Emily Richey is a graduate of Pace University NYC. She has written and edited for multiple online platforms, including Love What Matters. She spends her free time petting stray cats.
‘I’m the worst mom ever.’ I didn’t know I was allowed to talk about NOT feeling okay.’: Mom opens up about postpartum depression, ‘You’re worthy of a beautiful life’
“The perfect mom we see on social media or on TV is NOT real. No mom has it together 100% of the time.”
‘4 months into our marriage, we were in total isolation. I realized I knew very little.’: Special needs stepmom shares journey during lockdown, ‘I will forever cherish our bond’
“What we thought would be a two-week stay turned into months. I cried lots of tears. I was new to parenting, new to special needs. This. Was. Hard.”
‘The pregnancy test read positive. I was in shock. ‘Do we still call the adoption agency?’: Mom shares ‘messy and beautiful’ journey through infertility and adoption
“Within hours, we received a case about an expecting mom. ‘She picked you!’ I cried the same tears of joy as when I found out we were pregnant.”
‘I have good news and bad news.’ I was 29, the healthiest I’d ever been. How could this happen to me?’: Breast cancer warrior celebrates 5 years cancer-free, ‘I refuse to let it steal my joy’
“I was newly engaged, planning the beautiful merger of our lives and families. The sky was the limit! Then I felt something alarming at the top of my breast, something that didn’t belong.”
‘I finally blurted out, ‘What if we foster?’ I can’t bear to watch another child raised without unconditional love.’: Foster mom urges ‘every child should be embraced for who they are’
“My husband joked, ‘You should do a presentation with all of the logistics.’ I presented one the next week.”
‘Mom, I’m so sorry. I couldn’t help it.’ The bed was soaked. She’d wake up in the middle of the night, begging for water.’: Mom shares daughter’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis, ‘She wears it like a badge of honor’
“We were tired of being peed on. ‘Go back to bed, I’m not cleaning up another mess.’ We cut off drinking water a couple hours before bed. Her desire for water increased.”
‘Daddy won’t wake up!’ My world turned upside-down. How was I supposed to raise 3 kids alone?’: Widow starts bereavement support group, ‘We’ve helped thousands survive the nightmare of grief’
“One morning, Larry found a lump in his arm. He cried out, ‘I feel like I’m going to die!’ At 42 years old, I didn’t want to be a widow. How would I ever live without him?”
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Foster Parent
“In our journey to open our home and our hearts, I failed to find true, honest, and comforting resources to show me what I could expect. So here I am, closing the gap.”
‘We need to talk.’ There was something ‘about his past’ he had to tell me in person. My mind started racing.’: Mom shares journey blending families, ‘I love my perfectly imperfect family’
“The moment he told me, I broke down in tears, realizing our relationship had to end. Deep down, I knew this it was different.”
‘Newborn girl, two days old. You’ve been chosen!’ We prepared for another heartbreak. Would this end the way it had before?’: Couple adopts after scam and disruption, ‘She was worth every part of our story’
“She placed her baby in Eric’s arms. I’ll never forget watching him fall in love with that tiny, 5-pound newborn. 4 hours later, we were asked to go home. After years of waiting, we were offered a gift.”