“Because my home is my work — my house and the pint-sized beating hearts that occupy it, and these fingerprint-stained walls that make it up can feel claustrophobic at times.”
‘This isn’t my bed. This isn’t his bed. It’s a hotel bed only 5 minutes away from our home.’: Woman explains sweet decision to staycation with husband minutes away
‘The church said no to women wearing pants. Makeup was frowned upon. At 13, there was no room for mistakes or mishaps.’: Woman battling ROCD, childhood trauma shares journey to healthy relationship
“There was no safe place for me to let down my guard, so instead I maintained the ‘strong, perfect and unflawed church girl image,’ even though there was a battle looming between me and my mind.”
Dear Society: If You Want Us To ‘Enjoy Every Minute’ Of Raising Our Kids ‘Because It Goes So Fast,’ HELP US
“We are not super moms and dads. And honestly, the smallest acts feel so huge in this season.”
‘A nurse told me his arm was swollen. I prayed a thousand times for the chance to be this little boy’s mom.’: First-time parents navigate newborn’s cancer diagnosis
“They told us, ‘The tumor is growing all around and between the bones, resulting in the bones being separated.’ It would be impossible to remove all of the tumor and leave behind a functioning arm. The best treatment would be amputation and chemotherapy.”
‘Hold on, Zac, the ambulance is coming.’ I was face down in the middle of the road, and I couldn’t feel any of my limbs.’: Man shares journey towards recovery after spinal cord injury
“I woke up out of a dead sleep and said to myself, ‘It’s time to get to work.’ It felt as if a weight was just lifted off my shoulders. This injury will not define me.”
‘If there are children who need parents, why not foster or adopt?’: Foster dad shares increased purpose, understanding of foster care
“Why invest and attach when those relationships might have an approaching expiration date? Why trade golf outings and weekend trips for extra loads of laundry? Now that I’m a foster dad, I finally have an alternate perspective compared to ‘why not?'”
The Fairytale Continues With These Magical Renditions Of Disney Princesses As Parents — Here Are Our 25 Favorites
“The princess gets the prince, the girl gets the guy, the movie ends with a ‘Happily Ever After.’ But what if we could catch a glimpse at what that happily ever after looked like?”
‘Do I take a chance as a single parent, or risk living my life with regret of never becoming a father?’: Single gay dad by choice shares journey to fatherhood through surrogacy
“The very first step for me was to get an analysis of my sperm for my fertility clinic. I was not ready to hear the results. Sperm count: terrible. Morphology: terrible. Motility: terrible. What? My brother had 3 kids with no problem! I was horrified.”
‘It feels like forever ago that it was just us—who we were when we fell in love and when that love was the only love we knew.’: Wife shares how marriage has changed with time
“We sat at a bar booth, ordered wine and split food. We lingered longer and we talked, about more than a day’s worth of usual. And for a few minutes, it felt like before, when ‘us’ meant the two of us, and not the four of us.”
To My Son With Autism: I Will Never Stop Trying To Give You All You Deserve
“You have taught me the true meaning of being a father and what love looks like. I strive every day to be even better for you.”