“$262 was the amount of money we had for food stamps. $12 was the hourly rate I made when I got my first job. 22 was the bus that took us home after I spent 7 hours a day in a technical school and walked a mile and a half to pick Emily up from daycare in the middle of the winter.”
‘Sarah! Did you not see the second line? You’re absolutely pregnant!’ My world stopped turning.’: Single teen mom overcomes addiction and poverty, motivated by love for daughter
‘What if he dies?’ I gave words to the worst. ‘Don’t,’ he replied. ‘Don’t think about that.’ I’d never felt so helpless.’: Mom finds renewed sense of gratitude after nearly losing newborn
“We planned on a pumpkin patch visit. Instead, we were facing the possibility of losing our baby before we’d even received his birth certificate.”
How Identifying Core Values & Making Decisions To Fulfill Them Can Help Alleviate Mom Guilt
“As I’ve tried to balance being a stay-at-home mom and running a business during the pandemic, I have come to realize… I can’t.”
‘What’s wrong with Mommy?’ I began to feel the cracks forming as I choked back tears packing their lunches.’: Mom of 4 overcomes maternal mental breakdown
“I wanted to feel accomplished and admired, like all the women I had looked up to as a young woman in Cosmopolitan and now on Instagram. I’d convinced myself convinced this was real life. If those women could have it all, so could I. I bought every image they sold me.”
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.”
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.'”
‘2 weeks postpartum, I returned to work. I felt like I had an identity again. I had a purpose other than mom.’: Working mom urges ‘create your own perfect’
“The first few months weren’t always bad, but I felt lost. I was a shell of who I used to be. During all this drama and pain, I failed to get to know our son.”
‘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.”
‘Hands trembling, I wrote an email to my father: ‘I’m pregnant. Don’t worry. I have a plan.’: Teen mom turned 6-figure business owner urges ‘young parenthood doesn’t need to be a curse’
“‘You need to get an abortion. You’re only 19, just think about your body. It’ll be ruined forever…and so will your life.’ There I went, across the world, to a Third World Country where I didn’t speak the language or know the customs… to start a new life, baby in tow. We were young, naïve, and so in love.”
‘Momma, what does ‘depressed’ mean?’ I was cooking dinner when my daughter overheard the woman on the news.’: Little girl shares acts of kindness for ‘forgotten’ nursing home patients
“I told her it means someone is really sad, and explained lots of people are very sad they’re unable to see their families during the pandemic. Without skipping a beat, she said, ‘I will color them a picture. They can hang it on their wall, and it will make them happy just like it makes you happy.’ My heart immediately tripled in size.”
