“We planned on a pumpkin patch visit. Instead, we were facing the possibility of losing our baby before we’d even received his birth certificate.”
‘What if he dies?’ I gave words to the worst. ‘Don’t,’ he replied. ‘Don’t think about that.’ I’d never felt so helpless.’: Mom finds renewed sense of gratitude after nearly losing newborn
‘I wish I was dead!’ I called them every single name in the book. I caused complete heartache to my entire family.’: Sobriety warrior shares emotional impact of heroin addiction
“The heroin was laced with fentanyl. I died. I remember waking up, ripping out the IV. The next morning…I bought MORE heroin. ‘WHAT have I gotten myself into?’ I didn’t know what was happening.”
‘One night my husband sat me down. ‘Would you love me no matter what?’ He took out an envelope with analysis results.’: Couple battling endometriosis, male infertility share emotional fight for pregnancy
“While I would never have imagined that 7 years later, we would still be here without a baby, I am grateful for who I have grown to become and the lessons this journey has taught me.”
‘My 5-year-old saw a homeless man on the way home. ‘I don’t have any cash on me.’ And then it happened. Our son caused a chain reaction.’: Dad in awe after son’s act of kindness
“I almost taught him that pride was more important than helping another human in need. I almost showed him that a good deed wasn’t good enough to make a difference in someone’s life. And then without even realizing it, my boy reminded me what matters most.”
‘I am BLESSED to have witnessed this.’: Health care hero stuns pouring heart out on hospital piano mid-shift
“I walk out to take my break and I hear music coming from the atrium at 3:33 a.m.”
‘I just had a kid. Could you take $400 for it instead?’ I opened the dryer to check the lint filter and was shocked.’: New dad surprised with act of kindness from stranger selling washer and dryer
“‘Check the dryer, a gift for the new baby.’ Words cannot describe how grateful I am right now.”
Grandma Who Sounds Just Like Stevie Nicks Is Taking The Internet By Storm
“You’re never too old to go after your dreams.”
‘My brain and body are deteriorating.’: Woman shares candid reality of battling rare Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
“It’s in your head. Try harder. Take a pill. You are a woman, women get a little sensitive and crazy sometimes. It’s probably menopause. All my life I knew something was wrong, but no one would listen until last year.”
‘People were pointing and staring. My son cried, ‘This is why I hate coming out with you.’ It broke my heart.’: Widowed mom with Russell-Silver Syndrome urges kindness
“My doctor told me, ‘If you don’t get a job, you could always work in the circus.’ People would pat me on the head and say, ‘Isn’t she cute?’ But I never gave up, and I proved them wrong.”
‘It could be the most interaction and joy they experience for months. In some cases, their last experience.’: Firefighter repels to visit children in hospital where she fought for her own life
“I got the opportunity to rappel and engage with other kids at the same exact location I was told I may not live. The same place I had to relearn how to walk. The same place I had my miracle baby years later, the one they told me I would never have.”
‘She’s my friend.’ Overhearing those three simple words made my mama heart skip a beat.’: Autism mom shares power of a little girl’s friendship
“Three simple words that meant everything. Two small feet skipping with joy after hearing them. One mama’s heart letting go of worry, making space for the notion her daughter is not feared and ignored.”
‘He needed somewhere to go. He needed a home.’: Couple adopt boy from foster care
“This little kid with the politician smile and biggest heart had won us over. There would be no more disruptions for him, no more moving. Dwayne, the little kid who needed a home, had finally found his place.”
‘As soon as my sister and I being pregnant together seemingly aligned, my husband died.’: Remarried widow fulfills dream of being pregnant at the same time as her sister
“While our journey is nothing we would have expected, God blessed us with pregnancies only six weeks apart.”
‘Why do you walk and talk funny?’ His words made me sick. I began to accept this would be the rest of my life forever.’: Cerebral palsy warrior turned model urges for visibility
“I couldn’t go out to a fancy restaurant without worrying about cutting my steak or remembering to wipe food dribbling out of my mouth. Anything but staying home and feeling sorry for myself felt impossible.”
‘During the pandemic, I impulsively ordered three skeletons to represent each of our family members.’: Family’s daily Halloween displays brings so much joy during pandemic they decide to do it for every holiday
“As the month went on, we noticed more waves from walkers and honks from drivers. The skeletons seemed to have provided the community with some comic relief during a time where many people were feeling isolated.”
Single Foster Mom Shares Tips To Prepare For Teen Placements
“Every tiny preparation helped tremendously.”
‘A student called me over at lunch. ‘Ms. Lyles, I think you’re catching pink eye. One of your eyes is closed shut.’: Parent liaison shares hilarious makeup fail
“When I checked my eyes in the mirror, I couldn’t stop laughing.”
‘At 18 months, we worried about her lack of speech. ‘Read to her.’ She would pull the book away, mad I was touching it in the first place.’: Mom learns to accept daughter’s autism diagnosis
“I allowed myself to mourn what I thought our life was going to look like. Then I told myself I needed to move forward because that beautiful brown-eyed girl is counting on me to be her mother. To advocate for her, to fight for her, and to speak for her until she could speak herself.”
‘At 22, I fell in love with a man who was eccentric and exciting. I felt life would never be boring. Boring it was not.’: Young mom finds new love after escaping narcissistic abuse, ‘I am worthy’
“Over the next two years, one man was filling my heart, while another was hellbent on tearing it apart. My ex restlessly continued this stressful family battle full of dirty, malicious, and vindictive tactics worthy of a dark Netflix series.”
‘It was not only a huge milestone, but I think they knew it might be their last.’: Woman shares her grandparents’ love story in honor of their 75th wedding anniversary
“You see, a few months before we didn’t think my Grandpa would make it to celebrate this day. He was put on hospice only a short time before their big celebration.”
‘You don’t have to punish yourself.’ Blood dripped out of my nose and mouth. I believed I deserved my misery.’: Woman shares recovery journey with anorexia
“I felt perpetually punished for existing. I was barred from running, then from even walking. I realized if I stayed this way, I would die.”
32 Facts To Remember When People Don’t ‘Get You’
“Not everyone is going to like you, and it has nothing to do with you.”
‘Kids would look at my mother, then at me and say, ‘So, is your dad black?’: International adoptee shares journey, ‘We were meant to be a family’
“If your ultimate goal is to love a child and create a family, it won’t matter when you finally have the child you were meant to have all along.”
‘I spent the first year of my child’s life blaming myself, not wanting my child to have ‘special needs.’: Mom to daughter with Coffin-Siris Syndrome urges ‘you are your child’s best advocate’
“When she was losing weight, it was because I tried to force breastfeeding too long. When she couldn’t bring her hands together, it was because I had swaddled her longer than I should’ve. When she couldn’t crawl, it was because I didn’t do enough tummy time.”
‘He needed the care more than I did.’ My stretcher remained in the hallway. I shed tears when I was alone.’: Stroke patient shares emotional hospital stay during COVID, life-altering diagnosis
“I felt the right side of my body get heavy. My knee gave out, and a lightheaded feeling like a strong high took over. But I was convinced I must be okay.”