“Let that baby sleep. Eat that chocolate cake. Take that girls trip. You don’t deserve any less.”
Mom Guilt Doesn’t Have To Be A Life Sentence
‘The OB said, ‘Oh no, wait.’ My heart started racing. ‘There are two heartbeats!’ WHAT THE! TWINS?’: Woman shares MCDA twins pregnancy, births preemies with Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
“After FINALLY falling pregnant, all I wanted was to hear that sound.”
‘I’m going to be honest – marriage isn’t exciting.’: Woman encourages others to find joy in the mundane of marriage
“The daily to-do lists, the making of dinner, the taking out the trash, the taking care of the kids, the trying to take care of yourself, the trying to foster all the relationships (friends, family, kids, work) on top of your spouse.”
‘You can do all the same things ‘so-and-so’ did and your child still may not achieve the same things.’: Special needs mom urges ‘go easy on yourself’
“I’m not saying don’t do it. I’m not saying to give up. I’m not saying don’t try. I’m saying it’s okay. It’s okay if you do it all and still fall short of the goal. I’m saying it’s not your fault.”
Today, Somebody Randomly Sent Me A Photo Of My Late Husband I Had Never Seen Before
“On the day I was not sure how much more grief I could bare. It was the right thing, at exactly the right time. And I don’t think that’s a coincidence, friends.”
Dear Special Needs Parent: I May Not Be Who You Expected, But I’m Exactly Who I’m Supposed To Be
“People will tell you I’ll be ‘delayed,’ but by whose standards? I’ll get there in my own time, on my own terms. Life is to be enjoyed, not to be measured by what I can do and at what age I do it.”
Today My Husband Shoveled Our Neighbors’ Driveways, Because It Costs Nothing To Be Kind
“It’s the little things that count the most.”
‘Mom, you always make mistakes, don’t you?’ A grin spread across her face.’: Mom shares importance of accepting mistakes, giving up perfectionist parenting
“I thought, ‘Let her milk this.’ How often do we demonize small mistakes of children? Allow her to stand in her own power. Reverse the lens.”
‘He offered to take it off my list. ‘Oh,’ I said. I couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t grateful.’: Tired mom talks difficulty of shifting ‘mental load,’ despite husband’s willingness to help
“I didn’t ask, he offered. His intentions were so pure. But the task isn’t the mental load at all.”
‘I would be doing you a huge disservice to let you move forward.’ I felt like my whole body was numb.’: After tumultuous infertility journey, mom welcomes twins, daughter
“The things women will do to their bodies when they desire a child are truly remarkable. The love and sacrifice of a mother, for many, begins way before a baby is brought into this world.”