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.
‘They couldn’t believe I landed a guy as good looking as this – why should I, a curvy girl, get him?’: Woman says ‘we are not our bodies’ in face of judgement
“I’ll be honest. I was taken aback.”
I Pranked My Wife With This Hilariously Spooky Polaroid Photo Shoot
“I sit next to her. ‘Let’s take a picture together…’ We touch noses, and I take the picture. ‘Am I dead?! Am I dreaming?! Am I a vampire?!’ SHE WASN’T IN IT.”
‘You know that mom you’re judging because her kid has no shoes on at Target? Yeah, that’s me.’
“Thank you so much for your concern, but I got it. His feet are bare, but he is fine.”
Dear Husband, I Need More Help
“My responsibility to feed the family, keep the house clean, and take care of the kids is assumed, even as I return to work.”
My Nephew Died From An Undiagnosed Sinus Infection—These Are The Symptoms To Watch
“I have been telling his story for people who had no idea this could happen.”
‘They always have police in our school, they’re ready for something like this’: Maryland student in Great Mills shooting calls from lockdown
“I do always feel safe though because they have police at our school.”
‘We’re in the back with the lights off, doors shut and locked’: Heartbreaking texts during Maryland shooting between mother and daughter
“I love you so much.”
‘I miss my other daddy.’: Foster mom’s heartbreaking account of child’s vulnerable admission
“How do we explain this loss to him? How do we teach him that sometimes goodbyes mean for now, but other times they mean forever?”
Please Stop Telling Moms To ‘Enjoy Every Minute’
“My kids are all past toddlerhood now and I still don’t enjoy every minute. Not even close. I struggle really hard to be present sometimes.”
‘She messaged me, ‘Don’t worry. I’ll be home in the morning.’: Mom tragically loses ‘beautiful’ daughter to heroin overdose
“I told my husband something was wrong. I finally laid down, only to be woken by my doorbell minutes later.”