“The house that needs cleaned, the laundry that needs folded. Life carrying on around you. Fighting rest yet simultaneously crying out for it.”
‘Rest when the baby rests, sleep when the baby sleeps.’ But how can you truly let go of all else?’: Mom says ‘I too need nourishment and rest’
To The Woman Feeling Like She No Longer Belongs In Her Friend Group
“I know it might hurt parting ways, but I promise you, friend… something good is going to come from it. Just wait.”
‘As soon as someone finds out a woman is pregnant, they treat her like a whole new entity.’: Mom of 4 chronicles stages of motherhood
“Being a mom doesn’t by any means make you incapable; it shouldn’t count you out or make your opinion, goals, and abilities any less.”
Biological Dad Gains Full Custody Of Son, Hires Loving Foster Mom As Babysitter So She Can Remain In His Life
“I’m not his mom but I’m the only mom he knows. He calls me Mama Julie.”
Toxic Shock Syndrome Survivor Was Told By Doctors She Was ‘Fine,’ Then Her Organs Started Failing
“In the blink of an eye, I went from spending my days hanging with friends, hiking with my dog, and going to the beach, to waking up in a hospital trying to comprehend if I was going to survive.”
I Was Angry With My Father For A Long Time, Until I Experienced Addiction Firsthand
“I often looked down on my dad’s alcoholism as a character defect. A flaw he was responsible for, and something I would never let happen to me. Even as I drank more and more. Even when I started to hide my own drinking from others. Alcohol is tricky like that.”
Big Brother Escorts Sisters To Annual Daddy-Daughter Dance After Their Father Passes Away
“I noticed a tall teenaged boy there and thought it was strange considering he looked too young to be a dad. Then it hit me.”
‘We won’t wake him up with morning snuggles and coffee in bed. But we will celebrate him.’: Widow shares grief, celebration on Father’s Day
“It may not look like celebrating in the traditional sense, as typically that doesn’t involve cemeteries and tears, but it will be our own little version of celebrating the day.”
Our Mom Friendship May Be Hard Right Now, But I Don’t Want To Miss Out On This Season Of Life Together
“If you call there is a 99% chance it’ll sound like I’m at a WWE event. Please keep calling. If we venture out in public most of our time will be spent corralling our littles, never actually getting a full sentence in. Please keep visiting. When you text me you’ll likely see three dots that remain for several days until I realize I never actually sent the text. Please keep connecting.”
‘My baby was there, but the heart was not.’: Woman starts nonprofit in honor of angel baby she lost
“We sat anxiously discussing nursery themes, names, and how long it was taking. My husband was ready with his phone to record our baby’s heartbeat, but the tech kept asking odd questions. ‘Is something wrong?’ I see my husband put away his phone and the tech goes to get a nurse for a ‘second opinion.'”
‘I got a text from my daughter’s school saying, ‘You’re going to love this.’ I started to laugh and simultaneously cry.’: Mom recounts hilarious card to teacher from ‘wild’ daughter
“I read it again. ‘A best friend you can have sex with,’ and then flipped to the inscription ‘How great is that?’ I thought about joining witness protection or calling my daughter in sick for the rest of the year so I didn’t have to face her teacher.”
I No Longer Want Autism Awareness And Acceptance (I Want More)
“You can have knowledge of autism and do absolutely nothing about it. You can accept that autism exists without ever having to embrace it.”
Dear Mamas, It’s Time To Stop Saying Yes To Everything
“Nothing is worth more than your peace. Hold on to that, like your life depends on it (‘cause it does), and you’ll be the richest woman in the world.”
‘I never understood the concept of ‘it takes a village,’ until I needed one.’: New mom reflects on importance of supportive community ‘even when things are great’
“I will never forget the friend who brought me home-cooked meals or the friends and family who came by in the first stages when I was feeling so vulnerable and it would have been easier to stay away.”
My Husband And I Are Not A ‘Perfect Match,’ But We’re The Most Perfect Imperfect Match We Never Saw Coming
“He’s direct and to the point. I’m long-winded and rambly. He’s slow to rise and even slower to shine, and I’m get-up-and-go and go a million miles a minute. He’s ‘take your time’ and ‘slow down,’ while I’m ‘hurry up, c’mon!’ He’s people avoiding, and I’m people loving.”
Trophies Aren’t The Only Thing That Matter, And Our Kids Need To Know That
“They don’t need to win a trophy. They don’t need to be the best. They don’t even need to be any good at it. It’s OK to have a hobby, just to have a hobby.”
‘During the week leading up to Mother’s Day, I wanted to hide away from the world.’: Woman shares heartbreak on Mother’s Day after suffering 3 miscarriages
“It felt hard to breathe that week. Breathing reminded me of the breaths my babies never took. Three babies I would never meet.”
‘The evaluation read, ‘Keri’s past can best be characterized as chaotic, emotionally inadequate, and abusive.’: Woman details traumatic foster care and adoption, shares healing journey
“In 4 short years, I’d been removed at birth from my mother, placed into foster care, reunified with my birth father, and then placed back into foster care. I’d experienced family separation, failed reunification, abuse, neglect, and had already been named, renamed, and named again.”
‘Why is he being weird?’ ‘He doesn’t play with me.’ ‘Why won’t he talk to me?’: Mom to son with autism pleas ‘teach your children about kids who are different’
“It’s popular right now to ‘raise kind humans’ and to be inclusive— but true inclusivity means learning about people who are different from us and letting it change the way we live.”
‘Our love story began in a castle, but our journey ahead wasn’t a fairytale.’: Couple share infertility battle, journey to international adoption
“Adoption is a calling, not a backup plan.”
I Lost My Breath The First Time I Held You, And Every Day Since Has Been A Blessing
“Being a mama is questioning every decision made. Being a mama is loving so hard it leaves an ache in your heart. Being a mama is beautiful and brutal.”
Dear Sweet Child: I Can’t Help But Worry About You All The Time
“It’s who I am. It’s who I will always be. I’m a mom who worries…and I can’t help it.”
How I Found My Identity Again (After Completely Losing Myself In Motherhood)
“As a mom of three under three, I did what many mothers before me have done: put my wants and needs in the back seat and buckled them up. I got through each day, crying from one obstacle after another and wondering if I’d ever be able to shower without hearing a baby cry or eat a hot meal again. I was ready to dot the I’s and cross the T’s on a contract to stab my eyes with a fork daily if it meant I was able to feel like a person again.”
I Hope She Knows How Hard I Try To Be A Good Mom
“I hope she knows it is a privilege to watch her grow, even though it also breaks my heart. I hope she knows that with every pain, tear, and heartbreak she experiences, I feel it a thousandfold. I hope she knows that she is loved, beyond measure and beyond words.”
‘You can’t treat her like a princess forever.’ I don’t have to compare my child to another.’: Mom shares important reminder about helping children
“I won’t treat you like a princess forever. Because soon, you’ll be the queen.”