“I ended up getting pregnant with Josh’s baby in late October. I remember Josh looking at me once we read the pregnancy test and he asked, ‘What will Riley think of me?’ I was completely heartbroken. I couldn’t believe he would say those words to me. What about me, what about our baby?”
‘Alesha’s pregnant and Josh is the father?’ My world stopped. ‘THIS ISN’T TRUE!’ I chose to believe him.’: Bonus mom shares journey through tumultuous relationship to peaceful co-parenting
‘Is your grandmother’s name Joanne?’ Her mouth dropped. I felt like I knew her my whole life.’: Mom discovers unexpected connection to son’s NICU nurse
“My heart was shattered the day I was released from the hospital without my son. I prayed my sweet boy would be in caring hands.”
‘I realized I missed my period. The word ‘PREGNANT’ appeared. I was just getting over Josh, and suddenly he was in my life forever.’: Woman shares co-parenting journey, sisterhood with bonus mom
“In my eyes, once I gave birth, Josh would see his son and remember the love he had for me. When Josh left the hospital the day Riley was born, it ripped my heart out. This was confirmation that the family I had always pictured was not going to happen.”
‘The tooth fairy was sick last night,’ my husband said to my son. I awoke in a panic. I couldn’t believe I forgot.’: Mom raises awareness about unseen ‘mental load’ of motherhood
“Even the tooth fairy is part of the mental load I carry. The behind-the-scenes of motherhood that no one sees, only expects. You see, when I say everything falls on me, I mean it.”
‘The Mr. in my Mr. and Mrs. wasn’t there at the wedding. And today it hit me hard. Six stupid years later.’: Widow shares brave moment of grief
“I looked around and took inventory of the couples we once knew. The ones we shared drinks with. That we laughed with. That we played pool with. And they were all still doing all of the things, sitting with the people they love. And I was sitting with a memory.”
‘Every day felt daunting. But I had to do what was best for Charley, right?’: Special needs mom urges ‘your mental health matters’
“A good mom stretched herself thin for the sake of her child. A good mom juggled all the things with a smile on her face and a clean home. A good mom did what was best for her family. But I was a part of the family…and it was pushing me into a really dark and scary place.”
‘She was experiencing miscarriage symptoms. ‘You’re still pregnant.’ The doctor continued, ‘Well, how about triplets?’: LGBT couple welcome rainbow triplets after loss, 8 IUIs
“During the early stages of the pregnancy, every physician we met asked us if we wanted to take our triplet pregnancy down to a singleton, as the risk was extremely high. Every time our answer was the same: ‘NO!'”
‘No mama, you don’t cry. Just me.’: Mom shares daughter’s brave journey with leukemia
“Channeling my anger and pain into making a difference has shown Macie the bad things that happen to us don’t have to define us. We get to decide that.”
‘I found strength in myself I didn’t know I had.’: Former homeless shelter resident becomes advocate for others
“My parents couldn’t understand my crippling depression because I could always ‘pick myself up.’ Now, I was lying in a twin-size shelter bed with my 2-year-old, plotting what to do next.”
How To Quit Making Excuses: 7 ‘Buts’ You Must Kick In The Butt
“Fear is just a calling card to ACT. Accept the invitation.”
This California Hairstylist Is Helping Women Embrace Their Natural Gray Hair
See the 10 stunning before-and-after photos!
‘We’ve looked for you for 12 years.’: WWII veteran reunites with little girl who wrote him sweet letter in 3rd grade
“This isn’t the girl? Don’t make me cry, please. This isn’t the girl, is it?”
‘No one stops the wheelchairs, the elderly, or those with physical markers of disability. Just our family.’: Mom of 2 kids with autism shares PSA on traveling
“If you wouldn’t question someone’s balding head then you shouldn’t question a child’s flapping arms either.”
‘As they laid him on my chest, I let out the exhale I was holding onto for 12 months. I could finally breathe again.’: Mom details emotional journey to 2 angel babies, 1 rainbow baby
“I KNEW in my bones I was meant to be a mom to a baby here on earth.”
Marry The One Who Chooses Love, Even When It’s Hard
“The one who sneaks extra kisses. The one who doesn’t mind doing the dishes, or the laundry, or the cooking…whatever needs to be done. The one who supports you in everything that matters to your heart, from your silliest ideas to your grandest dreams.”
The Best Pet Costumes On The Internet — These Owners NAILED IT!
“They are WINNING Halloween!”
‘I am so tired of breaking up fights. I am so tired of forced playdates, folding laundry, cooking food that won’t get eaten, and speaking in limited vocabulary.’: Mom admits ‘I am so spent’
“This smile I paint on my face every day is hiding a whirlwind of emotions inside me screaming to be let out. Some people will read this and think how horrible I am, but I am so spent.”
10 Reasons Why You Need To Watch MAID On Netflix Right Now
“It’s hard to watch in the best way possible.”
‘Almost every night I got a motion alert from my security camera.’: Neighbor builds racetracks for little boy who plays in driveway
“Something needed to be done.”
‘Clay and Megan adopt even though they already have a lot of kids!’ I was 4 months pregnant with our sixth baby.’: Mom of 7 shares family journey through miscarriages, adoptions, ‘We all work as a team’
“We get all the questions: ‘Are you Mormon?’ ‘Are you Catholic?’ ‘Do you have a TV?’ ‘Are they all from one dad?’ ‘Are they all yours?’ My favorite is, ‘You know how that happens, right?’ To which I respond, ‘Sure do! And clearly I’m super good at it!'”
7 Things That May Help Alleviate Your Seasonal Depression
“The winter months can be really gloomy and challenging for some people.”
‘I thought it was a prank call.’: Radio operator miraculously saves old friend suffering stroke 500 miles away
“The voice on the other end sounded familiar, but it was difficult to understand.”
‘A baby boy thought to have Down syndrome has been dumped in the bushes. Do you want him?’: Social worker becomes foster mom to abandoned babies with end-of-life needs
“Life is strange. I didn’t simply wake up one morning thinking caring for dying babies would be a good idea. But know what? We wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Brave Stranger Rescues Man In Wheelchair Who Slipped Onto Subway Tracks
“The train passed by around 10 seconds later.”
‘The diagnosis was so out of left field we were not only fighting for our child’s life, but our relationship.’: Special needs parent opens up about high divorce rate, ‘This should be addressed more often’
“They say having kids will test the relationship in ways you could never imagine, but when your child is thrown a diagnosis from hell, your relationship can fall apart just as quickly as that diagnosis was given.”