“As we took our final bow, I could feel my clock running out. Every joint in my body ached. But I was determined to play the role of a ‘healthy person in their 20s’ for as long as I could.”
‘My entire body feels like it’s trapped under bags of cement, any attempt to lift a finger causes excruciating pain. Tears roll down my face.’: Lupus warrior shares self-love journey
‘I was 16. My body felt ‘off,’ so my mom made me a doctor’s appointment. She knew I was pregnant before I did.’: Woman reflects on teen pregnancy journey
“It was hard to hold friendships from school. Someone in my ‘family’ told me I would probably lose all of my friends because of this. I remember getting stares and whispers from a lady at a local parade. I had just assumed this was the new normal for me.”
The Guilt Of Having A Second Child
“She would get upset I couldn’t cuddle with her while I fed the baby and she got frustrated when I constantly had to say ‘in a minute’ in response to every request she had. I felt like I was letting my toddler down.”
Dear Beckham, When I See You Again I’ll Get To You As Fast As I Can
“Every day from now on is just one day closer to you. And when my day comes where I will join you in heaven… I will run/fly/teleport, whatever gets me to you quickest so I can hold you in my arms again.”
‘As I sat alone in the NICU, postpartum body aching, one thought rose to the top of my mind: ‘You are exactly who our family needs.’: Mom navigates son’s Down syndrome diagnosis, multiple heart defects
“I have whispered those words to him countless times since—through tears and smiles, surgeries and miracles, at appointments and home.”
‘My mom went overboard with presents, but something was missing. Christmas felt busy, programmed, and lonely.’: Mom shares new holiday tradition at the beach, ‘It is peace on earth’
“When we became parents, I knew what I didn’t want our holidays to be filled with. We have no agenda but to be together and make memories.”
‘People thundered to the ground. The music stopped. The celebration was over. Those were gunshots.’: After surviving mass shooting, woman files for divorce, finds man of her dreams
“I sustained terrible wounds from escaping over a barbed-wire fence, and yet my girlfriend rushed me to the doctor, not him. I’ll never forget crying on the phone when one of his family members said, ‘He really struggles with empathy.’”
‘You can do it. I believe in you.’ She reassured me that, through everything, my kids are okay.’: Mom shares heartwarming text from teacher
“They teach our children not just academics but so much more. They make our kids feel safe, happy, and loved, and for this, I will be forever grateful.”
‘The only good picture I had was from Halloween. Did I mention we all dressed as zombies?’: Mom shares origin of new family tradition, urges ‘it’s okay to be different’
“The world needs a little bit of different every now and then. The world needs more zombie-themed Christmas cards. The world needs you to be YOU.”
3 Tips For Accepting You’re Not Your Child’s Preferred Parent
“The harder I tried to insert myself into situations where she wanted daddy, the more she pushed back. When I got pregnant with our second child, I secretly hoped she would get insanely jealous and start to prefer me – that definitely did not happen.”