“The truth is, there’s no agenda for loss. No timeframe for recovery. No amount of seasons that will make it different.”
‘From the funeral to the grave, the 1st-anniversary date to the 20th, the depth of the pain remains unchanged.’: Woman shares reality of grief, ‘there is no agenda for loss’
Showers Are Not My Self-Care Time
“His brief tonics are usually fine – it happens, he continues breathing and it’s over quickly. I watch for a second, and see the twitching…it’s a bigger seizure. For the first time, I had to jump out of the shower, soaking wet, and get to my child.”
‘I had no money to my name, I broke into my daughter’s piggy bank to buy a bottle of wine.’: Mom of 4 details alcoholism journey leading to recovery
“My mom and stepdad went to hell and back to bail me out the next morning. Guess what I did that night? You guessed it. I got drunk.”
Dear Firstborn: Thank You For Teaching Me The Joy In Slowing Down
“Son, I thought it would be me teaching you about life, the world, and yourself. And it was. But as much as it was that, it was equally about you teaching me.”
‘The world sees your smile. But I see the fire you fight to conceal, the flames darting out of your eyelashes.’: Mom pens beautiful open-letter to teenage daughter
“You feel your insecurities are meant to stay behind closed doors and a locked heart. It’s easier for others to digest. While it gives you indigestion. I can’t make it any easier. But I can promise to be the witness to all of it. To all of you.”
‘She’s sleeping through half her school day! What kind of mom allows that?’ Me.’: Mom shares reminder to keep kid’s well-being top priority
“I’m the kind of mom who cares way more about her well-being than what anyone else’s opinion of my parenting is.”
‘Yes, you are neurodivergent, but you’re an adult so you can deal.’ I am anticipated to pour from an empty cup.’: Neurodivergent mom expresses the impact of labels, lack of support
“Without my label, I wouldn’t have the family, life, and job that I love and I wouldn’t be writing this very article that illuminates it.”
How A Two-Word Instagram Message Led Me To The Love Of My Life
“Jason was in the middle of a divorce. My life felt like a series of breakups. So you can imagine my skepticism when someone wanted to fly down to take me on a date without having met him in person before.”
‘For parents like me, the season of being waist-deep in caring for our child won’t end. The weeds are where we live.’: Special needs mom says ‘I know I’m not alone’
“I read an article by a mom of young kids. Her life revolved around them. She reminded her friends she was ‘in the weeds,’ but it won’t last forever. For parents like me, the weeds are where we live.”
‘Dani, you’re done.’ I accepted the truth I’d been killing myself to cover up. Alcohol had taken me away. I was an addict.’: Mom shares sobriety journey after decade of addiction
“I don’t know why it didn’t hit me 10 years earlier, but clarity finally came around like a baseball bat to the face. I was trembling as I held my daughter. The idea of losing everything was finally scarier than the idea of living without alcohol.”