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I Hate What the Drugs Have Done but I Love You

Grief, Living
April 11, 2024
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By Her View From Home

I Hate What the Drugs Have Done but I Love You

Sister, we haven’t talked in a while. We both know the reason why. Yet again, you had a choice between your family…

Addiction Doesn’t Get the Final Say Over My Son

Faith, Motherhood
November 13, 2023
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4 Minute Read

By Melinda Tarcon

Addiction Doesn’t Get the Final Say Over My Son

She is so tired. It is a kind of tired that no amount of sleep or rest can alleviate. It…

Faith, Motherhood
August 27, 2023
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4 Minute Read

By Melinda Tarcon

But God, He’s My Son

She sits curled up as tight as she can make herself, in the corner of the sofa. She has never…

Ohio Teen Dies after Trying Viral TikTok Benadryl Challenge: What Parents Need to Know

Living, Teen
April 19, 2023
3.9K Views
2 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

Ohio Teen Dies after Trying Viral TikTok Benadryl Challenge: What Parents Need to Know

The "Benadryl Challenge" on TikTok is making the rounds again—and it's a deadly trend. The social media challenge first surfaced…

Motherhood
April 1, 2023
2.9K Views
5 Minute Read

By Stephanie Whitehead

The Light of Adoption

Light—it comes in many different forms. From the sun during the day and sometimes the moon at night. From a…

Grown Children, Living
September 18, 2021
5K Views
6 Minute Read

By Summer Tocci

Why I Forgave My Toxic Father

Trigger warning: abuse My first awareness of your problem with drinking came from the blowout that ended with you going…

Grown Children, Living
April 29, 2021
5K Views
6 Minute Read

By Tina Unsell Seamon

Drug Addiction Stole Him Away

I miss the way my little brother used to be before drug addiction consumed his life. When I think of…

Grief, Living
May 19, 2020
6.3K Views
5 Minute Read

By Dana Brady

Love the Addict So Hard it Hurts

If I had a magic wand, I would skip March 16th every year from now until forever. On that day…

Watching Your Child Struggle With Mental Illness is Pure Agony

Motherhood, Teen
March 3, 2020
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4 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

Watching Your Child Struggle With Mental Illness is Pure Agony

I wish my son had a stomach virus. That’s all I could think of as we sat in the waiting…

I Had a Good Job, a Great Life—And an Opioid Addiction

Living
October 3, 2019
3.8K Views
11 Minute Read

By Katie

I Had a Good Job, a Great Life—And an Opioid Addiction

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.…

Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood
September 7, 2019
5K Views
7 Minute Read

By Kristin Schlegel

Dear Young Mom, I Wish I Was You Again

Dear young mama, First, let me apologize. I am guilty of saying “enjoy every minute” and “they’ll be grown before…

To the Grieving Mother: You Did Everything You Could

Faith, Grief, Grown Children, Motherhood
June 12, 2019
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5 Minute Read

By Kristin Schlegel

To the Grieving Mother: You Did Everything You Could

Dear mama, I understand how hard this is for you, as much as one bereaved mother can relate to another.…

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I Hate What the Drugs Have Done but I Love You

Addiction Doesn’t Get the Final Say Over My Son

But God, He’s My Son

Ohio Teen Dies after Trying Viral TikTok Benadryl Challenge: What Parents Need to Know

The Light of Adoption

Why I Forgave My Toxic Father

Drug Addiction Stole Him Away

Love the Addict So Hard it Hurts

Watching Your Child Struggle With Mental Illness is Pure Agony

I Had a Good Job, a Great Life—And an Opioid Addiction

Dear Young Mom, I Wish I Was You Again

To the Grieving Mother: You Did Everything You Could

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