“Grief comes from love. If we never had to love, we wouldn’t miss it. Celebrate the awesome beauty, but don’t diminish the pain.”
‘When I met her parents, it was the morning after my senior prom. We could barely see through our tears.’: Birth mom expresses the grief behind adoption
‘Today is a bad day, and that’s okay. The bad days aren’t every day.’: Mom shares encouraging message for overwhelmed parents
“Some days, I feel so much pressure. It’s almost suffocating. So when I have a bad day like today, please don’t ask me if I’m fine. I’m not fine today. But I know I will be tomorrow.”
‘You won’t love your ballerinas or your baby dolls forever. Each day you’ll grow bigger, smarter, more independent.’: Mom cherishes little moments with her daughter while she can
“I’ll do my best to relax, and appreciate who you are in this moment. And I’ll try not to worry about everything that’s calling me away from you. Because tomorrow you’ll be bigger, and I don’t want to miss today.”
‘I shook her hand and—BAM—lightning! I literally felt a shock when our hands met. I couldn’t stop thinking about her.’: Woman comes out later in life, urges ‘it’s never too late’
“We texted every day. I’d never met someone I clicked with as much. A part of me knew we would get married someday. I felt fully known and seen by her.”
‘Not all heroes wear capes.’: Uber driver goes above and beyond to help distraught teen passenger during 1-95 Virginia disaster
“I’m happy it was me that was her driver. Any other driver, I’m not sure what would have happened.”
‘I realized I couldn’t remember the last time I had used the bathroom. The more I tried to go, the more pain I was in.’: Lupus warrior shares journey with multiple chronic illnesses
“I needed my boys to know mommy was okay, and we would get back to normal. But nothing was normal. I still had no feeling in my bladder. I thought my life was over, but I was so wrong.”
‘My father looked right at me and said, ‘I can’t do this.’ I spent my childhood bouncing around from home to home.’: Former foster youth urges ‘you are enough’
“All those moments feeling alone, lost, and unloved helped me become the strong and resilient woman I am.”
The Biggest Parenting Lesson: You Are Not (Always) In Control
“Every day, I must put forth a certain level of trust things will be okay. I can’t be there for every fall. I can’t self-diagnose her every ailment on Web MD. And I certainly can’t spend my days asking myself, ‘what if.'”
‘Hug the ones you love. Relish today.’: 15-year-old hockey player dies after neck lands on teammate’s ice skate blade
“Routine play turned tragic accident.”
At 17, He Was Months Shy Of Aging Out Of The Foster Care System—Now, He Has A Second Chance At Life
“When he arrived, he did everything in his power to try and sway my decision on taking him in. He was angry, because for the 7th time, he would be meeting a new family. He told me many stories to try and scare me away, but no matter what he would say to me, I sat and listened.”