LWM Staff Writers
‘I left it ‘til I was actually 85 years old to really, basically come out.’ Martin’s story inspires others to live passionately and without regret.
“Martin’s video has been inspiring young adults across America to live authentically and to “love who they love.”
I Am His Birth Mother, But I Was Never Meant To Be His Mom
“Adoption means giving your child the opportunity to live the best life they can. Adoption means that, while you’re not sure you can fully love this child, there is a family anxiously waiting to love this child with every part of their being.”
I Cut Back My Son’s Screen Time—This Is What Happened
“This generation is distracted more than ever, and now we’re becoming parents.”
Dear Cancer Patients, I’m Sorry (I Finally Get It Now)
“I really thought I knew what it felt like to go through this journey. I didn’t.”
‘WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD’: Hero Santa Fe High School student used his body ‘as a barricade’ to protect fellow students
“He was a hero, cause if he would never have been there, we pretty much would have been dead because we were stuck in that closet.”
How I Learned To Appreciate My Anxiety
“Although anxiety is not absent in my life, it is no longer in control.”
‘He couldn’t stand. His legs were completely limp.’: Mom donates kidney to save medically-complex son
“And so, it began, test after test, specialist after specialist.”
My Reality As A Father To A 7-Year-Old With Non-Verbal Autism
“To put it bluntly, it’s like sipping on the world’s greatest champagne while people chugging warm Kool-Aid pity you for it.”
Sometimes I’m Grateful My Son Has Autism
“That may sound like a terrible thing to say, but in some ways, I think, I hope, it shields him.”
I am falling in love with someone who has a mental disease
“What he needs is someone who won’t go away, just like people have gone away when I have told them about my illness.”