“We’re in 2024. Time to wake up. Big girls are in.”
22 Shocking Things People Have Said To Me, A Plus-Sized Woman
‘I heard voices. ‘Shhh, she’s coming.’ I cautiously walked in, turned the corner. ‘Surprise!’ There it was, the family cake.’: Act of kindness reminds widow ‘I am still loved’
“With COVID, my mom couldn’t travel to me and I couldn’t travel to her. ‘How is she possibly going to transport a cake with homemade frosting 842 miles without it going bad?’ I’m never going to forget this.”
‘Here’s a baby, here’s a baby, and here’s a baby. You have 3!’ My life completely changed.’: Mom of triplets shares journey, ‘We’re stronger than ever’
“My belly was getting bigger by the day. I was terrified. I pleaded with the babies and with my body to hold on a while longer.”
‘Twin one is okay, twin two has passed.’ I felt my heart ripped from my chest. I didn’t want to let go.’: Mom grieves loss of twin, ‘She’s our guardian angel’
“The doctor scanned me and said, ‘I’m so sorry.’ It was the worst day of my life. I was grieving for one baby while trying to stay strong for the other.”
‘My niece emerged with a paper. ‘Here, Aunt Melissa, it’s for you.’ My eyes filled with tears. She gave me a reason to keep going.’: Woman battling mental illness realizes ‘love knows no boundaries’ after emotional surprise
“As someone battling mental illness who is often alone in her thoughts and without close friendships, it has been years since I’ve really felt ‘seen.’ One day, I will tell her she gave me a reason to keep going.”
‘I used to think losing weight was easy. Give up the donuts or wine, take a walk every day. Then I hit my 30s and had 3 kids.’: Mom talks candid reality of ‘weight struggle bus’
“Then I hit my 30s and had three kids. For anyone I silently judged along the way…boy was I wrong, and I’m so sorry.”
I’m Married And Have No Desire To Raise Kids
“You’ve only got one life, so live it the way you want to.”
‘She’s 4 months old, weighing in at a whopping 5 pounds.’ She was all alone in the NICU. I said YES.’: Single mom adopts 3 girls from foster care, ‘We needed each other’
“I fumbled for about 20 minutes with a car seat. I remember thinking, ’I can’t even get them in these darn seats!’ But I had said YES. I was doing this.”
‘The retail worker uttered, ‘You have a flat butt…’ I left the store with no pants and feeling less than.’: Woman thanks rude employee for teaching lesson on body positivity
“She came back with, ‘I mean, you don’t have a Kim Kardashian butt.’ I want to thank her now. She made me better, and my butt never changed.”
‘I hope you know you’re magic.’: Mom writes open letter on self-love to daughter
“What makes you tick is more important than fitting into a pair of jeans.”