“Ryan would go to school during the day, drive home, hand me the keys, I’d hand him the baby, and I’d go to school at night. He got to do dad duty with an exclusively breastfed baby (who often refused a bottle) during the time we all aptly call ‘the witching hour.'”
‘After 5 months of taking care of a baby, stacking credit hours, and barely seeing each other, we insisted on not walking for graduation.’: Wife talks sacrificing for marriage and family
‘I was in a hypervigilant state, constantly thinking of negative scenarios. I couldn’t shut my mind off.’: Therapy dog saves first responder battling addiction, anxiety
“I had a lot of worry and anxiety. My only release was to take a painkiller. When the dogs came in, it made me forget it all.”
‘They told me I was bossy, stupid, and difficult. I always felt lost and misunderstood.’: Woman diagnosed with Autism discovers new meaning to life
“I tortured myself with the fear of not getting any answers. After all the years of feeling lost, feeling different, feeling like an outsider, I felt liberated.”
‘I don’t like crafts. I don’t like coming up with ideas or gathering supplies. Yet, I’ve spent the better part of a decade crafting.’: Mom reflects on the sacrificial love of motherhood
“Through the simple act of laying out some pieces and guiding his hands, he felt heard. Through some words of encouragement and praise, he felt seen. When we hung it up for all to admire and I asked him what he wanted to make next, he felt known.”
‘I couldn’t believe it.’: Hero teen saves 8-year-old little brother trapped underneath fallen tree
Robert’s brother, Neithan Morales, didn’t hesitate to come to his rescue.
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of Year (For Some)—Grace Can Make All The Difference
“For some, the family gathering is a blessing to be cherished. For others, there’s a missing seat at the table, or enough anxiety to spark a flame.”
‘What do you see in this photo? A family enjoying their holiday traditions? A mother’s joy for her baby’s and toddler’s first magical Christmas? A happy family?’: Mom shares battle with postpartum depression
“I bet what you don’t see is a mom who’s quietly dealing with her own inner battle. I bet you can’t see how even though she is truly joyful in this moment on the outside, inside she feels like she can’t quite seem to come up for air.”
‘They gave me the love I’ve never received.’: Man adopted by loving family he sold vehicle to at car dealership after taken from birth family, neglected by 1st adoptive family
“No one ages out of needing the love of a family.”
‘That angel. She is our hero.’: Woman’s ‘gut instinct’ leads to kidnapped 3-year-old’s safe return
“She will forever be a part of our lives.”
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Childbirth Is No Joke And Paid Leave Is Not A Vacation
“We are sending women bleeding, swollen, in stitches, in agony, back to offices across this country. We are sending infants to exorbitantly expensive, overworked, understaffed childcare centers.”
‘Forever, that’s how long I’ll be in love with you.’: Man serenades wife with original love song in middle of restaurant
“After 43 years of marriage, our love writes its own song.”
‘I send them to school with stains. We eat dinner in front of the TV. We make noise, a lot of it, and we like our pasta best slurped.’: Mom urges ‘dance to the beat of your own family’s drum’
“While I’ll probably always forget to enforce deodorant and matching socks, I love my kids with every freakin’ fiber of my anxiety-ridden being, and not an hour goes by without offering up a hug, a kiss, a carry, a handhold, or supportive comment.”
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‘The phone rang. ‘Would you be comfortable creating portraits of an unusual family?’: Stunning photos of LGBT, transracial family prove ‘beautiful families are bound by love, not DNA’
“She explained, ‘We are a lesbian couple with adopted African American twins. Sadly, the times make it hard for many people like us to feel comfortable going to anyone for things like this. There is a lot of judgment in the world and I had to tell you about our family dynamics to make sure we would be safe with you.'”
‘Girls don’t belong in baseball.’: 9-year-old cut from co-ed sports team for being female MVP takes her game to the next level
“Ashlynn represents many girls who love baseball and yet were told they should quit because they were girls. Ashlynn shows that when you don’t give up and keep working hard, dreams can come true.”
5 Things You Should Never Say To A Special Needs Parent (And What To Say Instead)
“‘You are an amazing parent, I can’t imagine how you do it.’ Ah, an all-time classic.”
‘My mom always washed the dishes. My dad always dried them. No matter if he worked 16 hours that day or not.’: Daughter to 41-year-old marriage urges ‘consistency’ is key to lasting love
“I’m sure there were days they were mad at each other, annoyed, stressed, or tired from a long day at work…but they still washed/dried the dishes together. As a kid, I didn’t think much about it. But as a 33-year-old standing in the kitchen I grew up in, that small gesture looked completely different.”
‘I’ll never forget she lifted him up and trusted me like a last hope.’: Stranger saves choking 10-month-old on verge of death
“He was turning blue.”
The Adult Walking Away, Luggage In Hand, Is Still The Same Toothless, Giggling Girl Who Once Held My Hand
“As she embarks down the long corridor of the airport, to the massive world awaiting her, I take a deep breath knowing she will forever carry a piece of my heart wherever her path may lead.”
‘One Christmas as a single mom, I sold my designer bags to buy gifts for my kid. But I shipped them wrong. I issued refunds…to every single buyer.’: Mom urges others to ‘forgive and let go’ this holiday season
“Every year since, I’d find a moment to shake my fist at the sky…until this year.”
Heroic Dogs Team Up To Save 71-Year-Old Dad Who Collapsed Mid-Hike
“The black Labrador set off in the direction of the last person they saw walk past them. Meanwhile, the golden retriever stayed back to watch over their beloved dad, who was unconscious.”
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‘My longing for the birth I’d envisioned intensified. I felt empty at the thought of how it actually happened.’: Special needs mom candidly shares traumatic birth experience
“I was told her heart defect was so severe there was a likelihood she wouldn’t make it to full-term. If she did, she may not survive birth. And if she did, they wouldn’t be able to perform surgery due to the complexity of the defect.”
‘I answered, ‘Yep, everything is great!’ He jokingly asked, ‘Just one baby, right?’: Mom with 2 sets of twins shares journey with 5 kids under 4
“‘Are those happy tears or…?,’ the sonographer cautiously asked me as I sobbed upon the realization we were expecting our second set of twins.”