Co-parenting can be the most challenging thing in the life of divorced couples because besides all the differences, arguments, and sometimes even hatred, there are innocent souls that should be well taken care of. Many times, exes must try their best to get along, all for their offspring’s well-being.
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Brandon Carpenter is a father of a beautiful baby daughter he loves to the moon and back. Although he and his wife untied the knot and went separate ways, this loving father made sure to never leave his daughter’s side and be the person she can always rely on.
One day when Brandon went at his ex’s to drop off medications for the baby, he came across a sight that got him thinking. In a Facebook post he said:
“My child’s mother said our daughter isn’t feeling well and needs some Tylenol.”
“I bring her infant Tylenol and notice her fridge is completely empty other than some water.”
He simply couldn’t get over the fact that his daughter’s mother was struggling to make ends meet.
Brandon Carpenter was taking medicine to his ex for their infant daughter when he was left troubled by what he saw. (Photo Credit: Facebook)
The concerned father further explained why he was left troubled by what he saw, saying:
“She works a full-time job and then has my daughter.
She pays rent and all her bills plus she is paying off a car,”
he added. That’s when he knew what he had to do.
“I went shopping to make sure she had food for the next few weeks,”
Brandon wrote, and posted an image of the receipt of the things he bought. In case anyone was wondering, he elaborated his reason for doing this, saying:
“Just because we aren’t together doesn’t mean I can’t provide for her if she needs it.”
Brandon Carpenter posted an image of the receipt along with his rant. (Photo Credit: Facebook)
“If my child’s mother is good then I know she is taking care of our daughter the best she can and that makes me happy.”
He is aware there are people out there who are co-parenting like he is, but don’t care about the financial situation of their ex husband or wife.
“Some of yall think, ‘I’m going to provide for my child, f*** the mother,’ but that’s thinking like a child,” Brandon said, adding, “It’s time to grow up and take responsibility in all aspects of life!”
The post gathered the attention of thousands of people who praised Brandon for his deed and for the way he was perceiving a divorce where a child is involved. He put all the differences behind and did what he had to do for his daughter’s sake.
Brandon Carpenter knows that if his ex is taken care of, his daughter will be too. (Photo Credit: Facebook)
However, after a great number of people saw his Facebook post, many of them were wondering how could a young father afford to spend so much money on groceries, and wanted to know whether he used his own money. Yes, people can be that cruel.
The grocery store received emails and phone calls regarding the purchase, but the Good Housekeeping’s manager confirmed that Brandon used his bank account.
The story is a great reminder that no matter how good of a person one is, the society may always judge their actions. Brandon is an example of a perfect father who would do anything for the happiness of his child, no matter if he and the child’s mother are no longer together.
Please share this lovely story with your family and friends.
No matter how good someone is when it comes to creating music and performing it, there will always be only one king.
Elvis Presley gave the world some of the best hits like Jailhouse Rock, In The Ghetto, Hound Dog and Love Me Tender, which are incredibly popular until this day and will likely be listened to and enjoyed by many future generations.
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One of the people who were the last to have contact with The King of Rock and Roll before his passing in 1977 was Linda Thompson.
Linda has always been a huge fan of Elvis’ music, pretty much like everyone else, especially the female population. When she was born in 1950, Elvis was already starting his career and winning music shows in Memphis, Tennessee, where both he and Linda were born.
When she was just six years old, Linda recalls sitting at breakfast with her parents and saying, “I am going to marry Elvis Presley.” She and the musician met shortly after he and Priscilla Presley decided to end up their marriage.
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Linda was winning numerous beauty contests and was crowned Miss Tennessee in 1972. Before that, she won the title of Miss Shelby County, Miss Mid-South Fair, Miss Liberty Bowl, Miss Okra, Memphis State’s Golf Queen and a lot more. Her beauty was captivating and neither the King himself was immune to her charm.
The soon-to-be couple first met during a private screening and Linda recalled he approached her saying, “Well, hello honey!”
She believed he was still married at the time, but he told her he and Priscilla were no longer a thing. “He started pulling the old yawn, put the hand around the seat,” Linda said last year at the Las Vegas Elvis Festival.
