“My husband looked shell-shocked with a one-year-old baby in each arm. ‘How are we going to do this? We already have two babies.’ I was feeling nauseous and extremely hungry. I also couldn’t stop sleeping.”
‘As I snapped photos of our barely 1-year-old twins, I jokingly said to my husband, ‘Maybe I’m pregnant!’: Woman births twins, third child after infertility battle, navigates Eosinophilic Esophagitis
‘Don’t you want a child of your own?’ I do have a child of my own. She’s our child in every sense of the word.’: Mom shares grief and anxiety in international adoption journey
“It was hard being in the dark, but it was even harder thinking over and over again we weren’t good enough to be chosen. Grief and anxiety cause irrational fears and feelings of unworthiness, which was exactly what I was tackling. My poor husband felt powerless to help.”
‘What are we…? What is this…?’ I immediately felt safe and cared for, and, for the first time, completely loved.’: After coming out, gay dads share beautiful blended family journey
“After years of marriage, we each found ourselves in a very dark place. I called him the first time he dropped his kids off at their mom’s house; he walked me through coming home to an empty apartment. Suddenly, we weren’t alone.”
‘How am I 21 and this sick?’ The pain was excruciating. I saw the ER staff more than I saw my child.’: Single mom, abuse survivor shares battle with rare Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
“I was at Walmart with my daughter, and I went completely blank. I lost all vision, and everything turned dark. My shunt broke. My heart shattered on the Walmart floor that afternoon. I felt absolutely hopeless.”
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“Love knows no bounds.”
‘You are bold, you are brilliant, you are beautiful!’: 2-year-old captures hearts with adorable positive affirmations
“I need to do it for both of us.”
‘He was beyond putrid.’: Neglected dog with multiple infections transforms after adopted by forever family
“They nursed him from the brink of life when just his smell could have repulsed a person.”
‘One more time, just one last time,’ he said. And on our final cycle, we successfully had our twin girls.’: After 8 cycles of IVF, triplet loss, couple welcome twin girls with autism, ‘We love without limits’
“After losing our sons, I remember telling Andrew I was done fighting, I just couldn’t endure another round of despair. Pregnancy after loss is scary and it’s hard. I was constantly battling grief and gratitude, the hard days mixed in with hope for the future, juggling the fears and joys all at the same time.”
‘You’re just a whiny child.’ The doctor sent me home with pain medication. It was a miracle I survived through the night.’: Woman with rare chronic illness shares childhood spent in hospitals
“Before the doctor could even speak, I cursed and yelled at him profusely. I blamed the hospital, doctors, and my parents for the trauma I experienced. I just wanted to be left alone.”
‘SWAT, OPEN THE DOOR!’ Awakened into a nightmare, my husband was their suspect.’: Woman overcomes parental loss, abusive relationship, ‘I went from prison wife to purposed-filled life’
“Across the ages of 11, 21, and 31, abundant life did not seem possible. I knew after all I had endured in my life this would not break me. I would fight. I would fight for my children and my family.”
‘The fetus has a condition not yet recorded in medical history.’ Only a teen, I was told I couldn’t care for a child with special needs.’: Teen mom says ‘my heart glows’ after birthing medically complex child
“I noticed the ultrasound tech go back to his head and neck to rescan it. I brushed it off as first time mom fears. Then I got the call. ‘You should seriously consider your options here.’ I was now a high risk teen mom, who didn’t have a mom.”
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“I once read caring for a child with specials is equivalent to caring for an infant. But for years.”
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“These leggings will be long gone, little elbows and knees won’t prod us in our sleep, and date nights will have no curfew. And we’ll get to know each other again, when only two jackets hang at the door. But for now, the future can wait a little longer.”
‘Brothers by chance, friends by choice.’: Mom in awe after sons adorably become instant BFFs
“We were worried when we brought home baby brother that he would be jealous. Turns out, we brought him his new best friend for life.”
‘It was meant to be.’: Deaf man gives neglected deaf puppy ‘forever home’
“The plea read, ‘All of his siblings have been adopted. Even though he may be deaf, he is still an AMAZING little pup with so much love to give.'”
What Hit Netflix Show ‘Maid’ Got Wrong About Child Welfare
“As a seasoned foster mama, here’s the problem with ‘Maid’ that I haven’t been able to shake since watching the show.”
‘I was flipping through his Facebook photos and I saw this. Three years before I met my husband.’: Woman shares reminder gender stereotypes are not truth
“This photo of my husband holding his niece was taken 13 years ago. The joy in his eyes holding his sweet little niece melted my entire heart. And I knew he was telling me the truth.”
‘This is a nice place you got here, old man.’: Dad has cutest reaction to daughter’s surprise visit after almost 3 years apart
“Oh my god! Oh my god!”
‘I immediately saw her and was drawn. But there was just one thing: I had two babies.’: Single mom shares LGBT love story after abusive relationship
“Leaving after our last fight was the easy part. I knew I couldn’t let my boys be raised in a home like this. She reignited the life in me.”
‘I couldn’t believe she was here in my arms.’: 39 years after forced apart due to race, high school sweethearts get 2nd chance at love
“We have 39 lost years, but we are looking forward to a really great future.”
‘Scarlett’s 14th birthday came around and no one showed up. A friend told me, ‘I don’t want my daughter to witness a seizure.’: Special needs mom touched by friend’s act of kindness for daughter’s Sweet 16
“This was Cinderella getting to go to the ball and Angela was her Fairy Godmother – she gave my daughter something I couldn’t.”
‘It stings to watch other kids play so effortlessly. I play the ‘what if’ game every. single. day. 6 years later, I am still holding my breath.’: Mom shares candid reality of special needs parenting
“My life will never be what I expected. It is the opposite of typical, nothing like I could have dreamed. But I get to love my child in a way most would never understand. My purpose is far beyond understanding.”
‘I was pregnant for the 3rd time in 8 months. ‘Screw it. Let’s try one more time.’: Mom births two rainbow babies, ‘I’ll never forget my first 3 who made me who I am today’
“We had a ridiculous amount of scans, tests, pokes, and prods. Consensus? Bad luck. We were the anomaly, pregnant for the fourth time in a row.”
‘We have to deliver them quickly.’ They arrived tiny, one very pale and thin, the other red, puffy.’: Mom raises awareness about rare Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence
“Both were dangerously ill, but thanks to the team at the hospital, they were well looked after.”
My Hair Stylist Dropped A Truth Bomb On Me, And I’ve Never Been So Motivated To Change
“His words stung in the moment, but I swallowed hard and moved on. The truth is, deep down, I knew he was right.”