After navigating Perfect Pennys and Bossy Bettys, this mom finally found her ‘just right’ friend and it changed everything.
Ever notice how searching for a new “mom-friend” can feel like stepping straight into a modern-day Goldilocks story? One mom ...
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Friends Warned Her Not to Become “That Mom” Then an Autism Diagnosis Changed How She Fought for Her Child and Herself
“We can’t be friends anymore. You’ve become that mom.” That mom. Those words sting. They’re hard to hear and even ...
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At just 2 months old, Cheyenne was diagnosed with neuroblastoma her parents’ world shattered overnight. But their baby’s miracle began with an 82% tumor shrink from faith and hope.
“I’m sorry, but Cheyenne has cancer.” Our second daughter, Cheyenne, was born on July 17th, 2016. She weighed 7 lbs ...
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A Classmate Told Her She Didn’t Have a “Real” Sister Years Later, This Transracial Adoptee Is Still Healing From Adoption Trauma
“You wouldn’t know—you don’t have a real sister.”I was in third grade, squeaking down a linoleum hallway beside my friend ...
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They Were Told to Abort Their Baby With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome What This Young Couple Did Instead Will Break and Heal You
To truly understand our story, you have to know where it began. My husband Nick and I first met when ...
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After Years of Heartbreak and a PCOS Diagnosis, She Thought She’d Never Be a Mom Then Her Baby Arrived Miraculously in a Toilet!
Like many women, I’ve always known I wanted to be a mom. That desire was never in question. But getting ...
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She Was Homeless on Christmas, Fighting Addiction, and Texting for Help Weeks Later, a Drug Overdose Took Her Life, and Her Sister Speaks Out
“Merry Christmas, Twirls!” I texted my sister on the morning of December 25th, 2016, attaching a picture of the two ...
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From heartbreak to hope: Losing their first baby to tragedy, this couple’s journey led them to Riley, their rainbow boy with Down Syndrome proving love conquers all.
Some journeys are short, while others last a lifetime. Ours began in November 2010, when we first met on a ...
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She Missed Graduation Because She Was Pregnant Years Later, Crohn’s Disease and an Accidental Overdose Took Her Husband, But Love Wasn’t Done With Her Yet
My family’s story began the day I graduated from high school—or rather, the day I didn’t. I thought I missed ...
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Raising Kids While Caring for Grandparents with Alzheimer’s: How One Family Turned Heartache into Life Lessons of Compassion and Dignity
Alzheimer’s is a dichotomy of extremes. It is the transformation of someone you’ve always relied on into a person who ...
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