“I lost my best friend to a heroin overdose. Grief stricken, I wanted to see what was sooooo great about dope that people would risk their lives for it.”
‘I am a mom of 3 beautiful children. I recently became an addict. My story isn’t your typical one.’: Mother admits she ‘could have bought a car’ with all the money she spent on heroin, ‘It made me sick’
‘That day, they became MINE.’: Married couple adopts 3 siblings from foster care
“There was no logical reason, in our minds, to start a family. But, as soon as those girls locked eyes on mine I knew… I would kill or die for them.”
My Family And I Ditched Tradition To Live In An Airstream Trailer Full-Time
“We were stuck. Average family of 6 living the American Dream. Neck deep in a 30-year mortgage.”
My Church Gave Out Free Hugs At Our Local Pride Parade, And The Response Was Amazing
“I’d spot someone in the parade look our way, squint at our shirts and posters, and RACE into our arms. I told them over and over that they were impossibly loved and needed and precious. We hugged until our arms fell off.”
Complaining About My Kids Doesn’t Make Me A Bad Mom
“You don’t know a mother’s challenges, strengths, weaknesses…her life. You don’t know any of it.”
‘I dialed 911. ‘I am miscarrying alone with a 10-month-old baby in the house. I am about to black out and die. Please hurry.’: Woman diagnosed with PCOS, secondary infertility after experiencing second trimester loss
“I rapidly started to gain weight. I’m talking double-digit, rapid weight gain. No matter what I did to get rid of it, I kept packing it on. Each month, I was waiting longer and longer for my cycle. I said to the operator, ‘I am upstairs, last door on the right. I am losing a lot of blood rapidly. Please hurry.’ I don’t remember speaking after that.”
Dear Society: Please Stop Commenting On Children’s Bodies
“She’s so big. How much does she weigh?”
I Got Sober 5 Years And 110 Pounds Ago
“My name’s Erik, and I’m an alcoholic.”
‘Our carts hit each other. I don’t think it was by accident. I asked you, a stranger, if you were okay. ‘No, no I’m not.’ Then it happened. We both started crying.’
“I don’t normally ask strangers in Target if they are okay but at that moment you weren’t a stranger. You were a fellow Mom knee deep in emotions in the folder aisle just like me.”
‘We were exactly 6 months from the wedding when she broke the news. They had found a lump in her breast. My mind went blank.’
“It was cancer, and had spread. Here I was, married to the woman I will spend the rest of my life with, worried about how much of this new life my mother would be able to see.”