“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.”
Dear 20-Year-Old Me, If Only You Could See What’s Waiting For You
‘These are not typical times, so don’t hold yourself to typical standards.’: Mom shares advice for overwhelmed parents, ‘It’s okay to not be okay’
“Our little ones are off their schedules. They are bored. They are stir crazy. They are filled with pent-up energy, creativity, and socialization. Nothing about this situation is ideal.”
San Franciscan Holds Pancake Parties To Make Friends In Wake Of COVID, Feeds Hundreds
“My wife says I’m getting weird. She says I need to make friends. So I’m making pancakes.”
‘The sonographer said, ‘I see more than one!’ Our first pregnancy, but we were blessed with two guardian angels.’: Mom shares loss of twins to Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
“Before we left the hospital, we held our babies one last time. With tears streaming down our faces, we promised them we would survive this for them and live every day in their honor. I walked with them to the elevator where we were forced to part ways.”
I Miss The Person I Was Before I Had Kids
“I used to bristle at the idea of being a stay-at-home mom living in the suburbs. After college I set up a life in the mountains, relishing my freedom as my friends began to be ‘tied down’ by kids. And yet here I am – a work from home, stay at home mom living in the suburbs.”
‘I woke up to my boyfriend panicking on the phone with 911. I had one too many.’: Woman shares sobriety, Epilepsy acceptance journey
“I kept drinking to fit in; I didn’t want to feel left out. I was in denial.”
‘You can’t tell me I’m not allowed to grieve.’: Special needs mom says ‘my feelings are valid’
“I’m not grieving WHO he is. I grieve the parts which bring me to my knees in tears – watching what his little body has to endure.”
Dear Moms, It’s Time To Stop Sacrificing Things You Shouldn’t
“We give up parts of ourselves because we think somehow it makes us the moms we’re ‘supposed’ to be. We give up things that interest us. Things we used to be good at, that filled our minds and brought us joy.”
‘I shoved my newborn into my husband’s arms before violently jumping and screaming, ‘I’m not going to die!’ I hadn’t slept the whole time.’: Mom with bipolar disorder shares journey with postpartum psychosis
“I admitted myself to a psychiatric facility. My husband went back to our newborn by himself, without paternity leave. I want to make sure other bipolar women don’t give birth without being prepared.”
‘I’m just tired. I don’t need someone to fix it, or tell me it gets better, or that these days are short. I know.’: Young mom candidly shares exhaustion, guilt she feels because of it
“There is nothing I’d rather do than be a mother. But, it makes me more tired than anything else in the world.”