Bullying is a serious issue that can have a profound effect on individuals. Unfortunately, it’s something that occurs in many places, from schools to online platforms. Many who have suffered from bullying understand the deep impact it has. Among teenagers, bullying seems particularly prevalent, with reports showing that one in five students experience it according...

Jessica and Adam Davis from Ohio embarked on a mission to expand their family by adopting a child in need, making it their fifth. After some research, they discovered that Uganda has a significant rate of orphaned children. With this in mind, they contacted an Ohio-based adoption agency, EAConsultants, and began what would become a...

Andrea West met her future husband during their final year of college, and the two quickly fell into a passionate romance. After graduating, they moved back to Andrea’s hometown. In no time, they were engaged and thrilled to announce that Andrea was expecting their first child. Andrea was overjoyed. Sadly, their joy was short-lived. After...

Sometimes, the love between siblings stems from the supernatural and never runs dry. They may fight, they may argue, they may bicker, they may not talk to each other for years, but in the end, they are willing to lay down their lives for each other. Even from infancy, when everyone believes they know what...

Babies have a knack for bringing families together, but they can also create new friction in close relationships that weren’t there before. One exasperated mom found herself in an awkward situation upon realizing her breastfeeding baby was not welcome at a family wedding. The frustrated mom writes, “My cousin invited us to his wedding in...

Parenting is hard. No matter how much you love your children, some days they test your patience until it has worn thin. During times like these, it is often tempting to completely lose your temper and yell at them. Sometimes, you find yourself raising your voice before you even realized it was happening. While yelling...

Parents have always been giving it their best shot as there’s really no perfect way to raise kids. However, there’s a huge gap in behavior standards between kids of today and the older generations. The entitled attitude is at an all-time high, loneliness is a real problem, depression is more alarming than ever before, and...

It was a regular day at the lake for the Free family. Cassandra Free, her husband, their three sons, and a family friend spent the entire day motoring around Lake Eufaula, the largest lake in Eastern Oklahoma. They were tubing, wake surfing, and just generally enjoying the beautiful June weather – that is, until carbon...

You know what the hardest job in the world is? Being a mom. For that reason, we’re not going to give you 101 parenting tips you need to try or suggest how to be a better mother by using these secret parenting techniques. Nope, none of that stuff today. We’re just going to leave you...

Pranks have been a long-time part of human culture, perhaps as long as humans have existed. There have been many iconic practical jokes over the years that have made headlines- like in 1957 when the BBC famously ran a story teaching viewers how to grow their own spaghetti tree, or in 1980 when they claimed...

‘Dying in one’s sleep’ is often thought of as the most peaceful way to pass, if there is such a thing. Sadly, this was not the case for fourteen-year-old Alua Asetkyzy Abzalbek from Bastobe, Kazakhstan. The teenager went to bed with her phone on her pillow, listening to music while she fell asleep. The phone...

She shook this table really hard… Gender equality is a venture that women aren’t backing down from anytime soon. In an explicit Facebook post, Australian celebrity blogger and mom of four, Constance Hall called out husbands who have to wait to be asked before they help with chores [1]. A woman doesn’t have to nag...