“Recently, I have come across a lot of people making fun of these shoes. In fact, it’s coming from a lot of parents with children (shaking my head). So, what happens? Your kid goes to school, sees the less fortunate student who has on the ‘off brand’ and now your child is mimicking YOU and bullying another student. Please quit teaching kids that name brands means something.”
‘There’s NO ISSUE with kids wearing knockoff shoes. None. Your kid didn’t care about a Nike logo until YOU did.’: Mom urges us to let ‘kids be kids,’ makes plea to end off-brand shaming
‘My daughter saw a spa day on TV and asked if we could ‘belax’ and have one too. After some contemplation, I thought, ‘Why not?’
“My daughter’s face was priceless. She squealed just like a sweet little girl you’d see in a movie when I said yes. As mothers, it can feel like we’re barely treading water. But we must also remember that our children need time to self-care too. There’s a universe of emotion going on inside their heads each day that we don’t know about.”
‘It’s just so hard sometimes.’ I could feel his tears coming. ‘Sir, I know exactly what you mean. I lost my mom 2 years ago.’ His heart became heavier. He asked if he could give me a hug.’
“I hugged a stranger in Walmart. I was in line waiting to check out. The older gentleman behind me was looking for a nice picture frame to use for his mother’s picture. He had recently lost his mother. They had lived together, and he took care of her.”
‘What mother does that? Have some decency!’ He was screaming for milk and I hurried to lift my top. Another said, ‘Do you think she knows who the father is?’ I was mortified.’
“I remember thinking, ‘Did I do something wrong?’ Neither of them directly spoke to me. They made no point in hiding their conversation. ‘I hate when women seek attention. It’s like, that’s how she got into this mess to begin with.'”
‘Don’t waste your leftover candle wax! Make wax melts.’ Woman’s genius hack for the perfect DIY Halloween decoration
“I got so many from my burnt out candles.”
‘When the manager heard about the people at the shelter, he didn’t give me a discount. He armed me with a shopping cart and told us to fill it – on him.’ Walmart employee’s incredible act of kindness for Hurricane Florence victims
“I had $50 that I could spend.”
‘Some days, you’re gonna drop the ball. You’re gonna snap at your husband. You’re gonna forget to text your best friend back. You’re gonna rely on frozen pizza to carry you through dinner time.’
“Stop expecting so much out of yourself. Give yourself the same grace you give to everyone else.”
‘Well y’all, the boyfriend/husband of the girls who did a best friend session decided they wanted to do their OWN best friend session.’
“We all met at Walmart to pick out their overalls. We were rolling we were laughing so hard. Josh said it best .’God is great, beer is good, and we are crazy.'”
‘You are a teacher, right? I just want to thank you for everything you do. I see your cart is full with supplies, and I just wanted to help out as much as I can.’
“I was feeling pretty jaded this morning as two different sets of parents at Walmart stopped me in the school supplies aisle to complain about how much they had to get their kids this year. ‘This is just ridiculous. I don’t know how these teachers think we are suppose to get all this stuff.'”
‘Here is what you didn’t see. My chest was becoming tight, my vision was going fuzzy’: Why we teach kids NOT to pet service dogs
“My heart rate now nearly 120, I felt like I was going to vomit, luckily I made it to my car before the full effects of my heart rate hit me, like a ton of bricks. I almost lost consciousness.”
