“I asked my daughter why she thought Amanda was my girlfriend. She said, ‘Because you are always together, and you look like you love her.’ That was it. We were official and my kids adored her.”
‘A few months after my separation, Amanda decided 3 a.m. was a great time to drunk text me and declare her love.’: Mom of 3 recounts LGBT love story, ‘We were meant to find each other’
‘Never hearing her call me ‘Mommy’ is something I will never be able to completely accept.’: Mom opens up on caring for daughter with chromosome duplication, special needs
“Sleeping in hospital chairs, riding with our child in the back of an ambulance, learning to understand a non-verbal child…we wouldn’t change it for anything.”
‘It’s been less than a month. I can’t do this.’ I wasn’t ready to have a baby. I had a LOT of trauma to sort through.’: Hostage survivor shares accepting pregnancy only weeks after rescue
“He was the manifestation I had conjured up in my mind to give me something to survive for when I was out there in the desert all those hopeless nights. Motherhood came to me when it did, to save me.”
I’m Not Ready For You To Grow Up, But The Time Has Come To Loosen The Reigns
“I must use every last bit of my willpower not to pull you back into my arms, plop your almost bigger than me body on my lap, and rock you and sing to you.”
No Matter How Difficult Things Are, The World Is Not Out To Get You (I Promise)
“This adventure-filled life I’m living with the people I love is the kind of pure sh*t, of the highest carat, most people only dream about. But it’s mine. They are mine.”
They Don’t Brag Enough About A Mama’s Girl — There’s No One Like Her
“No matter what, I will always be beside her. What we take from each other is what we wish for the world: a built-in best friend for life.”
‘It was important they knew I was honored to officially be their Stepmom.’: Woman shares vows with stepsons on wedding day, reflects on blended family journey
“A family isn’t blended in a blending machine, it’s blended in a crockpot – it’s a SLOW and intentional process. There’s times when I have to step up, there’s times when I have to step out, and there’s times when I just need to step to the side and get out of the way!”
Trying To Make ‘Mom Friends’ Felt Like High School All Over Again
“Could I really fit in? Where is the ‘Un-showered, I Have No Idea What I Am Doing’ mom club? Sign me up for that.”
‘Gossip, disrespect, and bullying don’t come naturally. They are learned behaviors.’: Mom urges ‘our kids are listening’
“They know what you say about their aunt when you leave the family gathering. They hear the hurtful things you say to someone when you’re angry. They know what you think about someone who looks or acts differently because they heard the way you giggled or sneered about them in the grocery store.”
I was crying when my sweet son said, ‘Take deep breaths mama. Remember this pain is a good pain!’ It was just what I needed to hear.’: Mom of 2 recounts asynclitic birth story
“The baby was pulling my cervix along with him, and it was acting like a rubber band around his head. I could hear the concern in my birth team’s voices and I knew he needed to get out ASAP.”