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‘You have NO business being a mother.’ He wanted love and I wanted to be left ALONE.’: Mom survives postpartum depression, ‘It’s okay to ask for help’
“I GENUINELY believed my son was better off with anyone besides me.”

‘The case was OVERTURNED because the victim’s jeans were ‘too tight.’: Woman shares ‘solidarity’ regarding sexual assault, ‘We’re in this together’
“If someone says no, it’s a SOLID no.”

‘At what point do MY CHILDREN become a threat?’: Mother worries for son’s safety after death of Daunte Wright
“Exactly HOW many air fresheners is one too many? Because I need to tell him so he can stay safe.”

‘The doctor punctured BOTH OF MY NEW LUNGS! I ended up back in the ICU, fighting for my life.’: Cystic fibrosis warrior undergoes double lung transplant
“I got a first chance at life.”

5 Must-Know Things For The Special Needs Parent
“It is difficult to evade the worries of tomorrow, but we can control making our children feel unconditionally and wholly loved, today.”

‘You look in the mirror and think, ‘My gosh. What happened to me?’ Your 3-day-old yoga pants covered in smeared banana.’: Woman urges ‘you don’t see it, but you are the perfect mom’
“You don’t see it in the floor covered with toys or the countertop smattered with dirty dishes. You don’t feel it in your 3-day-old yoga pants, desperately brushing out the crease in your hair from your days-old ponytail, wondering where all of your clean bras are. But it’s there, one perfect Mom for her sweet baby.”

10 Things To Know When We Say Our Child Has Autism
“It does not mean our child is dying.”

‘He’s Black like me, Dada.’ It caught me off guard.’: Mom to transracial adoptees ‘shattered’ in wake of Daunte Wright’s death
“I am PRAYING and BEGGING for protection this world will never give him.”

‘Each time we opened the freezer, we were at risk of being buried under an AVALANCHE of milk.’: Mom donates 200 ounces of breastmilk to local NICU
“I’d rather my breastmilk be put to good use.”

Truth Is – You Don’t Know Me Yet, But You’ve Already Stolen My Heart
“Hi, I’m your Dad. You don’t know me yet, but I feel like I’ve always known you. When I close my eyes, I can already see your little face looking up at me. I can feel your tiny hand wrap around my index finger. My plan is to tell you every day of your life how much I love you.”