“I know you question whether you’re doing it right. Are you saying the right thing? Stepping in enough? Backing off just enough to let your teen handle it alone and reap some natural consequences? Truth is, we’re all out here struggling.”
Parenting Teenagers Is Hard, And Lonely
‘I was chosen to be their parent, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.’: Woman takes in 5 foster kids, births miracle baby in wake of father’s passing
“I first came to Tanzania in 2010 to follow my dream of volunteering in a baby orphanage. Little did I know, I would still be in Tanzania eleven years later.”
‘I was getting ready to go on a date when she sat on my bedroom floor. She said, ‘I hate my body.’ I cancelled my Uber.’: Mom supports transgender daughter, ‘We wrapped ourselves in rainbows and celebrated’
“As we moved into her transition, we didn’t cry, we wept. We didn’t forget, we grieved. And for all that is holy in this world, we did not reject her OR her choices.”
‘The last thing I remember is my husband holding me, my face buried in his chest as they carried Sky out of our home forever.’: Mom shares faith, grief journey on son’s ‘angelversary’
“Losing him very well could have been the end of me, the end of Clint, the end of our marriage, my story as a mom, Clint’s story as a dad, my walk with God, my life. But instead of it being my limit, losing Sky became my view.”
I’m An Unreliable Friend And Spouse At Times, But I’ll Never Regret Putting My Kids First
“I’m wishy-washy in all other aspects of my life. But even though I don’t love everything about motherhood all the time, I love everything about them. And there are no other people in this world I’d rather be with.”
Man Rescues Pregnant Woman Trapped In Car, Reunite 2 Years Later
“I don’t know what would’ve happened. I want him to know how much I appreciate him.”
Dear Mama: You Are Not Messing Things Up, Parenting Is Just Hard
“You have permission to make a ‘lazy’ dinner. You have permission to use screen time so you can get things done. You have permission to drink a cup of coffee at the kitchen table because you just can’t handle one more second of playing ‘pretend.'”
‘As I advanced in my career, I felt like I was losing my daughter.’: Single mom shares lessons learned along emotional parenting journey
“I was hurt, confused, and emotionally unstable but determined to train my child the best way I knew how. Since then, I have learned so many lessons.”
‘Today, I counted down the minutes until bedtime. You tested me at every turn, whined and screamed. And me? I lost my cool.’: Mom learns to cherish difficult toddler years
“But no matter how many things go wrong in a day, how imperfect I am, how bad your behavior was, when I watch you peacefully sleeping, I want to breathe the entire day in, even the bad. I want to take in your littleness and keep it forever. Because you’ll always be that newborn who snuggled right into me, and stole my entire heart.”
‘What was I to do? The heart wants what it wants. But try telling that to my family!’: Mixed race couple shares how they overcame marriage disapproval
“In most South Asian cultures, to even suggest marrying someone of another race is unthinkable. It took over two years trying to explain how I felt, and a lot of debates, prayers, and tears.”