“A friend asking me to dinner could send me spiraling. What if they want to sit at a booth instead of a table? What if I don’t FIT in the booth? What if my stomach rests on the table? Every single moment of my life felt this way. The entire world felt like it was made for someone else. There wasn’t a single place I fit or felt comfortable.”
‘The red numbers flashed 302. I felt the bottom of my stomach drop. I thought I was going to throw up on the scale. The way I was living my life was killing me.’ Woman credits a ‘single, random conversation’ with her 95-pound weight loss
‘I took ONE bite of a burger and felt like I had swallowed glass. PLEASE check your grills, and THROW OUT your wire brushes!’
“ONE bite sent me to the ER, I am so thankful it wasn’t much worse!”
‘I’ll never forget that first homecoming’: Military dad breaks down in touching photos capturing father-daughter bond before she goes to college
“Some nights sleeping is hard. I think a lot about the past 17 years and how quickly they have gone. Shelby was born just prior to the 9/11 attacks. I was off training and then deployed to Iraq.”
‘Mommy, I’m ugly.’ She was staring at a photo of herself, sobbing. She tugged at her hair, begging it to grow.’: Mom says ‘genetics’ caused daughter’s lack of hair, paints it pink to prove she’s a ‘beautiful princess’
“My daughter who was just skipping about was now shouting, ‘Please take me home!’ I know her struggle because I, too, had no hair. I wanted to make her feel beautiful, so I bought a pretty hair dye. She anxiously giggled as we waited for the big reveal. When I finished drying it, she gave me a look that said, ‘Thank you, Mama.’ I’ve never seen her smile so big.”
‘Come on, why are you doing this?’ I wasn’t intoxicated, but I just couldn’t fight it. I was paralyzed from shock.’: Sexual assault survivor finally accepts mental illnesses in wake of trauma, no longer ‘ashamed’
“I did the unspeakable. Madness took over and I pushed my mom. I always knew there was something wrong with me, but when I lost control on her it became crystal clear. When the police officer asked, ‘What happened?’ I replied, ‘I need help.’ Little did I know that asking and getting help would change everything. I chose love and never looked back.”
Dear Kids: In A World Eager To Rush You To Grow Up, I Hope Your Take Your Time
“Before you know it, your favorite stuffed animals will be sitting on a shelf or in a box and you will be tending to bigger things.”
‘They welcomed 19 of her family members out of Vietnam until they found a home.’: Daughter recounts parents’ selfless life before dementia
“At the time I didn’t appreciate or comprehend what they were willing to do for a family they didn’t know.”
‘This life is beautiful, and the pain is the price of admission’: Mom reveals she tried to commit suicide, but is thankful every day she’s still here for her children
“What arrogance could have convinced me that I knew better than God did, that whatever I was feeling at the time was big and deep enough to let it swallow me whole and throw away the gifts yet to come?”
Kind Teacher Carries Student With Cerebral Palsy So They Can Attend Field Trip
“I was determined to bring Maggie along. It was never the question if she could go, but rather how she could go.”
6 Ways You Can Understand And Help Others In The Wake of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade’s Suicides
Talk to the people around you. Stay vigilant. Ask for help when you need it.