“Society says, ‘You want to stay home and raise your kids? Psh, are you stuck in the 1950’s? You are a woman and you are powerful! You need to climb the corporate ladder to be the most successful woman in the history of the world! You can’t waste your brain on being Susie Homemaker. What is wrong with you? Go get a degree!’”
“If you are pregnant or plan to be pregnant, there is a chance that your baby could be stillborn. Why am I telling you this? Because I wish someone had told me.”
“I could feel the attack starting, convincing myself it was only because I was disturbed in the middle of a sleep that my body was panicked. An hour later both children are screaming and fighting.”
“It was obvious her condition was worsening. I found myself awake, begging God to let me sleep. The next day I had yet another doctor’s appointment. This time I met my sister in the parking lot of the hospital, and we walked nervously in together. Both of us were fighting back tears. The nurse searched to find her heartbeat. My eyes met my sister’s when we thought we heard it, but we didn’t.”
“I spent the next two years convincing myself I didn’t want a baby anymore. I became obsessed with puppies to fill the void. I had to pet and hug every dog I saw. I looked at puppies on the internet at work. I needed a puppy. The day after I brought our new puppy home, I realized I was late again for my period. I mentioned it to my husband and he replied, ‘You’re always late.’”
“Any gestational surrogate would say the same. Though we may not say it every day, not a single day goes by that we are not grateful for this tremendous gift.”
“Even though she’s 3 and he’s 90, they still have a lot to talk about!”
“I never understood postpartum depression. Just like I never understood motherhood.”
“Life threw my family a curveball, forcing us to navigate through a dark, grief-stricken road after two of our children died.”
“He fought and fought. On this special day, he got to meet one of his favorite super heroes in the form a window washer. Batman is cool and all, but Noah is truly the superhero in this picture.”
