Desiree Fortin, Author at Her View From Home

Kids, Motherhood
June 7, 2019
92 Views
5 Minute Read

I Don’t Want to be an Angry Mom

I never knew so much anger even existed in me until I became a mom. No one told me I would experience this kind of anger, raise my voice in a tone…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 7, 2019
96 Views
3 Minute Read

To the Woman Struggling to Face This Mother’s Day

To the woman struggling to face this Mother’s Day, I know this day may be a hard day. I know your heart is hurting and grieving. You long to be a…

Kids
June 30, 2018
120 Views
6 Minute Read

I Was Only a Few Feet Away When My Daughter Almost Drowned

I never once imagined, as a mother, I would ever find myself at the ER holding my sweet girl in my arms, tears streaming down my cheeks, uttering the…

Mental Health, Motherhood
December 2, 2017
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6 Minute Read

Dear Anxiety, You Won’t Win

Dear Anxiety, I see you. In the last two years I have gotten to know you on a pretty close level. You have come in and out of my life. We are…

Health, Kids, Motherhood
October 28, 2017
149 Views
3 Minute Read

The Childhood Accident we Narrowly Avoided

We spent half of our day today making sure none of our children ate AAA batteries. It was certainly a day for the books. I put the triplets…

Child Loss, Grief, Journal, Relationships
October 4, 2017
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4 Minute Read

The Grief Story I was Meant to Hear

“I had triplets too.” When she told me this, the only thing I heard was “HAD.” I knew she had a story and I knew I was going to listen. I…

Health, Infertility, Kids, Motherhood
September 15, 2017
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3 Minute Read

Dear Hope Wounds

Dear Hope Wounds, You are kind of ugly. It feels like you sag to my knees. You’ve taken away my belly button. You roll over every kind of jeans,…

Adoption, Faith, Grief, Infertility, Journal, Kids
September 10, 2017
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3 Minute Read

To My 12 Remaining Embryos

To my 12 remaining embryos, The day we learned there were 14 of you, we instantly knew our story of hope wasn’t just for us. You have been frozen…

Desiree Fortin

Desiree Fortin

I Don’t Want to be an Angry Mom

To the Woman Struggling to Face This Mother’s Day

I Was Only a Few Feet Away When My Daughter Almost Drowned

Dear Anxiety, You Won’t Win

The Childhood Accident we Narrowly Avoided

The Grief Story I was Meant to Hear

Dear Hope Wounds

To My 12 Remaining Embryos

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