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‘This was not in my plan.’: Mom’s difficult time accepting son attending college 13 hours away
“I have grown up and gone to school my whole life with people who basically look like me, think like me and believe the same things I believe, and that’s not the real world.”
‘It was a shock to both of us.’: Couple with 23-year age difference fall in love after losing children on same day
“It seemed like more than just a coincidence. It was fate saying, ‘Here is someone who knows how you are feeling.'”
Grandma’s Dying Wish To See Beloved Granddaughter Wed Comes True
“A few days later, at 5:00 a.m., my phone was buzzing. I turned over in bed and saw my mom was calling. At that moment, I knew exactly what it was.”
‘I went on a date today – with my son.’: Touching way this mom prepares her son to be a ‘perfect gentleman’
“When these sweet little boys grow into almost-men and I watch them escort a girl to the car for the very first time, I hope to beam with pride as they walk around to the passenger side to open her door first.”
Kids’ Work Ethic Is In A Crisis And We, The Parents, Have A Lot To Do With It
Work ethic is similar to a muscle. It can be strengthened with proper training, or weakened with misuse.
‘This Mother’s Day I will close my eyes and she will be whole.’: Daughter reflects on ‘gifts of memories’ before mom had dementia
“In my memories, she is laughing with me. She says my name. She walks to me. She laughs at her Mother’s Day card.”
‘Everybody is grieving. That’s why.’ Widow embraces beauty of strangers who supported her during funeral procession
“I’ll be honest, I had to sit back and ask myself why. Why would all these people come out to stand in the hot sun and hold signs and cry for a man that they never had dinner with, never had a beer with, never even had a conversation with. Why would they do that?”
‘I never signed up for this’: Mom of severely autistic daughter thanks the ‘difference-makers’ who ‘deliberately’ step into the world of autism
“They learn to see what others can’t see in your ‘difficult child.’ They love what other people would find unlovable.”
A Letter To My Little Brother Living With A Disability
“Dear Isaac, I know you can’t ever read this but maybe one day I will read it to you. Maybe one day you will understand.”
I’m Not Ashamed To Say I Sobbed When I Saw My Bride Walking Down The Aisle
“When I saw her walking towards me, I just couldn’t breathe. I’ve never seen anything so stunning and beautiful in my life. Here she was, my everything that was and everything to be, looking absolutely breathtaking.”