“He said, ‘I’ve been separated since the end of the year. We’re getting a divorce. She’s met somebody else and she’s moved on’. I said, ‘Oh, well I’m sorry to hear that but you should have married a southern girl’. And he never forgot that.”
The two started dating and Linda moved to Elvis’ famous estate at Graceland. It was then that she noticed his self-destructive behavior.
During their first year as a couple, Elvis made history. His concert which took place at the Honolulu International Center in Hawaii on January 14, 1973, was the first ever concert to be aired globally. It cost $2.5 million and was broadcast to over 40 countries, from France and Italy, all the way to Singapore and South Korea.
Linda often spoke of her relationship with Elvis and wrote in her book A Little Thing Called Life, “Ours was a complete relationship—when the need arose, we got to be everything to each other. He was almost sixteen years older than I and so it was natural for me to sometimes be the little girl, with him playing the daddy. More often than not, though, I was the mommy, and he was the baby. Sometimes we were lovers, sometimes we were brother and sister. Sometimes we were best friends. We were all things to each other at one time or another. And Elvis was always, always everything to me.”
Elvis was taking a bunch of medications which affected his liver and his health declined in 1975, the same year he was taken to hospital.
Linda was aware of the severity of his situation and made sure he was breathing whenever he went to sleep. But she was at the same time very young and didn’t feel like she was able to cope with everything that was taking place during the time.
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“I had this haunting feeling, I just thought, I don’t know if anybody’s going to take care of him the way I did,” Linda explained. “When you’re with someone for that many years and that closely living with them, I felt very attuned to his habits and his needs and I thought, nobody else is going to know that.”
Elvis passed away on August 16, 1977, at the age of just 42. The news of his death was received with tears by millions of fans of his work and music.
Linda recalled calling him just days before he left this world. The King’s friend, guitarist Charlie Hodge, picked up the phone and told Linda that Elvis would be happy to hear she called and asked about him. Linda’s final words to the iconic musician were, “Okay, just tell him that I called and I love him and I was just checking on him.”
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After Elvis, Linda married Bruce Jenner and the two had two sons together, Brody and Brendon. They divorced in 1986, just five years after tying the knot. She married her second husband, musician and producer David Foster, in 1991 and the pair stayed together until 2005.
Linda is a successful songwriter. She created the music for The Voice, The X Factor, Dancing with the Stars and American Idol and was nominated for a Grammy and an Academy Award for the music of the movie The Bodyguard.
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After all these years, Linda still posts photos and tributes to Elvis.
On the 43rd anniversary of his passing, she wrote, “He was the king of cool as well as the king of rock ‘n’ roll. He had an enormous heart, an unbridled generosity, an innovative talent, a loving, affectionate nature, and a profound sensitivity.”
“Elvis was an original. He was complex in his simplicity, and he was very human. The world lost an icon 43 years ago today, but Elvis still lives in the hearts of millions of fans around the world. Many travel to Memphis every year on the occasion of his passing, & remember him with a candlelight vigil.”
How far would you go to make other people happy? Some people’s hearts are so big that they would go above and beyond in order to help others. Just like this 54-year-old teacher named Nancy Bleuer from Iowa.
Nancy is a very caring individual who loves her students so very much. She doesn’t only make sure each and every kid in her class learns, but she also cares for their well-being.
One day, she noticed one of the pupils, 4-year-old Camden, was very sad. She couldn’t help but notice he was disturbed because of something, so she approached and asked him what was wrong.
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It was then that Camden told her how her father was very ill. Nancy felt the urge to contact the family and see what was going on in the house. Sadly, she learned how Camden’s father had problems with his kidneys. They were only operating on 20 percent capacity and he felt very bad after each dialysis treatment.
Nancy thought about ways to help the family. She first thought of offering help with Camden and take care of him after school if needed. But then, she realized the best way to help them was to offer one of her kidneys to the father, 34-year-old Darreld Petersen.
Once she was certain she was doing just the right thing, Nancy went to the hospital and underwent a number of tests to see whether she was a match or not. Surprisingly, she was the perfect match. “I was really excited about it,” Nancy told ABC News. “I was ecstatic and I don’t know what I would’ve done for closure if I wasn’t [a match].”
