a huge apology.”
Parents—When In Doubt, Just Cut The Dang Grapes
“This sweet soul had to be operated on, under general anesthetic to remove the grape.”
Dear Parents: When You See A New Mom In Your Playgroup, TALK TO HER
“Some days we are all we have.”
To The Mom Hiding In Her Bathroom
“To the mom who is so tired she feel likes she can’t function anymore and would do anything to lay down and get the rest she needs.”
This Is What A Knight In Shining Armor Looks Like In Your 40s
“Young ones, watch how he treats you when Instagram isn’t looking.”
Today, I Witnessed A Love Like No Other
“‘I know you can’t hear me,’ he whispered. ‘But, I love you.’ And his tears fell.”
‘Dear You: I am terrified. I am so scared. Because the last time I felt this way, he left. It was out of his control.’
“I will push you away. I will sabotage and pick fights. I will try to get you to leave. I am afraid to feel like everything is out of my control again.”
‘I felt like a complete fake. Do people really think I can do it all and be so carefree?’ Mom’s guilt over juggling career and kids
“Why are we so hard on ourselves? Why do we hold ourselves to standards that no one can attain?”
‘She used to do puzzles, she can’t do them anymore.’: Daughter’s tearful realization about her mother’s dementia
“The mother that did all those things for all of us is now waiting for us to direct her, to hold her so she’s not scared, to make it better when she hurts, and most of all, to love her unconditionally. We have come full circle, and we are ready.”
‘Are you OK with this?’: Mom’s tearful goodbye to her foster son
“He was only supposed to be mine for four months. But then things changed.”
‘I have a stalker. She follows me everywhere, and I worry that she is ruining my life.’
“It wasn’t until I became a mother, that she tried to take complete control of my life.”
‘He is her protector, it’s not my role anymore.’: With daughter in ICU, emotional moment father accepts boyfriend has taken his place
“We always knew Bryan loved her, but we never truly understood the depth of that young love until that day—a day we watched their young love experience a very adult situation.”
The 15 Habits That Raise Responsible Kids
Here are 15 everyday strategies guaranteed to increase your child’s “response-ability” quotient.
‘Autism is isolating’: Mom lays out clear cut ways to help maintain a sense of ‘community’ for severely autistic daughter
“Sadie’s first birthday celebration was standing room only, and her 2nd birthday party was just my family of four. We were alone in this journey.”
‘Staring at my roommate’s firearm, I called my brother in an attempt to save myself from what I thought could be my ultimate way out. Something had to change.’
“Labeling a mental illness can feel embarrassing, demeaning, and vulnerable but labeling my depression ended up giving me the courage to combat it through healthy living.”
To My Birth Mother: I Don’t Think We’ll Ever Meet, But I Already Know You
“I am adopted, and I am so very lucky.”
This Little Blue Pill Is My Lifeline
“Mental illness is a disease. I will die with this disease, but it will not kill me. It will not control how I live.”
10 Quick Ways To Get Out Of A Bad Mood
Something got you down? Here’s how to get back up, and fast.
To the Graduating Class of 2018: ‘Please don’t make the same mistake. Don’t put your family through what we are going through.’
“Our bodies were numb. We immediately felt empty and completely alone inside. ‘How can this nightmare be real?'”