“The $3 will only get her so far. She told him her husband had recently passed away and she’s stuck paying all their bills, and is behind every month. She would have most likely ran out of gas.”
Police Officer Pays For Elderly Widow’s Gas
‘The sidewalks were blocked by electric scooters in not one but THREE places.’: Wheelchair user receives ‘astounding’ response to social media plea
“On my way to work, it became personal. The folks who charge the scooters at night placed them out in the morning—effectively blocking anyone from using the sidewalk. While others might be able to walk around the scooters, I didn’t have that choice.”
‘I knew what abusive relationships looked like, this wasn’t it. It took me months to break free from this ‘amazing perfect guy.’
“When I left the library, I had 86 messages. All from my amazing, perfect boyfriend. The charming guy who accused me of cheating. As I left, I could feel someone watching me.”
‘I took hostages everywhere I went, and the first one was my grandmother. Loving, kind, and elderly made her the perfect target for my addiction.’
“She gave me a car, a phone, and a bed to sleep in. In return I gave her lies, sleepless nights, and stole everything I possibly could.”
‘We were rushed to ultrasound. ‘Everyone PRAY!’ tumbling out of my mouth as I was wheeled down the corridor. The ultrasound confirmed the doctor’s words. No movement, no pulsing heart.’
“My contractions stopped, and my blood pressure bottomed out. I remember hearing my husband scream my name as I saw the world fade to black.”
Your blood pressure is 4,000 over 80 (I’m not a doctor ok, it’s just really HIGH) and someone says, ‘Good job Momma,’ while some other butthead says, ‘Why do we applaud mediocre parenting?’
“Are you FOR REAL?”
She asked if he was ok and he just yelled, ‘My wife! My wife!’
“I yelled to my husband, ‘I can’t… I can’t…’ I surrendered my exhausted body to the water. It was at that second a complete stranger reached out to me…”
‘Today is my parent’s anniversary. My dad is on hospice with only a short time left from cancer. We set up one last anniversary dinner for them to remember.’
“Their love story is beautiful. But most of all, he taught us all how to live, and now he is showing us all how to die. With grace.”
‘Well y’all, the boyfriend/husband of the girls who did a best friend session decided they wanted to do their OWN best friend session.’
“We all met at Walmart to pick out their overalls. We were rolling we were laughing so hard. Josh said it best .’God is great, beer is good, and we are crazy.'”
‘I was ignorant enough to think a 2-year-old wasn’t going through any trauma by tragically losing both of his parents in a matter of 12 days.’
“In my head, he was young enough that he was completely unaware of what was really happening. I truly believed he would walk into our family and things would go smoothly.”
‘The woman next to me in this photo is the birth mother to 2 of our 3 children. Our relationship is unconventional and odd to most.’
“Pffft. You are effing crazy if you think I’m going to do that. I absolutely will NOT befriend them. It’s unforgivable, inhumane, and downright impossible to forgive ADULTS who do the sort of things that put them in the situations they are in. They don’t deserve my empathy.”
40 years ago my parents were asked if they would have an exchange student. I wonder if they knew the doors it would open to all of us?
“I look back with such wonder and appreciation of who my parents are. I will forever be in awe of the way they live their life.”
A Peek Inside The Life Of An Autism Mom
“I am an autism mom. When people hear that, they often think I have a child who has autism. While that is true, I am also autistic myself.”
5 Lies Moms Tell Themselves During Back-To-School Season
This year, I’m calling hooey on myself.
‘I joined the Navy just five months prior to ‘Pearl Harbor.’: 94-year-old veteran share words of wisdom
“Growing up in the Depression, I guess we all felt a little deprived. But when I look back on it, it turned out to be one of the greatest gifts we had, knowing hard work will get you where you want to go.”
‘He told her our baby would have a 2% chance to make it, and if he did, he would be mentally handicapped. A handicapped child is still a child, and still deserves to be loved.’
“We were frantic! I called 16 different hospitals in 3 states. We got her transferred. They were going to do everything possible to try to get Molli to the 22 week mark and bring Cullen into the world as healthy as he could be.”
‘Your sister was in an accident. Her car was hit by a train. She didn’t make it.’: Sister suffers from PTSD after losing sibling, admits ‘I’m having a hard time swallowing that pill’
“We were texting. I said, ‘Punkin, we’ll talk later.’ My later didn’t go the way I had planned. My momma was on the phone screaming. What am I supposed to do? My daddy. I’ve got to get to my daddy. Where are my brothers? Do they know? We planned every painful step of her memorial. We had to pick out her clothes, jewelry, the box we’d lay her in. I’m done. I’m done hiding.”
‘I am out of town again helping my brother and his family, as his wife still lies in the hospital. I am angry.’
“There are lots of tears, more than we can count. Lots of fights. And lots of people tugging at me. And after a day of visiting, entertaining, keeping everyone fed, clothed and bathed, my tank is empty.”
‘I had a message from a friend who is expecting her first baby, asking how things are going with our newborn. I almost wrote back a quick, ‘It’s wonderful!’ Then I didn’t.’
“When we took the childbirth prep class, I scoffed to my husband when the nurse said maternity leave is a necessity, not a luxury, because new moms spend at least 8 hours a day nursing their baby. ‘Yeah right,’ I said.”
‘Feral. The word they used to describe our little girl the day she came to our home. Sounds terrifying, doesn’t it?’: Foster mom’s reminder not to fear ‘that kid’ or underestimate their potential
“She was 3.5 years old. She couldn’t speak. Not a single word. Not a single sentence. How is this even possible?””
‘At 27, I felt like such a child myself. I laid in bed and sobbed, wondering if I actually had what it took to love the most vulnerable in our city.’
“The orphans, the wounded, the hurting little souls that are our future. I questioned all of it, if I could do this as a single woman.”
8 Reasons My Children Bake Their OWN Birthday Treats
“We hope to teach our children they don’t always need the latest and greatest to have a fulfilling life. They kept saying, ‘look at my cupcakes! Look! I made that! I did that, guys!'”
‘When he first joined our family after losing both of his parents, these two were BEST friends. Lately though? They fight like cats and dogs. They are SO mean to each other.’
“They got along so well it felt like a fairy tale. But things quickly took a huge spiral downwards. My husband and I laid in bed going, ‘What in the world is happening right now? Why are they fighting so much?'”
Moms Should Voice Their Loneliness Unapologetically
“It’s NORMAL to feel lonely and unfulfilled, tired and frustrated, but you don’t have to put up with it nor stay silent.”
‘At our 12 week scan the doctors confirmed there were two strong heartbeats. I breathed a huge sigh of relief. We had made it, and made it with twins no less!’
“The doctor pulled us aside. I could tell from the look on her face she didn’t have good news. The heartbeat was strong, yes, but they had detected an ‘abnormality’ on one of the twins’ scans.”