Love What Matters

‘Just eat.’ I lost over 20 pounds and was given a feeding tube. I was in agony.’: MALS warrior shares journey, ‘There’s always hope for a better tomorrow’

“Being curled in a ball every time I ate left me exhausted. I could no longer hide my illness.”

‘Disabled is INCORRECT. Do a better job.’ My daughter CHOSE this word.’: Mom to disabled daughter says ‘I will continue to raise her voice’

“An able-bodied person sent me a DM and told me to ‘do my research.’”

‘Hands trembling, I wrote an email to my father: ‘I’m pregnant. Don’t worry. I have a plan.’: Teen mom turned 6-figure business owner urges ‘young parenthood doesn’t need to be a curse’

“‘You need to get an abortion. You’re only 19, just think about your body. It’ll be ruined forever…and so will your life.’ There I went, across the world, to a Third World Country where I didn’t speak the language or know the customs… to start a new life, baby in tow. We were young, naïve, and so in love.”

‘I’ve NEVER regretted following my mama gut. I fight for him when others give up.’: Mom to Autistic son says ‘it’s a privilege to be a voice for him’

“If I didn’t advocate for him, we wouldn’t be where we are today.”

‘Can you open your home to two little boys?’ They taught us more than we could ever teach them.’: Foster mom shares journey, ‘We wouldn’t trade a minute’

“We nervously said yes. The next day, these two little brothers were dropped off at our house.”

‘I mean it, kid! Give me my shoes! I’m not playing!’: Mom to son with autism urges ‘teach your kids about children like mine’

“What started off as my son gleefully trying on a pair of oversized Nike slides sitting by the poolside edge turned into the beginning of a schoolyard fight.”

little girl dressed as ballerina stubbornly crosses arms

‘Bossy’ Little Girls Grow Up To Be Assertive Women Who Change The World

“The very characteristics that society tells them to hide is what gives them the power to blaze their own paths. They’re exactly who they were always meant to be.”

I Was Told ‘Nothing’ Was Wrong With My Car, Until Men Vouched For Me

“Yesterday at the car dealership was an extremely frustrating reminder that I am a woman.”

Young Girl ‘Adopts’ 6 Children Through Charity, Fulfills Their Wish Lists

“Why not help NOW? I looked around and saw how fortunate I was to be able to walk in the shower and have shampoo, sleep on a bed, and have shoes to wear.”

‘Someone recently asked what my ideal weight loss goal is. I replied, ‘Happiness.’: Woman urges ‘stop chasing a number and start chasing who you are’

“I’m not going to look at this stomach and wish it was flatter. I’m not going to look at these stretch marks and wish I could erase them. I’m not going to look at this butt and wish it was rounder.”

‘My husband said, ‘Tamara, are we really doing this? We could have twins.’: Woman shares ‘rollercoaster’ infertility journey

“I blamed myself, work, stress, my body, my doctor. I held onto that anger to get me through the grief. I was left questioning everything. I said, ‘We’re really doing this.’”

Dear Society: Please Stop Staring At My Differently-Abled Girl

“This is my plea for you to diversify your feed.”

‘I’ve never seen ANYTHING like it.’ It was akin to a freak accident.’: Crohn’s survivor undergoes serious illness, ‘I will always fight to be here’

“I told myself, ‘You are BUILT for this.’ My body was going to heal. I’d been through so much I’d be d*mned if THIS is what took me out.”

‘The night before surgery, Granny and Pap came in a dream: ‘Honey, we’re waiting for you.’ I was terrified.’: Chronic illness warrior survives health complications, adopts 2 pre-teens

“We wanted to adopt siblings from the beginning. After many disappointments, I applied for two brothers I saw in a flyer. Months later, while shopping with my mom in Meijer, my caseworker called. ‘Would you like to learn more?’ I had two options: recover or die.”

‘I called my mom, sobbing, ‘We have the visas and we’re going to get our baby!’: Mom shares international adoption journey

“She’d been abandoned in the NICU. She was so tiny, 8 pounds at 18 months old, and had the most beautiful eyes. We knew she was placed with us for a divine reason.”

You’re Still A Good Parent, Even If You Yelled Today

“We don’t want to get to that point. We hate when it happens. But it does more than we’d like to admit. And we feel immense guilt.”

‘Momma, what does ‘depressed’ mean?’ I was cooking dinner when my daughter overheard the woman on the news.’: Little girl shares acts of kindness for ‘forgotten’ nursing home patients

“I told her it means someone is really sad, and explained lots of people are very sad they’re unable to see their families during the pandemic. Without skipping a beat, she said, ‘I will color them a picture. They can hang it on their wall, and it will make them happy just like it makes you happy.’ My heart immediately tripled in size.”

‘I don’t like playing with my kids, and that’s okay.’: Mom urges ‘you are exactly what your child needs’

“The pressure to be the ‘perfect’ mom is exhausting. I’ve learned to acknowledge WHAT I do well and leave the rest alone.”

“I put SO much energy into getting rid of this ‘horrible disorder.’ As her mom, I needed to fix her.’: Mom of Autistic daughter fights for acceptance

“I thought Remy was broken. I didn’t realize I was putting my energy into the wrong thing.”

‘At 14 years old, I knew something wasn’t right. Something inside me was changing.’: Man details mental health journey

“I vowed to make a change, not only for my loved ones, but to give myself a chance.”

‘She’d walk into a room and shout, ‘Grammy’s here, have no fear!’ The woman was a force! Anywhere she went, she was the center of attention.’: Woman shares ode to fierce grandma battling Alzheimer’s

“The disease slowly took away her ability to form coherent sentences. But somehow, we always found a way to understand each other; love has a way of filling in the gaps. Gram is a force to be reckoned with.”

‘There are parents who gave DNA and life, and then there are Moms and Dads. Literal angels on Earth.’: Woman urges ‘don’t forget just how incredibly lucky you are’

“I’m 33 and I go to my mom’s house every day. There isn’t a single part of my life that is not touched by my mom’s presence in some way. And I didn’t realize how much I take it for granted.”

‘Go back to your OWN country, slit eyes!’ I was made to feel ASHAMED.’: Asian woman urges ‘break the pattern’ of racism

“Words soon turned into actions. I had my lunch spat in, my hair cut, school bag turned inside out. I had my whole culture mocked out of sheer ignorance.”