“She helps you, calms you, laughs with you in the chaos, and comforts you while you cry. Because she’s been through it.”

- Love What Matters
- Family
“She helps you, calms you, laughs with you in the chaos, and comforts you while you cry. Because she’s been through it.”
“We’re expected to return to our pre-pregnancy bodies a week after giving birth. We’re expected to always be grateful and happy, even during diaper changes and tantrums. We’re expected to have a spotless home even with the kids making a mess at every turn.”
“I began to have dreams viewing life in my absence, being forced to watch my son struggle to make sense of his alcoholic mother. A mother who could never get sober. Those dreams changed something inside of me.”
“Cellulite, stretch marks, saggy bellies. Look at all it has done for them. It brought them into this world, made magic happen, and has become their home. It’s time we love our bodies back.”
“That glorious thump, thump, thump wafting through the room is a moment I will never forget. Not only was this the first time we made it far enough to hear a heartbeat, but we also got to hear two!”
“‘Why do only adoption families have to go through all the parenting classes?’ It was intrusive and exhausting. I was excited about the adoption process and the end result of having grown our family, but I was stressed and overwhelmed.”
“The cake I wanted was $180. But kids don’t care about designer s**t. They don’t care about the cost of an expensive cake vs a cake I made. They care about me. The memories I make. Screw the designer life, our kids just want us. Just us.”
“You rub your children’s backs when they’re sick, like a nurse. You explain right from wrong, like a teacher. You listen and help them cool down, like a therapist. You prepare meals just how they like them, like a chef. You play make-believe, like an entertainer.”
“I hope it makes a child smile, even if it’s just for a few seconds when they rip open the sparkly wrapping paper or skim through the pictures of a brand new book. I hope it makes their day a tiny bit better.”
“To the moms whose kids have pushed them away, who have stopped talking, who are in full drift mode right now… HOLD ON.”
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