“Without warning, one thought appeared like a movie scene, and it instantly knocked the wind out of me. It was my son’s room… with an empty bed and dusty furniture. I broke down sobbing until I could barely drive.”
‘Moments of fear take my breath away, but they don’t need to steal my hope.’: Mom to boys with incurable disease shares how she maintains hope
‘It’s time for Ukrainians to speak.’: An Interview With Ukrainian Couple Fighting For Peace
“It’s a tragic page in the history of humankind. We’re talking about the largest military conflict since World War II. And it’s still impossible to process that we are living in this reality at the moment.”
‘We had a piece of Josh with us, his partner whom he loved.’: Grieving mom adopts late Marine son’s K-9 partner
“Josh wanted to adopt Sirius after deployment. After he was killed, there was really no second thought; I was going to adopt him myself. Josh never had children, but in a way, this was his child.”
‘All everybody saw was how much weight I lost, and I thrived off that validation. My biggest fear was to backtrack.’: Woman shares journey from eating disorders to healthy relationship with body
“Don’t stress over the scale: take the picture, post the picture, and don’t care about what others think. I PROMISE you’ll be glad you did.”
‘Why does watching the practices of a culture other than your own mean it’s inherently evil?’: Asian-American mom responds to ‘Turning Red’ backlash
“If this movie would have come out when I was younger, I would have been thrilled to watch a movie with a main character who looked like me and with a story that reflected my own personal experience.”
My Confidence These Days Is As Soft As My Postpartum Body
“‘Did anything work for you today..?’ Avoiding eye contact with the dressing room attendant, I hand over a large stack of garments and give a sheepish ‘not this time.’ I wonder if she notices this was my third trip to the fitting rooms. I wonder if she notices how long I was in there. I wonder if she heard me audibly laughing trying on some of the pieces.”
‘I picked up a puppy from the pound and left my abusive marriage. Then I drove to a campground and fell in love.’: LGBT couple share sweet love story
“I knew immediately I had never met anyone like Megan, and this was it. This was the person I didn’t believe existed.”
‘Would you take a photo with me so I can show my friends back home how beautiful you are?’ It was love at first sight.’: Woman shares sweet international love story
“‘Uh oh! What just happened? This amazing guy has a few days left before he leaves the country again and I just kissed him. Now what?’ We believed we were put together for a reason and with a purpose.”
A Letter To Neurodivergent Girls: I’m So Sorry You Grew Up Lost And Completely Unsure Of Who You Are
“You grew up without a roadmap to understanding how your brain is wired, and then you received a diagnosis society looks at as negative.”
‘My son was born on my birthday, just before I was struck by a truck in a motorcycle accident.’: Single dad, ex-Marine shares recovery journey after near-fatal accident
“I shouldn’t have survived.”