Recently, some new parents safely surrendered a set of twins to a hospital in South Carolina under Daniel’s Law. This law, otherwise known as the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, allows parents to safely give up their children so long as they are less than 60 days old and unharmed. There are designated places...
Nine weeks into her pregnancy, 21-year-old Frankielen da Silva Zampoli Padilha suffered a severe stroke. She died officially in October of last year. In a shocking surprise to her husband, family, and doctors, however, her unborn twins were still growing and thriving. Though brain dead, the doctors kept her body alive long enough to deliver....
Most of the time if we experience violence in our lives – from our parents, from a spouse, a bully, etc. – we have the option to walk away, at least eventually. What happens, however, when the person hurting you is a violent child – your own child? You are supposed to be that person’s...
An 11-year-old boy jumped out of a school bus window to escape bullies who were physically abusing him. Luckily, the boy survived without any life-threatening injuries. This situation begs the question as to how schools can better protect their most vulnerable students. (1) Boy Jumped Out Of Bus Window To Escape Bullies Bullying at school...
The headteacher at a primary school in Birmingham is phasing out ‘sexist’ language at the school. One of the phrases getting the chop “good morning boys and girls”. She says teachers will no longer be able to greet their students using this phrase. (1) UK School Banning The Phrase “Good Morning Boys And Girls” Headmistress...
It can’t be denied: The female body is amazing. It undergoes an incredible amount of change, pain, and discomfort in order to grow and deliver children into the world. What’s even more incredible is the mental and emotional strength of moms while they go through this process. An image of a woman experiencing contractions shows...
For some, marrying their high school sweetheart is the ultimate dream. I’m from a small town, and I know of at least three couples who did just that. While some people vouch for sticking out with your teenage love, many others highly suggest against it. Truthfully, there is no right or wrong answer – there...
This month is father’s day, and many of us are getting ready to celebrate our dads or the father figures in our lives. It is an important celebration for anyone lucky enough to have a great father. This day, however, makes you stop for a moment and think: What makes a good dad? So let’s...
When someone offers a service for free, any normal person keeps their demands pretty low. After all, you’re not paying them; they are providing you a service in their spare time and of their own free will. That’s what makes this mom’s texts to a woman offering free swimming lessons so incredibly outrageous. (1) Mom’s...
Imagine picking your child up from daycare only to discover a note on baby’s stomach? Child Care is obviously one of the most important things to any parent. We all want the best for our babies because we love them. Even though they can be particularly precocious sometimes, it can be tough to find good...
When you hear the words “large family”, how many children do you imagine? Four? Six? Ten? Well, for Mariam Nabatanzi, large equals 44 children. You read that correctly. She did not set out to have so many children, however, she suffers from a rare medical condition that meant she had several rounds of multiples. This...
Having a baby is a traumatic experience for the female no matter how she gives birth. That physical trauma is the same whether or not the baby is alive when born. Despite having to go through the same physical changes and traumas that mothers who give birth to live babies, those who have stillborns do...
