“I got it on video and my hand started shaking. I parked my car and jolted upstairs to show my dad, and after a few plays, he too heard what I heard!”
‘Hello’ from the other side: Woman’s deceased sister says ‘hello’ in mysterious radio message
To The Girl Who Hated My Pregnancy Announcement
“To the girl whose heart is so bitter… I love you. I know it’s not fair.”
‘I thought I was ‘exempt’ from PCOS. We picked out baby names, even backup names! The weight gain, the moodiness? This was it! I was pregnant! Oh, how wrong I was.’ Woman with PCOS embarks on emotional infertility journey
“It’s funny how you spend most of your life doing everything in your power to NOT get pregnant. Then you get older, get married, and some have to do everything in your power TO get pregnant. We sat there, listening to every word my doc said, but all I heard was, ‘You can’t have a baby.’ We’d have to pay $17,000. I immediately felt all the blood drain from my body. $433 a MONTH for a child we didn’t even know if we were going to get.”
‘They couldn’t believe I landed a guy as good looking as this – why should I, a curvy girl, get him?’: Woman says ‘we are not our bodies’ in face of judgement
“I’ll be honest. I was taken aback.”
I Pranked My Wife With This Hilariously Spooky Polaroid Photo Shoot
“I sit next to her. ‘Let’s take a picture together…’ We touch noses, and I take the picture. ‘Am I dead?! Am I dreaming?! Am I a vampire?!’ SHE WASN’T IN IT.”
Having A Child With Down Syndrome Is A Blessing
“I was told that he was going to have Down syndrome. At the moment, I didn’t want to hear ‘I’m sorry,’ or that I could terminate my pregnancy. That was never a thought I would ever have.”
‘You know that mom you’re judging because her kid has no shoes on at Target? Yeah, that’s me.’
“Thank you so much for your concern, but I got it. His feet are bare, but he is fine.”
Dear Newborn Parents: You Did It, You Survived Uncharted Territories
“This was a photo my husband never told me he took. Now when I look at this picture, I see something beautiful.”
Dear Husband, I Need More Help
“My responsibility to feed the family, keep the house clean, and take care of the kids is assumed, even as I return to work.”
‘She was stunning. She was angelic. How could she look so perfect, and be so sick?’
“The exact second I stepped into my daughter’s hospital room was the very second the surgeon threw his hands in the air and said, ‘That’s it. There is nothing else we can do.’”
‘Can I ask you a question?’ She called because her son ‘came out’ to her, and she was unsure how to react.’: Gay woman claims ‘loving your person’ is the best way to respond to loved one ‘coming out of the closet’
“This nameless mother called me at the gay bar I work at for advice on how to respond to her son. ‘I don’t want to say anything that may mess him up.’ It really warmed my heart. I’ll never be able to stress just how lonely being an LGBT American can feel. We live in the closet out of fear of rejection. I told her exactly what any of my friends, or bar patrons, or any LGBT person would say: ‘Tell him he is loved and accepted.’”
‘I’ve known my whole life that I would have the opportunity to give my dad one of my kidneys.’
“He will now always have a part of me with him. And I will always have the scars to remind me of this special moment in our lives.”
‘My wedding photos were a huge wake up call. I was only 25, yet over 300 pounds. When I got pregnant, I knew I needed to change. I was FED UP.’: Mom loses 135 pounds, gives birth to ‘healthy, beautiful’ rainbow baby
“I’d waited my entire life to be a mom, but I always felt sick, exhausted, and couldn’t even do small tasks. I was so tired of being overweight! My fitness plan was going great until I received shattering news. ‘The day you meet your son may also be the day you say goodbye.’ I went from feeling on top of the world to hearing the worst news any parent could hear.”
‘In my 28 years of life, I am unsure I have ever seen a love this pure.’: Photographer captures unconditional love between Down Syndrome couple
“Joey began calling Ellie his girlfriend. He tells us he is going to marry her. When they see each other outside of school, they immediately hold hands, hug and look into each other’s eyes. It is as if they know something we do not.”
‘My dog was so persistent.’: Rescue dog detects cancer on owner’s nose, saves her life
“She senses when I’m upset or stressed; I had no idea she’d be able to detect that I had cancer lurking underneath my skin.”
My Nephew Died From An Undiagnosed Sinus Infection—These Are The Symptoms To Watch
“I have been telling his story for people who had no idea this could happen.”
‘EVERYONE STARTED SCREAMING AND RUNNING’: Maryland student recounts Great Mills shooting first hand
“Please pray for us.”
‘They always have police in our school, they’re ready for something like this’: Maryland student in Great Mills shooting calls from lockdown
“I do always feel safe though because they have police at our school.”
‘We’re in the back with the lights off, doors shut and locked’: Heartbreaking texts during Maryland shooting between mother and daughter
“I love you so much.”
Maryland High School’s Resource Officer Deputy Blaine Gaskill Hailed HERO For Ending School Shooting
The school’s resource officer, Deputy Blaine Gaskill, is reportedly being hailed “a true hero” for “saving the lives of the students in the school.”
Got milk? ‘Dairy Godmother’ donates 128 GALLONS of breast milk to mothers in need
“Some mommas would leave with their coolers full, and in tears. To me, it was just doing what was supposed to be done.”
‘I miss my other daddy.’: Foster mom’s heartbreaking account of child’s vulnerable admission
“How do we explain this loss to him? How do we teach him that sometimes goodbyes mean for now, but other times they mean forever?”
Please Stop Telling Moms To ‘Enjoy Every Minute’
“My kids are all past toddlerhood now and I still don’t enjoy every minute. Not even close. I struggle really hard to be present sometimes.”
I Never Thought Infertility Would Be Part Of My Story
“I felt defeated and ashamed, like I was lesser because of my struggles. I realized I wasn’t. I was stronger than I ever thought.”
‘My womb was just the babysitter’: Woman emotionally recounts being a surrogate to ‘miracle’ twins
“All I ever wanted to be was a mom. When we were finished with our family, I wanted to find a way to help someone who was struggling with fertility.”