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1st Grader Picks Out Green Dress for Picture Day—The Results Leave Mom Cry-Laughing

“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."

Student’s Humble Plea to Teacher at the Bottom of His Test Goes Viral for All the Right Reasons

"This note gave me so much hope. Let us all be a little more like this young man!!"

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1st Grader Picks Out Green Dress for Picture Day—The Results Leave Mom Cry-Laughing

“This is the story of a little girl’s love of a green dress, a mother who tries to instill independence, and how those two things came together in the most epic and brilliant combination possible."

Daughter Texts Mom “I’ll Be Home Soon” from Burger King Bathroom—20 Minutes Later, Her Worst Nightmare Comes True

"She's my only daughter, my best friend. She was supposed to start her new job today, now she's on life support.”

Mom Is Dying as Daughter Cries in Crib— Then She Grabs Her Husband’s Video Camera

“I heard my daughter crying in her crib as I repeated over and over, ‘She will never remember me,’ and began a dialogue in to my husband's phone that I prayed she would never have to hear."

“I Want to Eat What I Ate With My Old Family. I Like to Remember How Strong I Had to Be.”

He said that all the money they had would be spent on cigarettes and other "fun things" and so he would find change in their van and would buy Ramen packets at the store down the street (at 6!!!!).

Child Protective Services Tries to Take Son—When Mom Sees His Name Is Spelled Wrong, She Issues This Warning

"I was just home with my son putting him down for a nap when a lady knocked on my door saying she was with Delaware County Child Protective Services and they were here to remove Ja’vonni from my care."

“‘I’m Stupid!’ She Howled. And My Heart Fell Out”: Struggling Mom Gets Honest About Raising a Challenging Child

I rushed to her. I’m not normally one to jump up and rush to a crying child. I’m not trying to sound callous. Just being honest about parenting multiple, miniature, drama queens.

Single, Christian & Pregnant: Abortion Wasn’t an Option…Until It Happened to Me

"I left with the sound of her heartbeat in my ears and heart and knew once I walked out the door..."

We Are Forgetting About Our Boys. And That’s Not OK.

"Article after article is about our daughters and how dire it is for us to raise them to be strong, self-sufficient, and capable. But, please hear this. I have a boy too."

Fed-Up Mom Says, “I’m Done Trying to Raise a ‘Well-Rounded’ Child”—And Maybe You Should Be Too

"I looked at his wiggly body, and in a rare moment of clarity, I realized neither of us were happy."

The Heartbreaking Reason Why Moms Put Purple Butterfly Stickers by NICU Newborns

When you see this sticker on a newborn's incubator, there's something important you need to know...