“We had just gotten news, bad news. I sat in shock. I turned to my husband and told him it was clear what her middle name should be – Hope.”
‘Her birth, which was supposed to be beautiful and intimate, was traumatic. I couldn’t stop shaking and vomiting. I had no idea if I would ever see my baby girl alive.’
‘I shake it up some, only to find an unknown substance floating around in the package’: Angry dad posts warning video after finding MOLD in child’s juice
“To say we are irate would be an understatement.. We don’t give these to our children often but will NEVER again!”
‘My son died at the age of 26. He smoked a joint laced with heroin and died in his sleep. He had a college class that morning. He had his clothes washed and ready for work that evening.’
“After Alex passed away, I started putting together puzzles. Putting them together was putting me together. Like I had repaired it, as if it was broken.”
‘When your photographer don’t PLAY! She wasn’t missing THAT shot.’: Photographer pushes stepmom out of the way for interrupting the perfect first kiss photo
“She kept apologizing to me thinking I was going to be upset about all of this.”
To The Man With Depression And Anxiety: I See You
“You’ve been told so many times that men are strong. Right from when you were a little boy and you fell over, you were told to get up and brush it off. You were told strong boys don’t cry, they get up and they keep going.”
‘My kids were born addicted to numerous street drugs. Their bio mom, then and now, has chosen addiction over them.’: Same-sex couple take in 3 ‘neglected’ children, long to become a ‘big, permanent part of 5’
“My boy was found by CPS unattended with a full, wet diaper and a bottle of curdled milk. His 4-year-old brother answered the door because their bio mom and her boyfriend were asleep with the door locked. My wife and I have been to every appointment, school function. We tuck them in every night, kiss every boo-too, and love them more every day. But we’re not yet their ‘parents,’ legally. This woman, who has a total of 6 kids, the most recent also born addicted to drugs is their ‘mother.’ We don’t ever plan on stopping until we have officially adopted our babies.”
‘I felt something hit my butt. ‘Do it again,’ I heard someone say. They snickered.’: Woman feels guilt over pressing charges after sexual assault, then demands, ‘I’ll see you in court.’
“Less than a minute later, I felt someone slowly run their fingers over my right butt cheek from the bottom and squeeze. I was wearing a long, velvet skirt – I could feel it all – and the heat of his hand. I pushed him backward and screamed, ‘Don’t you ever touch a woman like that!’ He gave me a dopey face and put his hands up in the air, as if pleading innocence. ‘Come on, it’s a compliment.’ I was hot with anger.”
I Was Destined To Be A Boy Mom
“I’ve been right here, right now. In this climate, during this time, to this generation.”
‘4 years ago, he had 35 children in his care. Today, he has 62. 62 children to feed, clothe, protect and most of all, love.’: Man advocates, cares for orphans in Haiti, ‘I will never stop helping my children’
“62 children in Haiti whose parents have died, or have been abandoned, severely neglected or abused. 62 children, whom without Jérémie would be homeless, forced to resort to crime or prostitution.”
‘I gave birth to my first daughter when I was 21. I was in college and barely knew this baby’s father before I got pregnant. Here we are, about to be parents to 6.’: Mom describes unlikely love story
“My father’s wife passed away. They had a 2-year-old son. Biologically, he is my brother. My dad had to make the heart wrenching decision on who would be best fit to raise him.”
‘I got pictures back, and my smile quickly faded. The first thought that rushed to my mind was: Lose the weight. You’re too puffy.’: Woman says ‘lose the kind of weight that matters most’
“I was consumed with this overwhelming self-hate. I just wanted to feel beautiful again. You can’t. You won’t.”
‘I’m upstairs doing my hair and he comes to the bottom of the stairs and says, ‘BABE! Someone is at the door for you!’: Woman overcomes toxic marriage to find new love
“Of course I roll my eyes because I inconveniently had to pause curling my hair… and then I came down to this.”
