Courtney Moore's 'mother's intuition' kicked in and nagged at her to get 16-month-old Maddox checked out just in case.

These baby showers help expectant military mothers connect with others in the same boat, giving them a sense of community.

She also added that for the few neighbors who did manage to get through, it took them 12 to 15 minutes to get a live operator.

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Sickal also revealed in comments on her post that the money her ex had delivered had been short the amount needed.

'I was a little taken aback when I just read it and saw that the term mother was gone in spots and it was replaced with "birthing people."'

If American women thought that at long last we had achieved equality, there may be a new reason to doubt it.

The current culture is not helping anyone by promoting the idea that all familial environments benefit children the same way.

The mother duck stood at a safe distance, and once she had a few of her babies gathered around her, she started to calm down.

Not everyone who reaches out to their parents get to hear that they were wanted, or loved, or valued, but Moody told Wright all those things.