“These are the things that sting.”
7 Things I Loathe Hearing As A Special Needs Parent
‘She was ejected’: Mom’s urgent warning about seat belt covers as 2-month-old is catapulted from car seat
“We had to learn the hard way.”
No, C-Sections Are Not ‘The Easy Way Out’
“There seems to be an odd assumption that having a C-section is some sort of magical and pain-free alternative to natural childbirth.”
‘There’s no way I’d give them my expensive lunch meat. I’m going to buy Jif for when they come over.’: Woman ‘horrified’ by the conversation she overheard in Starbucks
“I was horrified. This woman in her Lululemons, drinking her expensive Starbucks latte was complaining about feeding children?! Then she went on to say that she wants to teach a kindness class in her daughter’s class. Which I found even more confusing. I was that neighborhood kid. I relied on my neighbors to help me because my parents (who worked hard and are wonderful) sometimes couldn’t.”
‘A real life Disney Prince’: Man’s incredible weight loss transformation after mom was in a coma
“She didn’t recognize me the first day she was back. It was a very emotional time for me.”
‘She shows me the beauty of the world. Through heart failure, low glucose, Down syndrome and near death, she smiles!’
“I never pictured myself in such a place with any of my children that I may no longer have them.”
‘I found ‘employment.’ It was anonymous web cam sex with strangers. Anything I had to do to support the habit had to be done. I used my own daughter as a pawn.’: Mom overcomes addiction, ‘Life can be beautiful again! I promise. Don’t give up.’
“When we got ready for the ceremony. My sister put on her wedding jewelry, and in a split second, I saw her turn, and I swiped her gold necklace. On her WEDDING DAY. I pawned it, and knew I was good for another day.”
‘I went into sheer panic. I knew something was seriously wrong.’ Mom recounts emotional twin birth after infertility battle
“I felt a gush and immediately thought, ‘Oh my gosh, my water broke!’ I felt around and my hand was covered in blood.”
My Mental Illness Makes It Hard To Be Loved
“I don’t need someone to tell me what to do or how to do it when it comes to depression or anxiety. All I want—all I truly want—is someone to just to love me through it.”
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