‘Teachers noticed my 5-year-old making weird movements. ‘It’s all in her head,’ the doctor said.’: Mom demands answers for daughter who has 15 episodes a day of what appears to be seizures, actually is PNKD diagnosis
“Madie continued to have these strange ‘spells’ where her body would paralyze itself. The doctor walked in the room and told me she is making all of this up, and I should take her to a psychiatrist. I made it very clear I was not leaving that room until someone could tell me what was wrong with my daughter.”
‘You are phenomenal. Never give up. You can do this.’ I realized my student’s mother took the time to write on his pencils. I asked him if he would mind showing me the rest of them.
“I took the pencils he handed me. When I was sharpening them, I noticed writing on a few of them.”
‘Mom’s pray on the couch late at night when our kids are past curfew and not answering our texts.’ Mother’s perspective on how her faith has changed since having children
“How Moms Pray…”
‘My fiancé was helping a drunk driver at the scene. He was hit by another drunk driver, also a firefighter.’: Woman loses fiancé months before wedding, honors him with special wedding photo shoot
“Kendall was a volunteer firefighter. He’d received a call about an accident about a mile from his house. Since he was just watching television, he decided to go – that’s just the person he is. I texted him I made it home safely. He never responded. I thought he’d fallen asleep. I remember hearing my dad say, ‘He didn’t make it!’ My mom was bawling in the background. I was so confused.”
‘That’s when I, of course, changed our status from ‘married’ to ‘It’s complicated.’: Wife requests $1,000 dollars for ‘wife services,’ but husband’s hilarious reply is perfect
“The money request sent to Lance for ‘wife services’ was an attempt to make him laugh. When he unexpectedly replied with his reasons for denial, it was on!”
‘My doctor treated me like a drug addict. ‘Don’t ever ask me for this again. I won’t keep giving it to you.’ I walked away feeling like I needed to shut up and deal with my anxiety on my own.’: Woman’s journey with anxiety and medication
“No one else was breaking down in tears, so I assumed I was the only one struggling.”
‘Don’t waste your leftover candle wax! Make wax melts.’ Woman’s genius hack for the perfect DIY Halloween decoration
“I got so many from my burnt out candles.”
‘People joke about having an out-of-body experience, but it truly was.’ Brothers surprise bride with father-daughter dance from dad in heaven to Michael Bolton song, he responds
“My name is Dave West and I’m Kaley’s dad, and I love her very much. 1,800 times worth,” the voice of their late father can be heard at the beginning of the song.
‘After a long day, a mother’s body is exhausted, but it is her mind that suffers the most. The mental load of it all. Remembering to do it all. Worrying about it all.’
“We all know you are the glue that holds it all together, even if some days it drives you nuts to be it.”
‘I was writing my goodbye letter. I’d gone out to my car, had a handful of pills, and then my husband called.’: Woman battling Bipolar Disorder says ‘the one’ is out there, ‘they will find you’
“In kindergarten I tried to walk in front of a semi truck in the street. I lived with this demon all my childhood. Then I met the one.”
‘We received a phone call from the teacher. Parents were complaining about our daughter. It was clear it was my best friend.’: Autism mom says it’s not a ‘disturbance’ but an ‘opportunity to teach’
“She demanded Chloe be removed and sent to an alternative school with ‘those kids.'”
‘My husband passed away from a sudden heart attack at 32. I felt like my world was crashing in. Although I had two beautiful babies, I thought multiple times about suicide.’
“My best friend had enough of my sorrow and stole my phone to add me to Tinder. I absolutely HATED the idea. There was no way I would let a man near myself or my children.”
‘I couldn’t help but overhear their conversation. The woman shared that her grandmother had a son. He died immediately after he was born. Someone took photographs to show her later – because they knew she’d never get to see him.’
“I realize I eavesdropped a bit more than I intended. But when you’ve lost a baby – these moments have a way of finding you.”