“Those frail little boys have learned to ride bikes, scooters, skateboards. Our commitment to them is as if I had given birth to them. There is no difference in our love for them.”
‘They looked like they hadn’t eaten in weeks, and they never said a single word. Our training was exactly for this moment.’: Mom shares foster-to-adopt journey, advice for other adopters
‘After the abuse stopped, I looked at myself in the mirror and hated what I had done to my body. So I started to hurt it even more.’: Woman shares body positivity journey after abuse, eating disorders
“I needed to go into this journey for HEALTH, not because I wanted to look like this person or that person. It has changed my whole perspective. I am happy with my body again, and I am confident again.”
Man Runs Non-Profit Restaurant And Basketball Camp To Teach Life Skills To Youth In His Community
“Some don’t have parents, live with a grandparent, or are young parents themselves. It’s a tear-jerker because it makes me so happy to change their lives.”
‘Are you ready to see your baby?’: New mom holds daughter after 85-day Covid battle in emotional video
No eye was left dry.
‘Every effort must be made not to recruit women into engineering.’: After professor’s sexist speech, young woman raises 80k in scholarships for female STEM students
“I can’t just wait for someone else to do something. And I thought, this is it, I’m doing it.”
‘The teacher said he envisioned me digging trenches when I grew up.’: Former gang member shares self-improvement journey
“I began working for a drug dealer at the age of 15. I might not be able to change the world, but I can be a better me and hopefully inspire others.”
I Was Released From Prison 11 Years Ago—That Night, All I Could Think About Was Going Back
“But I had the strength within me and around me to be a better man.”
‘I hated my life, hated being different. I’d hit rock bottom, to the point where I didn’t want to live anymore.’: Mom survives sexual assault, toxic marriage to find self-love
“This little baby woke up a dormant side of me I had been too afraid to show to the world. I knew then that I couldn’t be the best mom to my child by living in fear. It was time for me to learn to live authentically.”
Teacher Buys New Outfit To ‘Twin’ With Boy Hurt Over SpongeBob Shoes
“The shoes my son lit up when he saw, was so careful to protect, and was so proud of, now didn’t feel right and were too hard to put on.”
‘You’re going to die at any moment.’ All I could say was, ‘Good.’: Anorexia warrior shares journey to recovery, ‘I deserve this life’
“Living in a malnourished state made me OBSESSED with food. I would spend my spare time walking around supermarkets staring at food, picking food up, and buying food for other people to fill some sort of void.”