“Wearing a turban of sorts and slippers that passed for shoes (I told her), she thought people would stare. I answered if they did, they’d think she was some rich, eccentric old Hamptons lady – and, having aspired to be one, she was happy with that.”
‘I spent the day with my mother. It was near the end of her life. She was having a good day, the hospice people told me, a personal ‘last hurrah.’’
‘Last week was one of the most difficult weeks for me as a mom in my mental health journey. It was my husband’s first week back at work since being home all summer.’
“The day came. We all walked Ryan out and waved goodbye as he drove off in his beat up Corolla. And then it was just me and the triplets.”
‘My child slipped silently and without warning into a pool and almost drowned. My son almost died, and it was all my fault.’
“I suddenly realized Andrew wasn’t with me. Where did he go? When did he leave? I jumped from my chair and turned towards the pool. His eyes were closed. Skin pale, lips discolored. ‘ANDREW, come back to me. Andrew, please!’ I pleaded.”
‘On Monday my son should have started kindergarten, but he never will. As back to school happens, consider those around you.’
“He will never bring home homework. He will never miss the bus. He will never forget his lunch money. We will never meet his teacher. We miss them all. Our son never finished PreK.”
‘I’m a teacher dreading this question when school starts. You want to know how my summer really was? It was awful.’
“I was an emotional, hormonal mess who was pregnant, but won’t be having a baby anytime soon.”
‘Something was wrong. Noah’s lips were blue, and he was completely limp.’ Mom’s warning about terrifying illness caused by common MOSQUITO BITE
“This was something I thought I had prevented. I don’t want to see another baby go through this. The doctors told me it’s very common in this area, but this is the first I have ever heard of it.”
‘This picture of me is blurry, and so is how I have been feeling. I am crapped out.’
“The truth is that, in the summertime, while I enjoy these extra moments with my children, I am also a mess because of it.”
‘Most of the moms were staying high and dry. Except this one mom’: Woman’s realization about the ONE FEAR holding her back after random encounter at splash pad
“She didn’t care, and neither did her kids. She was in there, in-it-to-win-it style – soaking wet, going down the water slide.”
‘If you’re like me, you hate getting sunburned’: Woman’s genius hack to heal a TERRIBLE SUNBURN
“I told a friend about a sunburn treatment that works wonders! She’d never heard about it, so I figured I’d make a post. This takes the heat out of it fast and makes it more comfortable on you.”
Screentime Is Making Kids Moody, Crazy and Lazy
“If done correctly, this intervention can produce deeper sleep, a brighter mood, better focus and organization, and an increase in physical activity.”