“As children we are taught to respect our elders and be polite, but statistics report 90% of those who were sexually abused as a child knew their perpetrator.”
Why ‘Stranger Danger’ Education Doesn’t Cut It
A Letter To The People Who Doubt Themselves: Don’t Let Imposter Syndrome Keep You From Your Dreams
“You can be flawed and still be good at what you do. You can never finish your college degree and still achieve so much. You can still love yourself and not look like the image of perfection that only exists in your mind.”
‘It doesn’t feel real.’: World’s most premature baby overcomes 0% chance of survival to celebrate 1st birthday
“I remember picking him up out of his crib and just holding him with tears in my eyes.”
‘Charlie strangely complained of headaches and started vomiting randomly at 6 a.m. with no other symptoms.’: Mom of 3 shares candid reality of childhood cancer after daughter’s diagnosis
“I was about 36 weeks pregnant, bringing another life earth side while fighting for my other child’s life.”
15 Photos That Purrfectly Capture The Hilarious Nature Of Cats
“Since the early days of the internet, cats have reigned supreme — and it’s no mystery why!”
‘Hey, you shouldn’t talk like that.’ Another student was saying rude things about kids in the lunch line.’: Woman shares proud mom moment, ‘I’m raising a leader who stands up to bullies’
“My stomach dropped. All summer, she’d been expressing anxiety about making friends. This had the potential to be exactly the thing to crush her confidence.”
‘You were my friend when I needed it. You loved on my daughter during the moments I couldn’t be with her.’: First-time mom writes emotional thank you letter for NICU Nurse Appreciation Week
“You showed me how to handle a three-pound baby without making it seem frightening. You helped me learn how to change her diaper and give her a bath for the very first time.”
‘I cried, ‘I can’t do this. I want to stop.’ I had to deliver my daughter knowing I’d never hear her cry.’: Woman delivers rainbow baby sister after losing daughter to Mosaic Trisomy 15
“The silence was deafening. I felt the weight of her as they placed her in my arms. She was a little over 4 pounds. She was beautiful. We held her and had pictures taken with her. Then a couple of days later, we left the hospital with a box instead of our daughter.”
‘Doctors told us our daughter would no longer walk. ‘She’s going to prove you wrong, you wait and see!’: Young girl with spinal cord injury defies all odds
“She couldn’t even sit up without falling over. Our eleven-year-old daughter had become a six-month-old all over again. To this day, almost five years later, we still don’t know the cause.”
‘I said, ‘I’m going through an ongoing divorce,’ thinking he’d run. Instead he said, ‘Life is full of the unexpected. I’m here as long as you want me.’: Woman finds love, passion for music after toxic marriage
“I got an Instagram message from a woman saying my husband and her had been texting for weeks. ‘I thought it was best to let you know.’ When I told him he needed to stay with a friend that night, he didn’t hesitate. He packed a bag and didn’t turn back. When I got home from work, I collapsed. I called and called but he wouldn’t answer.”
‘This world is new for baby, but it’s also new for YOU.’: Woman dedicates poem to new moms, ‘You’ll never cease to be amazed by the strength you’ve got’
“‘What a gorgeous baby! He must be a dream come true?’ Please don’t forget to say, ‘Mom, he’s great, but how are YOU?'”
‘If Only’ Steals Your Joy—Look For The Good Instead
“’If only we had a better house…’ It’s an awful way to live. If only we could all find happiness in what’s in front of us.”
‘At 15, I started numbing my grief with drugs and alcohol. Two years later, I was pregnant.’: Teen mom shares mental health, healing journey, ‘I did it against all odds’
“I apprehensively showed him the test, thinking surely he’d turn around and run the other way. Instead, he hugged me as my mascara ran down my face, telling me, ‘Everything will be okay.’ I knew he was going to change my life.”
‘I’ve lived a good life. You’ve given me everything.’ We didn’t see it coming.’: After losing husband to cancer, woman urges ‘pull your loved ones close’
“Please take the risk, eat the cake, do the thing. Please start the business, grow your family, follow your heart. We didn’t want it to come. But it still came. And then it came again. And it had no mercy.”
‘She probably still has fluid in her ears from the delivery.’ I knew it was more.’: Mom advocates for hard of hearing daughter, ‘It’s not something to apologize for or fear’
“‘Love her like you would a normal child.’ Would people really think Charlotte wasn’t a ‘normal’ child or we wouldn’t love the crap out of her? And what is ‘normal’ anyway?”
‘I want you to raise him and be his parents for the rest of his life.’ She gave us the biggest blessing of our lives.’: Couple adopt 3 miracle children after unexplained infertility diagnosis
“My husband took my hands and said, ‘Rachel, I think we need to wait. I feel like a child is going to be put into our lives when we aren’t expecting it.’ Two days later, the sweetest baby boy was wheeled into the room. As soon as I saw him, my heart knew….I would do anything for him.”
‘In this photo you see an aunt mid-laugh, posing with her niece on her 40th birthday. It was a good day, a really good day.’: Niece urges ‘recovery is possible’ after losing aunt to addiction
“What you don’t see is depression and addiction. You don’t see jail, and rehab, and a woman who would soon be found by a passerby trying to jump off a bridge. You don’t see a high school freshman being forced to grow up too fast, or an open casket.”
This Case Hits Hard, Because So Many Of Us Could Have Ended Up Like Gabby Petito
“Because most girls have felt unsafe with someone they thought they could trust. Because most girls have found themselves in a dangerous situation before they even realized it. Because most girls can look back at a time or two, or more, when they could’ve easily fallen victim to a narcissist who is a ticking time bomb.”
‘I need help. I can’t do this anymore.’ At 2 a.m., my pounding heart and sweaty body woke me from a 5-day drinking bender.’: Woman details emotional sobriety journey
“I was always the good student, then the good employee, but I became the good drinker.”
‘I finished your branch of the family tree.’ What can of worms have I opened? I was excited and nervous at the same time.’: Adoptee shares incredible reunion with birth parents, siblings
“I thought they were just two immature high school kids who got knocked up. The moment he reacted to the words, ‘I think you’re my birth father,’ I knew I was wrong.”
‘I was 18, too in my prime to be PREGNANT! Boy, were those two lines so clear.’: Young woman navigating single motherhood urges ‘it doesn’t define who you are’
“I was promised my boyfriend would be there for me. Because of my circumstances, my party life had stopped. Meanwhile, his kept going. My relationship with my child’s father was slowly crumbling.”
Man Singing On The Job Lands Music Deal Plumbing For Record Label Owner
“More than 20 years after giving up on his musical career, Kev’s dreams were about to come true.”
Elementary School Teacher’s Disney Spin On Photos Are Guaranteed To Make You Smile—Here Are Our 25 Favorites
“Samuel Manzanera has gained popularity over his sometimes cute, sometimes funny, always magical, photoshopped Disney creations.”
‘Did it ever occur to you ‘fat’ is not a feeling?’: Woman urges ‘you deserve to love your body’
“I’ve heard ‘I feel fat’ come out of the mouths of women of all shapes and sizes.”
‘Mommy, I think when it rains, it’s because the clouds are sad and they are letting out their emotions.’: Mom pens sweet letter to her sensitive child, ‘I’ll always be your greatest cheerleader’
“You live each moment and emotion to its fullest. When you’re happy, you radiate joy. And when you’re sad, you’re not afraid to cry and let out your emotions.”