“The father and son relationship is so vital.”
‘Daddy!’: Deployed Dad Sneaks Into Sleeping Son’s Room For Sweetest Wake-Up Call Ever
‘I’d already checked out when I saw someone carrying a box of ornaments. I couldn’t imagine staring at them for 6 weeks, but I knew my daughter would love them.’: Mom reflects on the sacrifices of motherhood
“I ran to the back of the store, hopeful to find an item I didn’t like.”
Bride And Father Pull Stepdad Out Of His Chair So They Can Both Walk Daughter Down Aisle
“On Kelsey Griffith’s big day, she planned on having her dad walk her down the aisle. Or at least that’s what she and her dad told everyone.”
‘I used to work very hard to make people believe me over the rumors being spread about me. Then one day I stopped.’: Woman shares reminder ‘not everything needs your energy’
“I no longer correct untrue stories about me. What someone says when I’m not in the room is not my business.”
‘A living plush toy.’: Dog with adorably unique Mickey Mouse ears is stealing hearts
“Sometimes two dog breeds mix together to create an unexpectedly adorable creature.”
‘Last Christmas, I didn’t put up a single decoration. I didn’t wrap a single gift.’: Widower celebrates holiday early after last Christmas stolen by grief
“I had just lost my wife, my whole world. You could’ve walked into my house Christmas Eve thinking it was the middle of June.”
Dear Old Me, I Miss The Way You Used To Be Genuinely Happy
“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt your presence.”
‘The hospital days don’t seem as horrific now. If I could relive them, I’d do it in a heartbeat.’: Grieving mom urges ‘soak up every single second’ after losing newborn
“You don’t need to be sorry for me. I’m still one of the lucky ones. This may not be how I imagined Sterling’s life, but I’m thankful he lived at all.”
‘I used to be a life-giver. Now, everything living inside me dies. This one felt like a twist of the knife.’: Mom reflects on life and grief after miscarriage, child loss
“None of us are exempt from heartache, no matter how much we’ve experienced. We can’t live our lives in fear, but we can face reality and prepare our hearts for when the storm hits.”
‘I’d choose a brain-damaged baby over a dead baby any day. People who act like I should be relieved hurt me deeply.’: Bereaved mom exposes stigma toward persons with disability
“When Sterling died, it was tragic. Everyone was shocked and in disbelief — until they learned he was brain-damaged when he died. Suddenly, people acted as if we were lucky we didn’t have to live the rest of our lives with a disabled child, as if God performed some mercy killing and we should be grateful.”
An Ode To The Women Who Support Hard-Working Men
“Being a wife to a hard-working man is NOT easy.”
From Heroin To Home-Owner: Single Teen Mom Shares How Daughter Helped Her Overcome Addiction & Poverty
“I look at her every day and know my life has become what it is today because of her.”
‘OMG I can’t believe you are 47.’: Mom urges ‘I’m alive to live this life to the fullest, and I will do just that’
“Life is good—no matter how busy, uncertain, or challenging.”
‘I was introduced as Raymond from ‘back in the day.’ REALLY? That was the moment I realized I was an old-timer.’: 65-year-old comes to terms with age, old-fashioned way of doing things
“That moment when you suddenly realize that you’re an old-timer and you’d really never thought of it that way before.”
Take Photos With Loved Ones This Holiday Season, It Might Be Your Last Chance
“I had no idea she would pass just 3 days later.”
‘We had made a place in our homes and hearts for the child we were going to adopt. It hurt like someone had died.’: Mom’s miracle births, adoption after infertility battle, failed adoption
“I remember sitting in the nursery almost every night, rocking in the glider and smiling. I have experienced multiple physical miscarriages, but they did not hurt me as much as this news did.”
‘I lost my capacity to bathe. Drowning, my depression took a dark, deep turn. And then came the muffins.’: Trauma survivor touched by friend’s kindness long after ‘world moved on’
“The meals stopped. The last sympathy card was sent. People stopped asking about our challenges. As the world moved on without me, my circumstances remained the same. But every year, you remember us.”
‘No, this is not my husband holding our newborn daughter. He is not my brother, cousin, or a friend I’ve known a lifetime.’: Mom thanks neonatologist for kindness through loss, birth of child
“This is the same doctor who I looked up at in between deep howls as we kissed our son goodbye two years ago. The same doctor who attended our son’s funeral. The same doctor who called and reached out countless times after our son’s passing, just to check on us. This time, these were tears of joy.”
‘I’m seeing something.’ My heart sank. This is it. I’ve lived a good life. She pointed to the screen. ‘That’s a yolk sac.’: Mom’s ovarian mass ultrasound turned surprise baby discovery
“I shot him a text: ‘Brace yourself. I have news.’ Would he be mad? Excited? Scared? He called immediately.”
‘I’d lie on the bathroom floor and tell God I was ready; he could take me. I’ll never be fully healed.’: Mom loses 6-day-old son to rare metabolic disorder, shares reality of grief
“One of the worst parts of all this is how gravely mistaken society is on what death and grief are actually like. As horrific as it is to simply imagine the loss of a child, it still doesn’t even graze the surface of what this pain is truly like.”
‘How could this active, healthy boy need surgery? How could I care for him after major surgery of my own?’: Mom shares ‘blessings’ after kidney donation, son’s open-heart surgery
“I struggled with the idea I scheduled his surgery in the middle of baseball season, and he may never be able to play baseball again. I felt like I was taking the joy from my son.”
‘I had no one who could relate, no one I could talk to. I needed to help women like me, to make their voices heard.’: Endometriosis warrior becomes nurse, fertility coach to advocate for others
“The women I saw in the clinic needed more. They needed someone to help them navigate their journey, a listening ear. You never think something like this could happen to you, until it does.”
‘From birth, he began growing in length and weight. Judgement was cast from others who’d never seen anything like our boy before. Doctors were hitting dead ends.’: Bardet Biedl warrior diagnosed after 5-year quest for answers
“One day I went to grab the mail, only to find a surprise letter that took me off my guard. I immediately scanned the letter with my phone app and emailed it to his primary care pediatrician. ‘Am I reading what I think I am?’ Literally in shock, after over 1826 days, I was holding a letter that confirmed Joshua, our boy.”
‘It’s tears one minute, big kisses the next. Stares from strangers who think they know better. Every day, you wrack your brain wondering where you went wrong.’: Wild child mom urges ‘they are nothing short of incredible’
“It’s hard. Like, really, really hard. But do you know something? That wild child of yours. They are every good part of your soul and every brave bone you are missing.”
Please Don’t Judge Me, But I’m 43 And I Think I May Be In Love With Harry Styles
“I thought I was doing my daughter a favor. I thought I was along for the ride. Then, within minutes of stepping on stage, Mr. Harry Styles did this little shimmy dance move and my jaw quite literally dropped.”