“They don’t care whether your hair is a mess, if you’re not the best baker in the world, or if you can’t string together anything more than boxed mac-n-cheese.”
Your Kids Don’t Need Perfection, They Just Need You
A Letter To Moms Attending School
“I’ve been in class, begging for it to end early because I was leaking breast milk I knew my baby would want. I’ve been in class, unable to focus on the test questions because I knew my baby needed me at home.”
Your Circumstances Don’t Define You (From A Teen Mom Turned Awarded Nurse)
“When I walked across the stage at 22, I was determined to lead by example. I wanted to show any young mother out there the choice is theirs to make. Only you can decide how your life will turn out.”
‘His first two years were spent in and out of hospitals with countless seizures. I was scared every day of losing him.’: Mom raises awareness for son’s rare Sturge-Weber syndrome
“If the old me could look into the future, I’d say don’t give up. He’s a warrior and deserves to live a beautiful life. We hope a cure will be found in his lifetime.”
To My Firstborn: I Hope You Know I Didn’t Forget About You
“I might have to divide my time now. I might have to hold your sister more. I might have to feed her instead of playing with you. But I didn’t forget about you.”
‘One day, you’ll find that to-do list is trivial in comparison. You’ll wish you could go back and rock your baby a bit longer.’: Mom of boys with incurable disease shares letter to younger self
“Those moments that may seem ordinary, or even exhausting to you now, will someday stand out in your mind as incredibly precious memories and not at all ordinary.”
‘Should I leave here anticipating I have cancer?’ Nothing braced me for the answer I didn’t want to hear: ‘Yes, I would.’: Woman shares journey battling breast cancer while pregnant
“On the way up, we passed a skinny young woman wearing a hat where hair is supposed to be. This was the exact moment it hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn’t fight the tears. I couldn’t talk. Her story, while different and unknown to me, was a look into our future.”
‘Sometimes, I don’t want to play with you. Not because I don’t love you. But because I’m exhausted.’: Mom says it’s OK to ‘press the pause button,’ take care of yourself
“I don’t have the energy to help Batman defeat the Joker today. And that’s okay.”
It’s Time We Start Assuming The Best Of Mothers
“If you truly want to help her, hold back the little remarks that probably make her feel criticized. She needs time to be a person… and she needs to feel seen and heard.”
‘I heard the word ‘defect’ among whispers. Tears flowed, but her worth remained unchanged.’: Mom shares daughter’s journey with Down Syndrome, heart diagnoses
“I had my 20-week anatomy scan. This is always my favorite appointment, where the sonographer details every portion of the growing baby, and I go home to put a perfect sonogram photo on the fridge. This appointment was different.”