An Autistic Boy Turned in a Poem for a School Assignment and It Became a Viral Sensation

This is a story that really tugs at the heartstrings. Benjamin Giroux is a young boy with autism spectrum disorder who saw a school homework assignment as an opportunity to express his frustration with the world and how he fits into it. The 10-year-old Giroux wrote a beautiful, haunting poem titled “I am odd, I...

A Holocaust Survivor Made a Rap Video About the Man Who Saved Her from the Nazis

Janine Webber has seen some awful things in her 86 years. Her brother and both of her parents died in the Holocaust, and Webber was left alone to fend for herself as a 10-year-old in war-torn Europe. A man she knew only as “Edek” hid Webber and 13 other people in an underground bunker on...

11 Pictures That Prove Men Are Essentially Large Children

Men are often adorable. They can embrace their inner child in a way that’s…admirable. And, hey, there’s nothing wrong with having a little fun from time to time. Sometimes it’s charming, sometimes it’s irritating, but that’s why we keep them around, right? Here are 11 pics that prove men are truly children at heart: 1....

Iris Apfel, Designer and Style Icon, Signs Modeling Agreement with IMG at age 97

Iris Apfel, interior designer, fashion designer, textile guru and all around style icon, once said, “Fashion you can buy, but style you possess. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There’s no how-to road map to style. It’s about self expression and, above all, attitude.” That’s the same attitude that...

Sandra Bullock Explained Why We Should Stop Saying “Adopted Child”

Sandra Bullock knows a lot about this subject because she’s an adopted mother of two (she adopted her son Louis in 2010 and her daughter Laila in 2015). And the Hollywood star wants all of us to think a little differently about how we use the term “adopted child.” Bullock said, “It makes me teary-eyed. Let’s...

A Pediatrician Asks Terminally Ill Kids What’s Important in Life, and Their Answers Are Beautiful

Dr. Alastair McAlpine works in what has to be one of the saddest jobs in medicine – he takes care of dying children. But though it must be emotionally devastating, it’s also one of those experiences that really puts everything in perspective. Not long ago, Dr. McApline posted on Twitter about the wisdom kids have,...

Kid Gets Bullied for His ‘Pikachu’ Costume, So Community Organizes a Costume Parade in His Honor

Somewhere in Oregon, there is a little boy who regularly wears an inflatable Pikachu costume around town, which is frankly pretty amazing. Unfortunately, not everyone sees it that way. The little boy was cruelly bullied by his peers for the costume. The boy’s mom posted about the bullying in a Facebook chat group, and local...

This Dog Was Finally Adopted After Spending 525 Days at a Shelter

Cassie the dog first arrived at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton in Ohio all the way back on August 9, 2017. Since then, she’s spent 525 long days at the shelter, waiting to find her forever home. Cassie was adopted and returned to the shelter a few times, further diminishing her chance at a...

Teacher Chillaxes Her Stressed-Out Students with a Bob Ross Flash Mob

When life stresses you out, look to the man, the myth, the legend, the joyful painter: Bob Ross. Ross died in 1995, but his legacy lives on in many ways, including in one middle school in Abilene, Texas. A teacher named Brady Sloane noticed that her art students were pretty stressed out about their workloads...

Mom Traveling with 2 Kids Posts about 3 Strangers Who Helped During a Disastrous Flight

Air travel is no longer the glamorous experience it once was. Fewer flights means inconvenient departure times, getting to the airport at either dawn or midnight and standing in security lines. Add kids to the mix and watch your sanity drain away with every passing minute. Young children can become irritable when their routines are...