Every parent would be upset when they discover their child is being bullied at school, but how do parents react when they learn that their kids, in fact, are the bullies? Bullying is a problem that affects millions of students of all races and socioeconomic classes, and despite governmental and activist efforts to curb this vice, it remains...
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Truth is truly stranger than fiction. In Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, a mother arrived at her son’s wedding. She hadn’t met the bride in person before, only over the phone. But she realized the bride had a birthmark on her hand, the same one her young daughter had before she went missing years ago. In...
It takes a village to raise a child, but some parents have to do it solo. When Richard Johnson became a father in 2015, he had no idea that his partner would leave him and their daughter, Persephone. He rose to the occasion and began to learn everything he could about parenting, including joining a...
‘Horrified’ Parents Abandon Newborn in Hospital, but a Woman Immediately Asks ‘When Can I Take Him?’
It’s like a horrible joke. His parents abandoned him as an infant because of how he looked. However, Jono Lancaster has become a renowned speaker and activist. He encourages people all over the world to use positivity to fight through diseases and challenges. He famously has Treacher Collins syndrome, which is a rare disorder that...
You never “get over” the death of a loved one, not really. Even years after the demise, life has its way of resurfacing the grief. For Prince William, he was 15 when his mother, Princess Diana, died suddenly in a car crash. However, when he became a father, all of the pain from the trauma...
After posting about her newborn on TikTok, a new mom receives backlash for piercing her daughter’s ears right after her birth. The “incriminating” video includes clips of the adorable little girl, Lara, one day after birth and clips of her as a three-month-old. In the first clip in the hospital, the adorable baby wears a...
Krystina Pacheco, 29, gave birth to her daughter, Amelia, in a routine Cesarean section. Nothing of note happened during the birth; the nightmare began when the Pachecos brought Amelia home two days later. Krystina came down with a fever and began vomiting and experiencing shortness of breath. She ended up back in the hospital where...
Kitchen gadgets can change lives. You could spend years without a certain appliance — like a sandwich maker, crockpot, or immersion blender — but when you finally get it, you couldn’t understand how you managed for so long without it. But kitchen gadgets aren’t universal; their importance depends on the cuisine. For instance, a rice...
An unplanned pregnancy is a major life curveball. While many embrace it, for others, it’s a cause of major stress and turmoil. And the latter seems to be the case for this woman pregnant with twins. She turned to Reddit to post about her unique situation in the “Am I the A**hole” subcategory. Keep in...
A man and his vegan girlfriend have dated for seven months. However, the only hitch in their relationship was his “sweet and cuddly cat” of three years, Mittens. “…My GF was always a little apprehensive around her, and she blamed it on not growing up around cats.” As a result, they mostly spent time at...
Laura Didier found her 17-year-old son Zachary dead at his desk. He died of fentanyl poisoning, and the mother warned other parents that their children might be at risk. “Our message is just to really be aware of the dangers out there,” she said to Fox News. “…It’s just important that parents understand this [fentanyl]...
One mom breastfeeds her two boys and plans to continue until they want to stop. Sheryl Wynne’s sons, Riley and Mylo, are five and six years old. Although her family questions this uncommon practice, Wynne, 39, insists that it’s completely normal and has created a lifelong bond between her and her sons. She calls “mummy...