“The anxiety and paranoia was so overwhelming that most days I would come home from work just sobbing to my husband.”
My Silent Struggle With Postpartum Anxiety
‘I tell her I have her ring and she starts crying’: Daughter recounts mom with dementia’s anguish over beloved ‘missing’ ring
“What? I’m going to cry. You have my ring? Carl, she has my ring.”
‘It started with the dreams, but then it got real. I couldn’t deny it anymore.’: Grieving wife finds ‘signs, winks’ EVERYWHERE from late husband
“Before he got sick, we used to joke about ghosts and spirits. He would make fun of me and taunt me with things like Ouija boards. I told him if anything ever happened to me, I was going to come back and prove that spirits can come around. He laughed and said, ‘Okay, I’ll come back and show you, too.’ And boy, has he been showing me.”
As A Dad, I’ve Never Known Exhaustion In The Same Way A Mom Does
“I came home to a gourmet cooked meal, clean house, and somehow a load of washing had been done, folded, and put away! Like my wife somehow has 4 extra hours in the day the rest of us mere mortals don’t get.”
Parents Who Refuse To Do These 13 Things Have Mentally Strong Kids
“Give up the bad habits that rob kids of mental strength.”
He Gave Me A House Before A Ring, And That’s OK
“I’ve been told: ‘Y’all are too young for that.’ ‘Y’all are rushing things.’ ‘That’s not the Christian way of doing things.’ ‘If you move in with a guy before he proposes, he will get comfortable and never pop the question.'”
‘This complete stranger was my angel on earth.’: Grateful mom searching for AIRPORT MYSTERY MAN who ‘insisted’ he help her family
“I’d love to offer a proper thank you and let the world know how amazing this man was for my family. A complete stranger didn’t have to help me, but he did with an open heart. I’ll never forget him.”
My Daughter Was Suffocated To Death By A Teddy Bear—This Is My Story
“All I think about now is what if I just left it empty? She would still be here maybe with just a small bump on her head.”
‘3 dads, 2 kids.’: How these epic ‘bonus parents’ make co-parenting work because they ‘owe it to their children’
“Slowly, the hurt went away, the appreciation grew, and somewhere in all of that, friendships developed.”
‘I didn’t want my heart broken again.’: Wheelchair user finds her ‘true, unconditional love’ after trying to ‘self-sabotage’ the relationship
“He never once made me feel insecure about my disability and never once asked me what my disability meant for my future.”
10 Reasons Why Today’s Teenagers Are So Anxious
“Although kids give the impression that they’d like to be in charge, deep down they know they aren’t capable of making good decisions. They want their parents to be leaders.”
‘I was crying my eyes out, rocking back and forth, my body shook in terror’: Autistic man shares incredible experience with airline
“I was still shaking and crying, but this time I was crying tears of thankfulness.”
‘More than a device to watch videos. A way to help James communicate.’ Boy with Autism touched by act of kindness at Apple store
“There are no words to accurately describe how grateful I am he took the time to ‘meet us right where we were.’”
Not Naughty: 10 Ways Kids Appear To Be Acting Bad But Aren’t
Any effort toward being 100 percent consistent with boundaries, limits, and routines will seriously improve children’s behavior.
‘There is no heartbeat.’: Devastated mom gives birth to ‘sleeping angel’ stillborn
“They do not give you a guide on how to grieve when you lose a child. While situations like this can tear a family apart, it made mine so much stronger.”
‘That was the best day of my life.’: After bullying, little boy’s disabilities ‘go away’ during Avengers superhero transformation
“We decided to teach Jackson to fight back. We helped him realize that he can be confident and proud of who he is.”
As A Birth Photographer, I Will Never Forget This One Father’s Tears Of Joy
“It’s so beautiful he’s not afraid to show emotions like this, and I’m hoping more men can let go and do the same.”
‘Every baby should be loved and have the opportunity to truly live before they die’: Terminally ill children adopted by selfless woman
“I want them to be in my arms when they die. Held, peaceful, and loved to the very end.”
As A Military Spouse, My Husband Is Gone A Lot—But I Am NOT A Single Mom
“A well-meaning friend recently said to me, ‘I don’t know how you do everything you do all alone. Your husband is gone so much, you are like a single mom!’ My dear, sweet friend, I love you, and I know you were trying to compliment me. But, no, my life is nothing like that of a single mom.”
This Photo Was Taken On One Of The Worst Days I’ve Had As A Mom
“THIS is the dark side of parenting they don’t tell you about in books.”
‘For 6 months I would be 23 and go through menopause’: Military spouse’s heartbreaking journey to get pregnant
“With my husband leaving for Syria just a month later, we were not left with much of a choice.”
‘This woman needs to be commended’: Stranger’s act of kindness for family in airport will leave you in tears
“The agent kept talking about her goosebumps while the man hugged the woman and asked for her name.”
‘I’m so sorry. I can’t find the heartbeat’: Husband’s gripping account of pregnancy journey ‘nobody talks about it’
“You don’t want to hate people. You don’t. I think babies are beautiful. I think kids are awesome, but you can’t help the jealousy. The envy. The resentment.”
‘This too is beautiful. This too is a miracle.’: Birth photographer empowers C-section moms
“I hope these photos are shared and embraced for all of us mothers who didn’t get the ‘ideal’ birth, who thought that our bodies were broken, who didn’t get to see our child take his or her first breath.”
‘It was time to go and get our girl, and NOTHING was going to keep us from bringing her home.’ After violent home invasion, mom embarks on emotional adoption journey to ‘heal’ her broken family
“I was bitter, I was losing hope. The home I carefully built and nurtured was destroyed in a burning blaze of rage, violence, and fear. Then, I received a photo in my inbox of a smiling little girl with long eyelashes. I was in love the second I saw her.”