Stories to make you feel better.
When you see Caleb Anderson, you’d think he’s your typical 12-year-old who loves watching Netflix, playing Beyblades, and collecting action figures. But once you really get to know him, you’ll learn he’s far from ordinary. Unlike most kids his age, Caleb is already attending college as a sophomore, he’s studying calculus, U.S. history, humanities, and macroeconomics.
Being an undergraduate student can be really stressful and challenging. This is also why school bus driver Clayton Ward dropped out from school ten years ago. Nonetheless, the idea of coming back to school and earning a college degree had always haunted him. This desire burned, even more, when high school students saw his potential
Taking that first step to losing weight is always the hardest thing to do. But this college student took it even further – he took up running lose weight, lost 184-lbs, and went on to complete the Chicago Marathon! Ethan Taylor has always been big, and it was an advantage in his younger years as
Crystal Wang was just 3 years old when she was photographed in the arms of a Harvard University police officer. 15 years later, she never thought that she will be able to recreate the prophetic photo in the same place and with the same person. Parents love taking photos of their children, especially during their
A professor at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville recently went viral for the most beautiful reason. It’s one of the calls that most busy parents dread to receive – a call from their babysitter calling in sick. While there are people who are lucky enough to have friends and nearby family members who could watch
A man from Iowa sent 33 strangers to college after amassing $3 million worth of savings in the bank. Dale Schroeder is a humble carpenter who worked at the same company for 67 years. According to a good friend, he didn’t have much. In fact, he only owned two pairs of jeans – one for
There is nothing that a mother wouldn’t do for her child. It’s graduation season once again, and Sharonda Wilson is one proud mom – her son, Stephan, is set to graduate from college with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in music theater from the Central Michigan University. But it’s not only Stephan who’ll be receiving
People with autism and law school are two things people don’t usually associate together. Haley Moss was advanced for her age. At just 3 years old, she could read and do 100-piece jigsaw puzzles, but there was one thing she couldn’t do – speak. This prompted a visit to the doctor, and her family learned that she
Good deeds happen in every part of the world, and living in the digital age allowed most of us to be a witness to to some of these in just a few clicks. Most of the stories that we see online have a common theme– they happen during the most random times of the day.
I am in my late 50s. You’d think by now I have this whole “Motherhood” thing all figured out. My kids were moving along in school, getting decent grades, graduating… then, BAM! I became a parent to adults. Anyone who thinks they won’t worry about their children after they turn 18 has an eye-opening moment coming.