I Truly Believed My Children Would Be Better off without Me
Trigger warning: This post contains suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themself, please call…
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Trigger warning: This post contains suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themself, please call…
Continue ReadingI had my first son when I was 23 years old. My husband and I named him Isaac, which means…
Continue ReadingIt happened again. Took 15 months this time. But I found myself in the same spot I said I'd never…
Continue ReadingFor my little girl—I’m so blessed I get to be a part of her world. My life changed in a…
Continue Reading“I would die for my child, ”a well-known, often said sacrificial statement. I didn’t really know how my fierce love…
Continue ReadingThis is what depression looks like for me—hidden tears with a smile. This picture was taken when I was in…
Continue ReadingI used to wander around in a newborn fog and wonder why it seemed so easy for everyone else. Why…
Continue ReadingBeing a NICU mom, my baby and I went through our share of traumatizing events. Somehow, not a single professional…
Continue ReadingI’ve written before about how it felt to leave my baby for the first time in the NICU. But somehow,…
Continue ReadingI know you don't get enough credit. This time of life is crazy hard for you too. People are gushing…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: suicidal thoughts I sat in my recliner to go to sleep in the usual fashion, but it rarely…
Continue ReadingI knew the question was coming. This was my fifth pregnancy. Care providers always ask it at the end of…
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