“I often feel the need to defend my choice of quitting my teaching job to be at home with my babies.”
As A New Stay-At-Home Mom, I Am No Longer Sure Of My Place In The World
‘He shook her violently and put her in the tub. There were bruises on her little body. He thought she was dead.’: Woman works to pass child abuse bill after granddaughter survives shaken baby syndrome
“My son-in-law called, saying Miley was choking and had stopped breathing. I dropped the phone and drove to the house where I found him standing in the doorway, holding a lifeless baby. I noticed bruising on her chin. I knew right away her father had hurt her badly. She had a 20% chance of survival.”
‘Why God? She’s innocent. She’s only 6 months old!’ Thoughts of guilt flooded my mind. How could I possibly want to bring another child into this world so soon after losing my daughter?
“I wish I never had gone home. Around 2 a.m. we received a call from the hospital. I knew something was terribly wrong.”
‘I finally got the words out, ‘I DON’T WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE!’ I grabbed a bottle of ibuprofen, filled my hand and swallowed. I’ll never forget the look on her face.’: 4 years after suicide attempt, woman says she’s a ‘new person’
“The last message she sent to me read, ‘You don’t matter anyways, maybe you should just disappear.’”
‘Trisomy 18.’ ‘Incompatible with life.’ ‘Why would anyone want a baby like that?’ I didn’t understand how the baby so full of life within me could be THAT sick.
“She was so beautiful in her ultrasounds, yet the doctors would only tell me about how ‘scary’ she would look.”
‘My son told me he didn’t want me to be his mom anymore because I was the MEANEST mom in the WHOLE world. Wow. Out of all those other moms, they chose me. Me!’
“At first I felt unprepared. At first I felt undeserving. But here I am. First of all, I want to thank my husband. This is only possible because of you and that one night. You know the one.”
Dear Husband: This Is Why Your Partner Doesn’t Want To Be Touched In Bed Tonight
“Because while she was thrilled to do a poo from her morning coffee, her children came in and tried to see what was in the toilet bowl and throw their toys down there.”
‘For one brief moment, all was as it should be. Suddenly, without any warning, the path crumbled beneath our feet. I was severely hemorrhaging. I was bleeding out.’
“I couldn’t bring myself to open my eyes. I knew I was in trouble. I asked for my husband and heard his voice weakly manage to say, ‘I love you.’ He knew I was in trouble, too.”
To The Little Girls Who Were Abused And Grew Up To Be Women
“You are never, NEVER defined by what a horrible person did to you.”
‘Did I really experience that or was it a dream? The pastor asks, ‘Have you had any problems with your pregnancy?’ I reply ‘NO.’’
“Immediately I call my husband. I asked him to meet me at the hospital (still no tears and I don’t understand). The lady informs me my baby boy died 3 days ago.”