LJ Herman is a former editor at Love What Matters and lives in Colorado. LJ is a concert, ticket and technology enthusiast. He has seen the Dave Mathews Band over one hundred times and counting.
‘To some, Maddie was just a junkie — when they saw her addiction, they stopped seeing her. And what a loss for them.’
“Though we would have paid any ransom to have her back, any price in the world, this disease would not let her go until she was gone.”
‘This 3-year-old was kicking and screaming and flopping around. ‘Say something kind to her,’ I thought. But then I thought, ‘No, it’s none of your business. LEAVE THE POOR STRANGER ALONE.”
“She looked up at me, blinked twice, and then visibly melted. Tears started streaming.”
‘I’m taking pictures of my jewelry, when my husband walks in. ‘What in the world is going on?!’ I immediately start crying.’: Mom says the ‘good news’ is the cleaning and worrying never end
“I realize the madness I’ve created. It’s just never-ending. I’m not really sure why I’m crying, what day it is, or what’s going on.”
My Son Was Teased For Wanting To Play With Dolls
“By 4-YEAR-OLDS.”
Remember To Check On Moms, Not Just Babies
“After my boys were born, there were appointments. There were regular pokes and prods. Their well-being was front and center. Then there was me.”
‘I asked her how I was going to explain to everyone that I had lied, and that she never really died. I didn’t care because she was here again with me, and that’s all that really mattered.’
“It was as if she was never really gone. As if somehow this had all been a nightmare.”
When Your Life Blueprint Is Your Own, You Can Never Be A Minute Behind Schedule
“I graduated college in 4 years. My friend dropped out. Another friend graduated and had a job before she could celebrate with wine.”⠀
‘Tell me this is how an 11-year-old girl should feel coming home from school. Bullying is not acceptable!’ Dad’s plea shows daughter’s panic attack after Snapchat bullying from girls at school
“I have asked for her to be moved to a different class, yet they have no sign of showing any concerns – like it’s us parents being overly protective!”
‘The restaurant was 20 yards away from the starting line of a gay pride event. It was the ‘Drag Race.’: Mom urges others not too judge to quickly
“As you can tell by the picture, this was not exactly a NASCAR event. No less than 6 families ushered their children back to their cars and found somewhere else to eat their dinner. I know those folks.”
‘Even if she has 1,000 friends commenting every single day how perfect she is, it means nothing if the man at home makes her feel worthless.’
“A woman who is built up at home never has to go searching for it on the internet.”