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Humans of New York

‘They made me a part of their world, and not once had I felt like the helper’s kid.’

by Humans of New York

My parents were refugees from Vietnam. And shortly after I was born, my mother got hired as a housekeeper. She couldn’t bear to leave me with a babysitter. So after only three days, she tried to quit. That’s when her employers insisted that she bring me to work instead. Their names were Charles and Kathleen … Read more

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‘I am going to find you the perfect woman and she is going to love my daughters.’

by Humans of New York

“Before she passed, she told my dad that she wanted him to fall in love again. ‘I’m going to find you the perfect woman,’ she said. ‘She’s going to love my daughters. And most importantly she’ll be a snow bunny.’ That was always the joke between them. Dad was a cross country skier so he … Read more

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‘We have a list of 50 people whose lives he changed. The only thing my Mom reserved was his bone.’

by Humans of New York

“Halfway home I asked to stop for a drink. Then afterward I hopped in the backseat to read a book to my brother. And that’s what saved me. Because the wreck happened a few miles down the road. The entire front of our car was crushed. My first thought was my hands. I had a … Read more

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‘Hey my bro, can I have money for food and clothes?’ I decided to respond. ‘How about I take you out to lunch?’

by Humans of New York

“‘Hey my bro, I’m just wondering if I could have some money, my bro. I just want the money for some food and clothes, my bro. Thank you, my bro.’ This was the message I received through Facebook messenger 2 years ago. I decided to reply to the sender, ‘Sorry, Brian, I can’t send you … Read more

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‘There’s this little girl, for over a year now we’ve been calling places, but no one will take her.’

by Humans of New York

“I was 16 years old when my family moved to Guatemala. Up until that point, I had basically been living the American dream, but that move caused a radical 180 in me when I began to really see the world from a new perspective. My life looked a lot different than most American teenagers. I … Read more

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They told my dad: ‘You’re giving away everything. You’ll never be able to stop working.’

by Humans of New York

“I’ve never seen the man read a book in his entire life. One time I saw his high school report card—and the only class he got an ‘A’ in was gym. His parents never had any money. So right after school he got a job stocking produce at a local food market. The owners realized … Read more

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At first I thought to myself ‘well she’s not in a good mood, she needs to put her happy face on at work’

by Kayla Bronn

Tonight I walked in the tanning salon and the employee seemed very annoyed and not very welcoming. At first I thought to myself “well she’s not in a good mood, she needs to put her happy face on at work” Then I looked down… I see a baby.. a sick baby sitting in his car … Read more

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‘I was supposed to go to the neighborhood gym, I wound up running for my life’

by Positive Outlooks

I was supposed to go to the neighborhood gym I had just joined, to get my free one hour session with a personal trainer. Instead, I wound up running for my life. It was the morning of November 8, 2018, the day my beloved town of Paradise burned to the ground. Throughout my 67 years, … Read more

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Best friends of over 10 years decide to randomly get ugly sweater photoshoot, instantly goes viral

by Positive Outlooks

You’ve seen the pictures, now here’s the story! My best friend of over 10 years, Kailee, saw these awesome ugly sweaters while shopping at WalMart. She FaceTimed me out of nowhere to tell me that we needed them, and being the person that I am, agreed instantly. We originally discussed having a mutual friend of … Read more

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‘He would tear up every time he had to tell someone because he knew how much we’d hurt.’

by Positive Outlooks

Mom and him are obsessed with each other. They met when they were eighteen. And they’re always hugging, and kissing, and dancing in the kitchen. So we grew up around a lot of love. But Dad has always been more of the ‘Acts of Service’ type. Every night at 8pm, he’d come to all our … Read more

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‘Ms. Ripley immediately made arrangements for me to join their family when she first noticed the scars on my body’

by Positive Outlooks

My brother and I were both placed into foster homes at a young age. He was lucky—he went to a family called the Ripleys. I went through four different homes in three years, and each one was worse than the next. I’d get to see my brother every few months. Ms. Ripley would take us … Read more

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‘Right before I graduated he was admitted to the hospital and I was fishing around in his wallet when an old black-and-white photo fell out’

by Positive Outlooks

I was raised by my grandmother. And any little thing could trigger her. One time I got mad and told her: ‘You’re not my mom.’ I was only six years old. But she put me on an airplane to go live with my mother for a month, who I didn’t even know. My grandfather James … Read more

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