“Did I bring this on myself? Did I drink that glass of wine too soon? Was it because that damn delivery doctor left him in the birth canal too long? I started blaming myself.”
‘WHAT the heck?’ The test came back positive. He had the full-mutation, and I was the carrier.’: Special needs mom shares son’s journey to thriving with Fragile X Syndrome
To The Ones Barely Hanging On—It Will Get Better
“And if the situation doesn’t, you will. With each struggle, we get better, stronger, more resilient, and become more us than ever before.”
Mailman Stops To Dance With Adorable Little Girl Who Always Waits For Him
“It may not be much, but it’s exactly the boost she needs during this uncertain time.”
‘I know you. I’ve walked in your shoes. I’ve cried those same tears and worn that same bracelet.’: NICU mama writes open letter to others, ‘Take my hand and let’s walk together’
“I have experienced the same overwhelming guilt that I’m not doing enough to save my child. I’ve lived in that same survival mode, just trying to make it through each day alive.”
‘For two days, I was on the floor in tears from the pain. My body shouted so loudly I had to listen.’: Woman with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic illness shares mental health journey
“I spent my teenage years at the hospital, taking over-the-counter painkillers every day like they were sweets. I didn’t know how I would survive.”
‘How could she NOT know he was gay?’ He signed over his parental rights. Then, I met a man.’: Mom details journey of divorce, parent loss, remarriage
“’I need to tell you something.’ I had an 8-week-old and a 2-year-old. Why was all of this happening to me at once? I was signing my divorce papers in the ICU waiting room, while my dad was in the next room fighting for his life.”
‘These Kids Needed Someone To Love Them.’: 7 Siblings Adopted By ‘Empty Nesters’ After Losing Both Parents In Fatal Car Crash
“Having already raised 5 biological children, Pam and Gary agreed to take in 7 more!”
15 Must-See School Photos That Went Hilariously Wrong
And you thought your school pictures were bad!
‘Dogs Are Family Too.’: Hero Puppy Rescues Newborn Baby Abandoned In Garbage Dump
“His lifesaving rescue is further proof of the incredible love that animals can have for us.”
15 People With Insanely Accurate Doppelgängers In Their Family Tree
“Most of us resemble our family members in one way or another, but some people seem to be cut from the same bolt of cloth.”
Why I Decided To Quit Teaching After 11 Years
“I walked away from my job and my $64,000 salary.”
I Made Over 1 Million Dollars As An Influencer—Here’s How I Did It
“If a C-student who didn’t know what they wanted to do in life that quit a career they went to college for can launch a business, so can you, sister.”
‘We have a 3-week-old girl.’ I had tears in my eyes. ‘We have a daughter, Kristen. We have a daughter!’: Couple adopt daughter on 5-year anniversary of miscarried angel baby
“Our adoption lawyer informed us our final hearing would be August 26, 2021. At the time, I didn’t realize the significance of that date, until Facebook reminded me in my memories of what happened 5 years earlier: a plea for prayer for Elijah, our Elijah. I stopped, realizing how God had set into motion something beyond what I had even imagined.”
‘It’s gotta be her genes, something is wrong with her.’ Rumors flooded about our little one.’: Mom to son with limb differences urges for kindness, ‘We are all beautiful humans’
“Those unkind souls didn’t know I’d grab a pair of baby shoes and cry because my son couldn’t wear them. No idea I’d put away so many pants and shorts because his little leg wouldn’t fit. But despite the unexpected, when they placed him in my arms, I couldn’t have loved him more. He was mine. My baby. My special prince. He was taking his own slow steps in life, his own way.”
If You Lose The Measurements, Your Body Will Always Be Good Enough
“Our bodies have been measured incorrectly for far too long.”
Dear Newfound College Parents, Do Not Rescue Your Children
“Roughly 8 ½ out of 10 of us will get a phone call from a super miserable college kid. You must under no circumstances do the very thing you feel you need to do in your soul…rescue them.”
My Daughter Died At Summer Camp Due To Negligence, Now We’re Advocating For Change
“We sang you are my sunshine one last time before we walked away from our baby, never again able to hug her, to kiss her, to see her become the remarkable woman we knew she would one day become. All because a summer camp did not honor a basic promise—to keep our baby safe.”
‘Her last breath was taken doing what she loved—helping people in Afghanistan. Then there was an explosion. And just like that, she’s gone.’: Marine navigates grief after losing veteran best friend
“There is no PowerPoint training, no class from the chaps, nothing, that can adequately prepare you for seeing your best friend’s name on a cross. Her car is still there, but she’s gone forever. 23 years old. Gone.”
‘I never thought the virus would get to us. We were too safe, too smart.’: Young widow candidly details grief journey after losing husband to Covid-19
“Days before my husband contracted Covid, I remember saying out loud to him how excited I was for everything to shut down; I couldn’t wait to have him to ourselves. How naïve was I? He’d be sick less than a week later, and gone a month after that.”
‘Every year, every milestone, is wrapped up in this image of an almost-man, walking out my front door.’: Mom to all-grown-up son urges ‘don’t blink, take in every moment’
“It’s just a stepping stone. A step away from the past. The past when I held him in my arms. A step closer to the future. The future when I have to let go. I can still see my little boy with his Spiderman backpack on his first day of kindergarten. I still see my baby on the first day he was placed in my trembling arms.”
Dear Established School Moms: Please Invite The New Mom Into Your Circle
“I see you all, meeting and greeting at a local coffee spot after drop off, pouring life into one another. I see you sipping fancy lattes and chatting about summer vacation trips you took, catching up like old friends. I see you, the ones I know from word of mouth who look my way, then right back to your cozy, familiar circle. Do you reminder what it was like to be an outsider?”
‘The chances were 1 in 1,000,000.’: Mom shares journey to son’s extremely rare Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome diagnosis
“He has fought for his life since the womb. If you’re not amazed or moved by this little boy, I don’t know what else could possibly do that to you.”
‘My son came to me in a dream after he died. ‘Mom, stop looking for me. You won’t find the me that was. I am alive in everyone around you. I am always with you.’: Mom of 4 loses firstborn son to suicide, gets touching winks from afterlife
“When we lowered his casket into the ground, a butterfly followed it in, and flew out as soon as the casket was laid down. It was evident to everyone who witnessed it; he lived life so big, and he would live as big on the other side. And so began his larger-than-life journey.”
‘My lips turning blue, I started to hyperventilate coming out of the night club. Or so I thought.’: Chronic illness warrior shares journey with severe brittle asthma, Crohn’s disease
“I had not long turned 18 and was out most weekends having fun as you do at that age. That was until one night when everything changed.”
‘IT’S A BOY!’: Mom Of 6 Girls’ Heartwarming Reaction To Delivering Surprise Baby Boy
The Murrays welcomed six daughters over the last decade. But the couple received a big surprise earlier this month when, after the birth of their seventh child, they realized the baby was a boy.