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During a Kitchen Dance Party, Foster Mom Hears Heartfelt Words: ‘I Miss My Other Daddy’

"I felt the tug on my sleeve and looked down to find him standing motionless. His mouth was moving but I couldn’t make out his words. His quiet body in the noisy room caught me off guard. I bent down to find his voice."

Friend Says “Of All People, You Should Get Why Someone Would Abort a Cleft Baby”—Dad’s Reply Is Perfect

"My ‘friend’ said, ‘Come on, of all people, you should get why someone would want to abort a cleft baby.’ That shocked me. Why would he think that?"

Christian Girl Is Burned to Death by ISIS but Her Final 2 Words Prove That God Wins

They torched their house while the daughter was in the shower—she died in her mother's arms.

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During a Kitchen Dance Party, Foster Mom Hears Heartfelt Words: ‘I Miss My Other Daddy’

"I felt the tug on my sleeve and looked down to find him standing motionless. His mouth was moving but I couldn’t make out his words. His quiet body in the noisy room caught me off guard. I bent down to find his voice."

Friend Says “Of All People, You Should Get Why Someone Would Abort a Cleft Baby”—Dad’s Reply Is Perfect

"My ‘friend’ said, ‘Come on, of all people, you should get why someone would want to abort a cleft baby.’ That shocked me. Why would he think that?"

New Human Trafficking Operation Targets Adoptive Families in the U.S.

If there's anything that social media has taught us over the years, it's that for everything, there is a market.

Mom Pushes Shopping Cart Full of Kids—When a Man “Makes a Beeline” Back at Them, She’s Left in Tears

"A little while later, he made a beeline back to us. He looked straight at me and said, 'I want to tell you something.' My eyes immediately flooded with tears."

“I Don’t Want to Raise Church Kids”

"That's right. I DO NOT want to raise church kids. Matter of fact, it's one of my biggest fears."

Mom Stands in Airport Security Line With Screaming Kids—When 3 Strangers Intervene, Her Story Goes Viral

"So I thought it was a good idea to fly by myself with a 2 year old and a 5 year old. We were standing in line in security, on the verge of tears because Wyatt was screaming and James was exhausted. Out of the blue, one mom stops the line for security..."

To the Extroverted Mama Raising an Introverted Child

"'I’m a homebody,' my son declared with confidence and surety. I blinked. First of all, where did he (then four) hear that expression? And second, how did I not know this?"

“You’re Not Beautiful Because 30 of Your Friends Comment on Your Selfie”: To My Daughter, in the Age of Social Media

"There will probably be days when you believe I am being absolutely unfair. And there will probably be days when I will second guess myself."

Dad Forces Daughter to Walk 5 Miles to School in 36°F for Bullying—Internet’s Response Is Largely Positive

"Lesson learned! Still has all her extremities intact is happy and healthy and seems to have a new outlook on bullying as well as a new appreciation for some of the simple things in life she used to take for granted."

Why You Need to Stop Asking Couples When They’re Having Babies

"People don’t just simply 'forget' to have kids. Us kid-less couples have reasons why we don’t have kids yet."

Internet Cry-Laughs Over Son’s Reaction to Scream-Activated Spider Mom Bought for Christmas

"He looks at it, cocks his little head to the side. And then, obviously, I yelled at it. The spider ran. Leo starts screaming. The louder he screams, the faster the spider pursued him."