“In high school, friendships were easy. Once I turned 30, I didn’t have the patience anymore for the superficial.”
‘We ask each other ‘real’ questions. This is real friendship, and it is scary.’: Woman’s advice on close friendships, ‘Be the kind of friend you are hoping for’
‘Really? But you’re so young! You have your whole life ahead of you! How can you know what you want yet?’: Young married couple celebrating 11-year anniversary offer newlywed advice
“Marriage is work, yes. But I’m here to tell you newly engaged, newlywed people—it’s working at your dream job. The one you’ve always wanted. With the person you’ve always wanted to work with. Some days suck, but at the end of the day, you wouldn’t wanna work anywhere else.”
Please Stop Asking Women When They’re Having Babies
“Today, I literally had to hold the tears in while my lips quivered under my mask.”
‘She’s my best friend, but she knows I’m her mother. She has a safe space when she needs one.’: Single mom shares growth journey
“I’m a mother when I need to be because I’ve set boundaries. We have an open relationship where we can talk about everything. She trusts me. Even though she’s my daughter, she’s such an inspiration.”
‘Will you be giving birth here or in the States?’ As soon as I heard that heartbeat, I knew my life was about to go down a very different path.’: Single mom travels the world with daughter
“We’ll be moving forward, hand in hand, for the rest of our lives. I’ve searched the world for love and she was within me the whole time.”
‘I survived off of cigarettes and energy drinks.’: Woman battling eating disorder urges ‘you deserve recovery’
“I choked down an orange while holding back tears. I felt so weak for getting help, for eating an ORANGE. It was one of the bravest steps I’ve ever taken for myself.”
‘That’s all we were, Facebook friends. Until one day he commented, ‘Would you like to go on a date?’: Woman grieving soulmate to random act of violence gets ‘wink from heaven’
“From the second we saw each other, we had a connection like we’d known each other for dozens of lifetimes. Only 5 years later, he would be found lying on the side of the road. Just as I was questioning if he was in heaven, a 2-year-old saw something.”
‘The morning AFTER walking the stage and receiving my diploma in active labor, I delivered a handsome baby boy.’: Teen mom shares son’s autism diagnosis
“Just a day out of high school, I’d become responsible for a whole new life. I was in complete control of our future… until I wasn’t. I put it on the back burner, thinking maybe he’ll ‘grow out of it.’”
OCD Is So Much More Than Cleaning Obsessively—The Reality of Intrusive Thoughts and Anxiety
“It is debilitating, mind warping, and disturbing.”
‘FAMILY. We’re your people. You’re safe here.’: LGBTQ mom shares moment of ‘community’ on playground, ‘It gave me comfort I wasn’t alone’
“Her openness in this moment was a ‘Hey, Family.’ It’s about recognizing your fellow human who knows how it feels to avoid glares of judgement. I had forgotten what it had felt like to be recognized like this by a stranger.”