“For nine days prior, I’d been formulating the plan I’d pondered vaguely in my mind for years, but never really intended to act on.”
‘As I blinked away the moisture in my eyes, my 3-year-old put his little hand on my face. ‘It’s okay, mama. It’s all gonna be okay.’: Mom recounts escaping abusive marriage
‘I’m sorry, your claim has been denied.’ I had to turn down medication because the cost was too high.’: Woman battling infertility urges to insurance companies ‘it’s time to change’
“Infertility may not be considered life-threatening, but it is life-changing. Just because you can’t see it from the outside does not mean it doesn’t exist.”
‘When I became a mother, it enveloped my entire being. 4 1/2 years ago, I began rediscovering myself.’: Mom of 4 reflects on self-growth in motherhood
“Once you start looking for yourself outside of motherhood, you may find you may not even be the person you were before becoming a mom. It can feel like you are discovering an entirely new person, but it’s an opportunity to meet yourself all over again.”
‘We sat and listened to another doctor tell us how sorry they were, and how my child wouldn’t amount to much.’: Mom urges daughter with Down syndrome is ‘nothing to be sorry about’
“These were doctors, medical ‘professionals,’ speaking to us. They know about what they’re talking about, right?! Well sometimes the people who should know better, don’t.”
‘How are you?’ 2 weeks postpartum, she forced a smile and said ‘okay,’ but I could see tears gathering in the corner of her eyes.’: Doula shares PSA new moms need love and support, not flowers
“The house was full of cards and bunches of flowers…dead ones. When I mentioned all of the gifts she said, ‘Yes, people have been so kind.’ ‘Hmmm,’ I thought. ‘They might have been kind, but they’ve also been completely thoughtless.'”
‘Blended does not equal broken.’: Mom recounts beautiful blended family, co-parenting journey
“Suddenly what once felt like my biggest failure, was actually our biggest blessing.”
Your Spouse Doesn’t Have To Worship You, But They Do Have To Choose You
“They don’t have to spend every paycheck on you, but they should spend their free time with you. They don’t have to bring you flowers every day, but they do have to encourage you to bloom.”
‘Your baby’s left hand is missing his fingers.’: Mom shares discovering son’s limb difference, power of support community
“When I saw Weston’s hand and put my finger in his tiny palm, I knew I was the perfect fit to be his mom.”
‘My body ripped through open space with ease, I took off over the hurdle, and BAM! I collapsed.’: Track athlete details overcoming Achilles injury during lockdown
“I was confused initially. Why was I on the ground? Why was the hurdle unmoved? I swore I heard the impact of something, but I didn’t feel it. Not at first. It wasn’t until I stumbled towards the hurdle it dawned on me that that sound I heard reverberating, the sound I thought was me hitting a hurdle, was actually the sound of my Achilles–snap.”
‘I was 15 the first time I took an opioid. I was scared to death to ask for help.’: Man shares journey with opioid addiction on National Fentanyl Awareness Day
“Twelve-year-old kids are dying after their first dance with this devil. It doesn’t have to be this way.”