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.
‘But he was fine just last week.’ I know the look on a mother’s face the moment she is told her child has cancer after a ‘routine’ ER visit for a sore throat.
“Is he going to die? How is this happening? I can’t believe this is happening. This. Isn’t. Happening.”
Dear Women: You Are ALLOWED To Depend On A Man
“As if somehow depending on a man is weak or makes you less of a woman…”
Mothers Don’t ‘Let Themselves Go,’ They Grow And Evolve
“You are more than just a pretty face.”
‘I’m sorry I cheated on you in your dreams. I would love to say it won’t happen again, but it’s out of my control.’: Husband shares sweet and funny romantic gesture
“A real man admits when he’s wrong. You have to own up to your mistakes. No excuses.”
‘In this picture, I see a happy pregnant woman. Not a heartbroken mother days away from losing two of her babies.’
“After years of infertility, my husband and I were ecstatic to be expecting triplets. But, the pregnancy bliss was shattered when I went into labor at 22 weeks gestation.”
Dear Postpartum Moms: Your Body Is No Longer The One Your Partner Fell In Love With—It’s Even Better
“I stood in front of him, exhausted and broken, the tears welled in my eyes. Then he said, ‘You’re right. It isn’t the body I fell in love with.'”
‘Have you ever had a child who has anonymous notes in her locker telling her to ‘kill herself”
“How about a child who begs you not to call the school because she is scared of the repercussions?”
‘Something was seriously wrong with our daughter’s eyes. They were mostly pupil!’: After ‘normal, healthy’ pregnancy, mom receives Axenfeld-Rieger diagnosis
“Every time we’re out and a stranger compliments how big and beautiful her eyes are, I have a mental debate on whether or not I should mention her defect. I decide no, smile and say thank you. I’m always left with a weird feeling. I just pray she’ll always know how beautiful she is.”
‘He told us, ‘I’m afraid it’s your only chance.’ Even though I was nearing my mid 30’s, I didn’t think twice about my age.’
“I remember thinking, ‘This is it. This is our only hope.'”
‘I had never been aware of the world of anti-depressants. How can you be THAT sad? I didn’t get it. Then my 2-year-old was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lymphoma.’
“It was then that I understood depression. I was completely overwhelmed. I was getting frustrated with my daughter who couldn’t help or control anything she was doing or what was happening to her. I felt crazy.”