When Camden and his dad learned he was getting the so much anticipated organ, they couldn’t believe their ears. Nancy gave them the most precious gift there is, the gift of life.
“It’s just amazing,” Petersen said. “There are people waiting every day for a kidney, for an organ in general. I wish there were more people like her. She’s giving me a second chance at life.”
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We are so happy there are still people out there as loving and as compassionate as Nancy Bleuer. She’s our hero!
Elderly people are considered easy target for robbers because they appear vulnerable.
However, no matter their age, these people’s experience and wisdom can come in handy when they find themselves in trouble.
One intruder who decided to steal from the residents of a senior-citizen complex regretted his decision after he came across a 67-year-old lady who had a black belt in martial arts. She didn’t appear strong at all, especially because of her age and her height of under 5ft, but as we all know, looks can be deceiving.
The intruder entered the home of Lorenza Marrujo, but she didn’t get scared and told him to back off, as per Los Angeles-based KCAL-TV. He fled her place, but shortly after, she heard screams coming from the neighboring apartment. She rushed to see what was going on when she saw the intruder attacking one of her friends, 81-year-old Elizabeth McCray. He shook her until she fell on the floor, but Lorenza wouldn’t let him hurt her friend any longer.
Speaking to KCAL-TV, Lorenza recalled how her friend told her, “He’s gonna kill us,” to what she replied, “Not tonight.”
“I squeezed myself between her [Elizabeth] and him…then I jumped on him and I was punching him and I had the cane against his throat.
“At the same time his arm came up and I twisted it around, he was shouting ‘you’re hurting me, you’re hurting me.’ and I said ‘I don’t care what happens to you, you have no right to hurt an elderly person,’” brave Lorenza explained.
She managed to hold him to the ground until police arrived. Luckily, no one was seriously injured, and he was arrested.
For Lorenza’s interview go to the video below and don’t forget to share it with your friends.
When we think of all those old shows we loved watching, one of the first that pops up is The BeverlyHillbillies. It follows the life and the adventures of the members of the Clampett family, who become reach overnight and decide to move to Beverly Hills. The only problem is that they are hillbillies and don’t really fit in the new surrounding.
The show brought so much laughter to so many people and remains until this day one of the best there are. In fact, just three weeks after the first episode aired back in 1962, it reached No.1, faster than any other show in history.
Among the actors who made the series what it is are Buddy Ebsen, in the role of Jed Clampett, Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett, Max Baer Jr. who played Jethro Bodine, Jed’s dim-witted nephew, and Irene Ryan, Jed’s mother-in-law.
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Before landing the iconic role of Daisy May “Granny” Moses, Irene had a successful radio career. She was born Oct 17, 1902 in El Paso, Texas and knew her place was in the showbiz from very early age. She did musical comedy and variety and traveled across the country. During one of those trips, she met her husband Tim Ryan whom she married in 1922. The two performed together for many years and stayed married for two decades before they decided to untie the knot.
The two had their own radio program called Tim and Irene and performed the classic “Dumb Dora” act for many years.
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During the World War II, Irene joined comedian Bob Hope in giving performances to the American troops stationed in Europe.
“Believe me when I say that laughter up at the front lines is a very precious thing – precious to those grand guys who are giving and taking the awful business that goes on there,” Bob Hope told Library of Congress.
“There’s a lump the size of Grant’s Tomb in your throat when they come up to you and shake your hand and mumble ‘Thanks.’ Imagine those guys thanking me! Look what they’re doing for me. And for you.”
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When she auditioned for the role which changed her life forever, that of Granny Daisy Moses, the casting agent believed she wasn’t the perfect fit. According to El Paso Times, Irene called Paul Henning, the writer and producer of The Beverly Hillbillies, and said, “Look, Paul, do I have to go home and get my grey wig and shawl to convince you? If you get anybody older to play the role, she wont be able to stand the pace. I know what those 7-to-7 schedules are like.”
However, that wasn’t what the producer recalled happened.
