“When I think of our foster care journey everything is truly dialectic. It is love and it is frustration, it is depleting and it is rewarding, it is heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once.”
‘Placement needed after all, kids are on the way. We’ll be there in 20 minutes.’: Couple shares foster care journey with sibling sets, teens, reunifications
Raising Children In This Beautiful Mess Of A World Isn’t For The Faint Of Heart
“As I sat to the side of the curb, salty drops navigating their way down to my chin, I couldn’t help but think how so much of motherhood is done in the spaces where no one else is. Where it’s just us. All by ourselves. Sometimes crying. Oftentimes praying. All the time loving.”
‘Tears in my eyes, I told my husband my legs went numb while running on the treadmill.’: Mom diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis shares mental and physical health journey
“That day was about so much more than a marathon for me and my family. It was about believing in myself, loving myself, and letting others believe in me too.”
‘I was so embarrassed. Why does my child throw tantrums in public?’: Mom of 4 urges ‘we don’t need to beat ourselves up’
“A bad day doesn’t make you a bad mom.”
I Adopted A Newborn Orphan At 22 Years Old, And It’s The Best Decision I’ve Ever Made
“A 5-day old baby was placed into my arms. I was only 22 years old but, at that moment, my life as I knew it changed. I fell in love.”
Your Miscarriage Experience Is Valid, Even If It Doesn’t Look Like Everyone Else’s
“I couldn’t remember the day my miscarriage happened. I forgot what that baby’s due date was supposed to be. I felt like a terrible person for not remembering the dates of one of the toughest experiences in my life.”
5 Lessons Learned After Talking To My Son About School Shootings
“We are no longer shielding our kiddo from school shootings. If children his age are dying, he deserves to know what he’s up against.”
‘The raw truth was, I was going to die or get sober.’: Mom shares grueling substance abuse journey, sustained addiction recovery
“I understand what it feels like to sit in the parking lot of a liquor store waiting for the open sign to turn on. To look my heartbroken child in the face, knowing I’m at the root of that pain.”
If You Want To Get A Bunch Of Unsolicited Advice, Just Get Pregnant
“Regardless of our intentions, giving advice that isn’t requested is at best annoying and at worst invasive and manipulative.”
‘She looked at me with no emotion. ‘It just happens. All my life it just happens.’ My 11-year-old is numb.’: Mom shares harrowing conversation with daughter after Uvalde school shooting
“’Mom. I need a phone. If I have one, I can call you if a shooter comes to my school.’”