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Doctors’ warning – wipes can give your child painful rashes

When wipes first emerged on the market, they apeared to be parents’ long awaited savior. But it could be the end of that. While several studies have already shown that wipes for children are not ideal ...

What happens to your body when you drink diet soda

A researcher at the University of Iowa who conducted a major study of the health effects of diet soda has issued a warning. Diet soda contains aspartame, a sweetener that is 200 times sweeter than ...

Baby looks at daddy without a beard for the first time – her reaction is wonderful

Seven-month-old baby Anistyn grew up with a bearded dad. She loved playing peekaboo on his lap, and each time the blanket disappeared from daddy’s face, there he was, familiar beard and all. And dad certainly managed ...

Agency refuses to let boy with Down syndrome model their clothes

We live in an age when advertising and ads are starting to change and reflect society as a whole. We’ve seen some fashion labels feature elderly models and others bring an end to the practice of retouching photos ...

Husband sees his exhausted mother-in-law in the kitchen – his heart is crushed when he realizes why she’s sitting there

Here’s Scott’s heartbreaking letter:  This is Sharon. She taught me it’s important work to see someone for who they are and not what you expect. When I first met my former mother-in-law I had a ...

No one came to autistic boy’s birthday – then these police officers save the day

Glenn Buratti is a little boy from St. Cloud, Florida. He suffers from epilepsy and a mild form of autism. But like any other child, he looks forward to his birthday. So last year, his ...

Doctors refused to touch Sarah’s face – so she took matters into her own hands

It didn’t matter which hospital the Nova Scotia, Canada native visited—no doctor would perform surgery to remove the tumor from Sarah’s face. Wherever Sarah and her family turned, doctors gave her the same mortifying message: ...

Mother’s heartbreaking letter about her son’s suicide is a must-read for every parent

Flickr / Matt Buck Seven years ago, Felix told his classmates that his parents refused to let him play the video game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.” It may seem fairly harmless, but the ...

Mom looks at her son and cries – and the reason why is profoundly moving

In a picture that has moved millions of people, mom Shannon Niehaus is crying profusely as she watches the warm meeting between her son and his first friend—a service dog that the family waited in ...

Her jealous husband tried to kill her – but Connie bounced back against all odds

Connie Culp met Tom when they were both 15 years old. She fell madly in love with him, and life was like a bed of roses. The couple stayed together for the rest of their ...