“We should have each other’s back. We are the only ones who really know what you’re going through as a woman, a wife, a mother, a widow, a working mom, a stay-at-home mom.”
‘Wives and mothers are constantly judged. Someone is always lurking in the background to remind you what you’ve done wrong. You don’t have to be one of them.’: Widow urges ‘remember the power of your words’
‘I’ve got you, shh shh shh, you’re okay.’: Foster mom’s candid memory of the ‘first night’ she rocked his ‘broken little body’ to sleep
“He woke up, confused and unsure of where he was. I gave him a moment, then scooped down to pick him up. He jumped; I had scared him. He had learned that no one comes when he cries.”
‘We fell into each other’s arms for our first hug ever in 31 years. There are no words. It was perfect.’: Woman meets birth parents after finding them on Facebook, finally ‘feels whole’ again
“I landed on the Facebook page of a man with big, blue, almond-shaped eyes eerily like my own. Could it be him?! Oh my God! My mind was racing a million miles a minute when my husband came home from work. He saw me on the couch, unshowered, shaking, with the world’s biggest smile plastered on my face. I couldn’t hold it in. ‘Babe! I think I found him!’ He didn’t even know I existed. I kept pinching myself to make sure this was real.”
‘Years ago, he met a young woman, and he was smitten. I’ve seen pictures of another woman he met in graduate school. She was a very lucky woman indeed.’: Woman details the evolution of her husband’s relationship with her
“It’s important for you to know…. my husband is a good man. A good, quiet, solid man of simple tastes and pleasures. And yet, somehow, he has managed to love an incredible number and variety of women both before and during our marriage.”
‘Yes, I have six kids under the age of six. And yes, they are all from the same man. Thanks so much for asking.’: Young mom of 6 shares hilarious responses to rude comments
“So here’s a few tips and tricks on how to answer when asked the typical questions big families get.”
‘How are they real life!?’ We were both in awe of the timing of it all.’: High school sweethearts couldn’t be more EXCITED to marry each other
“Growing up I asked my mom how she knew my dad was the one she was going to marry, and she always said, ‘When you know, you know.’ I was in 7th grade when I met Micah.”
Today I Taught Grown Men An Empathy Lesson After Judging Me For Carrying My 6-Year-Old
“A man yelled at me from 30 feet away: ‘What the f–k? Make her walk. That’s what is wrong with kids today.’ I had a choice. Can I make myself feel better by screaming at him or can I teach him something about life?”
I Wear This Two-Piece Bathing Suit So My Daughter Knows Self-Love
“My daughter would question me as to why I wasn’t wearing a two-piece bathing suit. I would tell her, “Mommy just doesn’t feel comfortable in it,” and when she would push for me to explain what I meant I would just deflect the conversation and bring up a new topic.”
Our Son Was Created, Frozen, Thawed, And Grown In His Grandmother’s Womb
“My heart began to race. Here was this woman, my mother-in-law, risking her life to give me the best gift of my life. I tried to hold back my tears.”
Dear Fellow Husbands: This Is What Not To Say To Your Partner
“Chances are you’d still have nothing if she wasn’t right there with you. I know I wouldn’t.”