“Her diagnosis sent us reeling, but we decided we wouldn’t define Shaina by her condition but by her sunshine personality.”
‘Something’s wrong with Shaina!’ She lay stiff, her face crimson, lips bluish. When we received an answer, it was devastating.’: Girl with BPAN, a rare disease, inspires kindness movement
The Void Of Grief Remains, No Matter How Much Time Passes
“Five years, no calls. All those missed moments your brain doesn’t know how to translate.”
Women Take The Blame For Everything (And I Realized It When I Became A Single Dad)
“We all know it takes two people to create another human, but females take the brunt of the hard and ugly things that come along with being a parent.”
‘When the social worker left, he didn’t even know my name. Today, he shares mine.’: Single dad shares emotional adoption journey
“I could not be more proud to hear him call me dad.”
The Modern Concept Of A ‘Good Wife’ Is A Complete Scam
“We are forcing ourselves to become burnt out to a point of no return, just to keep up with this label of ‘doing it all.'”
‘They looked like they hadn’t eaten in weeks, and they never said a single word. Our training was exactly for this moment.’: Mom shares foster-to-adopt journey, advice for other adopters
“Those frail little boys have learned to ride bikes, scooters, skateboards. Our commitment to them is as if I had given birth to them. There is no difference in our love for them.”
‘He said, ‘I just knew I was going to love you.’ I thought I would never find someone like this for me and my son.’: Mom shares non-traditional love story after teen pregnancy
“I had always wanted someone who would love my son like their own and here I had a man who wanted my son to stand next to him on the biggest day of his life. This wedding wasn’t going to just be a union of two people, but an official union of our family.”
‘I officially became a Girl Scouts troop leader, and I’m super excited about it! I know I’ll do just as good of a job as a woman.’: Single dad talks problems with gender role stereotypes
“Treating people right is about kindness and respect, not male or female. Raising children is about love and commitment, not mother or father.”
There Is No Such Thing As The Perfect Family
“Preferences exist. Opinions exist. Pushy strangers exist. But perfection? No such thing.”
‘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.”