“Remember when your lady was pregnant? Vomiting up everything, feeling sick from the smell of meat… remember how she was exhausted? How she felt like a turtle who was stuck on her back and couldn’t get up?”
‘Dear Dads of the world: Suck it up and get a vasectomy.’: Mom asks dads to ‘consider all she’s done and been through’
My Asthmatic Son Almost Died After Eating Dragon’s Breath
“If you know someone that has even just a mild case of asthma, do NOT let them have this snack.”
I Never Imagined Being Married At 28, And A Mom To 9 Babies
“Toliver was placed into foster care at birth after being born dependent on methamphetamine and heroin. He in 3 different foster homes before we found each other.”
Rouses Market Employee Earns $135k After Act Of Kindness For Teen With Autism
“He could have ignored him. He could have made an excuse. Instead, he let him have his moment, and in turn, gave my family a moment we will never forget.”
We Both Lost Our Spouses To Tragedies, But Grief Brought Us Together
“After my wife’s death, I got so many cards, letters, texts. But this one stopped me cold. The name brought a story so heavy, so dark, it was hard to believe she actually lived it. Knowing her story, you’d expect this sad, fearful person. It didn’t take me long to realize she was anything but. She was a beautiful girl with beautiful scars. And, suddenly, I wasn’t alone. The connection was effortless, natural, and deep. She gave me hope.”
‘He said, ‘You can live without a stomach.’ My head started to spin.’
“The thought of removing such a major organ, my healthy stomach, sent shivers down my spine. Now I had a reason to go ahead and do it. I didn’t have to pull the trigger on my own gut.”
To The Baby Boy I Called Mine For Only 404 Days
“I am now mourning the loss of my baby as though he died but the reality is…he is not my baby.”
I Broke The Chains Of Addiction, And I’m Finally The Father My Daughter Deserves
“I remember sitting in that jail cell crying my eyes out, thinking my daughter, who was 9 at the time, would be in her 20’s before I saw her again. That was my true rock bottom. I can’t even begin to describe to you the utter defeat and sadness I felt that day.”
‘Next time someone asks you what motherhood is like tell them it’s like this pan. This pan has been in the fire and has the markings to show for it. It’s messy, aged, and worn.’
“We should give them away at baby showers. Not some new, shiny pan, but one that can no longer lay flat on a counter, is crooked and bent. That way, expecting mothers would know true love doesn’t look like perfection.”
‘How did I not see the signs? We made it to the children’s psych ward. I wanted to kiss the boo boos away, but I couldn’t.’: In the wake of 12-year-old daughter’s ‘suicide plan,’ mom says we can’t be ‘the perfect parent’ no matter how hard we try
“The doctor comes in. ‘Can I speak with you in private?’ I feel on the verge of a panic attack, but I simply smile and follow her to the nurse’s station. ‘So, what do you feel is going on?’ I explain the events of the phone call from school. She says, ‘We have no choice but to admit your daughter. She has a clear plan to commit suicide.’ My stomach is in knots.”
My Son Got A Severe Parasite Infection From Being Buried In The Sand At The Beach
“‘Everyone knows to wear shoes on the beach because you can get parasites.’ I assured them, everyone does NOT KNOW THAT!”
‘Every evening, I see the same tired woman waiting to cross the street with her 4 kids. She holds onto the ones she can, and they hold onto the ones she can’t. I’m fascinated by this woman and her tribe.’
“Even though I need to get myself home to my own four babes, often I’ll wait, not pulling out of the parking lot until they’ve safely made it across. If I didn’t, I would lay in bed at night and worry: Had they made it? Were they still waiting? Were they safe?”
To My Strong-Willed Daughter: We May Butt Heads Sometimes, But I Can’t Help But Applaud Your Grit
“Some people won’t be able to handle your tenacity, and that’s okay. You can’t please everyone. But you will leave each person with a sprinkle of your spirit as you move past them.”
‘This a picture of me where I appeared to be blissfully happy to everyone on the outside but drowning in postnatal depression and anxiety because I expected to have it all together.’
“Bringing home, a newborn for the first time was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I had never been more exhausted, more worried, more emotional or lonely in my life.”
Why Are Kids Impatient, Bored, Friendless, and Entitled?
“Using technology as a “Free babysitting service” is, in fact, not free at all. The payment is waiting for you just around the corner.”
‘I was sexually assaulted. I decided this was going to become a long suicide. I was a loser, complete trash, and I sold my soul to drugs and alcohol.’
“Here I was at 23, with Multiple Sclerosis and I needed a wheelchair. I grew into a deep depression. The party had ended. My mother would have to bathe me, feed me, dress me. I’d repay her with years of heartache. Also in these years, I found opiates.”
10 Things To Teach Your Child Before Kindergarten
“Your child will be fine; you on the other hand might have a harder time letting go on the first day of school.”
‘Out of NOWHERE, a bird flies at me AND LANDS ON MY CHEST. And then I scream. THE BIRD HAD LATCHED ONTO MY SHIRT WITH ITS FEET’
“I want you to picture this. A quiet pool. Cool moms lounging in the sun. People talking about how hot it was. And then out of nowhere, a grown woman piercing the silence with screaming, swatting at a bird flapping on her chest, squawking in her face. Just picture it.”
‘Before the trooper could tell me the cause of the crash, I asked if my son was texting while driving. His response was, ‘Yes ma’am.’: Mom shares late son’s story to ‘end the epidemic of road tragedies’
“Thomas was always one to lend a hand to anyone in need. On February 12, that’s exactly what he was doing. I wanted to know what text was so important it had taken my son away from everyone who loved him.”
‘My mom had a normal pregnancy with me, nothing was out of the ordinary. After I was born, my pediatrician noticed something wasn’t right. I was blue in color and had low blood oxygen.’
“I embrace my scar because it’s a part of who I am. It’s a reminder of everything I have been through. I was a walking miracle.”
‘When you wake up to your son’s number LEVELS UP! And we get to go home for a few days as he is killing CANCER!’
“So, I prayed. Asked for God’s Guidance. We prayed over Kristian as a family. Dancing next to my son in his hospital room became therapeutic for all of us.”
If You Have A New Baby, Wash Your Hands
“Mallory was never in contact with a person who had an active cold sore. Never. Nobody ever kissed her on the mouth. In spite of that, she caught HSV-1 within her first week of life and we had to watch her die slowly for nearly 2 weeks.”
‘Immediately after the judge said, ‘You may kiss the bride’, we heard a THUD. We looked down and saw my sister on the floor.’: Sister faints during wedding ceremony after venue turned into a ‘greenhouse’ in heat
“It took a moment to clock what had happened. Everyone was stunned. My sister kept screaming that she’d ruined our wedding.”
‘They said he has no friends and that no one likes him. I have a 13-year-old son with autism. He went to summer camp and was bullied.’
“They called him names said he was dumb. They stole money and a wrist band that allowed him to play paint ball.”
Dear Anxiety: I Will Not Let You Have Power Over My Motherhood Journey
“You used the fear of trying to parent my newborn babies alone to destroy every particle of confidence in my being. I remember calling my sister sobbing because I was so overwhelmed with three crying babies that all needed me.”