“It’s easy to assume the older they get the less they need you. They just need you differently.”
Dear Mom Of A Big Kid, They Still Need You
17 Things This Mom Wishes She Knew Before Becoming A Parent
“I wish they would have told me about how long it took to heal. And what it felt like when everyone was holding the baby and nobody was holding me.”
‘Why do I include ‘mom’ in my professional bios? Because these two are with me every step I take.’: Mom shares how her children are an integral part of her professional identity
“You don’t have to put mom in your professional bio. Not required in the least! But if you do, I just want to say thanks. Because someone else out there might really need to see it. To know you carry little hearts in your heart, and around your ankles, too.”
‘I’m tired of not fully accepting myself and living in the personality-altering fear of someone finding out.’: Dad comes out as bisexual after questioning his faith
“Today, I start living out the life I want my children to live.”
‘I wasn’t supposed to grow up smoking meth out of glass pipes, shooting dope into my veins with dirty needles, and drinking until I blacked out.’: Former addict urges others to ask for help
“I’ve lost too many people to this disease. I will continue to share my story because every day I wake up is now a blessing.”
‘I was sitting in this green recliner, holding my baby. He was wrapped up and delivered, carrying with him the secret of an extra chromosome.’: Mom shares journey on World Down Syndrome Day
“This morning, I’m almost 9 years into this journey. I’m sitting in a chair in my living room drinking coffee, trying to find the right words, and I barely recognize the girl sitting in the green recliner.”
‘I’m so tired from holding space, from holding tight, from holding it in.’: Mom shares candid motherhood burn out
“I’m calculating how much screen time is acceptable. I’m planning a swift bedtime routine, a quick escape. I want to longingly sink into my own sheets, the cotton becoming my second skin.”
‘We received a letter. My daughter had some measurements at school and they concluded my daughter was overweight. SHE’S FOUR.’: Angry mom urges ‘let children to be children’
“I WANT her to be a child. I WANT her to not give a flying f–k about her weight. Or her size. Or her figure.”
The Problem With Toxic Positivity (From An Infertility Warrior)
“The people saying these things think they are offering you a sense of comfort, but instead of lifting us up with encouragement, they tear us down little by little and make us feel even more defeated than we already do.”
I Thought Once My Kids Were Older I’d Have All Sorts Of Time—And Yet Somehow I Sit Here, Exhausted To My Core
“They need me in ways that are more exhausting to my mind and my heart and my soul. Still, I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
If You Are Loving Your Family Well, And Trying Your Best, You Are A Good Mom
“I’m a good mom. Until we’re running late. Or no one is listening to me. Until they’re fighting. Or I’m the one raising my voice. Or I got stares at the grocery store. I cry about it sometimes. I overthink it. I question myself.”
‘I don’t know who needs to hear this, but take your freaking pill.’: Woman battling mental illness shares sweet reminder ‘you deserve to feel sunshine’
“You deserve to be healthy. You deserve joy. You deserve a brain that doesn’t sucker punch you.”
‘I could save myself from all of this. But what about them? The children with no way out.’: Mom candidly shares feelings on broken foster care system
“They didn’t ask for this. They never chose this. They don’t get to walk away… and I’ll never walk away from my kids.”
‘We drove to McDonalds at 8:30 p.m. She hadn’t eaten in 8 hours, nothing sounded good. Depression will do that.’: Mom shares heartache parenting daughter with depression mirroring her own
“I was grateful for the darkness on the drive home so she couldn’t see the tears streaming down my face. The radio loud so she couldn’t hear the sobs I was choking back.”
‘Turning Red teaches kids not to listen to their parents.’: Mom reacts to ‘controversial’ themes in new Pixar movie
“Cinderella disobeyed her stepmother to go to a ball. Ariel in The Little Mermaid traded her voice for legs behind her father’s back. Nemo in Finding Nemo goes out into the open Ocean to touch a ‘butt’ after specifically being told about the dangers of being out in the open.”
I Don’t Want A Perfect Marriage – I Want The One I’ve Got
“I don’t want hundreds of dollars spent on materialistic things. I don’t have to have my face and name all over my husband’s social media. I don’t want the Hallmark idea of marriage. I want our perfect.”
20 Things I Learned From Raising Boys
“Raising boys is not for the faint of heart, but it is so, so worth it.”
My Kid May Never Be The Star, And That Is OK
“True success doesn’t look like trophies, rings, plaques, or medals. They are called to be so much more than a performance.”
‘Some days all I can do is go through the motions like a marionette manipulated by my own demons.’: Woman urges others to be understanding of depression, anxiety
“Don’t give up on me. I know you’re there. Give me some time, and I’ll come back to you.”
‘How can I be an advocate one day and a sobbing mess the next? The ups and downs were exhausting.’: Mom of boys with rare degenerative disease says ‘it’s OK to not be OK all the time’
“It’s only through the hard days that I get stronger. It’s only after those long, painful sobs that my tears turn to courage. It’s only after I wallow in the valley of sorrow that I’m able to find the strength to climb back up that mountain and choose joy again.”
‘How can I just give your clothes away? Like they meant nothing. Shoving them into glossy black bags like garbage.’: Woman shares her journey with grief, ‘Maybe today, I’m not ready’
“Every morning, I wake up, glance at the box of your clothes next to my bed, and say to myself, ‘Today is the day.’ But I can’t.”
‘I couldn’t believe it! I thought we lost touch for good, but fate had other plans.’: Woman shares love story reconnecting with now husband 10 years later
“I thought we lost touch for good, but fate had other plans.”
‘I knew I needed to use my craft to be of service.’: Ukrainian-American starts fundraiser to help those in need
“Watching the news in Ukraine was like witnessing what happened to Baba in real-time. It was as if all of my ancestors were grieving through me. I could feel her spirit with me as I made the pendant.”
‘What a ‘blended family’ would look like never crossed my mind. The beginning was TOUGH, and before it got better, it got worse.’: Mom shares journey to ‘beautifully blended family’
“We just expected things to work out because we were friends, good people, and good parents. All that matters is now, we are one.”
I Am Beyond Grateful For My Kids, But I Am Still Breaking
“I have a beautiful home. A working car. Clothes. Shelter. Food. I AM grateful. I’m so blessed. But on the flip side, I’m a single mom of 3, one with special needs, that works 3 jobs to keep this life floating. I’m tired. I’m broken. I’m breaking. I want to run my phone over. I want to run away. I need a break.”