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Woman is about to get on plane – then she peeks at a stranger and realizes something is wrong

Shaina Murry was scheduled to fly from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. As she walked around looking for her gate, something caught her eye. She noticed a man, laying on the floor and looking ...

Teacher glues tennis balls on students’ chairs – the reason why is pure genius

Raymond Ellis Elementary School Amy Maplethorpe is a speech language pathologist at Raymond Ellis Elementary School. When she saw a chair with tennis balls glued to it on the internet, Amy realized that the special ...

Mom is stunned when a stranger mocks her kids – then her 7-yr-old makes a brilliant comeback

(I’m shopping with my two sons, ages five and seven, in early December.) Cashier: *to my sons* “Are you kids excited for Christmas?” Seven-Year-Old: “We’re not Christian. We’re Jewish. We get Hannukah!” Five-Year-Old: “Meow!” Cashier: ...

Mom is thrilled to see her 6-year-old perform – until his teacher pulls the mic from his hands

When your kindergarten student is participating in the school play, it’s a moment that would make every parent proud. So when her 6-year-old autistic son, Caleb, was set to take part in his school’s Thanksgiving ...

Mom orders a cake from a grocery store – when she sees the result, she gets a shock

Lisa Aldrich, a mother of three from Michigan, needed a cake for an upcoming birthday. So when she saw an attractive cake ad from a local grocery store, she decided to buy one. Lisa ordered ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dad snaps a photo of son’s school project at parent’s night, and it breaks his heart when he reads it later

Photo Credit: Facebook/Bob Cornelius The question on the poster was simple, as was the answer though it was still “like a punch in the gut” said Bob. Preceding facts like, “My favorite food is Pizza” ...

Cashier destroys her bread at checkout – but then she writes this to the manager

Here’s what Emma writes to Tesco, through Facebook: “I want to tell you about my experience at your Diss store today. When I got to the till with my large trolley of shopping there was no queue, ...

Boy eats lunch alone every day – then his mom sees this picture and starts to cry

Travis Rudolph, a football star at Florida State University, who in a few years is expected to have a shot at playing in the NFL, was out visiting a school with with some of his ...