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‘I couldn’t hear anything the staff said. All I could think was, ‘Isn’t that bad?’ I felt like the air was gone’: Mom shares journey to accepting son’s Congenital Muscular Dystrophy diagnosis
“’This office is so grey. It’s definitely not a pediatric specialist.’ I think somehow I knew. I think a mother always knows. I wasn’t ready to keep living like we had not just gotten the worst news imaginable.”
Grieving Mothers Need Grace And Compassion, Not Judgement
“If you really knew, your views would be different. Your judgment would melt away.”
‘We carefully brushed glass off wedding attire we wouldn’t get to wear, and unpacked from a trip we’d never get to take.’: Woman shares powerful life lessons after nearly-fatal car accident
“Wrong place. Wrong time. That’s how it felt. After weeks of anger, I’ve realized I can’t change what happened.”
‘These pictures are some of the sweetest I own.’: Mom shares touching co-parenting moments, urges others ‘choose love’
“We could have had a crushing, painful, toxic relationship. We could have all hated one another. We could have fought and made the kids miserable. Instead, we chose love.”
‘I turned to Evan. ‘How are we going to do this?’ To which he replied, ‘We are going to find a way. We will bring our baby home.’: Couple battle infertility surprised with 2 miracle babies via embryo donation
“Our doctor said, ‘What we are dealing with is incredibly rare. I’ve never seen anything like it.’ We were blindsided.”
‘As the hungry boys shrank in view of this 6’5″ giant, the words issued made my day. ‘Y’all want a slushie? Come on up here, let’s get you something.’: Stranger shares act of kindness in Taco Bell
“Today, love and kindness looked like a 12-pack of soft tacos and 3 Starburst Freezes.”
‘Why forgive our children, our partners, or anyone else in our lives, but never ourselves?’: Woman struggling with mom guilt says ‘I am not letting mistakes steal my joy’
“Yesterday my phone connected to a different tower and the time on my phone changed. I had no idea. At 5:30 I picked up my kid, got him ready for judo, and got to class at 6:15. Here’s the thing…it was 7:15.”
No One Talks About The Messy Parts Of Miscarriage, So I’m Standing Up
“Why doesn’t anyone tell you these are choices you will have to make? Why doesn’t anyone speak up?”
‘Last week, I got a phone call from Michael’s Spanish teacher. She wanted to tell me how emotional my son had made her.’: Mom shocked, proud of son’s amazing act of kindness, ‘He has the biggest heart’
“She had a death within her family and had gone to the funeral the previous day.”
It’s Okay To Not Want To Be A Mom Some Days—You Are Not A Monster
“It doesn’t mean we are ungrateful, selfish, or broken.”
