“On June 24th, his shoes got wet. He returned home that night and told me his feet hurt.”
My Son Got 2nd Degree Chemical Burns From His Light-Up Shoes
For Every One Thing I Imagined Motherhood To Be, There Are Ten Things I Never Saw Coming
“There are moments that are so beautiful they take your breath away, and moments that are so difficult that they do the very same thing.”
Teacher dad goes from ‘Shamu’ to SUPER JACKED ‘to be the father my daughter deserves’
“Would I be able to walk my daughter down the aisle? Would I see them graduate from high school? It was time for a change!”
‘Having 2 brothers with Down syndrome is far from disabling.’: From ‘humiliation’ to ‘compassion,’ sister says her special needs siblings ‘teach us more than we teach them’
“When I was 14, my parents surprisingly had another child with Down syndrome. My mother went through a year of emotional breakdown. She felt humiliated.”
12-Year-Old Had Police Called On Him For Mowing Lawns, So My Husband Stepped In To Help
“My husband, owning a landscaping business, decided to reach out to his mother and help him out.”
You Didn’t Have To Take On A Father Role, But I’m So Glad You Did
“I was 22 years old and less than two semesters away from finishing college, praying I could still graduate before I had the baby.”
I Gave Birth To My Child While Peeing On The Toilet
“The final push ended up happening on the toilet after my midwife suggested emptying my bladder, and while sitting there a contraction came, so I gave a push and out came his head!”
‘Today was Mommy day and she didn’t come.’ His bright blue eyes filled with tears. ‘What can I do to help?,’ I asked, my heart aching. ‘A hug Mama, you make it better.’
“Halfway through the store in the paper towel aisle I looked down and noticed. He was abnormally quiet. I said his name, and as he looked up I saw the tears streaming down his face. I crouched down to see what was the matter.”
Yes, Your Kid Is A Jerk (I Hate To Break It To You)
“All kids are jerks.”
There Is Always One Day That Is Simply Emotionally Confusing: The Ex-Anniversary Date
“The first time my ex-anniversary rolled around the calendar I tried to block it out. That lasted about 10 minutes. Suddenly, thoughts and feelings about my divorce started to bubble up. I didn’t know how to feel. I couldn’t keep ignoring my past.”