After struggling with infertility after the birth of her son, this mom was thrilled to be pregnant yet again. When she found out she was going to have twins, she was even more shocked. Unfortunately, the delivery day was highly traumatic. Then, after finally being able to hold one of her daughters, she then found...

Parents in this day and age have to figure out what their parents never had to do. So much has changed from previous generations. Parents are now raising children in a world entirely different than the one they grew up in. Once upon a time, it was expected for women to be stay-at-home mothers. Nowadays, many...

If you were pregnant and knew that your baby will be born with a severe physical and mental disability, what would you do? This mom, who has spent the last 47 years caring for her son with down syndrome, says that if she could go back in time, she would have an abortion. It may...

Learning about safety is vital for every child. Don’t go into strangers’ cars. Don’t give out personal information online. This is the difference between good touch and bad touch. However, girls also receive the expanded version. Walk with keys between your fingers in case you need a weapon. Make sure you tell a friend when...

A parent, mother or father, isn’t necessarily someone biologically related to you. Rather, they are the person who raised you, supported you through life’s highs and lows, and filled the role of parent. This is what Tim Bobbit has always been to his girlfriend’s daughter, Kylee. Finally, after he and her mom Anne were married,...

When you’ve got a baby on the way it’s such an exciting time. As mothers, we look expectantly to the future counting down the weeks until we can welcome a new life into the world. Back in 2015, one particular mother wrote a letter that made waves. The issue surrounding the opinion of a medical...

A Secret Life of Mom Highlight Story: Sometimes there are tales that are just too remarkable, too beautiful, or too unbelievable to keep locked away. That’s why we scour the archives and bring some of them back to enjoy again. They may make you smile or shed a tear, but they’re always meant to add a...

When Judith Nwokocha, a Nigerian-Canadian photographer first saw her albino twins, she thought the nurses had handed her the wrong baby. [1] The 38-year-old photographer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada had been trying to conceive for eight years with her husband who is also African. They were finally blessed with the most adorable set of twins through...

Losing a parent or a spouse is one of the most difficult experiences in our lives. It is even tougher for the children, for whom death is not something they fully understand. Adults tell them the person has left for heaven and cannot come back. So for the innocent children, they are still alive in...

This is one of those stories that niggles at your tear ducts. It is the story of a grandfather and his extremely close relationship with his granddaughter. He was her best friend, and since the death of his beloved wife, her grandmother, he had devoted his time to giving his love to her. The story...

A disturbing case from Spain has cast a spotlight on the long-term mental effects of pandemic-related fear. In the city of Oviedo, authorities recently rescued three children who had allegedly been confined to their home for since March 2022. The children, 8-year-old twins and their 10-year-old sibling, were reportedly kept indoors by their parents, a...

Doomscrolling or doomsurfing is the act of continuously consuming negative news online. Say you’re scrolling through social media, and come across an upsetting post or comment. You look for content that validates your reaction to the news, and get caught up in a web of negativity. Or you continue to skim related stories that are...