“We entered into the adoption of our daughter the way birth mom wanted – a fully closed adoption. She knew she could not safely care for her baby with the life she was living, but her heart was hurting. In my heart, I knew we needed a plan C.”
‘Why did you choose open adoption when you don’t have to?’ It shouldn’t have to be ‘either/or,’ it should be ‘and.’: Adoptive mom reflects on unique journey, ‘This little girl deserves the world’
‘If I don’t answer that door, whatever news they have will go away.’ I knew. A mother always knows.’: Mom shares tragic loss of son, hometown hero
“Three hours later, our doorbell rang. ‘It’s the cops!’ I heard them ask if we owned a 2017 Jeep. I was immobilized, tears stinging, unable to speak.”
‘In honor of Betty White, his teacher challenged the class to consider giving to an animal charity. ‘But mama, I’m broke!’: Mom shares touching moment teaching son about money
“I reminded him he had $5. We chatted about how every little bit counts. He said, ‘I love animals more than I love money.’ And then I melted into a puddle on the floor.”
‘Dear daughter, I know sometimes you wonder if you’ll ever do normal things without me hovering over you.’: Mom shares reality of food allergies, proud mom moment
“Gymnastics felt like a dream – letting you out of my grasp and trusting you to take care of yourself down there on the competition floor, while I’m up in the stands watching, cheering, and learning to let go.”
There Is No Such Thing As The Perfect Family
“Preferences exist. Opinions exist. Pushy strangers exist. But perfection? No such thing.”
Dear Moms, You Never Know When The Last Day Will Be
“Will today be the last day of babbling, replaced with the sweet sound of ‘mama’ over and over again? Will today be the last day of crawling into bed, now replaced with sleeping alone while hugged by blankets? Will today be the last day being a passenger, now replaced with waving goodbye as the car rolls down the driveway?”
‘I achieve as a father because of you. You taught me how to be a good mother, not just a good parent.’: Single dad shares appreciation for mom as parenting role model
“You didn’t raise me in anticipation of my single parent status. You just needed to make me feel like I was the greatest gift of your life. You knew everything else would naturally fall out of that. And it did.”
‘I pride myself on being able to meet all my daughter’s needs and wishes. But hair styling? Just. Can’t. Do. It.’: Single dad shares how he’s gotten closer to his daughter through hair
“‘Lay upside down on the bed.’ ‘Hold the hair tie this way.’ ‘A detangler really helps.’ We tried it all until something finally clicked. These are small, but big wins for single dads.”
I’m A Mother Who Calls Her Mom Every Day
“We mostly talk about nothing, really. And then we say, ‘Ah, got to go,’ and don’t talk until later. There’s no pressure in conversation, It’s just my best friend and me.”
‘When COVID-19 first broke, I was a 44-year-old woman pregnant with my first child.’: Mom shares shift to being a stay-at-home mom, importance of resolutions
“I poured a lot of myself into family life this past year with some beautiful results and some really crappy ones. Resolutions are a promise to yourself, and I’m starting now.”