“Things were not working out and I could see that Steven was hurt because he loved Monica so much, she does everything for him, caters to his every need and he appreciates it, but he fears she doesn’t know it.”
‘They had the happiest relationship until recently when she randomly asked to go to therapy.’: Woman recounts friends relationship struggles
Dear Kind Stranger: Thank You For Soothing A Distraught Stranger On My Flight When Others Judged Her Instead
“As she got closer, I heard passengers comment things like Meth Head, Drug Addict, and Tweeker. Her hands shook along with constant head movement. I could see she was visibly upset, confused and appeared frightened.”
‘I woke up in jail, my hands and ankles handcuffed because I’d refused the breathalyzer test. My kids had been in the backseat.’: Woman beats addiction after several years of drug, alcohol abuse
“I drank nightly, but not always excessively. I thought I was in control. A few months later, I found myself living a literal nightmare. Simply getting drunk wasn’t enough. I’d drink well past the point of feeling good. But I wasn’t getting drunk until after I put my daughter to bed. I always got to work on time and performed well each day, so I refused to believe I had a problem.”
‘I was pregnant with triplets, until I started to bleed. Things went from 0 to 60 in the matter of an hour.’: Mom loses all 3 triplets, gives birth to ‘rainbow baby’ and adopts ‘sweet, perfect’ boy
“The nurses assured me it must’ve been an accident since I had no pain. I listened and didn’t think anything of it. Huge mistake. Not 24 even hours later, I was delirious with a fever and untreated ruptured sac. Once again, alone at the hospital, I had to deliver my babies and say goodbye. I lost not one, but all three of my triplets.”
‘They are the moms of college kids. Shopping carts full of bedding, towels and mini-refrigerators. Slightly stressed, a little irritated, with just a hint of sadness in their eyes.’
“This time of year gets overwhelming. I might be frazzled. But from the aisles of Target, I can tell I am not alone in this. This stage of life is not for the weak.”
Today, I Took My Children’s Phones Away
“I want you to know what it is like to live free… moving through your day not having to worry about what you are missing, about where your phone is, about what is happening in Fortnite.”
This Picture Shows How Co-parenting Should Be Done
“”The man on the right is my dad; the man on the left is my stepdad. When the preacher asked who was giving me away, they both grinned big, pointed at one another and exclaimed, ‘He does!’”
My Ultimate Mom Hack For Keeping My Children’s Meals On Schedule
“I decided to pay attention to how many times my kids actually asked for food. 97 times. Between the five of them, they asked me 97 times for food.”
‘On the day of their anniversary, he left a note saying ‘Sorry I wasn’t good enough, sorry I was an a**hole. Sorry…’’
“As we got deeper, Lee told me her struggles in life, living where she lives and that her husband committed suicide about 20 years ago.”
‘Do you know that conversation at the end of the day? That conversation where you talk to your partner about the day and what happened to each of you?’
“It always seems to go the same. One person got to leave the house. The other person looked after the little ones. They struggled to leave the house because the tantrums and sickness is wearing them thin.”