“She also goes to USC and sings in the very same acapella group I directed all those years ago!”
‘When she sent me a video of her singing, I knew immediately she was my daughter.’: Egg donor meets daughter decades later
Dear Parents: One Day, You’re Going To Miss The Chaos
“This won’t last forever.”
‘I’m broken emotionally’: Woman’s infertility battle captured in this breathtakingly powerful photo
“Infertility is a loss. The death of a dream. I needed my voice to be heard. I needed to show people what I was feeling, because there are no words for a grief so strong.”
‘The exact moment she fell completely in love with him’ After 60 hours, mom meets her premature baby
“I hope this video can show people love is the most important thing in anyone’s life. Without it we simply exist, when the goal is to live.”
Dad Surprises Daughter With Shaved Head When She Wakes From Brain Surgery
“I have never felt more love than I have in that moment.”
‘There is no heartbeat.’: Mom turns devastating stillbirth at full term into opportunity to make a difference for ‘other parents who will walk this road’
“Over and over I sobbed into Tony’s neck, ‘I’m so sorry.’ I carried her. I should have kept her safe. What did I do wrong? Did I sleep on my back? Maybe I shouldn’t have eaten that lunchmeat. Why didn’t I make my doctor induce that morning?”
‘I went from my chaotic life at home, to being homeless, to living with my Vice Principal and her family.’
“I never gave up on my dreams and I am still learning to accept the love I have been given. I know now that my mom was wrong and I don’t have to prove that to anyone.”
‘I was a victim, but I am a survivor’: Woman’s miraculous journey from scarring physical abuse, to severe PTSD, to ‘hope and happiness’
“15 years after my trauma, I am still learning to love my body for what it is, scars and all. It has taken a long time for me to be comfortable showing them, but they are mine and they remind me how far I have come. Your trials in life will make or break you. I was a victim, but I am a survivor.”
Mom Confession: I Feel Like I’m Absolutely Drowning
“As I sit here in my living room looking around, I see a pair of my husband’s shoes, a plastic little people camel, my vacuum, a cereal bowl, a dog bone, and the remnants of a party that took place 5 days ago. I see clutter. It’s all around me and it’s making me depressed.”
‘Why can’t she stay? But we’re her brothers.’ Mom details heartbreaking foster care experience
“The next time I see that all-too-familiar phone number pop up on my caller ID, asking if we are willing and able to open up our hearts and take in another child who needs us to sacrifice everything we have in order to love them for an undetermined amount of time…I already know what my answer will be.”
‘Dementia took the only thing my grandmother had left from her, the ability to breathe. These last moments will last with me for eternity.’
“Getting to hear my grandmother tell me ‘I love you too’ still makes me emotional. Although being unresponsive at points, she knew who I was.”
‘Stay in your own lane.’ How a car crash reminded this mom of what’s important in life
“Just drive in your own car, honey. Full speed ahead.”
‘You Don’t Deserve To Pass. Change My Mind.’ Teacher’s hilarious attempt to reason with failing student
“I was all set for my meeting with the student that missed more than 30 classes this semester and emailed me to set up an appointment to talk about his grade.”
How I Am Redefining Divorce And Co-Parenting Like A Pro
“The top two photos were taken when Adam and I were married. The bottom two, taken nearly one year and over two years after our divorce was finalized.”
I Let My Daughters See My Perfectly Imperfect Body
“My hope is that my daughters will always stand tall, confident in the knowledge that their body is a gift from God…and love it.”
‘Our beautiful girl has been subjected to awful bullying at school.’
“I spent 90 mins with the police as they tried to determine if it was photographing and distribution of pornographic material.”
‘I knew immediately she was the one’: Girlfriend moved to tears when styled photo shoot turns into SURPRISE PROPOSAL
“I forgot about everything around me and kept my focus on her, which wasn’t hard to do. I mean come on, did you see her in those pictures?”
Marriage Isn’t About Your Happiness
“If you’re getting married with your own happiness as your main goal, you will be disappointed in a severe way.”
‘I’ve never kissed a girl on the lips’: Why this couple WAITED to share their first kiss
“I really wanted the woman I was going to marry to be the only woman I had ever kissed.”
‘I received devastating news about a past student of mine. The kind of news that shakes you to your core.’: Woman describes difficulty of teaching at the poverty level, but how it’s worth it because ‘another child feels safe enough to give you a piece of their heart’
“When I went into the teaching profession, people told me it would be difficult. The state testing will be crushing. The pay will be dismal. But this news? Nobody prepared me for that.”
‘I was going to die before I turned 30’: Woman loses incredible 155 pounds to be ‘someone people could look up to’
“I thought I could never lose weight, that I would always be miserable with myself and never change. But I did.”
‘Promposals are overrated. Let’s do the real thing’: 18-year-old high school sweethearts ENGAGED on prom night
“My mom started tearing up. I remember telling her, ‘Mom stop it’s not a wedding, it’s prom.’ That’s when I saw him, on one knee, holding such a beautiful ring.”
What I Wish I Knew, From A Teacher Turned Special Needs Parent
“I labeled this child ‘weird’ and the mom ‘crazy.’ I owe them both a huge apology.”
Parents—When In Doubt, Just Cut The Dang Grapes
“This sweet soul had to be operated on, under general anesthetic to remove the grape.”
Dear Parents: When You See A New Mom In Your Playgroup, TALK TO HER
“Some days we are all we have.”