“I was a complete stranger to her, but she didn’t care. She hugged me tight. ‘Go back to nursing school, finish your degree, and make your kid’s proud. They need you.’ I put my head in my hands and cried for the first time in 9 months.”
‘If you feel like no one believes in you, remember that I do.’: Single mom, abuse survivor graduates top of her nursing class thanks to nurse whose kindness saved her life
‘He let me find my own language, my own voice.’: Gay man honors memories of his dad on Father’s Day
“He said one thing to say to me when I came out. ‘I’ve always believed in Love.'”
As A Mother, Nothing Can Prepare You For The Moment Your First-Born Looks At Their Newborn Child
“She is a portal of love for all of us to fall into at this moment in time. My grandma heart is mush.”
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“I have to remind myself that although taking care of that sweet little bundle of joy is my number one priority, taking care of myself needs to be a very close runner-up.”
‘There was ‘our’ baby girl, outside the courthouse, getting photographed on her adoption day with her family that was not us.’: Mom shares ‘beauty and brokenness’ of foster care, adoption
“My heart recognized her immediately. We were right back in that hospital room, meeting for the first time. Right back in our living room, rocking and feeding. My once upon a time little girl was right there.”
‘She was born into a disastrous emergency. Her mother was dying, and she was dying.’: Mom shares daughter’s journey to thriving with cerebral palsy
“She wants everyone to SEE people with disabilities. I want that too.”
‘Since being diagnosed, I’ve never looked better. I’d rather have wrinkles any day than have this disease.’: Woman shares journey to diagnosis with Scleroderma, rare chronic illness
“A female doctor jokingly said to me that she wished she could have a little of what I have so she wouldn’t have to spend all her money on Botox.”
To All The Dads Whose Father’s Day Might Look A Little Different This Year
“Even though you might not be able to hold our babies in your arms today, you are still a dad and you deserve to be celebrated.”
5 ‘Truths’ To Stop Normalizing In Marriage And Motherhood
“We are normalizing EVERYTHING for the sake of our own comfort and to help others feel less alone. But what if we are confusing common for normal?”
Domestic Violence Survivor Falls In Love With Body Guard, Learns To Live And Love Again
“BigRed is the sweetest man I know. I can’t imagine my life without him.”