“I want you to know what it is like to live free… moving through your day not having to worry about what you are missing, about where your phone is, about what is happening in Fortnite.”
Today, I Took My Children’s Phones Away
‘On the day of their anniversary, he left a note saying ‘Sorry I wasn’t good enough, sorry I was an a**hole. Sorry…’’
“As we got deeper, Lee told me her struggles in life, living where she lives and that her husband committed suicide about 20 years ago.”
MOM HACK: How To Calm Your Fussy Baby
“It’s the BEST THING I’VE DONE YET! She forever wants to be held and now I get my break.”
‘I love you, but it’s really important I have a blood child.’ I tried for 10 years. I saw my dreams go up in smoke.’: Woman with PCOS, Endometriosis survives near-death experience, gets pregnant after decade of trying
“I was in and out of consciousness. The doctor grabbed this huge syringe and needle (I mean HUGE). I thought he was going to stick it in my stomach, but he put it somewhere else…inside me, through my cervix and into my stomach. I just knew I was about to have to terminate my baby. They weren’t even giving me a choice. They had to cut me wide open. I had a C-section scar but no baby to show for it.”
‘The scale said ‘error,’ which meant I was heavier than 375 pounds’: Man loses 180 pounds eating ‘junk food’ every day
“My biggest motivation came from watching the numbers on the scale drop, even though I was eating all the food I loved to eat. I was doing the impossible.”
‘I got the call at 5:30 a.m. My brother was gone. It felt like someone had taken a sledge hammer to my heart.’ Woman tragically loses 19-year-old brother to opioid crisis
“It’s so crazy that you can peacefully go to sleep at night and then wake up to the tragic news that your 19 year old brother had died. Why in the world is my LITTLE brother, who’s only 19, laying in a casket?”
‘His mommy overdosed on heroin just feet away from him as he slept soundly in her bed.’: Mom adopts baby brother after father passes, surprised to learn he was born addicted
“I knew he was horrified by what happened and I didn’t care to belittle him or press the issue. What was done was done. At least that’s what I thought.”
‘I have not needed a feather of my own in many years. I knew why he did.’
“I get it. I’m a lot like you, Oliver.”
How An Old Ginger Ale Bottle Gave My Wife A Traumatic Brain Injury
“A home-made bottle of ginger ale was taken from the refrigerator to the kitchen sink to be poured out. Shelly was busy and didn’t pour it out right away. As it sat on the counter for a few days, it went from cold to warm, and it slowly fermented.”
‘I walked by the man cave. ‘I love you very much!,’ he shouted. That night, at the age of 32, I became a widow.’: Pregnant wife’s harrowing journey after unexpected death of husband
“I finally fell asleep with the sounds of Dan’s snores in the background. At 3:40 a.m., for some odd reason, I opened my eyes. I heard silence. I ran downstairs. To this day, I have no idea why I panicked. I turned on the light to the man cave. He was right where I left him only 40 minutes earlier, still in his recliner. Only this time, I knew he wasn’t asleep.”