“You stroked those itty-bitty fingers and toes. You talked about those eyes. You told me my baby was beautiful, although the rest of the world would likely have disagreed. As you placed my breathless baby into the palms of my hands, I too became breathless.”
‘To the nurse who held my stillborn baby, unfazed by the appearance of a tiny child born 20 weeks too soon.’: Mom thanks nurse for her ‘love, compassion’ during ‘darkest night of my life’
‘I promised him we’d go trick or treating. I got home to find him asleep in his costume waiting for me and ugly cried.’: Woman overwhelmed by other mom’s act of kindness for son
“I messaged a local Facebook moms’ group to ask if anyone still had their decorations up. Immediately I was flooded with messages. I have been in tears all day.”
‘My husband is on the floor. eyes closed, moaning, ‘Syyydd. I can’t see.’ Is this a joke? He has a flu symptom that doesn’t even exist. I should leave. Where is this dude’s mom?’: Wife hilariously recalls husband’s ‘man flu’
“The nurse spotted the ‘man flu’ from a mile away. I drive my pregnant butt alone to the hospital while puking in a plastic bag with my husband in front of me, on a stretcher, being doted on. It’s the first time I’ve ever considered divorce.”
Dear Dads: Your Job Does Not End When You Get Home From Work
“You see, while you’re out working that day job, she’s home doing a job too. One that comes with big responsibility so that you can be at that day job with the peace of mind your babies get to be home.”
‘We had been waiting a long time for this moment. Our doctor shared big news: ‘Congratulations, I see 2 heartbeats!’ She continued the ultrasound. Suddenly, the demeanor in her face changed.’
“The palms of my hands were sweaty as I interlaced my fingers with Ryan’s. It felt like it was taking forever for her to share with us what she was seeing in my womb.”
‘He couldn’t take it anymore. I noticed a dramatic shift in him. He got home and said he was done.’: Wife pens post about veteran husband suffering from severe PTSD, ‘We are ready to break the silence’
“I’ve been hiding our family’s ‘secret’ for years. My husband has severe and debilitating PTSD. Masking our smiles. Faking ok. A complete nightmare. Ty is a combat vet and has been a police officer of 10+ years. He knew they would look at him like he was crazy. He didn’t want his coworkers to think he was weak or less than. Year after year, I’ve begged him to hold on.”
‘My worst nightmare was happening. I laid on the OR table gasping for air. ‘Help me! I can’t breathe!’ I stared into my mother’s eyes. I could see the fear written all over her face.’
“A huge splash of fluid hit the curtain in my face. All I could think was, ‘I’m going to die right here. I was born on this day, and I’m going to die on this day giving birth.'”
‘My father was murdered 6 weeks before my wedding.’: After dad comes to her in a dream, daughter inspired to make costumes for toddler son
“When people find out about our costumes the first thing out of their mouths is ‘why?’ I typically give a throw-away answer like ‘because I’m crazy’ or ‘because I don’t sleep,’ but that’s not the full truth.”
‘I’m sure it’s nothing.’ She had a look on her face I’ll never forget. I got the call the next day. ‘It’s not what we thought it was.’: Mom diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant, ‘I found what’s important’
“‘What about the baby?!’ The surgeon said, ‘Your baby is going to be okay.’ How could my body betray me in this way? I begged them to take both of my breasts. My baby’s steady heartbeat kept me going.”
‘We took the kids Trick-Or-Treating and had fun being together. Little did we know, we would take our last family photo that day.’: Mom loses youngest son to SUDC, ‘My heart aches to hear him say ‘Momma’ one more time’
“Avery seemed to be coming down with something. All he wanted to do was snuggle and nap. He had a low grade fever but nothing alarming so we put him to bed like we always did.”