“I never believed in the notion of love at first sight, but when they first laid you on my chest and I looked at you through the tears, I knew it to be true. Unconditional, infinite love. When you are old and gray, and I am older and grayer, when the world has long stopped seeing you as a baby, I will look at you and still see the one I rocked in my arms. And I will love you.”
‘You were the size of a poppy seed when I fell in love with you, barely a blip on the ultrasound screen. In an instant, I knew life would never be the same.’: Mom shares sweet ode to daughters
‘I was 18, too in my prime to be PREGNANT! Boy, were those two lines so clear.’: Young woman navigating single motherhood urges ‘it doesn’t define who you are’
“I was promised my boyfriend would be there for me. Because of my circumstances, my party life had stopped. Meanwhile, his kept going. My relationship with my child’s father was slowly crumbling.”
‘Mommy, I think when it rains, it’s because the clouds are sad and they are letting out their emotions.’: Mom pens sweet letter to her sensitive child, ‘I’ll always be your greatest cheerleader’
“You live each moment and emotion to its fullest. When you’re happy, you radiate joy. And when you’re sad, you’re not afraid to cry and let out your emotions.”
‘Wait for the man who saves you the last piece of cake. Who makes you crack a smile, even if you’re mad. Who sees you making dinner and says, ‘You cooked, I’ll clean.’: Woman urges ‘you’ll realize you were never asking for too much’
“Wait for the man who doesn’t complete you, but inspires you to complete yourself, with his support. Because when you wait for the right man, you will realize you were never asking for too much. And he will show you just how warm, safe, and beautiful love really is.”
As Long As I Have Her With Me, I Will Always Be Okay
“I have learned more about life from being her mom than I had in my 31 years on this Earth. I found unconditional love in the heart of my daughter.”
‘Stop begging God to take this away from you. He gave it to you for a purpose.’: LGBT woman pens powerful letter to past self after coming out of closet
“Right now, I know it seems like there’s no escape. That no matter how hard you try, how fast you run, how fiercely you try to claw your way to freedom from yourself, you sink deeper and deeper into the quicksand of shame and self-resentment. Dear Kahrin, you don’t believe this now, but you will be loved.”
We’re Not All Raising Our Kids The Same Way, But We All Need Grace Just The Same
“Because underneath that messy toddler t-shirt is a child whose mother loves him, whether he eats vegetables or dino nuggets. Whether he’s unruly or well-behaved at the store. Whether the house is spotless or dirty.”
‘You are a bad mom.’ That’s what I was called today.’: Mom pens PSA on being a ‘good mother’
“It doesn’t matter how many times someone tells you, ‘You’re a good mother,’ all it takes is that one person to shoot you a look when you pick up your phone for one second at the park. One person to comment on your kids’ screen time. One person to look at you like you’re a monster for feeding your kids nuggets.”
‘I love you, I hope you know that. But I’m small and new and I can’t say it yet. So the tears will come when I need you, and sometimes I feel yours too.’: Mom pens touching letter from perspective of newborn
“I can’t wait to know more about the you before me, but right now it’s ‘us.’ As I fall asleep. As we breathe each other in. When I wake, again and again, searching for you, you’re searching for you, too. You are my constant.”
‘We received the call. ‘You’re the chosen home for a girl and boy ages 1 and 2.’ DHS labeled their case ‘Shocking and Heinous.’: Mom candidly shares emotional sibling adoption journey
“They had been taken away from all they knew, too young to understand what was happening. Too young to ask why. They had no idea who we were and why they were in our home. It didn’t matter what color our skin was, how much money we had, or where we lived – it was about love. It was about fighting to give them a better future.”
