“Without hesitation, he respectfully stood before that man who came 50 years before him, and told him he could rest easy, and that his generation would take it from there. All those sleepless nights, all the tears — magically disappeared. It suddenly became worth it.”
‘I stood and watched from afar. He found the one man in the mall he felt deserved recognition and a ‘thank you.’ A man wearing a Navy veteran’s hat.’
‘I was standing in line. An older gentleman said, ‘Why are you wearing that rainbow shirt? Are you some sort of fa***t?’
“This man then goes on to mumble homophobic slurs to me, the whole time I’m waiting in line. I ignore him, pay for my food, and start to walk away. I then notice his card gets declined.”
‘I was in 40 foster homes, I was told I was broken and would spend my life in prison. As a father of 3 amazing boys, I know my path has always been my choice to make.’
“My father had just gotten out of prison. I hadn’t seen him since I was 4 years old. He asked if I wanted to do drugs. He had a syringe full of dope, had me sit on the toilet, and then proceeded to inject meth into my arm.”
‘I’m a plus-sized mom and I wore the swimsuit. No, I didn’t just wear that bad boy, I rocked that spandex leotard-like one piece like it was my J-O-B!’
“I was praying the length of the walk to the beach chairs something like, ‘Lord, help me to have peace about this body so I can confidently enjoy my time with my family and these precious kids you gave me.'”
‘Please just one more hug.’ Church gives out ‘FREE MOM HUGS’ at Pride Parade, receives overwhelmingly emotional response
“‘My mom doesn’t love me anymore.’ ‘My Dad hasn’t spoken to me in 3 years.’ We told them over and over they were impossibly loved and needed and precious. We hugged until our arms fell off.”
‘We were only together a few months when I changed jobs. I quit because they weren’t treating me fairly. I was young and stupid.’
“‘Men don’t just quit their jobs, Brad… they find something else first and they stick it out. That’s just what adults do.’ She was worried because I wasn’t.”
‘My 72 year-old grandma noticed my bisexual pride flag, picked it up and said, ‘oh, this needs to be pressed out!’
“That’s okay, we love you.”
‘I was overwhelmed with pride for my son’: Dad suffering from ALS miraculously walks at son’s Air Force graduation to congratulate him
“There isn’t a more poignant moment in my lifetime. We made it, and it was a miracle.”
‘Can I brag a little? I finished high school early with 15 college credit hours. Had my son, and still graduated in the top 5% of my class.’
“I decided I did not have to become a disappointment because I was pregnant.”
SEVEN DEADLY SINS: Mom hilariously breaks down how they’re actually ‘describing teenagers’
“If you don’t think making fun of your kid is funny, then just don’t read this.”
