“Sometimes it gets really awkward, especially when someone asks how many kids you have and you’re not quite sure how to answer. Normally I say, well, I have my 7-year-old son and I have my daughter in heaven. That usually either ends the conversation or … Continue readingShe works to keep her daughter’s memory alive
“MEND has this thing in October, which is Infant Awareness Loss Month, where they have a balloon release in memory of those who passed away. My fiancé actually proposed to me there. He wanted to incorporate my daughter into the engagement, so it was perfect. … Continue readingTrying to stay positive during latest pregnancy
“I dropped out of high school between the 10th and 11th grade after I had my daughter. I tried, but it was really hard working and going to school. “I was working at McDonald’s, trying to make money to support her. But I would get … Continue readingDaughter learns from her mother’s experience
Mother, age 54: “I was a fast food queen at one time, so I just wanted to get back to being healthy again. I wasn’t sick or anything. I just knew that internally things didn’t feel quite right. “She goes on these pages on Facebook … Continue readingLike mother, like daughter when it comes to health
“My biggest challenge as a teacher and single parent is just trying to balance everything in life. My career is pretty demanding, what with the amount of time needed to do the job. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned how to live life a … Continue reading‘I finally decided I needed to take some time to live’
“I saw somebody fire hula hooping one time and I was like, I want to learn how to do that. I also spin fire poi. To me it’s like a form of expression, almost like a therapy. “To be safe, you need to wear natural … Continue readingShe expresses herself through fire hula hooping
“She worked for many years taking care of children and cleaning house. Now she sits on the porch and sneaks out back to cut her grass with scissors because the lawnmower didn’t do a good enough job. “She doesn’t want you to wash her clothes … Continue reading‘She’s not going to just sit down and rust out’
“She’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Now we’d like to have a boy. “When I was younger, all I ever wanted was to be a mom. But I wanted to be different from my mom. She wasn’t, and isn’t, a very good … Continue reading‘All I ever wanted was to be a mom’
“After I graduated high school, I started a skateboard company and helped sponsor kids here that deserved it. I helped some of them go on tour. “Then I had a daughter; she’s 2 now. Skateboarding is still a passion but it’s hard to find time … Continue readingHe fights for the right to spend time with daughter
“I came to visit because I hoped my daughter would listen to me. But I have never experienced in my whole life someone who is so blind, who cannot see. She is a different human being now, someone who I do not remember. So I … Continue readingMother broken-hearted over daughter’s life