“I understand that I have to be good most of the time, and I understand that I need my sleep to grow big and strong but please remember that I am just a child.”
Dear Mom—Please Stop Telling Me To Suppress My Emotions
From the ashes rose an ‘Ember’: Miracle baby born to ‘hero’ firefighter after devastating wildfires
“Ember embodies the light at the end of the tunnel. The beauty that is still capable despite the pain the past year had brought.”
‘She was ejected’: Mom’s urgent warning about seat belt covers as 2-month-old is catapulted from car seat
“We had to learn the hard way.”
My Sweet Newborn, I Don’t Want To Lose These Magical Moments With You In My Arms
“Tonight, I think I’ll stay here with you for just a while longer.”
No, C-Sections Are Not ‘The Easy Way Out’
“There seems to be an odd assumption that having a C-section is some sort of magical and pain-free alternative to natural childbirth.”
‘There’s no way I’d give them my expensive lunch meat. I’m going to buy Jif for when they come over.’: Woman ‘horrified’ by the conversation she overheard in Starbucks
“I was horrified. This woman in her Lululemons, drinking her expensive Starbucks latte was complaining about feeding children?! Then she went on to say that she wants to teach a kindness class in her daughter’s class. Which I found even more confusing. I was that neighborhood kid. I relied on my neighbors to help me because my parents (who worked hard and are wonderful) sometimes couldn’t.”
To The Mom Who Fell Short Today
“On the tough days, see yourself through those eyes that look up to you and you will know you’re everything they need, just as you are.”
‘She shows me the beauty of the world. Through heart failure, low glucose, Down syndrome and near death, she smiles!’
“I never pictured myself in such a place with any of my children that I may no longer have them.”
‘These boys are safe, loved and above all, ours forever. We stood in front of the judge. ‘Adoption granted.’ At that moment, all the weight fell away.’: Adoptive mom knew ‘something was missing,’ says ‘faith, infertility’ were not factors
“Older children adoptions are said to have a ‘honeymoon period.’ That wonderful time where everyone is on their best behavior and all is right in the world. Ours lasted about 3 days. People have told me how lucky my boys are to have found us. I tell them they have it backwards. It’s ME who is the lucky one.”
This Mom Life Is All I Ever Hoped And Prayed For, And I Don’t Want To Miss It
“I started to think about how many other things I do every day without really noticing them. So much of this early part of motherhood becomes routine so very quickly.”