“All I wanted to do was lay in bed, do nothing, and just exist. I felt lazy, but as time passed, I noticed it was burnout.”
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‘If I can take care of him, I can take care of me.’ In an odd way, this guinea pig had started changing my life.’: Man finds unlikely inspiration from pet on sobriety journey
“I’m proof that change is possible when you’re willing to fight for it.”
‘My little girl would be born without her left hand.’: Mom shares acceptance of daughter’s limb difference, building local support community
“As I sat there talking through all my fears and worries, my husband said, ‘I mean, in all reality, this is the least worst thing that could have happened to her.’ It did not go over as well as he meant it, but it was eventually something I’d think about many times.”
‘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
“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.”
‘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.”
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“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.”