“When we decided to bring a broken child into our home I never knew how much transparency it would bring out in me.”
‘You accepted a child, a stranger, into your family with the intent on them leaving, knowing the struggles you would face.’
‘I am in my hotel room, all by my lonesome, learning how to deliver my own baby. It’s GAME TIME.’
“I assume this is the placenta ready to drop it like it’s hot.”
‘They thrived at the sacrifice of our identical baby girls.’: Mom’s anguish over losing quints pregnancy, gives birth to triplets
“Still today I struggle with blaming myself for losing those precious baby girls of ours. I try to remind myself that the boys are healthier because of it.”
My Daughter Sleeps 20 Hours A Day Due Thanks To Severe Epilepsy
“She looks like Cinderella, but lives like Sleeping Beauty.”
‘I was next to the woman who took the X-ray. I saw the shock on her face’: How this little boy went from stomach pains to cancer
“I started having this overwhelming feeling that something was wrong.”
‘Her mother abandoned her two little brothers and they had nowhere to go’: Mom’s journey through infertility, foster care and ‘mamahood’
“It’s beautiful, painful, frustrating, and so many other things. Infertility has broken me down and made me a different person.”
Her ‘disability is invisible.’: Mom painstakingly navigates outings with daughter who has severe autism
“People see me feed a 7-year-old with a spoon as I try to block her other hand from grabbing, and keep her from jumping in her seat.”
This Kind Stranger Helped Calm My Children During Our Flight
“We could have been placed next to anyone, but we were seated next to one of the nicest men I have ever met in my life.”
I Sat Down With A ‘Disheveled And Dirty’ Stranger At Taco Bell
“Why should Mark’s messy life define who he is to me?”
‘Her skin was turning purple’: Mom’s urgent warning of her daughter’s DRY DROWNING scare AFTER she appeared ‘totally fine’
“All the major things going wrong are things you would NEVER notice by looking at her.”
‘I’m never ever ever EVER, doing yoga again.’
“I farted. I farted at yoga. I’m a walking cliche. My pelvic floor has failed me.”
To Those Who Have Lost A Pregnancy: Love Cannot Be Measured In Weeks
“There is no ‘only’ in pregnancy loss.”
‘Cancer cannot cripple love.’: With wedding ‘years down the road,’ teen tries on wedding dresses for sick mother in hospital to ‘share this moment together’
“Mom and I held each other while tears streamed down our cheeks as we talked about how we could never imagine living without one another. We began talking about things we still wanted to do together.”
The 5 Stages Of Crazy When Kids Are Up Late
“Last night, my husband and I made the mistake of leaving the house after dinner.”
‘What is the hardest part of having a child with autism?’ The irony is, it’s not the child with autism. It’s my other child.’
“When Celia was home from school, she noticed the refrigerator door did not have the dog collar around the handles. ‘It’s nice to not have to lock the fridge. Can we leave it like this …just for today?,’ she asked, and I nodded. This one affected me.”
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do
“Recognizing and replacing the unhealthy thoughts, behaviors, and feelings that may be sabotaging your best efforts is the key to building mental strength.”
‘I used to dream of looking like this’: Teen loses nearly 100 pounds, contacts Air Force to enlist
“After years of being depressed and uncomfortable, I no longer felt like a burden to others. I was genuinely happy.”
Dear Public, Please Stop Shaming Parents With Crying Toddlers
“What you are witnessing is not bad parenting.”
‘I heard her cries.’: Teacher enraged over shooting drill, ‘I want to teach, I didn’t sign up for this’
“The single mom teacher has to decide if she leaves her kid an orphan, or opens the door for her other kid screaming for help.”
‘He would do anything for you’: Man hailed as HERO for taking a fatal bullet for a woman who was a complete stranger
The small town of Trumann, Arkansas, is calling him their hometown hero.
13 Truck Drivers Line Michigan Freeway To Save Man Contemplating Suicide
The Michigan State Police came up with the clever solution to shorten the fall for the man who was threatening suicide.
I found out my whole world was about to get turned upside-down. Just like that.
“Suddenly, I realize I’m loving you to leave.”
I Befriended My Childhood Bully
“Kids do grow up. People change.”
‘I know you are scared, but if we don’t do this, you are going to die’: Woman rushed to surgery after surprise pregnancy
“I would like to share my story because I want women to LISTEN to their bodies better than I did. Because not doing so, almost cost me my life.”
7 Ways To Support Your Teen Battling Mental Illness
If they could tell you how to help them, this is what they would say.