Love What Matters

‘I can tell you right now you probably aren’t going home tonight.’ Mom’s pregnancy battle amidst preeclampsia and PTSD

“Nothing could prepare me though for the roller coaster we were about to endure.”

‘I was handed a drink. I woke up in an empty room, except for an air mattress. I was completely naked. All my belongings were missing.’ Woman ‘hurt no one was looking for me’ after 3-day-long sexual assault

“There was a window in the bedroom. I tried to open it, but it had been nailed shut. Then, the guy I knew from the party opened the door. ‘As long as you’re compliant, you’ll make it home,’ he said. No one took any notice that I had been gone for 3 days. Not my family, not my friends, not my instructors at school. No one. I felt completely alone. Nobody ever asked me if I was ok.”

‘I stopped this vehicle today for a left lane violation on I-65.’

“The driver had approximately 20 cars slowed behind her because she would not move back to the right lane.”

‘At 35 miles per hour, and with one unintended push, my baby was born.’

“Mike, we better get out of here! I think I am going to have the baby on the toilet!”

‘The day is here! It’s wedding day mommy!’: Teenage parents reunite to finally marry after 10 years, their 6-year-old daughter loses it

“I’m finally at peace. For the first time in 10 years, everyone in my house has the same last name.”

These Pills Don’t Mean I’m Broken

“It means I’m strong enough to ask for help.”

‘9 months after our journey began, our baby was made.’ Same sex couple’s IVF struggle to become parents

“We hope our story will inspire others to be open minded about same-sex parenting, the struggles we have been through to become parents, and the strength we have had to have to mentally endure the journey.”

Breastfeeding Is Much Harder Than I Ever Could’ve Imagined

“The nurses told me EVERYONE can breastfeed. I expected to be that same blissful mother, but I wasn’t.”

Being a Single Dad on Father’s Day: ‘Take pride in yourself. You are exactly what your children need’

“Forget about earning thanks or recognition from anyone.”

To All The Stepdads Who Stepped Up

“There is a special place in our hearts for those men who stand up and step in. Let’s show them. Let’s tell them. Let’s be their champions. Who is yours?”

‘As my mom battles her dementia I realize the importance of a memory’: Daughter savors the ‘crazy, laughter, tears’ because ‘it’s all that matters’

“As she loses more and more of these moments she has tucked away, we realize the depth of her loss. The pain it brings us and must bring her as she slowly disappears.”

If I Were A Husband

“If I were a husband, I would get it right. So, why can’t mine?”

‘As an unmarried girl,’ woman shares emotional father-daughter dance with her cancer-ridden dad before it’s too late

“He held me in his arms and told me how beautiful I was, and I got to see the pride and the joy in his eyes to be dancing with me, all dressed in white.”

‘One thing I am 100% certain of though. I would care about them’: Adopted brothers’ desperate search for twin sisters also given up for adoption

“I’m not looking for a mother, I just want some answers. But the reason for this story isn’t Ed and I. The real reason for this story is the twins.”

My Son Died Of Encephalitis Just 14 Days After Being Born

“I won’t see Logan every day of his life. Instead, every day of my life, I see his life in a book.”

‘To The Makers of Blue Bell Ice Cream: We have a suggestion for a new name for your chocolate and vanilla flavor’

“I challenged the kids to come up with a different name that could capture the intent of Blue Bell ice cream but would reflect the remarkable progress our country has made.”

‘The Air Force sent DJ on a 7-month deployment. To Afghanistan. 6 weeks before my due date.’

“Then I heard the best sound… the FaceTime ring on my phone. My mom held the phone up next to the tub, and I was overcome with joy.”

‘I’ve been at the beach this week, and I’ve seen all kinds of bodies’: Mom’s revelation about the only time our bodies are beautiful

“It’s all been an incredible spectacle.”

‘The policeman works all alone. He needs a friend.’: Selfless 3-year-old gives her Elmo to ‘lonely’ officer

“Gabby looked at him, raised her arms to give him Elmo and said, ‘I want you to have my Elmo so you don’t work alone.’”

‘Welcome Home From Prison Mom!’: 4-year-old’s hilarious prank for mom in airport

“I got off the plane and spotted my husband first. Once I got closer I could see my son holding something, and then I read it….”

‘Hold me, Dada.’: Stepdad ‘promises forever’ to stepdaughter during emotional wedding ceremony as he ‘marries’ her too

“He has kissed her booboos, rocked her to sleep, cleaned up throw up that went all down his shirt. He has been her constant.”

‘My 72-year-old grandma noticed my bisexual pride flag, picked it up and said, ‘Oh, this needs to be pressed out!’: Bisexual woman shares sweet coming out moment with grandmother

“That’s okay, we love you.”

‘Why the last 365 days after delivering my son silently sleeping were the worst and best days of my life.’

“The doctor apologized with tears in her eyes, while I let out a confused ‘it’s okay,’ with tears building up in mine.”

‘This is going to hurt.’ I immediately tried to stand up. I could feel the broken bones in my leg.’: Police officer recalls ‘humbling’ addiction journey after on-duty injury, ‘I didn’t set out to be an addict’

“Dispatch put out a call for a collision. I was quickly changing lanes, hell bent on handling my call. I remember the panic setting in. The chaos, the pain. ‘You’re staring down the barrel of amputation.’ I didn’t care. I wanted a fighting chance.”