“I knew this would happen, but I just wanted to grab her and stick her in a bubble where society can’t tell her what is beautiful and what is ugly. That she isn’t worthy of love or happiness if she doesn’t look a certain way.”
‘I heard a 6-year-old girl come up to Tucker and exclaim, ‘Look at me! I am skin-nay!’ My heart sank instantly.’: Mom urges importance of teaching self love, ‘My girls deserve better, and so do yours’
Dear Mamas, You Can’t Do It All—Let’s Stop Pretending
“You are going to walk into a room and forget why you even entered it. You are going to forget about gymnastics class. You are going to be late for your kid’s bus. You are going to think you responded to that text but you actually didn’t.”
‘I won’t let you see the twins or hear their heartbeats. It is a waste of time.’ Not only were my daughters going to ‘die,’ I was right behind them.’: Mom, preemie twins survive hospital negligence
“I met with the Neonatologist in the NICU a few times, who also tried to convince me to let the girls go. By the second meeting with this doctor, I wasn’t very pleasant. I remember yelling, ‘DO YOUR DAMN JOB AND SAVE MY DAUGHTERS.'”
‘I NEEDED this for my grieving process. It was the most incredible thing I’ve ever witnessed.’: Grieving mom uses saline bath to capture beautiful pictures of miscarried baby
“Every mama should know this is possible. I hope by being vulnerable and sharing Noa’s story, more women will one day have beautiful pictures of their ‘angel babies.'”
On Their 75th Anniversary, We Threw My Great Grandparents The Wedding They Never Got To Have During WWII
“They have the sweet, enduring love of fairytales.”
‘I worked with a girl who loathed me. I could tell she wanted to break my spirit. But my goal was to love her through it.’: Woman shows the power of kindness, ‘Love can heal a heart’
“If she rolled her eyes, I would act like I didn’t see it. If she ignored me in the hall, I would say hi anyway. If she said my writing was bad, I’d take her critiques, say thank you, and leave her office with a smile.”
‘The highlight of my life.’: Fishermen unexpectedly save whale trapped on ocean floor
“We’re so fortunate we came upon it when we did.”
‘A Special Sister.’: Man Pens Touching Tribute To Late Sister With Cerebral Palsy And Now We’re Sobbing
“Losing anyone you love is devastating, but it can be especially hard if they are a beloved sibling.”
‘You are my strength,’ my mother told me. Every single morning for two years, she screamed and sobbed, and I calmed her down.’: Woman candidly shares her grief over sibling loss
“My mom was digging at his grave with her hands and yelling towards the ground and crying. Her nails began to tear back and nearly bleed. I didn’t know how to accept that the world wasn’t crying with me.”
‘I didn’t want baby Ocean to feel as if we were replacing her.’: Mom navigates loss of child while pregnant with rainbow baby
“The grief never goes away, it will always demand to be felt, but I promise you there is so much JOY ahead.”
‘Daddy!’: Deployed Dad Sneaks Into Sleeping Son’s Room For Sweetest Wake-Up Call Ever
“The father and son relationship is so vital.”
‘I’d already checked out when I saw someone carrying a box of ornaments. I couldn’t imagine staring at them for 6 weeks, but I knew my daughter would love them.’: Mom reflects on the sacrifices of motherhood
“I ran to the back of the store, hopeful to find an item I didn’t like.”
Bride And Father Pull Stepdad Out Of His Chair So They Can Both Walk Daughter Down Aisle
“On Kelsey Griffith’s big day, she planned on having her dad walk her down the aisle. Or at least that’s what she and her dad told everyone.”
‘I used to work very hard to make people believe me over the rumors being spread about me. Then one day I stopped.’: Woman shares reminder ‘not everything needs your energy’
“I no longer correct untrue stories about me. What someone says when I’m not in the room is not my business.”
‘A living plush toy.’: Dog with adorably unique Mickey Mouse ears is stealing hearts
“Sometimes two dog breeds mix together to create an unexpectedly adorable creature.”
‘Last Christmas, I didn’t put up a single decoration. I didn’t wrap a single gift.’: Widower celebrates holiday early after last Christmas stolen by grief
“I had just lost my wife, my whole world. You could’ve walked into my house Christmas Eve thinking it was the middle of June.”
Dear Old Me, I Miss The Way You Used To Be Genuinely Happy
“It’s been a long time since I’ve felt your presence.”
‘The hospital days don’t seem as horrific now. If I could relive them, I’d do it in a heartbeat.’: Grieving mom urges ‘soak up every single second’ after losing newborn
“You don’t need to be sorry for me. I’m still one of the lucky ones. This may not be how I imagined Sterling’s life, but I’m thankful he lived at all.”
‘I used to be a life-giver. Now, everything living inside me dies. This one felt like a twist of the knife.’: Mom reflects on life and grief after miscarriage, child loss
“None of us are exempt from heartache, no matter how much we’ve experienced. We can’t live our lives in fear, but we can face reality and prepare our hearts for when the storm hits.”
‘I’d choose a brain-damaged baby over a dead baby any day. People who act like I should be relieved hurt me deeply.’: Bereaved mom exposes stigma toward persons with disability
“When Sterling died, it was tragic. Everyone was shocked and in disbelief — until they learned he was brain-damaged when he died. Suddenly, people acted as if we were lucky we didn’t have to live the rest of our lives with a disabled child, as if God performed some mercy killing and we should be grateful.”
An Ode To The Women Who Support Hard-Working Men
“Being a wife to a hard-working man is NOT easy.”
From Heroin To Home-Owner: Single Teen Mom Shares How Daughter Helped Her Overcome Addiction & Poverty
“I look at her every day and know my life has become what it is today because of her.”
‘OMG I can’t believe you are 47.’: Mom urges ‘I’m alive to live this life to the fullest, and I will do just that’
“Life is good—no matter how busy, uncertain, or challenging.”
‘I was introduced as Raymond from ‘back in the day.’ REALLY? That was the moment I realized I was an old-timer.’: 65-year-old comes to terms with age, old-fashioned way of doing things
“That moment when you suddenly realize that you’re an old-timer and you’d really never thought of it that way before.”
Take Photos With Loved Ones This Holiday Season, It Might Be Your Last Chance
“I had no idea she would pass just 3 days later.”