“I needed my boys to know mommy was okay, and we would get back to normal. But nothing was normal. I still had no feeling in my bladder. I thought my life was over, but I was so wrong.”
‘I realized I couldn’t remember the last time I had used the bathroom. The more I tried to go, the more pain I was in.’: Lupus warrior shares journey with multiple chronic illnesses
‘My father looked right at me and said, ‘I can’t do this.’ I spent my childhood bouncing around from home to home.’: Former foster youth urges ‘you are enough’
“All those moments feeling alone, lost, and unloved helped me become the strong and resilient woman I am.”
The Biggest Parenting Lesson: You Are Not (Always) In Control
“Every day, I must put forth a certain level of trust things will be okay. I can’t be there for every fall. I can’t self-diagnose her every ailment on Web MD. And I certainly can’t spend my days asking myself, ‘what if.'”
‘Hug the ones you love. Relish today.’: 15-year-old hockey player dies after neck lands on teammate’s ice skate blade
“Routine play turned tragic accident.”
At 17, He Was Months Shy Of Aging Out Of The Foster Care System—Now, He Has A Second Chance At Life
“When he arrived, he did everything in his power to try and sway my decision on taking him in. He was angry, because for the 7th time, he would be meeting a new family. He told me many stories to try and scare me away, but no matter what he would say to me, I sat and listened.”
Adorable Experiment Shows Even Blindfolded Kids Always Know Their Mom
The moms in waiting couldn’t help but tear up.
‘I know what society says about dads, and they deserve way more recognition. They do hard stuff too.’: Wife challenges stereotype, crediting dads for their effort
“I’ve seen all the memes and videos. I’ve heard all the jokes. But sometimes those stereotypes get it wrong.”
‘It’s confusing, this motherhood business. But it’s beautiful.’: Woman shares changes, new ‘states of being’ after becoming a mother
“To live in a state of tension between opposite feelings and states of being. To be human when little people are expecting you to be superhuman. A business that has made me the strange being I am today.”
‘Watching Oprah, topic of hoarders came on. I thought, ‘Oh wow. This is my mom. This is an actual mental illness.’: Woman shares journey with family of hoarders
“I saw my grandmother open our gate, place a lamp from our neighbor’s garbage next to our door. A five-foot fake tree, an actual barrel of clothing, a big polar bear with an obvious spill on it. Living amongst it all was seriously frustrating.”
I Want The Kind Of Marriage That Makes My Kids Want To Get Married
“We built a foundation before having children, and it was the best thing we could have done.”