“My smile started to quiver. I felt my vision blur. I kept my composure the best I could, but only made it through the kitchen door before the waterworks exploded. I knew I’d been gaining weight, but hearing it from a stranger really hurt. I never wanted to feel that way again.”
‘You’ve doubled in size over the year. I thought it must be medication.’: Woman embarks on weight loss, self-love journey after stranger’s hurtful comment
‘Don’t kill your baby!’ they screamed. ‘My baby is DYING. He is going to SUFFOCATE.’ They never bothered to think of what it was like.’: Woman explains importance of reproductive freedom
“They were calling me a murderer, even when it meant ignoring all the medical professionals and simply allowing myself to die along with Finley. My soul was on fire. And I was angry. No one owes you their story. But I am giving you mine in the hopes it opens your eyes.”
‘The scene from this picture breaks my heart. But our son called it the best day ever.’: Mom shares powerful reminder about perspective after son’s ‘disappointing’ birthday
“His only friend was the nurse he met earlier that morning. There were no other children in sight. There were oxygen tanks instead of balloons and heart monitors instead of bounce houses.”
‘I thought my foster journey was coming to an end, but then I got a call.’: Single mom fosters 13 boys, adopts teen into forever family
“I tuck him in every night and snuggle him on Sunday afternoons during Netflix binges. He is my dream come true.”
‘Hours after saying goodbye, I tattooed her handprint on my thigh. Hand in my pocket, I can forever holds hers.’: Mom shares emotional birth and loss of daughter
“Even now, I hear people say things like, ‘Will you ever get over it?’ I could have easily given up at that moment. I could have quit, right there and then. But I knew that if her life ever meant anything, I would need to keep all my promises to her.”
‘I have a 13-year-old daughter most people only think about twice a year — the day she was born and the day she died.’: Mom shares raw grief on anniversary of daughter’s passing
“I think of her every single day. Good days, bad days, fun days, boring days, weekdays, weekends, holidays, and birthdays.”
A Candid Look Inside The Mental Load & Resilience Of A Hypopituitarism Mom
“On the outside, Abigail like any other baby. You wouldn’t know she’s been so critically unwell.”
‘The doctor described it as a ‘stress fracture’ but a mental one. She had hit her breaking point.’: Mother shares daughter’s journey with Tourette Syndrome
“‘Congratulations, you have Tourette’s.’ I watched my beautiful, strong child completely crumple.”
‘I don’t want to be married anymore.’ We froze, not knowing what to say next.’: Wife shares marriage advice, lessons learned
“Wait for the storm to pass. Your marriage is worth it.”
‘If I went into labor, there was over a 90% chance I would die.’: Woman candidly shares journey to medical abortion
“Mothers are making the hardest decisions of their lives. We don’t know the circumstances. They need to be able to make those decisions without the interference and judgment of others.”
‘I woke up one day and decided enough was enough. It was time to fall in love with my true authentic self.’: Former bodybuilder shares journey to love her body
“I no longer wanted to be the ‘smallest’ version of myself. I had a new addiction, I wanted to have the biggest glutes, quads, and hamstrings I could naturally grow.”
Boy Who Survived The Impossible After NICU Catheter Punctured Vein Now Thriving 2-Year-Old
“To every single healthcare worker, thank you a million times. Because of you, we got to celebrate the life of our incredible little Elias today. You will never understand what you mean to our family.”
As A Single Mom Who Didn’t Choose Abortion, I Wouldn’t Force This Life On ANYONE
“When I read all these posts about murdering your baby and there’s always help and options and hope – I want to scream back at every single one. You’re wrong. There isn’t always help. It’s not easy. It’s really really really really hard. And there are no laws that make men be fathers.”
An Open Letter To Soon-To-Be Stepmoms
“Being a stepmom will change the way you view the world. It will change the way you view humanity. It will change the way you view yourself.”
‘Having her tell us how her heart was broken in half nearly destroyed me. Her biggest wish was to be a sister.’: Mom shares family journey, failed adoption of baby boy
“We spent Thanksgiving with our family who would meet Luca for the first time… and say their goodbyes. When he left, he took a piece of my heart with him.”
‘Foster care was never a question of ‘if’ but ‘when.’: Former foster youth overcomes trauma to offer a home to kids in need
“Eight people turned my childhood into a living hell, but now, eight kids have found safety within the walls of my home.”
Fighting Through Physical Disability To Become Record-Setting Athlete, JonJon Is The Epitome Of Resilience
“Going into his third surgery, he said, ‘Dad, I just want to run someday like the other kids.’ It broke my heart. I knew it would be challenging but told him, ‘We’re going to try, buddy.’”
7 Simple Hacks To Save Time As A Busy Mom
“These tips and mom hacks help me have a more productive day and save me so much time.”
‘Put yourselves in our shoes before you say, ‘Thank God it’s overturned.’: Woman shares abortion story after severe pregnancy complications
“A month ago, Taten and I made the most unthinkable decision to terminate our pregnancy. This is a choice we never thought we would have to make, a choice I honestly never thought about other moms and dads having to go through.”
‘If breaking the generational curse is my sole purpose in this life, the only gift I leave behind, I am satisfied.’: Woman shares brave journey from trauma, grief, and alcoholism to sobriety
“A speaker came to the rehab. I asked him, ‘I just want to know, why me?’ His answer was simple: ‘Even if you had the answer, it wouldn’t change anything. Don’t spend your time looking for the answer, spend your time on the solution.’ That simple exchange changed my entire outlook. From that day forward, I was only interested in getting well.”
How Art Transformed My Son’s ADHD
“For ADHD kids, the mountains are larger and roads are often more jagged, but I hope his love for colors can help him find the right path to his destined place.”
‘Should I start learning sign language?’ I got a resounding no from the audiologist.’: Girl diagnosed with profound hearing loss thanks to mom’s fierce advocacy
“At 9 months, the audiologist told us Charlee’s hearing was at normal levels. Yet she didn’t respond to any loud sounds we made, babble, or consonant sounds. I knew this couldn’t be true, so I found my advocacy legs.”
‘At 4 years old, I refused to eat my lunch, hoping it would help me feel better about myself, and it did.’: Woman shares lifelong journey with disordered eating, mental health struggles
“You are not in control of what happens to you, but you are always in control of how you respond. Please keep holding on to hope.”
If I Didn’t Get An Abortion, My Husband Wouldn’t Have A Wife And My Kids Would Be Motherless
“I didn’t understand why people were screaming at the top of their lungs that abortion is healthcare, but now I do.”
‘I could be forced to carry a child, and it could kill me.’: Mom with preeclampsia shares terrifying possibilities after Supreme Court abortion ruling
“My daughter could have to grow up without her mother. The government is taking that decision out of my hands.”