During college, I earned my degree and became a pharmacist. When my daughter was born, I cut back to working three days a week. I had a hard time justifying leaving a career that I had only started a few years earlier, even though I knew in my heart I wanted to be with her... More >>

...Recently, I babysat the three-year-old next door so his highly-educated parents could have a date night. When I arrived at their house, the dad had just gotten home, and the mom had picked up their child from daycare and had also just gotten home... More >>

Recently a family friend who has made some really bad choices in her life found herself abandoned by one of her worst ever choices: her married boyfriend and father of her two kids... More >>

...My 20-year-old niece announced she is quitting college and moving three states away with her boyfriend... More >>

For the longest time, I didn't understand why I had become my parents' therapists. I was put in the middle from the time I can remember... More >>

I just got home from shopping and I ripped a Mom apart. I came upon her little girl playing in the aisle with fairy garden accessories, totally alone. More >>

I have a daughter who at birth almost died from complications from an infection. When she entered public school, she wasn't 'like her sisters' according to all the teachers... More >>

We as a family had a very stressful life when I was growing up. We were poor to the point of going long stints without electricity and water in our house. This financial stress made my dad mean and distant... More >>

...My marriage of 11 years ended violently in November 2011. He left me with a traumatic brain injury and strangle marks on my neck. I'm now a single mom of 3 sons. I had always been a housewife/full-time mom, so I was stressed about getting a job... More >>

My second daughter was 4 years old and playing at a friend's home. She came home with a penny that she had taken from the neighbor child's bedroom... More >>