“Maybe someday we will wake up and realize a single test score doesn’t show the entire picture.”
The Truths That Standardized Testing Won’t Show
To The Struggling Woman Who Cries In The Shower
“I am you. I see you. I am with you, I cry with you.”
My husband took a bullet for me
“Babe I’m so sorry I just couldn’t let him shoot you.”
My Son May Not Survive His Fall—Parents, Please Take Every Head Injury Seriously
“The old tale of ‘if the bump is outward you’re safe’ is NOT true.”
‘You may have pieces missing, but you are worthy of keeping.’: Mom’s touching tribute to son who survived cancer
“With my son leading and the lesson heavy on my heart, we walked on as we picked up and kept broken seashells.”
‘This little guy could use some good. We could do that for him.’: Couple adopts 2-month-old suffering from meth withdrawals
“When our agency called, they asked us, ‘There is a 2-month-old baby suffering from meth withdrawals and has a broken femur. Would you be willing to take him?’ I didn’t think there was any way he could’ve been in worse condition. To top it off, Katie and I were convinced we were going to take in older children. Now we had a call for an infant, but not just any infant, a very sick infant.”
‘My son was gone, but that blue ink stain? It was still there.’: Mom shares heartbreaking reminder of what matters
“All of a sudden, I heard one of the boys say, ‘Uh, Oh. I gasped as I saw blue splatters across the floor and a thick pool of ink sinking into our carpet – our brand new carpet. Two years later, he passed away.”
‘I lost my second son last week.’: What one father wants you to know about mental illness
“If a child is born with a hole in her heart, everyone in our society would respond the same way.”
‘Don’t let him board the flight, she’s here!’: Entire airport cheers soldier facetiming birth of girl
“My mother in law secretly FaceTimed Brooks and shoved the phone in the front of her shirt.”
This Is What ‘Self-Care’ REALLY Means, Because It’s Not All Salt Baths And Chocolate Cake
It is letting yourself be normal. Regular. Unexceptional. It is sometimes having a dirty kitchen and deciding your ultimate goal in life isn’t going to be having abs and keeping up with your fake friends.