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5-Year-Old Boy’s Quick Thinking Saves His Mother’s Life After a Hiking Accident in Idaho

In a remarkable display of bravery and quick thinking, a 5-year-old boy named Colton Franks recently played a crucial role in saving his mother's life after a horrifying hiking accident in Idaho.

Grieving Mother Fights for Online Safety After Losing Son to Viral “Blackout Challenge”

One mother, Joann Bogard, knows these dangers all too well and has made it her mission to protect other children from the same fate as her son, Mason, who tragically died in viral "Blackout Challenge." 

Teen Dies Before Graduation—Then Her Classmates Write This All Over Her Coffin in Sharpies

Laura Hillier died tragically just a few months before her graduation, but her classmates still had something to say...

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To the Mom Without a Tribe: “I’ve Always Lived on the Outside, Never Truly Belonging. And That’s OK”

I’ve always felt like I’ve lived on the outside, never truly belonging anywhere but always somehow working my way into a seat at some table, even if it was with the Art Geeks from the cafeteria in Mean Girls. Sift through the duds, mama. Because once you find those few (or just one) who truly know you — the hilarious AND the cob-webby parts — and love you anyway, you don’t have to pretend anymore.

To My Strong-Willed Child, I See You

When tempers calm and you climb meekly into my lap nuzzled closely to my heart and whisper, “I love you, Mommy,” what I’ve been seeing all along is that much clearer. Yes, you are my strong-willed child, but you are so much more.

Dear Parent With a Second Bed in Your Room: You’re Doing the Right Thing

"I will never stop loving these babies I’ve been blessed with. I’ll never stop holding them through the hurricane of memories that haunt them in the night. I’ll never stop keeping a second bed in my room."

Dear Daughter, I Pray You Are Nothing Like Me

"You will stumble and fall and, no doubt, be discouraged. But you will stand up, dust yourself off, and take another step, because you are strong."

“‘Let Me Know if You Need Anything’ Is Not Sufficient. Show Up. Get Your Hands Dirty”: Mom Urges You to ‘Stand in the Gap’...

"If your neighbor is experiencing a loss, or a new neighbor is moving in, or if a neighbor lost a job or a baby or a husband. Stand in the gap. This is how we walk each other back home."

3 Georgia Inmates Save Deputy’s Life After He Passes Out & Splits His Head Open on Concrete Floor

"The entire unit was thundering with noise as many inmates pounded on the doors shouting for our deputy who lay unconscious and heavily bleeding on the floor."

“We Were Told There’s a Good Chance Her Body Would Never Be Found”: Mom Shares Heartbreaking Story of Daughter’s Unexpected Death

"It took years to collect all the little details of what actually happened that night, but I eventually did. With 10 adults and five kids present, anyone would assume our daughter would have been safe."

“Is It Normal to Hate Your Baby? I Desperately Begged for God to Kill Her. I Was Terrified of Myself”

“She didn’t feel like mine at all… I was terrified of what I would do to Ella if I was left alone with her.”