“My children’s father was set on a path that would lead him to a heroin addiction. The young man I had married, the one that had loved his babies and was so excited to be a dad, was gone.”
‘I was married to a drug addict, then I married a man who happened to be a recovering addict. I wouldn’t change a thing.’
‘When we opened the door, she said, ‘You’re really here! You’re so beautiful!’: Couple adopts daughter after failed adoption and infertility battles, ‘Adoption is in our blood’
“I can’t describe the moment you see the birth mom for the first time and just KNOW she’s family. You’re speechless and overcome with undeniable love for a stranger. As she passed our baby girl into my arms, the biggest tears were running down our faces. It was the most sacred moment I’ve ever been a part of.”
‘No, not my child… wait, wait, wait. WHY US, WHY NOW?’: 2 families, 9 children, 3 congenital heart defects
“She didn’t have any symptoms. She didn’t have any signs screaming there was an issue. I thought we knew about these defects. I thought we were safe with all my children checked off with perfect health.”
This Organization Hack Makes Finding Onesies Simple!
“This simple hack was initially time consuming, but it saves me time, frustration, and space in the long run.”
Bride Hilariously Pranks Groom By Sending Brother Out In Look-Alike Wedding Gown
“With the stress of venue booking, preparing all the details, and taking a vow in front of everybody, the groom was a ball of nerves. So, the bride conspired a trick to help out with that.”
‘We saw the flames come over the ridge. I lost it. It was decision making time. We needed to get married.’
“We got orders to evacuate the premises. We were pronounced husband and wife, told, ‘you may kiss the bride,’ we kissed, and then we RAN.”
”Skinny girls can wear whatever. Skinny girls have it so easy.’ Yeah, OK, try being skinny for a year and you’ll understand how hard it is.’
“We don’t have it easy. Yeah, we can eat whatever and not gain weight. That’s a pro of being skinny. Other than that, there’s not much else positive out of being skinny.”
To The Woman Who Called Me ‘Cruel’ For Smiling As I Held My Dying Child
“It’s a comment that stuck out like a sore thumb. I stopped in my tracks, as if I had been kicked in the gut.”
My 3-Year-Old Got Locked Inside Our Front-Loading Washing Machine
“It was tumbling and filling with water. She was screaming but you couldn’t hear her.”
How Anxiety Presents In My Day-To-Day Life
“Anxiety isn’t just chest pains, crying, and the inability to relax.”