“I remember lace, but now it’s plaid pajamas. I remember staying out late, but now we tuck in early. You’re Chinese ordered in. You’re grocery bills. And kid drop-offs. Our entire relationship just one giant trip to Costco.”
I’ll Always Remember The Guy Whose Phone Calls I’d Get Too Nervous To Answer (No Matter How Comfortable We Get)
‘It’s apologizing in advance, holding your breath through play dates and parent-teacher conferences, and knowing you are the topic of conversation every time you leave a room.’: Mom’s journey parenting ‘misunderstood’ child with ADHD
“People are saying how if only you were a better parent, or provided more discipline, or followed through more…it wouldn’t be like this. They don’t know that every day you pray about how you can do this ADHD thing better. That your biggest fear is you are giving too much discipline to your often misunderstood kid.”
‘I know it can feel unfair. But through it all, you’ve never complained or compared.’: Mom’s sweet acknowledgment of sister’s patience for sibling with special needs
“I know it might feel like most of my time, thoughts, and efforts are spent on your brother, but please know that I see you.”
‘If it wasn’t for her, nobody would have found us.’: Woman looks out window during meeting, saves 3 men’s lives
“I was thinking about my children. In my imagination, I was never going to make it home. It was ice-cold water out. It was terrifying.”
‘You never know what someone is going through, your doctor included.’: OBGYN asks for patience, understanding amidst short-staffed hospitals
“The next time you get frustrated with the person rushing past you to the elevator, or getting called from the waiting room before you, keep in mind this could literally be the worst day of someone’s life.”
‘Beryl is always there, with a smile on her face.’: Community honors 100-year-old still volunteering at cafe after 18 years
“I’m not ready to put my feet up yet, I’ve got a lot more volunteering to do. I’ll be carrying on as long as I can.”
‘They strapped me down to a bed by myself. I was told healing was not possible for me.’: Woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Bell’s Palsy details journey to becoming ‘badass, resilient human’
“I didn’t know who I was—I thought I was famous and I thought people on the television were talking to me. I even thought my roommates at the time were demons. They were frightened by me and asked me to move out.”
‘If you can get donor eggs and donor sperm, why not a donor embryo?’: Woman shares journey through male factor infertility, embryo adoption
“I don’t think everything happens ‘for a reason,’ but I do believe beautiful things come out of suffering. My perfect children are proof of that.”
‘The day I saw my first trans man, I knew I had been lied to. I told my husband I would never live as a woman again.’: Intersex man, gestational father shares self-discovery journey
“I knew very young I wanted to have a baby. Since the world taught me this is what moms do, I must be a girl. I would soon discover this is not true.”
I’ll Never Judge Someone Who Stays In An Abusive Relationship—I Know Firsthand It Takes Guts To Leave
“I’m sorry. I love you so much. I couldn’t live without you if you left. I’ll never do that again. You make me act this way. I’m sorry, but it’s your fault. I’ll kill myself if you leave. No one will ever love you.”