“‘If what I did was a mistake, I would make that mistake ten times over again to get this kid.’ There should be no shame in that.”
‘I took three pregnancy tests, and all of them showed positive. ‘I’m going to be fired.’ I cried over my shame all the time.’: Single mom shares journey, urges ‘leave all the shame behind’
‘They told my mom, ‘I don’t think she will survive.’ All of my family came to say goodbye.’: Woman shares 24-year journey to rare Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome diagnosis, interabled love story
“The girl in the hospital bed who could barely walk across the room wouldn’t believe she’d be walking her baby in a stroller, with her trusty poodle by her side, taking care of a home, husband, and a baby all while working full time.”
‘I told my doctor I was starting to hate my husband. I said things to him and my son that will always haunt me.’: Young mom shares healing journey through postpartum anxiety, rage
“My husband and son felt like they always had to walk on eggshells around me to prevent one of them from triggering me.”
‘Motherhood isn’t about where you came from, but how you rise to the occasion.’: Mom shares appreciation for ‘warrior women’ in her life, grandma who stood in the gap
“She could be the mother who never had her own children but rose to the challenge of raising another woman’s. That’s the woman warrior love of motherhood.”
‘Saying goodbye to each small stage, even the tough ones, feels like the very definition of bittersweet.’: New mom shares embracing every moment
“I’ll never have another moment like this one. Never another newborn in a swaddle, keeping me awake and slightly insane. Crazy, but oh so in love.”
‘In the middle of a Chipotle burrito lunch, my phone started to buzz. ‘They are calling for a doctor so she can start pushing.’: Mom of 4 under 4 shares foster, adoption journey
“Now, four years and four kids later, we wouldn’t have it any other way.”
You May Have Lost Yourself, But It Is Going To Be Okay
“There are times we lose ourselves – to depression, to motherhood, to stress, to comparison – and we don’t know how to find our way back.”
‘She grabbed the doll in the wheelchair and her Barbie and said, ‘She has walkers too!’: Special needs mom shares daughter’s sweet inclusive moment, ‘I must be doing something right’
“To her, disability is normal. It’s not new, or scary. It’s not unapproachable. In her little pretend play mind, disability is fully included in every scenario. If only everyone in the world had Gabby’s lens.”
Dear 20-Year-Old Me, If Only You Could See What’s Waiting For You
“I know it’s hard seeing these girls you long to look like and hating what you see in the mirror. I know it’s hard to feel pressured by what size you ‘should’ be. But I wish you could see what I see now.”
‘Woohoo!’: Adorable brother jumps for joy when little sister sinks first basketball shot
“Her first shot on eight feet ever! For her, a trick shot!”