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1st Grader Picks Out Green Dress for Picture Day—The Results Leave Mom Cry-Laughing

“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."

Student’s Humble Plea to Teacher at the Bottom of His Test Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

"This note gave me so much hope. Let us all be a little more like this young man!!"

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1st Grader Picks Out Green Dress for Picture Day—The Results Leave Mom Cry-Laughing

“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."

Daughter Texts Mom “I’ll Be Home Soon” from Burger King Bathroom—20 Minutes Later, Her Worst Nightmare Comes True

"She's my only daughter, my best friend. She was supposed to start her new job today, now she's on life support.”

5-Year-Old Dies Tragically in Mom’s Arms After Saying “Mummy, I’m So Sorry for This”

"My heart broke! No child should feel the emotions Charlie is feeling. No Child! No parent should watch their child slowly go. Having to watch them deteriorate in this way is the most painful thing anyone will ever feel."

15-Yr-Old “Too Overwhelmed With School Work” Runs Away, Leaves Disturbing Note for Parents

The days of just allowing "kids to be kids" are done, and 15-year-old Thomas Kolding is living proof that the pressure is cracking our children.

10 Truths God Wants Your Child to Know

"This season of life has made me think about what I want to hand down to my children."

You Can’t Plan a Fun Day With Kids

"I had it all planned out, you know? A super-fun day in a place we’d never been..."

Is She Your First?

"This question always make me pause. This well-meaning stranger, often a parent and just looking to swap stories, doesn’t know what they are asking. How could they?"

Dear Special Needs Mom, I See You

"I see you running your child to therapy when your friends are running their kids to Little League. I see you slipping out the of conversation when your friends are all chiming in about milestones and test grades."

Dear Mama, It’s Time to Take Back Motherhood

"Something you adore so much, something you’d give your life for, it is the very thing that saps your energy, makes you feel like an utter failure, and it ends up making the gift of motherhood exhausting..."