“I know for some struggling to conceive, seeing others pregnant can be triggering. For me, being pregnant was triggering.”
‘My pregnancy was real. Really brief. Really scary. Really exciting. Really hopeful. Really exhausting.’
‘The man in the stall next to me was holding back tears of laughter, laughter that busted loose when she called me a ‘pooping-farting robot.’: Dad recalls hilarious gas station bathroom incident during road trip
“I had no choice but to take my 4-year-old into the stall with me. Aspen watched as I struggled, blue eyes wide and supportive, hands clapping. Good job, Daddy! Good job! You make two poops! Now three poops! I’m four!'”
I Will Never Apologize For The Noise My Children Make
“To outsiders, our noise is disruptive and is often perceived as bordering on disrespectful.”
‘He says: ‘Oh, so you just stay home and look after the kids?”
“We went to a wedding the other week.. They started that awkward conversation which we all have when we meet new adults. ‘So what do you do with yourself?'”
‘Today my husband was ‘CAUGHT IN THE ACT.’ He had a special request for dinner, so I stopped in our nearest grocery store to pick up the items needed.’
“I focused on the guy wondering ‘why’s this guy hiding?’ looked into their eyes & noticed it was my husband! He was TRYING TO HIDE from me! As if I didn’t already know his secret!”
My Toddler Drowned—Here’s What I Want You To Know
“How could I have known that every parent’s worst nightmare would be my reality? It happened so quickly.”
Dear Parents: Please Clean Your Kids Pack ‘n Play Regularly
“This water was HOT AND CLEAR when I started.”
I Delivered My Newborn Baby Inside A Chick-fil-A Bathroom
“There we were…my wife and I in a tiny stall in the bathroom, and I could see the top of our little girl’s head crowning as Maggie was straddling the toilet.”
I Got A Burn From A PLANT Comparable To A 2nd Degree Chemical Burn
“My hope in posting this unfortunate news is to create greater awareness for what WILD PARSNIP is.”
‘You are a teacher, right? I just want to thank you for everything you do. I see your cart is full with supplies, and I just wanted to help out as much as I can.’
“I was feeling pretty jaded this morning as two different sets of parents at Walmart stopped me in the school supplies aisle to complain about how much they had to get their kids this year. ‘This is just ridiculous. I don’t know how these teachers think we are suppose to get all this stuff.'”
‘When it’s all said and done it’s not the money we’ll be thinking back to as our fondest memories.’
“I asked him about his life at home and how it was going to change. His entire face lit up as he told the story.”
‘Umm… your mom is sitting on the floor. She tried to get up by herself.’ ‘I’ll be right there.’
“It is now 11:00 p.m. and I am tired. I crawl in bed, and as I put my glasses on my nightstand my phone buzzes. NOOOOO! I lift it up hoping, just this once, I’m wrong. Nope, I’m right. ‘Hi Dad.'”
‘I am a single mom of 7 through foster care and adoption. Dating is hard enough. Adding 7 other humans into the mix feels impossible.’
“If I can be a honest, I am scared of him too. I worry that no one will ever love them as much as I do. I worry about the logistics of switching off single mom brain, allowing a co-parent to join us. I am afraid of getting hurt again.”
The Hidden Blessing Of Single Parenting
“The moment we realize this blessing is more than recognition, a future spouse, friendships, prestige, or money, is when we can finally begin to understand it. Because it isn’t anything tangible or even visible to people around us.”
‘You are NOT a widow.’
“It might be meant to be funny and it might be catchy, but if you are saying it and your husband is still alive, you are using the term wrong. You are not a widow.”
‘Overnight, our 15-month-old’s personality changed. A once easy-going child turned aggressive, OCD’ish.’: Mom learns of son’s PANDAS/PANS diagnosis, ‘There was ZERO doubt in my mind he had this’
“He would scream bloody murder to get in the bath tub, and became obsessed with wearing ‘soft’ clothes. It was like walking on eggshells since an explosion could happen at any moment for no reason. I chalked it up to him being a toddler, with a new baby brother and all the changes military life brings. Over time, I knew this was not the case.”
My Best Friend Donated Her Eggs To Me
“Never would I have ever thought of using an egg donor, let alone a known donor.”
‘After 40 years of marriage, my mom finally got her wedding day. And it was all a surprise!’
“Back in the main room, I took my place next to my dad. It was nice to see my hero nervous. And he had good reason! My mom stole every ounce of air in the room the second she walked through the door.”
Mom Issues Warning After Fake Police Officer Tries To Abduct Son
“I was just home with my son putting him down for a nap when a lady knocked on my door saying she was with Delaware County Child Protective Services and they were here to remove Ja’vonni from my care.”
Dear Society, Remember Every Heroin Addict Is Someone’s Child
“My heroin addict never hangs up the phone without telling me he loves me. My heroin addict thanks me with tears in his eyes when I visit him in jail. My heroin addict apologizes when he can’t control his addiction.”
When Your Delivery Is The Dreaded Unplanned C-Section
“I mourned the loss of a ‘natural birth’ for months, for years.”
If A Child Can Understand The Importance Of Breastfeeding Openly, You Can Too
“So next time you see a breastfeeding mother, I challenge you to buy her a drink, or offer her a comfortable place to sit, or simply tell her how great she’s doing.”
It’s Time To Let Moms Sleep
“You’d never get into a taxi with a sleepy driver, right? Or trust a life guard who is dozing off by the pool? Or hire a security guard who is constantly yawning and too exhausted to react in a crisis?”
No, You Can’t Turn ‘Mom Mode’ Off
“It’s the way that a ‘night away’ belongs only to your physical body, because your heart and mind stay put with the ones you leave behind.”
‘I was told I have a heart-shaped uterus, but I’m not feeling the love.’
“I did what most of us do, but know we shouldn’t. I Googled ‘heart-shaped uterus’ and its risk factors. What I found on the internet gave me a panic attack. Why didn’t I know about this during my first pregnancy? If we had known, could we have saved him?”