“My heroin addict never hangs up the phone without telling me he loves me. My heroin addict thanks me with tears in his eyes when I visit him in jail. My heroin addict apologizes when he can’t control his addiction.”
Dear Society, Remember Every Heroin Addict Is Someone’s Child
When Your Delivery Is The Dreaded Unplanned C-Section
“I mourned the loss of a ‘natural birth’ for months, for years.”
If A Child Can Understand The Importance Of Breastfeeding Openly, You Can Too
“So next time you see a breastfeeding mother, I challenge you to buy her a drink, or offer her a comfortable place to sit, or simply tell her how great she’s doing.”
It’s Time To Let Moms Sleep
“You’d never get into a taxi with a sleepy driver, right? Or trust a life guard who is dozing off by the pool? Or hire a security guard who is constantly yawning and too exhausted to react in a crisis?”
No, You Can’t Turn ‘Mom Mode’ Off
“It’s the way that a ‘night away’ belongs only to your physical body, because your heart and mind stay put with the ones you leave behind.”
I’m The Millennial Woman Who Would Rather Be A Mom Than Have A Traditional Job
“There’s a saying that goes ‘Do what you love and love what you do.’ To me, that means chasing babies around while my floor is scattered in Candy Land pieces while PB&Js wait in the kitchen.”
‘You can tell me to screw off BUT it’s pouring, my daughter was supposed to have senior pictures outside. She’s in a wheelchair; can we come inside and take some pics?’: Family blown away by Starbucks employee’s act of kindness
“After getting inside we were greeted with hot chocolates (made with soy milk because they were unsure of allergies… who thinks that far into it?”
‘I cannot express what it feels like to carry around a dead baby for a month. I wanted to claw out of my body.’: After her month-long miscarriage, woman says she would ‘never wish this pain on anyone’
“Our doctor joked about the possibility of seeing triplets on the ultrasound. I was dizzy, so very dizzy. I laid down on the table and exposed my stomach. I wasn’t ready. I wasn’t ready for my heart to be broken again. He put the wand on my stomach, and I knew instantly. I couldn’t see a baby. My doctor was quiet. I told him there was nothing there. It wasn’t a question. I knew.”
‘I had convinced myself I was just being paranoid. I was oblivious to the fact this could end up badly, so I went alone. It was supposed to be a chill day.’
“I noticed he was getting super clumsy. But he was a toddler, and most toddlers are naturally wobbly. Yet this felt different. He was holding on to the wall when he would walk, sometimes he would just fall right over. It was strange.”
My Daughter Died After Eating Poorly Labeled Chips Ahoy Peanut Butter Cookies
“The company has different colored packaging to indicate chunky, chewy, or regular but NO screaming warnings about such a fatal ingredient to many people. Especially children.”