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Emily Page Lockamy

Mother by day, writer by dawn, counselor by training.

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The Grandmother My Son Will Never Meet

The Grandmother My Son Will Never Meet

"You’ve met her humanity, her humor. You meet her every day, because she’s also in you."

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To My Son, Screaming “Mama”

To My Son, Screaming "Mama"

Even when you’re giving me gray hairs, you are giving me the greatest gift — to be for you what my mom was to me.

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After Losing My Mother, My Baby Taught Me How to Feel Joy Again

After Losing My Mother, My Baby Taught Me How to Feel Joy Again

From the moment he was born, I knew my son was about to crack my heart wide open.

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Emily Page Hatch is a freelance writer, mental health counselor, and mother of two boys. Her work has appeared in Narratively, Brain, Child, and other online publications. To learn more, visit emilypagehatch.com or follow Emily on Facebook.

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The Touching Reason This Mom Shared a Video of Her Son Playing Basketball with Other Kids

The Touching Reason This Mom Shared a Video of Her Son Playing Basketball with Other Kids

"They made a little boy's day just by paying attention to him ... That just made my heart swell."

Parenting

The CDC Reports That Flu Season May Not Be Over Quite Yet

A second wave is apparently coming.

Body & Mind

This Couple Recreated Their Very First Date to Celebrate 55 Years of Marriage

"What the heck? We might as well do it. Who knows how many years I'm gonna be around?" said Elmer.

Parenting

This Mom Turns Sonograms into Beautiful Pieces of Art

“It’s storytelling and capturing memories, emotions, personalities, pregnancy, and parenthood in a painting."

Entertainment

This Couple Who Took Their Wedding Photos at Target Are #Goals

They took the most adorable photos with shopping carts, greeting cards ... and even frozen pizza.

Entertainment

New Report Finds That Baby Poop Is Changing in Some Pretty Significant Ways

Baby poop holds more information about infants’ gut health than we thought.

Parenting

This Story of a Man Who Learned to Read at 47 Proves That It’s Never Too Late

“I knew if you could read a book, you could go anywhere in the world.”

Entertainment

Kindhearted NYC Cop Flies to Australia to Grant Elderly Woman’s Lifelong Dream

"I’ll treasure that moment forever. It was really beautiful …"

Entertainment

Man Surprises Bride with Pre-Planned Wedding — Just Hours After Proposing

Man Surprises Bride with Pre-Planned Wedding — Just Hours After Proposing

"I couldn’t stop saying yes! … I was so ready to marry this man and not worry about planning a whole extravagant wedding."

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Inmates at This Oregon Prison Dedicate Hours Each Week to Making Clothes for Preemies

"This was the greatest work achievement I have had in the past 21 years of my incarceration ... "

Parenting

93-Year-Old Woman Lovingly Knits Blankets for Cats Awaiting New Homes

93-Year-Old Woman Lovingly Knits Blankets for Cats Awaiting New Homes

“It keeps my fingers nimble and my brain engaged.”

Entertainment

Boy Saves Sister from House Fire, Becomes Hero on His Birthday

"If it wasn’t for my oldest boy, maybe I wouldn’t have gotten everyone out in time."

Parenting

High School Sweethearts Reunite 70 Years Later, and Pick Up Right Where They Left Off

"You can love more than one person in your lifetime ... you are never too old to find love again."

Parenting

How a 4th-Grader’s Handmade Fidget Toys Are Helping to Pay Off School Lunch Debts

"She wanted to pay it forward ... she has the purest heart."

Parenting

The Story Behind These Photos of a Couple Married 47 Years Will Reaffirm Your Faith in Love

Their daughter hopes the photos serve as "a visual reminder that love always endures," no matter what life throws at you.

Parenting

Mom Sends 10,000th Care Package to U.S. Troops: “They’re Still There, We Still Care”

" … around the holidays this may be the only box they receive, make it special."

Parenting

Couple Learns They’re Pregnant with Triplets — Just 2 Years After Welcoming Twins

The dad was so shocked at the news, he literally fainted.

Parenting

Mom Captures True Disney Magic with Her Weekly Bump Photos

“We can't wait to see the world (and Disney) through [our baby's] eyes.”

Entertainment

Teen with Alopecia Redefines Beauty with Breathtaking Senior Portraits

“I want people to take away that the false societal conditions surrounding beauty do not actually define your beauty. Hair loss or not.”

Parenting

The Grandmother My Son Will Never Meet, But Is Slowly Getting to Know

"He comprehends that she’s my mom, but doesn’t yet grasp what she would’ve been to him, or what they would have meant to each other ..."

Parenting

5-Year-Old with Serious Heart Defect Gets the “Wedding” Photo Shoot of Her Dreams

5-Year-Old with Serious Heart Defect Gets the “Wedding” Photo Shoot of Her Dreams

"We don't call her Super Girl for nothing! She has a warrior will and smiles through what should kill her."

Entertainment

SWAT and Rescue Teams Dress Up as Superheroes, Surprise Kids in Hospital on Halloween

Look who just dropped in!

Parenting

Touching Post Shows What True Love Looks Like After Decades of Marriage

“Listen up, young ones. This is what your knight in shining armor looks like when you are in your 40's … "

Parenting

Mom’s Post Nails the Complexities of Motherhood: “I’m Lonely, and I’m Blessed. I’m Both.”

"I'm a mom, and I'm still me. I'm afraid, and I'm still doing it."

Parenting

What Every Parent Needs to Know About “Dry Drowning”

Drowning is a real and scary possibility, but the fear of it happening to our kids doesn’t have to be consuming.

Parenting