Motherhood

Had it just been suggested that, perhaps, I'd wasted 10 years of my life "not doing anything?"

I was asked many times: "Why do you keep trying? Haven't you lost enough? Aren't you scared it will happen again?"

Is this our fault? Of course it is, we're her parents.

Black women and babies suffer worse birth outcomes than any other group, regardless of education and income attainment.

Are the founders, Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich, purveyors of the worst in our society?

The British-born singer became a first-time mom in May when she welcomed her son, Sky Safir.

The next thing I knew I was waking up in the recovery room, in the worst pain I have ever felt in my life.

It was absolutely devastating. It was a long and painful labor. And in the end, I hadn't become a mother.

"We're essentially teaching them that they are the most important thing in the universe," said the "Jeopardy!" host as she discussed parenting.

As I bid goodbye to my son I felt the familiar twinge of guilt.

After 61 years, he can't quite remember that he is not part of a we.

"America is the most backwards when it comes to maternal care, and your husband is a product of that culture," one user said.

I was indoctrinated to believe I had one God-given duty: My female duty to reproduce.

"She can't keep poking at you with a pointy stick and expect you to not eventually snap," one user said.

"She's family and her family is our family, just like an extension of our family. My kid and hers are going to be cousins."

Losing her son to addiction turned this mother into an advocate for people with substance abuse disorders.

"Your poor babies. Can you hear them crying close by?"

"This is THE most relatable video I have ever seen in my entire life," commented one user.

"I feel that out of respect for us, that she has no right to just show up when she wants and stay in my house."

"I have no contact with either daughter and none of my grandchildren. I feel like I wasted my entire life trying and giving them all I had and am."

"My daughter didn't attend the wedding either, but she wasn't ostracized. I haven't had any contact with my son in almost three years."

The nurse could barely get the words out. "Your mom, she....she..."

The new mom explained that whenever she asks her partner to help, he says that he's "had a long day" and wants to unwind, rather than take on parenting duties.

"I have become extremely unhappy and bitter with my husband regarding his feelings."

The calf, which was the first Southern white rhino to be born at the zoo for over 10 years, died from injuries it received from its mother.

"I don't want them to call the police on me for theft when move out."

Several users on Reddit praised the new dad for his gesture, saying, "this is really sweet" and that it's "so nice" of him to do so.

Boebert praised "rural conservative communities" for having lower abortion rates among teens, saying they're "special" because "they value life."

I was so irritated. It was a mortifying experience.

Following several days of an unexplained absence, Kotb's NBC colleagues explained why she's been away.