Not all heroes wear capes. Some are dressed in regular clothing but do a ton worth of good deeds that we can’t help but call them heroes. Linda Herring is a hero, a shining light amid the darkness, and an inspiration to us all. Fifty years ago, Lilian began fostering children, turning her home into […]
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Being different is almost always never easy, but it can be such a beautiful thing. That is the case of these two albino sisters from Kazakhstan. Extraordinary young girls Asel and Kamila Kalaganova are sisters born 12 years apart, yet they bear such a glaring similarity. Despite the age-gap, they are both albinos. If they […]
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Seeing your partner on his knee and hearing him pop those magic words is the stuff of dreams, especially when you have envisioned spending a lifetime together. Nothing speaks more to you of his intent to commit and shape your future life together. It removes all question marks about his intentions. But after the fantastic […]
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“One of the most important relationships we’ll have is the relationship we have with our mothers.” – Iyanla Vanzant The relationship between a mother and her child is beautiful. It is more special when a mother doubles as her child’s best friend. Not many people are lucky to experience that sort of relationship with their […]
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Imagine being thrust into a situation where you have no control whatsoever. At that moment, most people resort to turning the matter over to a higher power, be it God or the flying cookie monster. All that matters is that they truly believe they have done their part, and the rest is up to that […]
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It’s never an easy job to wean a baby off breast-milk, but most mums successfully do that once their kids turn one or thereabout. Not this mum. Adele Allen continues to breastfeed her five-year-old son together with his one-year-old sister. Off-grid parenting style Adele and Matt Allen from Hore, East Sussex, are advocates of a […]
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A Massachusetts-based couple, KC and Lena Currie, in November 2017, adopted little Joey who was only 18 months old. They met him at an adoption event held by Children’s Friend in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it was love at first sight between the three. [1] By March the next year, he was officially theirs to love […]
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In a heart-breaking excerpt from her memoir, Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs talks about the painful and disappointing relationship she had with her father, Steve Jobs, long-time CEO and co-founder of Apple Inc. [1] Lisa was a child Jobs had with his girlfriend, Chrisann Brennan, born when both her parents were 23. She grew up as […]
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It’s gift season, and while we’re trying to find the best deals on toys and place out-of-state orders before everywhere’s closed, it’ll be a great idea to back up a second and think about what your kids would truly value. When your kids are 30 and out of your homestead, building lives of their own, […]
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To lose a mother is to know the deepest sorrow and find no words to explain it. Losing a loved one is always a painful experience to endure, but the loss of a mother is one that lasts a lifetime; its an indescribable kind of loss that takes a part of you away. Certainly, as […]
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The dictionary defines bullying as any action that seeks to harm, intimidate, or coerce someone perceived as weaker or more vulnerable. Although children have a higher risk of being bullied in school and other social gatherings, not all parents respond to their children being bullied the same way. What would you do if you heard […]
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Do friends still get together several times a week to hang out at their favorite spot? Or do they just text about everything going on in their lives? While our messaging platforms connect us to the ones we love and help us stay in touch, they also pull us apart and make it difficult to […]
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