“The warning signs were there but I never slowed down. Slowing down meant time to think, time to think meant time to feel, time to feel meant time to get emotional, and I feared once I started I would never stop.”
Your Mind And Body Are A Gift—Do Not Neglect Them
When Your Teen Asks You To Do Something, Do It As Often As You Can
“Soak up all the spare minutes and memories you can. They’ll only be a teen for a short time, but they’ll be your baby forever.”
Every Year I Run Away With My Family, And It’s Become My Favorite Thing To Do
“They are always there, no matter how old their current versions get or how many inches they tower over me now. And what a gift it is to watch the sweet merging of all those versions of my babies.”
Infertility Warrior Surprised With Miracle Twins After Miscarriage, Ectopic Pregnancy
“I’ll never forget my husband raising his hands in excitement and shouting, ‘I’m going to be a daddy!’ Never stop praying, never stop believing, never lose hope. Here I am living out my real life happily ever after.”
I Gave Birth To My Daughter, And She Died In My Arms Just 6 Days Later Due To Metabolic Disorder
“I exist somewhere between a past I can’t reconcile with a future I don’t want to face. I see you in the stars and in the daisies that you send our way. Not a second goes by I don’t think of you.”
How To Address Gender Bias With Preschoolers
“It is important for children to feel their preferences or choices are okay. No other child (or adult!) has the right to take that from them.”
I Am A Lot Of Things, So Please Stop Seeing Me As Just A ‘Midget’
“I don’t need to be reminded that I’m different. I’m a lot. A lot of love. A lot of grit. A lot of grace. A lot of brave.”
Breast Cancer Warrior Talks Sudden Diagnosis, Coping During Treatment, & Becoming A More Empathetic Person
“On a few occasions, I was stopped in my tracks wondering how this is my life. But my life it is, and I plan on living it on my terms. 5 minutes at a time, 1 hour at a time, 1 day at a time.”
If Looks Could Heal, His Was The Balm For Our Blended Family
“My stepdaughter’s appearance has always been beautiful and unique. But to her, it was also an often-painful reminder to herself and the world that she was in fact, the outsider in our blended family.”
Kid-Friendly Turkish Beef Köftes (Meatballs)
“I love cooking for my son, but there’s something very special about seeing him eat my homemade Turkish cuisine.”
My Kid Fell Out Of A Second-Story Window, And It Taught Me A Valuable Lesson About Life
“Three years ago, I had a son. And life was never the same.”
Motherhood Is Not A Competition, So Why Compare?
“There’s no prize for the mom who took their child to the most museums. Or still has awesome abs. Or became a CEO while raising two babies.”
Moms Are Not Need A Nap Tired, We’re Need A Village Tired
“I’m supposed to work like I don’t have kids. But, I do have kids. Three of them. Which is why I have to work so much.”
After 15-Year Battle With Alcoholism, Man Now 2,015 Days Sober
“Episode after episode, I was tired of waking up in fear of what I’d done the night before. I was tired of playing roulette with my life. Today, I have a 2.5-year-old daughter who has NEVER seen me drink. Do you know how proud that makes me?”
Child Abuse Survivor Adopted At Age 37 By Loving Family Who Took Her In As Teen
“At the dinner table, I asked Gina and Bill if I could call them mom and dad. Mom started crying and said, ‘OF COURSE YOU CAN, we would love nothing more than to be your parents!’ We decided to make it official. I proudly signed my name on the line next to theirs.”
I Never Had A Family Home Or Safe Space, But I Always Had My Friends
“The ones who should have loved me couldn’t. But the ones that DID, couldn’t have loved me better.”
Ultimate Shabbat Cinnamon Noodle Kugel
“If home is where the heart is, my heart will always be in my mom’s kitchen in Brooklyn. Now, when I want to feel close to her I cook and share her recipes from my kitchen in Los Angeles.”
I Find It Helpful To Focus Less On My Diagnoses And More On Me
“I’ve found some peace in being able to say, ‘It doesn’t really matter where that comes from, I can learn how to handle it.'”
I Adore My Teens, But I Crave Those ‘Little’ Years
“As much as I love being a witness to my kids’ becomings, I grieve the moments swallowed up by the years.”
Motherhood Is Overflowing With Love AND Exhaustion
“While it’s exhausting, it’s your greatest joy to worry, care for, and love your children.”
Crunchy Lebanese Chickpea Fatteh For Ramadan
“My childhood memories make me turn to this recipe over and over again.”
Preschool Teacher’s Advice For Raising Capable, Confident, Resilient Kids
“Our children are our future, and they live in an increasingly difficult and confusing world, so the most important thing we can teach them is that they are important, capable, and loved!”
Late Father’s Traditional Spanish Canelones
“When he passed away, he left me with a big void I didn’t know how to fill and a sadness I didn’t know how to cope with. That’s when I decided to honor his memory in a way that united us in his last months: cooking.”
‘I hid it for years, ashamed to tell my therapist.’: Bulimia, sexual abuse survivor talks road to recovery
“None of us know how trauma will show up in our lives. For some, including me, trauma made me feel better, for a short time. The events had struck me so hard and were so completely overwhelming, the trauma was almost a convenient distraction. That was until the mist cleared and the reality of the guilt, pain, and horror of those events hit home.”
7 Reasons It’s Not Bad For Your Stepchild To Be ‘Scared’ Of You
“Now when I say she is ‘scared’ of me, I am really talking about a healthy kind of fear I think every step kid should have for their stepmom.”