“When Dale moved in, so did his past hurts and experiences, his trauma and disappointments. It was met with our inadequacies as parents and our misguided attempts at knowing how to raise a teenager.”
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‘The key was love.’: After 24 different homes, 33-year-old is FINALLY adopted
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‘There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for’: Mother, daughter bond through treatments for rare disease
“She is, by far, the bravest person I know. She is a warrior! She has had to push herself in ways she didn’t feel her body was physically capable of doing.”
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‘I think she knows we threw her away.’: Agency shares heartbreaking reality of adoption
“I try to stay stoic and emotionally removed from the stories of the babies in my care. So I don’t cry. Until today.”
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‘We were all shocked.’: Mom’s perfect reaction to 11-pound baby born at home
“They thought the baby might be on the bigger side, just not an 11-pounder.”
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PREPARING AMERICA: Inside the safest school in the nation
“We have the technology. We have ways to make our kids safer, and we have to do it.”
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‘I’ll do it!’: 4-year-old ‘superhero’ donates bone marrow to twin baby brothers
“He said, ‘Is it going to save them?’ We said ‘yes’ and he said, ‘Okay, I’ll do it then!’”
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Dog Owners Warn Of Pet Suffocation After Tragic Loss
“I feel we have an obligation to share what happened to Petey to hopefully prevent it from happening to any of your babies.”
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‘1 in 80,000 moment.’: Baby born with amniotic sac still covering head surprises parents
“When I first saw the bubble I was just confused.”
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Why this teacher is urging parents to respond: ‘I have learned about eating disorders, seizures, depression, adoption, abuse’
“Every year for 15 years I have sent home the same assignment on the first day of school.”
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Her final moments: ‘Facing fear, tightening up, letting go, and finally, embracing new life’
“Instead of her contagious laugh filling our family’s dining room, we ended up filling a hospital room in Albany to say goodbye to the life of our party.”
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‘We are going to carry you.’: Students tell wheelchair-bound teacher their active shooter plan
“Today was really hard for me. Today was the first time I had to teach the day after a mass school shooting. I dreaded facing my students this morning, and as the first students walked in, I began to feel the anxiety pooling in my stomach. I was dreading one, specific question.”
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‘Sit down before you fall down’: Unsung hero sobs at new Mercedes surprise
“We arranged for me to go the next day after work and sign the papers, price paid in FULL!”
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‘Like a farewell she had foreseen’: Parkland student honors her best friend, a victim, on her birthday
“No child should have to look down at a friend lying in a coffin and watch as their family kisses them goodbye.”
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UPDATE: 1-pound preemie ‘passed away peacefully’ in her ‘heartbroken’ parents’ arms
“My pregnancy was normal up until 21 weeks. One week later I started spotting. Unfortunately, the bleeding got heavier and caused me to contract.”
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Why I’ve Donated Over 1000 Ounces Of Breast Milk To Other Moms
“Over the past nine months, I have been able to help feed seven other babies who needed milk when their mamas were either in the hospital or their supply was low.”
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‘With his body full of tumors, he kept working. He wanted to be normal. He just wanted to be a cop.’: Wife’s tremendous grief after husband’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis
“Sounds were coming out of her mouth. I assume they were words, but I can’t remember any of them. I do, however, remember her face. She took a deep breath before she said it. She cocked her head to the side. She slightly shrugged her shoulders. I remember she made this weird sound before she delivered the news. I remember Chad’s reaction, and I remember feeling like I had just been hit by a truck.”
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‘Who needs bouquets when you can have puppies?!’: Bride and groom have rescue puppy ‘cuteness overload’ at their wedding
“We’ve raised baby piglets and cows before, so this can’t be much different!”
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Marine helps with friend’s baby via emergency C-section: ‘She was so emotional and scared’
“I knew she was new to Yuma and didn’t have friends here and this was her first baby.”
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Family combats mom’s painful dementia journey with humor
“When I kiss her goodbye she still always says, ‘I love you so much.’ She may not know our names but she knows what love feels like.”
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Marine’s wife recalls range of emotions during husband’s deployments: ‘Everyone is cracked wide open and wrecked’
“He feels like he is losing influence and input in regards to parenting and the ability to provide guidance in raising the kids. I feel like I am carrying the load and responsibility for the mothership.”
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Photographer Rejoices Mothers’ Stretch Marks, Scars In Gorgeous Gold Dust Project
“Many women have spoken about their guilt towards disliking their bodies, but then their gratification to have their scars and marks, because at the end of the day, their bodies have done absolutely miraculous things of bringing a baby into the world.”
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Strangers Help Teen Get Home After Parkland Shooting
“I look up and the troopers, without hesitation, are opening their wallets and handing over their credit cards.”
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‘This is me, at the peak of my postpartum depression.’: Mom’s candid photo captures the depths of her ‘mind-altering’ postpartum depression
“I told my family that I wanted to die, I wanted to end my life. I was in so much pain, nothing seemed to help it.”
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Dad’s Daily Lunchbox Notes For Daughter Give Inspiring Lessons For A Lifetime
“My lunch table came to expect these notes. As soon as my friends and I sat down to eat, they’d look at me expectantly to see what pearls of wisdom my dad provided.”
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‘As soon as I looked down, I saw it in my baby’s face. ‘Well what is it?!’ I totally forgot we didn’t know if it was a boy or a girl.’: Mom discovers baby has Down syndrome after dramatic water birth, ‘She is perfect’
“I knew that something was different. As soon as I looked down, I saw it. I saw it in my baby’s face. I thought to myself… my baby has Down syndrome.”