When this dad noticed a mark on his kid’s arm, he didn’t think anything of it initially. Still, he decided to ask the child how it got there. The answer made him change his perspective on the matter entirely. The concerns grew even more when he saw that there were some red spots he didn’t notice before. The dad, reasonably baffled, began to wonder what reason the school would have for embarrassing his child in…
Everyone is beautiful in their unique way – and everyone being different is what makes the world such a colorful and amazing place. However, a big part of the population is not happy with their appearance, the false image of perfection the fashion industry and the media push on to us, puts our “imperfections” in a negative light, forcing people that don’t feel “pretty” to resort to heavy make-up, injections, and even cosmetic surgery. While…
A teenage boy was reported missing from his Manhattan home over the weekend, but he made his way home, thanks to a special bond formed with a police officer and their mutual love of video games. “So on Saturday night, I received a 911 call for a child who left his home and didn’t tell his parents where he was going,” NYPD officer Gary Strebel explained. The 15-year-old boy had gone missing from his Upper…
Just about every culture on Earth agrees that it’s important to provide the recently departed with a proper burial. Not only is it a sign of respect, but it also gives their family and friends the peace of mind that their bodies are now resting safely in a place that won’t be disturbed. That said, each culture has a different way of honoring the dead. Some prefer to scatter their ashes in a sacred or…
Before Belen Aldecosea flew home from from college to South Florida, she twice called Spirit Airlines to ensure she could bring along a special guest: Pebbles, her pet dwarf hamster. No problem, the airline told her. But when Aldecosea arrived at the Baltimore airport, Spirit refused to allow the tiny animal on the flight. With her only friends hours away at campus, Aldecosea was stuck. She says an airline representative suggested flushing Pebbles down an…
Most people dream of being a millionaire. The perks are too many to count: From private jets to luxurious houses and cars, there’s not much that the very rich can’t afford to do. It’s undoubtedly tempting to want to live this kind of seemingly carefree lifestyle. But what if you actually got the opportunity? Well, an eccentric millionaire has been inviting people to come live like him on his paradise island, and unsurprisingly, people keep…
Brynjar Karl Bigisson’s Titanic replica is 26 feet long and 5 feet tall. (CNN)The world’s largest Lego replica of the doomed Titanic liner was built over 700 hours — 11 months — by a 10-year-old boy from Reykjavik, Iceland, who is on the autism spectrum. It will make its American debut Monday at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Brynjar Karl Bigisson, now 15, built the replica with 56,000 Lego bricks. It’s 26…
A three-year-old boy who was abandoned in an Ohio cemetery with his dog just two days before Christmas has been reunited with his father, while his mother has been taken into care. Police responded to a call on Wednesday afternoon after a witness reported seeing a blue car driving away from the cemetery, with the three-year-old youngster and his dog chasing after it. Hinkley Police Chief David Centner said that both boy, named Tony, and the dog are now…
Prom is something a lot of girls – albeit American teenagers because Britain doesn’t really understand the concept of prom, sigh – dream about. The dress, the date, the corsage. But for one girl, it was hardly a dream night; she was asked to leave because chaperones ‘deemed her too attractive’ and wouldn’t stop staring at her. Seventeen-year-old Clare had bought her prom dress especially for the occasion, ensuring that she stuck to the dress-length…
Bad days can happen to the best of us. As they say, life’s a roller coaster. While we love the highs and good times in life, inevitably, we will experience lows and days where we feel down in the dumps. Source: Pexels For a woman named Molly, she was going through a very tough stretch. Although married to a wonderful husband, she was stressed over work, and as a result, her social circle and friends…