“When Parker came out, I had to re-examine everything I believed.”
How My Gay Son Made Me Rethink My Conservative Faith
My Son Is Battling Heroin Addiction, But I Will Never Lose Hope
“Today he is high again, and today we start all over. And, today I will do what I have always done: pray, hope, and not give up.”
I Adopted A 33-Pound Cat
“Let’s hope he will be soon able to climb these stairs with no problem!”
It’s Time To Stop Shaming Struggling Families For Using Food Stamps
“With her nice LV purse, iPhone X in hand, big rocks on her fingers and wrists, nice shoes (you get the picture), she said loudly enough for everyone in line to hear, ‘Of course she’s paying with food stamps.’”
‘I heard the devastating words, ‘There’s nothing there.’ There was no heartbeat anymore.’: Woman urges ‘second opinion’ after ultrasound mistake
“My body still felt pregnant even though I had already been bleeding, and I just felt weird. I decided to call my good friend who works at another OBGYN. The next day they told me I needed to come in right away for an ultrasound because my pregnancy levels came back at 30,000. They didn’t know if there was a twin, a pregnancy located somewhere else, or what it was.”
‘Are you bleeding? Do you need to go to the hospital? Okay then, get up and stop whining.’: Daughter serves mom a dose of her own medicine, admits ‘it was the wakeup call I needed’
“My world came to a crashing halt. Did she just use my own phrase against me? It stopped me in my tracks. She was right, after all. I was being so mean to them and I never realized it.”
‘She handed him over to me, barely looking up. She knew I was coming, aware she would leave the hospital empty handed.’: Mom shares reality of foster care and adoption
“When I walked in, she began to cry. The cry of a child, just 18, who was losing something she wanted.”
‘He didn’t like being at the hospital overnight, and that we didn’t bring mom to see him.’
“Mom was sitting next to dad rubbing his head. He was dozing off. Every time he was almost asleep she would say, ‘Are you tired Carl?’ and he would wake up and say, ‘Yep.’ He didn’t seem frustrated by her interruptions – for him, it was just another day.”
‘What grade is your son in?’ I replied, ‘My daughter is in 4th.’: Mom encourages authenticity, ‘She is a girl who wants to be herself’
“My daughter is herself, and for now, prefers clothes in the boy’s section at Old Navy.”
My Grief Will Never Be ‘Too Much’
“Imagine someone coming along and telling you how you are just ‘too much’ into grief, missing your mom just a little ‘too much.’ I mean, it’s been 7 years; you should be used to it by now.”