“Knowing your worth, your well-being, and your desires is more important than pleasing everyone else in your life. It’s freeing.”
‘I can’t think of a better example to set for my daughters.’: Mom talks about the importance of setting boundaries, ‘My mental health has never felt better’
‘There’s a fine line between pushing him to be someone he’ll never be, and supporting him in the person he’s meant to become.’: Special needs mom says ‘we can’t do it all’
“If I met someone whose child did therapy 5 times a week, I would feel like I wasn’t doing enough. If my son responded to a vintage toy at therapy, I would be at the second-hand shop hoping to score one. If someone said pudding in the tub helped their child eat orally, I would march upstairs to try it.”
I’m A Worry Mom—My Brain Can’t Help But Spin Out Of Control When It Comes To My Kids
“Because it’s not just my life I’m worried about, it’s my children’s too, and that’s A LOT.”
I Love My Kids Fiercely, But That Doesn’t Mean I Must Love Parenting
“As a society, we need to start validating and supporting moms when they feel overwhelmed instead of telling them to choke their feelings down, plaster on a smile, and be positive.”
‘I’d just walked into a public establishment wearing a ratty t-shirt with no bra and my husband’s old UNDERWEAR.’: Mom urges ‘we can’t win ’em all’ after embarrassing ‘mom fail’
“Mama, I’ll grab the wine and the s’mores, then I’ll meet you next to the dumpster fire so we can watch it burn together.”
‘Her eyes rest on a little unicorn her daddy bought her two Christmases ago. ‘What’s on your heart?’ I ask. ‘Daddy,’ she says.’: Widowed mom navigates grief and solo parenthood
“This grief, this missing your person, and this raising babies without their daddy – it is relentless.”
‘Well, if my parents didn’t do this, I wouldn’t have this issue today.’ No growth comes from that mindset.’: Woman on healing journey urges others to give parents grace after losing mom
“Yes, I wish a lot of hard times hadn’t happened because it hurt, but it hurt me enough to say, ‘I will not do this to my kids’ and pushed me in a way I could have never been pushed without living through it.”
‘I was on the side of the road, throwing up all over the place. That day, a spark lit inside me. I realized I deserved better.’: Mom overcomes abuse, depression to help others
“It felt like I was watching everyone around me living. At the same time, I was drowning in the life surrounding me. It was like I was imprisoned inside my own body, and I couldn’t escape.”
‘He said to my son, ‘Do you really like my shoes?’ The boys will never forget what Quinten did.’: Mom shares act of kindness from stranger, ‘Kindness changes the world’
“Quinten smiled and walked out of the store—in his socks!!”
‘He heard I was a birthmother before I ever got the chance to share. He didn’t assume or judge, he offered empathy.’: Teen birth mom shares appreciation for husband’s compassion
“He bought me a Mother’s Day card our first year together. One of those obnoxiously HUGE ones with a heartfelt message that both validated my emotions and offered hope for my future. He was the first person to truly acknowledge my motherhood after placement.”