“Today, after an emotional tantrum, my 5-year-old son curled up in my lap and buried his head in the crook of my neck. I felt his pain and sadness laying over me in a blanket of emotions, and I found myself crying too.”
‘In one swift moment, I will be forced to let go. I will loosen the white-knuckle grip on my son’s childhood, and let him go.’
‘We see them waving goodbye. Every feeling I have is exposed. On one side, my aging parents, on the other, my youngest child crossing the ocean. I am a mess.’
“How do I let you go? How do I get back on a plane without you? How do I accept the reality that this is your beginning, and my end?”
‘These are so cool!’ She was holding a fanny pack. Yes, a fricking fanny pack!’ Mom’s HYSTERICAL shopping excursion with teenage daughter
“One thing I didn’t do as a kid was shop at Victoria’s Secret. If you wanted anything but a 6-pack of undies from Sears, you had to convince your mom to drive you to ‘Frederick’s of Hollywood,’ which wasn’t happening in my house. Well, now they have ‘Pink.'”
‘I suddenly wake up, gasping for air. My pillow is soaking wet. My mind is racing a mile a minute. It won’t calm down.’
“Thoughts creep into my mind, reminding me how many people don’t have to experience these feelings.”
‘His greatest struggle is what others think of him.’: Foster mom on getting her ‘trauma-triggered’ children back to school
“I watched as he spent several minutes deciding where to sit in his new classroom. We are working to help him feel confident. This kid has a heart bigger than the moon.”
‘Gunner was born a happy, healthy, beautiful baby boy. And we all lived happily ever after. I wish.’: Mom overcomes years of addiction to regain custody of son
“Did I mention I was dating another drug dealer? No? Oh, I was dating another drug dealer. You can possibly guess what happens next right? ‘I’m pregnant. I wanted to abort the pregnancy, so I could continue using as much as my selfish little body could handle, and I didn’t want a baby making it any more difficult. Hey, we’re trying to be honest here, right? Don’t judge me yet.”
‘We were ready to tell our kids mommy was expecting a baby from her tummy. Their first question was, ‘Will we be able to adopt him?!’’
“I realized our family that was made up entirely of adopted children was now going to be made up of a biological child as well. My heart stopped. A million things ran through my head: What will our children think? Will they lose their sense of security in our family?”
Stay-At-Home Mom Depression Is The Elephant In The Room Nobody Talks About
“No one talks about the isolation. No one talks about the loss of identity. No one talks about the loneliness.”
‘They asked us to sit down. These strong, selfless parents asked us if we’d adopt their precious baby girl.’: Family adopts baby girl while pregnant with a baby girl of their own
“We said ‘YES! We would love to adopt your little girl.’ Mind you at this time, I am about 24 weeks pregnant with our miracle baby, which we had just found out was also a girl.”
To My Parents: Thank You For All Your Sacrifices (As A New Mom, I Finally Get It Now)
“What a beautiful gift they’ve given me. I just hope they know how big I love them, right back. For all of it.”