“Some say, ‘If you don’t want the baby you should just put ‘it’ up for adoption.’ As if putting ‘it’ up for adoption is the easy thing. As if pregnancy leaves no scars. As if once the child is born, she could move on as if nothing ever happened.”
‘I was 15 and pregnant. No one ever asked my boyfriend any questions. No one ever gave him dirty looks at the store.’: Teen mom advocates for right to choose ‘with love, support, and help for ANY decision’
If You Allow My Kid’s Tantrum To Ruin Your Night – That’s Your Problem, Not Mine
“Moms are already stressed out. We do not need you adding to it.”
‘He was born that way ’cause of his mother. It’s gotta be her genes, something is wrong with her.’ Rumors flooded about our little one.’: Mom to son with limb differences urges for kindness, ‘We are all beautiful humans’
“Those unkind souls didn’t know I’d grab a pair of baby shoes and cry because my son couldn’t wear them. No idea I’d put away so many pants and shorts because his little leg wouldn’t fit. But despite the unexpected, when they placed him in my arms, I couldn’t have loved him more. He was mine. My baby. My special prince. He was taking his own slow steps in life, his own way.”
People Are So Much More Than Their Appearance, And It’s Time We Recognize It
“No one was proud of me for walking through hell—domestic violence, separation, abandonment at 4 months pregnant while raising a toddler and autistic child and simultaneously maintaining a career. But they went out of their way to express their pride when I lost 40 pounds.”
I’m Not The Mom You Think I Am
“I’m not the ‘mean mom’ who yelled at her kids when they wouldn’t listen. And I’m not the cute mom in the supermarket who looks all put together. Those were me only for a few minutes.”
It’s Time To Stop Calling Stay-At-Home Moms Lazy
“Being a mother is a JOB, yet I have spent my entire life listening to men complain about how their wives ‘do nothing.'”
‘On the way to grab a water, I saw a homeless man sitting, red-faced and shaky. ‘Are you OK?’: Woman defends homeless man in ‘convenience store revolution’
“I grabbed two waters. The lady in front of me turned around, hands on hips, and told me I was enabling that ‘homeless person’ (with a sneer) and I shouldn’t be wasting my money on him. She proceeded to tell me I should be ashamed, that it should be illegal to beg for money and illegal to give money. I may have inadvertently started a revolution in the convenience store today.”
Please Stop Judging Women For Complaining About Motherhood
“I’m always giving – my time, my thoughts, my body, my energy, my will. And when I dare say I’m tired, I am looked down upon, judged, and misunderstood.”
‘A ticking time bomb, I realized something had to give. I stepped down from the committee and cried my eyes out.’: Woman realizes ‘I am not wonder woman, I can’t do it all’
“A few weeks ago, I had an epiphany. It was rather a strong one, the kind that hits you over the head with a 2×4. It came from a text. One simple text.”
The Time Has Come To Normalize The Mom Bod
“I felt confident in my body. I ate healthy and worked out all the time. I was skinny. Then, I became a mommy.”
