“‘It’s okay, mommy’s get tired too.’ He was right, I was tired. But it went beyond mom tired.”
‘You don’t feel good again, Mom?’ How do you explain to children what an autoimmune condition is?’: Mom with 2 autoimmune diseases shares how she took her life back
47 Job Applications Later, And Not A Single Company Called Back After The Pregnancy Talk
“I was eager and professionally prepared. I even heard comments about my ‘impressive resume.’ And yet, once they expressed interest in me and I disclosed my pregnancy, I was either ghosted or hit with the ‘please apply again after your maternity leave.'”
‘My birth mom said, ‘I don’t know who your father is. I was dating a man while I had an affair with an attorney and a fling with a friend back then.’: Adoptee details search for birth father
“He looked me dead in the eye and coldly asked, ‘What do you want from me?’ I replied, ‘I just want you to take a DNA test so I can have some closure and know where I came from.’ When the results came back my jaw about hit the floor.”
‘They’re just better at being best friends,’ my daughter interjected. We’re still a family, just not a couple.’: Mom shares parenting journey through divorce
“’I’m done. I don’t want to be his wife anymore.’ I knew I couldn’t be a wife to him anymore, but I was so scared of losing my best friend.”
Dear Infertility, You Will Never Stop Me From Trying For My Miracle
“I know my time is coming.”
‘It’s not the same. Domestic duties have doubled. Our time is divided. But somehow it’s easier, more comfortable, complete.’: Wife shares beauty of marriage, parenting despite sacrifices
“The spare time we used to cash in on live music and overnight trips, we now spend crunching finances and wishing we could sleep. But watching you be a dad is by far my favorite.”
It’s My Wish For Every Mama To See Herself In The Eyes Of Her Children — To See Herself As Perfect
“To see the chicken nugget slingin’, craft makin’, play-date-planning friend who never lets them down.”
‘Do my eyebrows look okay?’ My poor, sweet, innocent mom was trying so hard to hold on to this one small piece of herself.’: Woman reflects on mom’s Alzheimer’s journey, urges ‘one day at a time’
“When my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, no one told me something as simple as an eyebrow pencil would have the ability to break my heart someday.”
‘Tonight, like every night, I got to kiss my boys goodnight and tuck them in. My heart breaks for the families who don’t get to.’: Mom reacts to recent attacks on Ukraine
“I won’t pretend to know more than I do about what’s happening on the other side of the world. But I do know children are having their childhoods ripped from them. And that is NEVER OK in my book.”
‘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.”