“Grief comes from love. If we never had to love, we wouldn’t miss it. Celebrate the awesome beauty, but don’t diminish the pain.”
‘When I met her parents, it was the morning after my senior prom. We could barely see through our tears.’: Birth mom expresses the grief behind adoption
‘Today is a bad day, and that’s okay. The bad days aren’t every day.’: Mom shares encouraging message for overwhelmed parents
“Some days, I feel so much pressure. It’s almost suffocating. So when I have a bad day like today, please don’t ask me if I’m fine. I’m not fine today. But I know I will be tomorrow.”
‘You won’t love your ballerinas or your baby dolls forever. Each day you’ll grow bigger, smarter, more independent.’: Mom cherishes little moments with her daughter while she can
“I’ll do my best to relax, and appreciate who you are in this moment. And I’ll try not to worry about everything that’s calling me away from you. Because tomorrow you’ll be bigger, and I don’t want to miss today.”
‘I shook her hand and—BAM—lightning! I literally felt a shock when our hands met. I couldn’t stop thinking about her.’: Woman comes out later in life, urges ‘it’s never too late’
“We texted every day. I’d never met someone I clicked with as much. A part of me knew we would get married someday. I felt fully known and seen by her.”
‘Not all heroes wear capes.’: Uber driver goes above and beyond to help distraught teen passenger during 1-95 Virginia disaster
“I’m happy it was me that was her driver. Any other driver, I’m not sure what would have happened.”
‘I realized I couldn’t remember the last time I had used the bathroom. The more I tried to go, the more pain I was in.’: Lupus warrior shares journey with multiple chronic illnesses
“I needed my boys to know mommy was okay, and we would get back to normal. But nothing was normal. I still had no feeling in my bladder. I thought my life was over, but I was so wrong.”
‘My father looked right at me and said, ‘I can’t do this.’ I spent my childhood bouncing around from home to home.’: Former foster youth urges ‘you are enough’
“All those moments feeling alone, lost, and unloved helped me become the strong and resilient woman I am.”
The Biggest Parenting Lesson: You Are Not (Always) In Control
“Every day, I must put forth a certain level of trust things will be okay. I can’t be there for every fall. I can’t self-diagnose her every ailment on Web MD. And I certainly can’t spend my days asking myself, ‘what if.'”
‘Hug the ones you love. Relish today.’: 15-year-old hockey player dies after neck lands on teammate’s ice skate blade
“Routine play turned tragic accident.”
At 17, He Was Months Shy Of Aging Out Of The Foster Care System—Now, He Has A Second Chance At Life
“When he arrived, he did everything in his power to try and sway my decision on taking him in. He was angry, because for the 7th time, he would be meeting a new family. He told me many stories to try and scare me away, but no matter what he would say to me, I sat and listened.”
Adorable Experiment Shows Even Blindfolded Kids Always Know Their Mom
The moms in waiting couldn’t help but tear up.
‘The mole on the back of your neck is possibly cancerous. Please go see a doctor!’: Hockey fan who saved stranger’s life mid-game receives 10k for medical school expenses
“She’s a hero.”
‘I know what society says about dads, and they deserve way more recognition. They do hard stuff too.’: Wife challenges stereotype, crediting dads for their effort
“I’ve seen all the memes and videos. I’ve heard all the jokes. But sometimes those stereotypes get it wrong.”
‘It’s confusing, this motherhood business. But it’s beautiful.’: Woman shares changes, new ‘states of being’ after becoming a mother
“To live in a state of tension between opposite feelings and states of being. To be human when little people are expecting you to be superhuman. A business that has made me the strange being I am today.”
‘Watching Oprah, topic of hoarders came on. I thought, ‘Oh wow. This is my mom. This is an actual mental illness.’: Woman shares journey with family of hoarders
“I saw my grandmother open our gate, place a lamp from our neighbor’s garbage next to our door. A five-foot fake tree, an actual barrel of clothing, a big polar bear with an obvious spill on it. Living amongst it all was seriously frustrating.”
The Things I Wish I Knew At 19
“I was holding my 19-year-old face with my 42-year-old hands and tears were streaming down both of our faces.”
I Want The Kind Of Marriage That Makes My Kids Want To Get Married
“We built a foundation before having children, and it was the best thing we could have done.”
‘Some days I still feel anxious. Irritable. Sad. Yet, I’m grounded. I haven’t lost my footing.’: Woman shares how antidepressants have boosted her mental health
“If you are hurting, hiding, or lost today. If your mind won’t stop racing or your sadness doesn’t match your circumstances. If you can’t get that brick off your chest or catch your breath — maybe it’s time to get some help.”
‘Sometimes I’m afraid to talk about the extra. The extra challenges, the extra hardships, the extra care a child with a disability needs.’: Mom shares touching moment with special needs son, advocates for acceptance
“Somehow, people who need more are still seen as people who are less.”
‘Mom, you need to work out.’ When I realized I wasn’t able to run around with her, she became my ‘why.’: Mom shares health journey for daughter, ‘She makes all the struggles worthwhile’
“I have maintained, lost, and gained the same 10 pounds over and over again. She makes sure I never give up. Knowing I am setting a good example makes it all worth it.”
6-Year-Old Rallies Hockey Team With Cutest Pre-Game Speech
He may only be 6 years old, but Callan Perks is already reaching his goals.
‘A young lady in purple scrubs stopped ahead of us. ‘Did you really just do that?’ She teared up.’: Sisters share multiple acts of kindness with compassionate nurse
“Odd thing about having a moment like this with a stranger while wearing a mask – eyes are all you can see. Hers were pure kindness. I’ll never forget that special moment.”
‘I was the middle child of 3 and the only child placed for adoption. It was the most selfless thing my birth mom ever did.’: Adoptee reconnects with biological family, loses birth mom to addiction
“In 2004, social media such as Facebook or MySpace were only just coming about, so the chances of finding her were slim to none. It didn’t stop me from trying to search, though. I never thought anything of it after that night, until 3 months later when the phone rang.”
This Pandemic May Be Confusing, But It’s Clear Today’s Youth Is Growing Into The Most Resilient Humans We’ve Ever Seen
“They are the most resilient bunch of kindhearted, humbly self-aware, others-focused, socially responsible, humor-wielding, and good-to-the-core humans this world has ever seen. And I’m here for it. I can’t wait for it. I’m grateful to live in their presence.”
‘It just happened. There was no planning. Little by little, the whole neighborhood started doing it.’: Act of kindness inspires community to connect in uniquely special way
“It made me look up, literally and figuratively, above all the things that were dragging me down. It was light pushing back the darkness.”