“I was diagnosed with Lyme disease after I began college. I found unnatural amounts of hair coming out in my brush. I stood in front of the mirror in tears.”
‘It’s a good thing you’re pretty because you don’t have much else going for you.’ Those words cut deep. I allowed them to affect how I viewed my worth.
She said, ‘I can’t believe I’m seeing you out in public with no makeup and tennis shoes. Who even are you anymore?’
“In a past life, in a galaxy far far away, I was the girl who only wore wedges and trendy tops. I was the girl who was never without makeup and big hair. And now…”
A family member said, ‘Oh, this is just awful. I was praying you would not have to get a C-section. Nobody wants a C-section.’
“The floodgates broke, and I sobbed uncontrollably. Was I less of a mother because of how my baby was being delivered? It was the worst thing that could have been said to me.”
‘We saw the flames come over the ridge. I lost it. It was decision making time. We needed to get married.’
“We got orders to evacuate the premises. We were pronounced husband and wife, told, ‘you may kiss the bride,’ we kissed, and then we RAN.”
‘It is not my job to be a decoration at the beach’: Strangers unite to write ‘hurtful words’ on each other to ‘wash away’ negativity, celebrate their ‘bikini bodies’
“We found there is a common bond, among every single one of us, regardless of body type, that we have been shamed by others, and it was time to wash those words away.”
‘You are coming of age in an interesting time. Glass ceilings are being shattered’: This one is for my daughter (and yours too)
“I am so hopelessly imperfect a mother, so novice and so new, but I can do this for you. Stand on my shoulders, baby girl, and climb right onto that stage. You belong there.”
‘It took my breath away – it absolutely shocked me’: How this woman’s son opened her eyes to a new perspective with one simple photo
“While I saw a terrible looking disaster, he saw something completely different.”
‘To all the dads out there reading this… Take more pictures!’
“The love of your life and mother of your children is always the one behind the camera, trying to make everything perfect. So take more pictures of HER.”
This photo shows why moms need to let themselves ‘completely heal’ after giving birth
“22cm or 8.6 inches. That is the exact diameter of a paper plate, AKA the fine china in our house. It is also the average diameter of a placenta.”
‘This is what your knight in shining armor looks like in your 40s.’
“Young people, this is what love looks like when you’re old and it’s ridiculous how awesome it is.”
