‘Dad, what’s Politics?’ Dad says, ‘Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I am the head of the family, so call me Capitalism. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the Government. We are here to take care of your needs, so we will call you the … Read more
My daughter has not seen her biological dad since she was four. She’s 11 now. When she was two he contacted me and asked if I would allow him to terminate his parental rights so he could stop paying child support and I agreed. I wanted to spare her the heartache of a revolving door … Read more
Is gift-giving a true testament of showing fondness for a loved one? This beautiful story answers this question, shows the value of a thoughtful gift and a woman’s journey to understanding her husband’s love language.
They happen to walk by the condom display, and the boy asks, “What are these, Dad?” To which the man matter-of-factly replies, “Those are called Condoms son. Men use them to have safe sex.” “Oh I see,” replied the boy pensively. I’ve heard of that in health class at school.” He looks over the display … Read more
Little Johnny sees his Daddy’s car passing the playground and going into the woods. Curious, he follows the car and sees Daddy and Aunt Jane kissing. Johnny finds this so exciting and can barely contain himself as he runs home and starts to tell his mother excitedly. “MOMMY, MOMMY, I WAS AT THE PLAYGROUND AND DADDY … Read more
It’s the Spring of 1967 and Bobby goes to pick up his date, Peggy Sue. Bobby’s a pretty hip guy with his own car and a ducktail hairdo. When he goes to the front door, Peggy Sue’s father answers and invites him in. “Peggy Sue’s not ready yet, so why don’t you have a seat?” … Read more
Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you’d better be delivering a package, because you’re sure not picking anything up. Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot … Read more
This is an incredible story of a young athlete. He didn’t have the skills, but he had patience. He had tenacity. He had grit. He just needed one last push, and when his father could finally see him play a game, he received that special motivational push. Read on, but prepare some tissues. This teenager … Read more
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On … Read more
Miracles are not advertised in shops. You will not find them listed on a website on the Internet. And you definitely won’t see them in a corner shop near you. Yet somehow, this little girl was able to buy a miracle, for just one dollar and eleven cents. Tess was a precocious eight-year-old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about … Read more
A boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not rung in sick one day. Having an urgent problem with a main computer, he phoned the employee’s home number and was greeted with a child’s whisper, ‘Hello?’ ‘Is your Daddy home?’ he asked. ‘Yes’, whispered the small voice. ‘May I speak to him?’ … Read more
This is one dad whose no-nonsense approach has a lot of people talking. When Timothy Robenhorst learned that his son Kayden had been bullying a classmate, he took immediate action. Kayden’s punishment was not to be light. In addition to a public apology made to his victim, he is now also woken up at 4:30am every … Read more
A patron walking through the parking lot of a pub in Somerset, U.K., happened upon a crumpled letter lying on the ground. When he picked it up, he realized he had found something incredibly special, and totally heartbreaking. The letter was written by a 10-year-old girl named Summer Lloyd, and was addressed to her father, … Read more
The responsibility of being a parent can be daunting. Some days, all you want is for someone to let you know you’re doing it right. So when one single dad took his six-year-old daughter out for dinner on Valentine’s Day, being handed this note must have been an incredible comfort. The note reads: Hi there! … Read more
Dear Cutie-Pie, Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Halfway through entering the question, Google returned a list of the most popular searches in the world. Perched at the top of the list was “How to keep him interested.” It startled me. I scanned several of the countless articles about … Read more
The father of a son with physical and mental disabilities, stood up at a school fundraising event one evening and shared an inspirational story about his son. Shay’s story. The audience was silent and allowed this father to finish with this inspirational story – and we’re so glad they did. This is Shay’s story “I … Read more
After a woman called this man a “dirty biker,” he posted this on Facebook in response: To the family in the red SUV at Tim Horton’s today… Yes I am a big 280 lbs guy with motorcycles and full of tattoos, I am a welder, I am loud, I drink beer, I swear and I … Read more
This dad trying to sell a baby stroller on ebay wrote one of the funniest product descriptions ever: “Here we have for sale the green monster that can only be Phil and Teds. I shall be glad to see it leave my premises and never return. This was purchased against my wishes many years ago … Read more