“Don’t tell my son he needs to ‘man up’ when he’s afraid. Don’t tell him not to cry. Don’t assume my little boy has a ‘girlfriend’ at this age. Don’t suggest that certain toys are ‘not for boys.’ We’re setting higher standards.”
If You Love My Son, Please Let Him Be Exactly Who He Is
You May Not Remember All These Precious Days Of Being Little, But I Hope You’ll Remember You Were Happy
“You were the puppeteer. The actor. The artist. You were the singer and dancer. You were my everything — and I was your everything, too. You taught me how to rediscover the magic in my life.”
Because I Love My Daughter, I Owe Her My Healing
“My story is not her story. She deserves her own. And I owe her my best. Today. Tomorrow. Always.”
I Am This Beautiful Boy’s First Love, But I Know I Won’t Be The Last
“I can’t stop my baby from growing. I can’t stop him from asking someone else to dance. So I’ll watch from a reasonable distance, clutching my heart and holding my breath.”
‘The second he opened his eyes, he was ready to completely break down.’: Mom shares importance of child mental health days
“I had two choices: make my kid go into school feeling confused, hurt, uncomfortable, and unworthy or drive away. I drove away.”
‘They chose us. They’re coming in two hours!’: Couple shares unexpected sibling adoption from foster care
“When asked if we knew this was a permanent decision, and we could not change our minds, our sweet boy took the microphone and said, ‘YES!’”
‘I cried as we pulled into the parking lot that first day, and I’ll cry today, the last day, for a different reason.’: Mom shares heartfelt gratitude for daycare at youngest’s graduation
“These are the people I handed my children to as babies, and toddlers, and preschoolers, and the people who looked at me with reassuring eyes when I needed it most.”
‘When I entered rehab, I was 124 pounds—the smallest I had been since middle school.’: Man celebrates one year of sobriety after rehab
“‘What do you hope to achieve in your time here?’ Defeatedly, I said, ‘I just want my life back.’”
‘My patient said, ‘Can I ask you a random question?’ It was enough to make my heart stop.’: Therapist shares tips for supporting grieving loved ones
“They continued, ‘My friend just had a death in the family and I want to do something for him. Is it appropriate for me to bring him a donut from his favorite bakery?’ It’s a question that is probably on the minds of many people out there.”
‘I was never prepared to find out I had a 4-inch endometrioma wrapping around my left ovary.’: Endometriosis warrior shares peek inside infertility battle in wake of adoption, miscarriage
“It’s incredibly hard to understand how we got here, to the tiniest urn you’ve laid eyes on and a few ultrasound pictures.”