For generations, we’ve heard the statement “Kids can be cruel”. The reason for this is that they are still learning as they grow, and as a result, they lack the empathy to treat others with kindness and the understanding that bullying causes severe damage. One father and Reddit user is so distraught over the way...
When a snake bites an average human, the first instinct is to run or scream. But one might say this toddler believes in revenge. This little girl from a village in Bingol, Turkey decided that the snake had messed with the wrong person. So after the snake bit her, she bit the snake back. When...
Oh to spend a summer in Europe. The long walks down narrow streets adorned with fairy lights. The late night shopping, daytime views, not to mention the food. One family was heading home from a two-week holiday in Europe. Their hearts brimming with happiness from making beautiful memories with their 13-month-old baby. Upon checking in,...
It was a normal family day out on the beach for a teenager in Florida when things took a sudden turn for the worse as a shark attack ensued. A shark measuring 9 ft. in length bit into Addison Bethea’s right leg. Later on while recovering at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, in an interview with CNN,...
Fifteen years ago, six-year-old Zachary drowned in his family’s backyard pool. His mother, Karen Cohn, still grieves the horrific death, as she writes on HuffPost, “Each traumatic detail is etched into my memory ― the chlorine scent, the reflection of the late afternoon sun on the pool, the sweaty humidity, the piercing screams. The chaos...
Large families tend to be very distracting for the parents. Not only do they have to worry about getting their kids to school on time, help with homework and maintain a good worth ethic. They have the added weight of having to keep their home clean. Many children create a lot of mess, and this...
When parents find out their children are expecting a child, it usually is a happy announcement, met with an excited response. However, when their children are still children themselves, it usually raises a red flag or two. Teenage pregnancies are not uncommon in the modern world, and parents are having to find solutions to these...
Becoming a parent is one of the hardest jobs you can take on. There’s no training, no manual – one day this tiny little stranger enters your life and completely takes over. Of course, you love your child, but sometimes it’s hard not to reminisce back on a time when your life was, well, yours....
Just before Zy Zarazua turned two, he got sick with fevers and began limping. His parents took him to the doctor to get tested for infections but learned he had a broken femur. But further tests led to a cancer diagnosis of stage four high-risk neuroblastoma. “They started explaining that in the CT scan they...
It’s another devastating battle over life support. After seventeen-year-old Treasure Perry suffered from a severe allergic reaction and asthma attack, she was pronounced brain dead. Despite this, Treasure’s mother, Angela Kosarue, didn’t want to give up. The doctors at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis wanted to remove her daughter from life support and she...
Children have a tendency to wrap their parents around their little fingers. The worst aisle in any shop is the one with sweets filling each shelf. Songs of screaming toddlers fill the air, and parents’ poker faces get some good practice as they try not to fuel the fire of their child’s desire. One toddler...
So many people around the world have fears of flying. The idea of the plane malfunctioning and falling through the clouds towards the ground, or worse, the ocean is too terrible to bear. Did you know that Ricky Nelson died in a plane crash? Probably. But, did you know that he saved his twin boys’...
