“Kristen was young. So young, I had my reservations. I learned very fast that just because another woman was parenting my child, didn’t mean she was taking my place.”
‘If you ask my boy, he’d tell you, he has two dads and two moms. All 4 of us kept Jaden’s needs before our own. A loving, crazy, enormous, blended family.’
‘I was having a hard time finding the words – probably because I haven’t had any sleep – to express to my husband why I’m not in the best of moods in the morning.’
“So, I sat down with my coffee and drew him this visual.”
‘I’ve learned my lesson today, NEVER drive in a hail storm! I covered my infant with my body to stop her from getting badly injured.’
“The hail blew out our windows. I could feel the hail like pins and needles on my back.”
‘He may leave the hospital with a baby, but not his wife. He needed to prepare himself.’: Woman survives traumatic birth after HELLP Syndrome diagnosis
“My husband and I arrived at the hospital and settled in to await the arrival of our baby boy. I had no idea that the very bed I was settling in would soon become my death bed. I became frantic. I told my husband to find help immediately. I felt like I was dying, and indeed, I was.”
‘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.”
Moms Establishes Sensory Sensitive Trick-Or-Treating After Watching Kids Struggle
“While I understand Halloween is about fear, and scaring, the night itself is very exclusive to a certain demographic of children.”
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.”