“She often would practice signing the name she was so anxious to have one day. A day that never came.”
‘As I drove up to the cute 1950’s California ranch house, the emotion of our shattered future hit me hard. The tears flowed down my face.’
‘To those who say I took the easy way out.’: Mom whose ‘children were ashamed of me’ loses 162 pounds
“My oldest son once declined my offer to eat lunch at school with him because he was afraid his friends would make fun of me. That hurt.”
‘Following her down the aisle felt so right.’: Bride’s ‘trailblazing’ GRANDMA FLOWER GIRL delivers powerful blessing for newlyweds
“I will never forget my grandmother’s presence or the tears in her eyes when she stood up to speak.”
‘This man did not hesitate a second. He risked his life and saved the kid!’: Hero scales 4 stories to rescue toddler
He swung himself from balcony to balcony with his bare hands.
‘I graduated top of my class.’: Teen mom graduates, proves you can do anything you set your mind to
“I decided I did not have to become a disappointment because I was pregnant.”
Dear Parents, I Need You To Stop Accommodating Your Child’s Every Demand (From An Exhausted Teacher)
“I promise I am not the enemy. I promise I am on your side. I promise I am cheering your kid on with the loudest momma voice you can imagine. I promise in the end, you and I want the exact same thing.”
‘How I coped? I stopped beating myself up so much’: How this mom ‘survived’ her toddler and newborn 19 months apart
“I worried all the time, am I loving one more than the other? Am I disadvantaging the toddler by not giving him attention?”
‘It’s been 8 years and 24 foster girls’: After several miscarriages and two biological children, couple opens their hearts
“Just when I think that surely there can’t be room for another, I somehow find room for just one more, always one more.”
My Son With Cystic Fibrosis Couldn’t Attend Graduation, So His School Held A Private Ceremony
“It was so emotional watching him get to accept his diploma on a stage. He has been through so much throughout his short lifetime.”
SEVEN DEADLY SINS: Mom hilariously breaks down how they’re actually ‘describing teenagers’
“If you don’t think making fun of your kid is funny, then just don’t read this.”
‘Living with mom’s dementia is hard. It is emotionally draining, frustrating, exhausting. I don’t want you to think we are perfect, that all there is is love.’
“We have rallied together to do the best we can. To do what families do — be there for one another — to make memories through the good times, and the tough times.”
As A Mom, I Am Hotter Now Than Ever Before
“You look hot with your messy bun, your spilled-on shirt, and your half-painted toe nails.”
5 Everyday Conveniences That Would Have Blown Your Mother’s Mind As A Kid
“I’m not talking about the super-hyped wipe-warmer or overrated Diaper Genie. I’m talking about the simple pleasures that truly make us #blessed.”
‘I was raped by my pastor and got pregnant. I looked at him like my father.’: Mother-daughter duo is determined to ‘inspire’ and ‘be grateful’ despite cerebral palsy, strokes, Crohn’s disease
“When I saw her, I realized she wasn’t his, she was mine. I knew I had to protect her, so my ex-husband stepped up to be her dad. We both knew my pastor would destroy her. I was also terrified of what he would do to me if I told anyone. She was born 2 months early with cerebral palsy. She was so pretty and helpless, and my body destroyed her. I knew I would do anything I could to give her the best head start possible.”
A Letter To Our Fearless Surrogate
“One day when our boys are older, we will tell them the story of the very first superhero in our family—the courageous woman, the rockstar, the pregnancy goddess, who carried them into the world. And they will be amazed, as we all are, to know a real superhero.”
BREAKING: Hero teacher ‘bravely swatted gun away from gunman’s hands, saving everyone else in that room.’
“There was a shooter in the building, luckily we were in one of the safest closets in the school, I hope that everyone is alright, I’m still shaking, girls are crying, the officers are here and holding the shooter in custody, this has to be a dream, I don’t have my phone, but pick me up in the high school. I love you guys.”
‘I left it ‘til I was actually 85 years old to really, basically come out.’ Martin’s story inspires others to live passionately and without regret.
“Martin’s video has been inspiring young adults across America to live authentically and to “love who they love.”
‘She’s never met her father, she is bi-racial and she has no legs.’: 8-year-old WARRIOR QUEEEN celebrated for her ‘ability to overcome’
“I was told my child would not have legs. They were offering me an abortion then an amnio. I was a ‘no’ on both. She was a miracle in her own right.”
‘What is it about this young man? I could not put my finger on it.’: Assistant principal helps student be first in his family to graduate high school
“Miles and I will ride to graduation together, put our caps and gowns on together, march in together, march out together, and begin chapter two of his life.”
‘Aren’t you sad you never had a girl?’: Mom of 3 ‘wild boys’ hilariously breaks down how #BOYMOMS have ‘earned’ their exclusive title
“Boymoms are a sorority. Boymoms sort their laundry into three piles: whites, colors and ‘probably has some pee on it.'”
What Screen Time Can Really Do To Kids’ Brains
“Too much at the worst possible age can have a lifetime of consequences.”
‘A little after midnight, I officiated a wedding in my hospital room for a beautiful couple before they had their child and I had mine.’
“Their wedding plans went awry when her water broke. (Babies! So rude.) Nobody can find the chaplain – so the staff is in mad dash mode to help. And that’s where this got real interesting, real fast: I can officiate!”
‘She was lifeless, but so perfect’: Mom’s heartache after stillbirth helps her celebrate rainbow baby, realize ‘happiness can be ripped away’
“It’s so bittersweet. Every time we use rainbows in photos or in life, it’s honoring Victoria. Without her, I wouldn’t have my rainbow.”
I Am His Birth Mother, But I Was Never Meant To Be His Mom
“Adoption means giving your child the opportunity to live the best life they can. Adoption means that, while you’re not sure you can fully love this child, there is a family anxiously waiting to love this child with every part of their being.”
‘That’s when he started to wipe my tears away with his head’: Woman’s gut-wrenching goodbye video to her beloved 19-year-old dog
“Him and I had a talk recently about letting go, so it can be peaceful when he passes on. I started to cry mid-conversation, and this is him wiping my tears away.”