“When I was thin, a guy told me I was ‘too skinny,’ and that ‘only dogs like bones.’ I felt depleted, like I couldn’t win.”
”Not you, we don’t want you fatty!’ a boy said to me as I was walking with a friend and he called out to us.’
‘My mother committed suicide the summer before I turned fifteen. The pain was too much to face, so I tried burying it.’
“I began experiencing crippling panic attacks. I started drinking heavily. I had fallen into a deep depression. I didn’t have any coping skills, and ended up turning to food.”
ATTN SOON-TO-BE MAMAS: Mom discovers life changing Target freebie that has the Internet going crazy
“If you have created a baby registry at Target, go to guest services, tell them you would like to pick up your baby bag.”
‘I didn’t have a job or a house. My son was put in foster care. I lost everything because of alcohol.’: Father beats addiction after hitting ‘rock bottom,’ celebrates 3 years of sobriety
“I relapsed and spiraled downhill very fast. I stopped going to my drug and alcohol counselor. I started cancelling visits with my son because I was ‘sick’. I felt so hopeless and unworthy as a parent and human being. Then, my case manager showed up and reminded me I was in it for my son. I literally broke down and cried. I told her to leave, and she refused. ‘I will be with you for anything you need.’ She reassured me I had the potential to do this.”
I Suffered 7 Years Of Infertility, Then I Had Quadruplets
“To think we thought we could never have children – and now we are outnumbered by five, is crazy. Even more miraculous still is that doctors advised us to terminate the pregnancy.”
‘I’m going to see my friend, Harold.’ A stranger. I look back, and I see our garbage man on his knees next to my father.’: Garbage man comforts old man with Alzheimer’s
“My father saw me crying the night before. I’m typically a very upbeat person but I was having a ‘feel sorry for myself’ moment. As I sat on the porch, I heard the garbage truck in the distance, and my father walking down the driveway. ‘I would like a moment with Harold so we can pray for you.’ Our garbage man, a stranger, was on his knees praying with my father for me as I was ugly crying. This disease can never stop my father’s love.”
Dear Parents Battling Gender Disappointment: Don’t Let Your Feelings Cause Guilt
“No matter what happens, the day you‘re holding a healthy baby in your arms is the day nothing in the world could matter less than whether the balloons were pink or blue.”
‘I couldn’t do it anymore. I didn’t want to die. My son needed me.’ Single mom ‘didn’t choose to be an alcoholic’
“One glass of wine after work turned into three. Then turned into taking shots of vodka before work, going to get vodka on my lunch break, and driving home at night to have more alcohol.”
‘Hey, I know you and Ash have been wanting to foster. Talk with your wife and let me know what’s up.’: Family adopts 6 children after struggling with infertility
“I called my brother and he explained to me: ‘Man, you know what? I just found out the 3 are actually part of a family of 6… now I know this seems like a bit of a jump, but I know if anyone can do it, you and your wife can.”
‘For 250 days, we held you in our hearts. Today, we hold you in our arms.’: Fort Hood soldier’s reunion with family will move you to tears
“The day before Bryan was supposed to come home, we received the devastating news that he wouldn’t be home the next day and that we had to wait 5 more days, which won’t seem like a lot to some people, but those days felt like years.”