“In high school, I was healthy. Then suddenly at 16 my world turned upside down. I began dating my high school boyfriend. The beginning was like a whirlwind. I felt so in love, I was positive I’d spend the rest of my life with him. I’d like to say everything was his fault, but we were both to blame. I was suffocating but couldn’t imagine living a life without him.”
‘I shouldn’t have met him in a public space. I thought he was safe. He ‘knew me well enough’ to engage in a physical relationship.’: Woman shares incredible weight loss journey after ‘tumultuous’ breakup, sexual assault
‘I replaced self hate, with pure love’: Woman covers self-inflicted scars with ‘mama bear’ tattoo for her autistic son
“I could not stand the thought of my son asking what happened. I am now able to feel that I am worthy, I am loved, and that my purpose is to care for those I love.”
3 Things That Helped My Postpartum Anxiety
“Hearing the words depression and anxiety can be very overwhelming.”
‘The spring weather has awakened mom’: Daughter learns to cherish delightful morning with dementia-suffering mom
“I realize what a gift this moment is. The gift of time, time with my mom. I soon realize this is one of the most beautiful mornings I can remember.”
Emotional moment widow had to pause to ask herself, ‘Am I married to a cop?’
“I didn’t fall into the category of being married, and I didn’t fall in the category of being divorced, but by God, I was going to honor him. And, I was going to remember him.”
‘Would I ever feel un-wrecked?’ Daughter’s realization about her ‘know-it-all’ younger self after dad’s death
“Losing a parent young was like being pummeled by a tidal wave. I didn’t know who I was becoming and often wished I could just take. it. all. back.”
Emotional Moment Bride Hears Late Son’s Heart
“Becky’s groom surprised her by flying Jacob up to Alaska to stand in as a groomsman, carrying Triston’s heart.”
‘I’m shaking. There is something I need to tell you,’ she stammered.’: Woman donates kidney to save friend’s husband
“‘Neil needs a kidney.’ I felt my heart drop into my feet as I replayed the last few months. Walking through our children’s school, she made the comment that she was so stressed it made her head itch. ‘What could possibly make you that stressed?’ I asked. I cringed as I remembered the last joking message I had left her.”
I Was His FOURTH Mommy
“He could tell you our job was to keep him safe and his job was to stay near us when out.”
Teen Surprises Fellow Student In Need With Brand-New Shoes
“He sobbed uncontrollably.”
‘I did not feel like getting glammed up in a field of wildflowers while sweating in the heat’: Mom’s hilarious ice cream binge-eating maternity shoot
“This is not my first rodeo, and let’s be honest — I don’t have the time or the energy anymore to get dolled up to go sit in field and swat mosquitoes while gazing peacefully at my belly.”
What I Wish I Was Told Before Becoming A Teen Mom
“I was 19 when I got pregnant with my first son.”
‘The name on his chart was ‘anonymous’’: Couple overjoyed to adopt their ‘little prince’ from India in ‘fairy tale’ journey
“Are we nervous? Absolutely! Are we 100% prepared? Not at all. Do we know that Ian will be a perfect fit for our family. Without a doubt.”
‘I wanted him to be happy, if it was with someone else – so he could be a father, so be it.’ Woman pregnant after choosing to just ‘Be Still’
“Didn’t anyone know how much we wanted to be parents, how much I wanted to carry a child of my own?”
‘She had me at 16. My dad was 17. We made it TOGETHER.’: Family recreates photo to show their success despite the odds
“My parents were judged a lot but stayed strong together.”
‘My dad came back with a different dog from the groomer.’: Son hilariously shares dad’s parenting fail
It wasn’t a prank!
‘Can I help you on, sir?’: Man’s simple act of kindness for elderly man who was ‘a little scared’ goes a long way
“Please look for the silver linings – as I was so fortunate to witness this evening.”
To All The Dads Out There: Take More Pictures
“You can take a million perfect selfies, but the pictures your kids will appreciate when they are older are ones like this. The pictures I WILL appreciate when my kids are grown, are the ones like this.”
Moms, It’s Up To Us To Raise Daughters Who Don’t Tear Each Other Down
It’s time we all act as role models and empower the women around us, today.
‘I couldn’t get to her fast enough. I felt helpless.’: Mom warns of treadmill burn dangers after 3-year-old was caught between belt and wall
“My 3-year-old daughter climbed on a treadmill at a relative’s house and turned it on full speed, and then she fell on the moving belt and got caught between the belt and the wall. Everything felt like it was moving in slow motion. When I heard the machine come on and then her screaming, I felt like I was running in tar or I had concrete blocks on my feet.”
‘I’ve been the mom whose card was declined at check out. But I survived it.’
“There will always be bad, crappy moments, but bad moments are not bad mothers.”
‘Daddy Poo, will you take Davey with you tomorrow, everywhere you go?’ Tattooed and bearded, 6’2 man parades around store with doll
“Daaaaaddy? Can you buy Davey some clothes while you’re out? And will you take pictures for me?”
‘I thought I was going to be alone forever.’: Man makes magical DIY Harry Potter gift for ‘perfect’ girlfriend
“I wiped the tears from her eyes and told her my love looks a lot like this chest and I will love her until the day I die.”
‘8 days. It was only 8 days from the day of receiving her diagnosis to her passing’: Mom’s heartbreak as daughter goes from ear infection to fatal cancer
“Right before we left, we knew she was fighting an ear infection, and since it is fairly common in babies, we left the state with the doctor’s okay. All I could think about was, ‘How did I miss this? I am her mother. I see her every day. She grew inside of me for 38 weeks. How did I not see this?’”
‘Babies don’t have strokes! Or so we thought.’ Mom warns of son’s pediatric stroke in the womb, wasn’t aware until he was 6 months old
“It was a massive stroke. Big enough to kill a grown man. It was horrifying. This could not be happening to us.”