My friend was going through divorce hearings with her husband. Lately, he’s turned into a mean person, always demeaning her, shouting at her in front of us. As the divorce enters its…
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Stories
The Night I Woke Up In A Different Bed Changed Everything For My Family
When I was in 1st grade, my friend had a lot of temper tantrums. We were having a sleepover and I fell asleep in her bedroom. In the middle of the night,…
Criminal goes viral because of black eyeball tattoo: Everything you need to know about Jason Barnum
In 2012, 37-year-old Jason Barnum gained national attention—not just for shooting a police officer in Anchorage, Alaska, but for his unusual appearance. His body was heavily tattooed, including a black tattoo that…
My mother left us when I was 12. 25 years later, she suddenly reappeared, begging to meet my 16 y.o. daughter. My child agreed, even though I said, “Don’t! She will use…
The Man In That Truck Knew My Name—But I Swear I’d Never Met Him
I was driving one night in a really foul mood and speeding. Anyway this car gets behind me and for some reason I can just tell it wasn’t a cop. Something just…
The Snow Globe My Mum Gave Me Hid More Than Just Memories
When I was 9, my mum passed away, suddenly. Her last gift to me was a ballerina snow globe. I kept it untouched for over 20 years. Last month, my daughter spotted…
The Secret Pact Of The Puppy And The Cat
He insisted on sleeping between the puppy and the cat every night—said it made him feel “safe.” I thought it was just a phase until one morning he whispered, “Don’t tell them…
Miracle In The Waiting Room
My name is Jordanna, and this is my daughter Mackenzie — the little blonde with the brightest smile. At just three and a half months old, Mackenzie was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a…
Epic to the End: Remembering Beckham, the Boy Who Fought Like a Warrior
The news broke with the kind of heaviness that seems to stop the world for a moment: Beckham, known to many as DMG Warrior, has passed away at the age of nine….
Keeping Them
We agreed to take one child for a few days—our house was small, money tight—until the social worker arrived with seven-year-old Liam and his five-year-old sister, Mia, bound for a different foster…