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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.”

What to Say When Everything Is Not Going to Be OK

Am I doing my kids a disservice by always promising that everything will be okay, when very likely it won’t be?

Teacher Who Gave Same Assignment on 1st Day for 15 Years Makes Alarming Discovery

"As I was putting the folders back in the file cabinet I noticed something... looking at the size of the folders shocked me."

Exhausted Teacher: “Parents Have Adopted a Bizarrely Lenient Attitude Toward Disciplining Children”

"This all started as I stared at myself in the mirror one morning, wondering if I should look and feel THIS exhausted. I am a mother of 3..."

Autistic 6-Year-Old Brutally Beaten After Defending Friend— Mom Cries Out, ‘It’s Been Hell. Bullying Needs to Stop!’

"It's been hell. I haven't slept. I haven't eaten. I can't do anything. I can't even leave his side."

Overwhelmed Mom Gets Honest About the Real Reason Moms Are So Stressed Out

"I feel overwhelmed lately. It’s the kind of overwhelmed that makes me want to sit and do nothing because I have no idea where to even start. It’s the kind of overwhelmed that makes the tears sting my eyes because I feel like such a failure in multiple areas of my life right now."

My 6-Year-Old’s Response to the “Bad Mom” Who Screamed at Her in a Walmart Meltdown

That’s when I saw the toy my child had placed in the baggage area. And that’s when she chose to question me, “What’s the problem, mom?”

Mama, I Pray Your Children Feel Pain

I ask God not to spare them from trials but to sustain them through them.

10 Things Your Adult Children Need to Hear from You

Choose to bless your children with words straight from the Bible. Abundantly…