“Your timing couldn’t have been more perfect.”
Sweet 2020 Baby, You’ve Been The Light In The Darkness
‘Does it REALLY matter if she wears the d*mn earmuffs to school? NO, obviously not.’: Mom urges acceptance of quirks in kids, ‘One day I’ll miss these moments’
“Leopard earmuffs, too big. Take them away and distract with a princess poppy doll. That’s when I see it. A kid walking into school with a mask on.”
‘I’m the woman, so I do everything.’ TOTAL. CRAP. When I woke up night after night, it was the expectation.’: Woman urges equal parenting, ‘Stop carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders’
“I got bitter and resentful from doing it all alone. I watched my husband’s life change what seemed to be very little as we added offspring. His body stayed intact while I didn’t at all recognize my new shape. The lies had clearly taken over my soul.”
‘You deserve someone who is obsessed with your messy hair and that t-shirt you’re still in from yesterday. Someone who will work through your ugly, not run away from it.’: Woman urges ‘don’t settle until you find them’
“Someone who is obsessed with getting to know you. Not just how you like your steak, but the deep down nitty gritty. What makes you tick, how you think and see the world, and how to love you better. Don’t settle until you find them.”
‘If we don’t get approved, it’s my fault.’ He had to discuss his ‘colorful’ past. We worried being gay would make it harder.’: Dads foster to adopt, ‘We can’t wait to show him to the world’
“We were a mess and tissues were passed around by the bucket load. We knew he HAD to become our son.”
‘My daughter called me from a party. ‘Mom, I’m violently throwing up. I swear I’m not drinking.’ She went from asymptomatic to waking up at 3:00 p.m. every day.’: Mom details daughter’s journey with COVID-19
“Days later, she called me hysterical because her throat hurt so bad. The doctor said, ’24 hours without medicine and this could have been tragic.’ We are in a new normal that is not so normal. Parenting is not for the faint of heart.”
‘I was scared. ‘What would mom do?’ She has 3 jobs and STILL makes sure he gets to class.’: Daughter writes touching story about ‘superhuman’ autism mom
“Today, my mom had to leave to work her third job. Then, out of nowhere, my son got really overwhelmed and started flapping and humming… but not in a good way. She sat by his side, no matter how tired she was.”
‘Your child is not their test score DURING A PANDEMIC. It’s NOT an indication of how much you love them.’: Mom writes encouraging note to parents, ‘Love leads, learning follows’
“Have them do 2.5 months of spontaneous online instruction via platforms they’ve never used. Now, give them a test. Your child is not a test score.”
‘Jennifer, I have bad news. Get your husband on the phone.’ Today, I should be holding my newborn. Instead, I’m scattering his ashes.’: Grieving mom pens PSA on late-term abortion, ‘I didn’t lose a baby, I lost a lifetime of hopes and dreams’
“Rather than bring an innocent child into this world only to suffer and die, we made the heart-wrenching decision no parent should ever have to make. I am not an irresponsible monster. I am a grieving mother who spared her baby unspeakable suffering.”
‘Are you giving up?’ He replied, ‘You aren’t getting pregnant!’ I surrendered my idea of family.’: Couple pursues adoption after infertility battle, ‘Our hearts completely changed’
“My heart sunk. ‘Wait, but what about me?’ I was ecstatic to help this little one go home, but my life had shifted and I wasn’t ready to go back.”
