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Alarmed Mom Warns Parents After Toddler Breaks Out in Blistered Rash From a Single Kiss

Dedicated mom shares her daughter's cannibal rash story and navigating through rounds of medical tests and treatments to get help.

Stylist Refuses to Shave Depressed Teen’s Hair, Instead Teaches People a “Lesson” With 13-Hour Haircut

"At the end of the day I want this to be a lesson to people."

To My Wife of 16 Years, Here’s the Secret I Wish I Knew Before Our Divorce Papers…

"After losing a woman that I loved, and a marriage of almost 16 years, here’s the advice I wish I would have had…"

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Stylist Refuses to Shave Depressed Teen’s Hair, Instead Teaches People a “Lesson” With 13-Hour Haircut

"At the end of the day I want this to be a lesson to people."

To the Stranger Who Gave My 3-Year-Old a Bracelet in the McDonald’s Bathroom

"You heard me tell her we had a long drive home and she needed to use the potty. You heard her tell me she was scared the toilet would flush while she was sitting on it."

Daughter’s “Pootergirl” Costume for Picture Day Goes Viral After She Rejects Dad’s Outfit Choices

"She walked up, looked over each of her choices, turned and said ‘POOTERGIRL!’ and well…I couldn’t argue with that answer...”

Brené Brown and John Gottman on Running Headlong Into Heartbreak

Yes, running headlong into heartbreak is running directly into vulnerability. It involves uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. But, as Brené Brown reminds us, vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. 

“I Would Be Driving to Work and See the ‘Perfect’ Tree to Ram My Car Into”: Mom Speaks Out About Battle With Depression

I stared at the railing upstairs, picking out the spot to hang from. I knew this was not normal, but it became my new normal.

“This Holiday Season, I Belong to Me, Before I Belong to Anyone Else. There Is No Winning”: Mom Champions for Self-Care Over People-Pleasing

"I belong to me, before I belong to anyone else. One of the things I struggled most with in recovery is creating a sense of...

‘I’m a Lot. I Know I am. I Apologize All the Time. But I’m Done Apologizing, Sister. I Was Not Made to Be Less.’

"If you're an 'a lot' person like I am. If you bounce around from place to place. If it takes a while for you to settle down, and you lie in bed at night wondering what in the world is wrong with you, and oh-my-gosh why did you say 'you too' when the waiter told you to enjoy your meal. That’s such an odd thing to say. It’s okay. You’re okay. It’s going to be okay."

I Was Rejected for a Job Because I’m White (And I’m Not That Mad)

If you’re white and you find yourself in a similar situation to mine, take some time to really think through how oppressed you are.

Alex Trebek Chokes Back Tears Over Jeopardy! Contestant’s Emotional Answer

"Cost you $1,995. You’re left with five bucks," said Trebek, clearly using every ounce of his strength to stop himself from breaking down on national TV.

How to Forgive the Person Who Murders Your Sister

"She was a conqueror. I wish I could say the same when it came to that November day. Oh, she was a lone soldier, but she didn’t conquer that day."

“In a Waffle House Bathroom, I Wiped. Bright Red Blood. God, This Can’t Be Happening Again”: Couple Suffers 5 Miscarriages, Then Welcomes Miracle Rainbow...

"Silence and emptiness filled me. I doubted God more, I felt like God could hear everyone else and not me."