Fiction may depict sociopaths as crazed murderers, but in reality, people with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) have a mental health condition that can be managed. It’s characterized by aggression, deceitfulness, recklessness, and a lack of empathy. So a parent may feel concerned when their child seems to exhibit those symptoms. Although children cannot be diagnosed...

Teaching children the importance of doing household chores, like laundry, by themselves is very important. The younger they start, the better they master these basic but vital life skills. However, sometimes, parents coddle their children a bit too much. That, coupled with all kinds of bad influences, can lead to them becoming entitled to what...

Sometimes the simplest acts of kindness can turn out to be the most rewarding. This 2015 story of a teenager still stands testament to the goodness in our hearts. It is a simple story – a teenager returns a lost wallet. But that simple deed was very special for a veteran. Suppose you are going...

Imagine if you were a new parent, only to one day find out that your partner put your child up for adoption without ever consulting you first. This is exactly what happened to Emanuel in Aikens, South Carolina in 2014. Then one day, a messenger showed up at his house to tell him not only...

If you have been around kids for longer than a day, you know a couple of things to be true. 1) They are equally adorable and disgusting. 2) They say the creepiest things ever uttered by humans. So, what if we could get a collection of the weirdest things they’ve ever said. Because first-hand experiences...

Neighbors, housemates, or roommates can be the nicest people we have ever met. But, sometimes, they can be the worst. What makes the situation worse, in these cases, is that we cannot just get away from them. It takes a lot of time and effort to relocate, and doing so because of one nasty housemate...

If you are lucky, your parents gave you some sort of allowance while you were growing up. Maybe you had to do it in exchange for chores or maybe not. Either way for most of us, when we reach a point in which we can or our parents ask us to get a job, that...

It’s not uncommon for kids to have accidents, but it’s still very embarrassing for them. Sometimes, kids are so engrossed in an activity, they don’t realize they need to go. Or they don’t want to miss out on something exciting so they ignore the feeling of needing the bathroom. Whatever the case, when this dad...

The name we have is a big part of our identity. It’s something we’re called from the day we are born. People create nicknames based on it. Often we have things like bracelets, teddy bears, necklaces, notebooks, and more that have our name on them. Every culture around the world has a plethora of wonderful...

Most soon-to-be parents have absolutely no say in the gender of their child, and still, many of them find themselves rooting for either a baby boy or a baby girl in both the ultrasound or delivery room. Some may even be disappointed when the gender is not what they hoped for.   Traditionally, in America, most...

Rhiley Morrison is aged twelve, and he lives in the UK. Like most kids his age, he is a curious boy. Evidently, he wanted to know how to become magnetic and get metal objects to stick to him. One has to admire his questioning young mind, but when a boy swallows 54 magnets in an...

How would you feel if your wife died giving birth? Would you resent your baby? Having your first child can be a most incredible experience, which seemed to be the case for these young first-time parents. They married at 19 and had their firstborn on the way at just over 21. The couple had finally...