When your child has only seen you with a beard, taking it off is almost always guaranteed to elicit a very emotional reaction from your kid. Some instantly wail upon seeing the unrecognizable face of their old man, while others refuse to look at them directly and run away as if they had just seen …
Father and daughter
An 11-year-old girl from Gaylord, Michigan, survived a plane crash that killed four people—all thanks to her father’s life-saving bear hug. On November 13, 2021, Laney Perdue got ready to leave for Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan to see a family friend with her dad, Mike, 43. The girl was “so excited” about the …
Some people spend their entire lives never knowing who their biological parents are. Olivia Robles Mauger’s life was like that somehow. She grew up with her mom and a man she thought was her real dad until age 10 when she found out he was actually her stepfather. Thousands of miles away, Vietnam veteran Gary …
This dad from Louisiana knows the immense power that words hold, so he uses them to help his daughter, Addison, get through school and life. In August 2017, Addison had just started fourth grade at her fourth school in five years. However, her parents noticed something was off—Addy was “more reserved than normal” and was …
On the night of July 16, Ray Lucas and his girlfriend, Shi’Ann Brown, both 23, made a quick 15-minute run to the corner gas station. When they got back, their house was on fire. As soon as he saw their house engulfed in smoke, Ray, of Eastpointe, Michigan, instantly thought of his 18-month-old twin daughters …
There are many employees looking for work after being laid-off due to COVID-19. And this man from Michigan named Jeff is one of them. He had been unemployed for a year after working as a materials coordinator for a local hospital for the past decade. Unfortunately, the hospital initiated mass layoffs last April after facing …
My mom said: ‘Val has something to say to you.’ I was sitting on the stairwell, crying. And he knew right away that I was pregnant. He didn’t yell. He didn’t say anything. He just started pacing. But I knew what he was thinking: I was eighteen years old, I was his only daughter, and …
The month of October signals the beginning of the hunt for the scariest Halloween costumes. While most of us have to go to the malls to buy outfits, this Iowan dad needed only a few materials at home and his creativity to make the most inventive Halloween ensembles. The pandemic has compelled us to move …
We take photos because we want to remember the special—and sometimes, even mundane—happenings in our lives. Graduations, birthdays, anniversaries; you name it, families surely have an album full of photos taken from these remarkable milestones. It’s no different for this family from Belfast in Northern Ireland. When Ciarán Shannon shared photos of him and his …
A young girl who recently turned 8 didn’t want the usual ‘birthday candles type’ of celebration. Instead, she wanted something more creative – a day where she can live her mermaid dreams! Professional photographer Desirae Deal, the owner of Lamar, Arkansas-based Desirae Deal Photography, helped Aspen transform into the magical creature by doing a photo …
Are customers always right? Let’s take a look at this dad’s story. Christophe Kyle is a big supporter of local businesses, and he walks the talk by dining at restaurants nearby. In fact, his most recent gastronomic adventure was right at his home – in his little daughter’s make-believe kitchen! Ava’s Kitchen is the newest …
On Thursday, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, shared an adorable Instagram video of himself teaching his youngest daughter a “Moana”-inspired hand washing technique. The wrestler turned actor played the voice of Maui, the shape-shifting demigod, in Disney’s 2016 animated film “Moana.” Now, amid the coronavirus outbreak, Johnson is teaching his soon-to-be 2-year-old daughter, Tiana, how to …