“I always knew I was adopted. I don’t know how, but I knew. I went up to my room and sat on the floor for hours, sifting through letter after letter, card after card. Seeing photos of my birth mom, her husband, and other children. They all looked happy and fulfilled. The box triggered a tidal wave of emotions I’d bottled up for 18 years.”
‘I have something to show you.’ My mom handed me a box of unseen letters and cards from my birth mom. Talk about crazy!’: Young woman discovers birth parents, invites them to her wedding
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“It’s okay to forget when you showered last or heck, choose sleep OVER showering.”
‘My little brother has a crush on this girl’: Big bro’s hilarious wingman story to help his sibling score a second date
“He is 16, and this was his first date and first time inviting a girl over.”
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“I see them sitting there taunting me on the steering wheel as I drive, all wrinkly and veiny and old-looking.”
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“This is true love. From the heart, from the deepest part of our souls.”
‘Ingesting the milk produced by my very own body turned out to be helpful in my fight against cancer.’
“The idea, at first, seemed weird and kind of icky, but interesting. If my milk could help my son’s immune system, could it help strengthen mine?”
Husband leaves hilarious commentary on wife’s detailed list of ‘instructions’ for 3-month-old
“What if I don’t make it?”
‘I am a simple guy. But I was given the opportunity to do something extraordinary’: Son donates kidney to ‘selfless’ mom
“She called me her hero. How do you respond to that?”
‘We didn’t want to separate siblings.’: Couple take in scared sisters after 65 homes turn them down
“We only wanted infants. We were young, infertile, not experienced, and weren’t ready for older kids.”
‘A weight loss love story was created.’: Couple finds love through fitness journey 5,000 miles apart
“I watched a video on YouTube with the most handsome guy I had ever seen in my life, telling his story of how he lost over 100 pounds. I HAD to message him.”
‘Have you been good enough for cookies?’: Grandmother’s wrong text leads to ‘most wholesome experience’
“I played into it and said I was always good for cookies and expressed how I wanted some. I then sent a text saying I was just playing along because I thought it was adorable. I shrugged it off. Then a few days later, I got a package.”
‘He swooped in and saved her.’: Prom dates with special needs finally able to share their ‘amazing’ night
“I was terrified she was going into it all alone. Little did I know – there was a plan in store for her.”
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“I regret putting you back to bed, giving a hurried kiss, and shutting the door behind me.”
Clear drapes allow couples having C-section births to witness the beauty of baby ‘being lifted out of my belly’
“She was able to watch the moment he took his first breath, able to not only hear him cry, but watch his lip quiver with the sound.”
‘That’s her father’s heart beating.’: Heart recipient walks bride down the aisle, provides ‘physical piece’ of her dad
“I felt wonderful about bringing her dad’s heart (from New Jersey) to Pittsburgh. If I had to, I would’ve walked.”
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“I realized the tools for creating and maintaining a strong, healthy marriage were never within that box. They were within us.”
‘At 15 he was told he had 24 hours to live.’: Couple wed amid illness and hospice
“Mary never left his side.”
‘I never thought I’d get to kiss an angel’: Daughter overhears midnight whispers between mom with dementia and dad
“We tip-toed closer to their door to listen.”
’25 days before the one-year anniversary of my husband’s death, a Facebook memory popped up’
“It slams you back to a time when you knew what was important, and what wasn’t.”
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“What kind of woman chooses to upturn her life for someone else’s children?”
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“I want to reassure you of your worth.”
From heroin addict to PTA treasurer mom: ‘I used to stick needles in my neck’
“In the process of dying, I learned that I wanted to live.”
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“Through their challenges, the LeBaron family came together and grew stronger through their experiences.”
‘They taught me everything I know about real life. How to live, how to treat people, how to think and feel.’: Woman says having 3 brothers with autism gave her an ‘advantage in life’
“If you see a kid flapping their arms, don’t laugh. If you see an adult having a meltdown, don’t stare. If they go for a hug or high five, don’t shy away. A smile from a stranger can quite literally change our day.”
‘His contributions to me becoming a good son, man, and father were huge.’: Father pens touching thank you letter to neighbor
“I am forever grateful to God for putting him in my life.”