“Irene Ryan had paid us a visit and she came by the office. We had used her on The Dennis Day Show and she came by and I said ’Irene, do you think you can play the part of a Hillbilly?’” Henning said, according to Emmy TV Legends.
“And she said ’are you kidding? I was at a stock company when we played a theater in Arkansas. We kept waiting for the curtain to go up backstage and finally the curtain didn’t go up and there were nobody in the theater. So we went up and talked to the manager and asked why he didn’t let the people in. And he said that that if he’d let them in before the curtain came up, they would whittle away the seats. So I know hillbilly.’”
She got to read the part once again and that was it.
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Irene was nominated for an Emmy Award twice for her iconic role, in 1963 and 1964, both for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series.
Once the series was over, she went on to pursue her life-long dream, Broadway.
Among the rest, she starred as grandmother “Berthe” in the Broadway musical Pippin’ which earned her a Tony Award nomination in 1973 for Best Featured Actress In a Musical.
Later, she founded the Irene Ryan Acting Competition, a foundation which gives scholarships to promising acting students. Even today, the organization awards sixteen regional and two national scholarships.
Irene passed away at the age of 70, in 1973. She suffered a stroke while on stage in New York six weeks prior to her passing. Reports say she had inoperable glioblastoma but was not aware of that. Her public relations agent Frank Liberman told The New York Times that Irene was rushed to Los Angeles for a treatment, but she didn’t pull through.
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Irene Ryan truly was one of a kind. Her incredible acting and all the laughter she brought to us make her one of the best actresses in the history of film.
Are you ready for some cuteness that will make your day? If yes, stay here for the video which melted the hearts of over 50 million people. It shows two twin babies who are less than a month old taking a bath together. What makes this video so special is that the little brothers have their arms and legs wrapped all over each other. It is very obvious they believe they are still in their mommy’s womb, especially because the person giving them a bath uses a special technique developed by one grandmother and a maternity nurse of many years, Sonia Rochel from Paris France.
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The aim of this type of bath is to provide the feeling of comfort babies feel before they are welcomed into the world. It is only applied to babies who are less than two months old.
It is true when they say that the bond between twins is like no other. It’s deeper, stronger, and definitely unmatched. Well, twins know each other long before they are born.
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You can check out the heartwarming video below. Enjoy and don’t forget to share it with your friends. Soothing indeed.
Sydney Smith is a 35-year-old woman from Los Angeles who has attracted a lot of attention on the social media over the years because of her distinctive looks.
Ever since she was a young girl, Smith’s friends and classmates called her ‘giraffe’ because of her long neck. The thing is that she never found that offensive. On the contrary, she has always loved her neck and believed it made her special.
As time passed by, Smiths somehow felt the urge to live by that name, so she did something that put her under the spotlight. Just as the women from the Kayan tribe from Southeast Asia who wear neck rings for the sake of giving an impression that it is bigger than it actually is, Smith herself placed rings around her neck.
Her parents described what their daughter did as ridiculous and believed it would be just a short-lived obsession, but Smith was determined to extend her neck further and wore her rings everywhere.
The thing is that the neck itself can’t really be stretched with those rings. What they do is press down on the collar bone and compresses the rib cage, which makes the neck only look longer.
The Kayan women start wearing the brass coils at the age of five because they believe they make them more beautiful and represent a symbol of their cultural identity.
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“I was the first western woman (that I know of) attempting to elongate my neck,” Smith wrote on the social media.
Some three years after she started wearing her copper rings that she made herself, she claimed that her neck got longer for 10 to 11 inches. She even took them off shortly, but didn’t feel comfortable without them.
“I had missed the comfort from the pressure on the top of my neck and shoulders and had been thinking about doing it again for a while,” Smith said. “The comfort and exhilaration of this process was really all I was after.”
Another reason why she got back to the rings was seeing Lady Gaga at a concert. The singer’s “freak empowerment message” inspired Smith to be different even further so she had a friend redo her rings before she put them on again.
Over the years, Smith’s photos and her story were shared online every now and then and everyone was eager to see how much her neck stretched with time. People starred at her and she even had a hard time finding a proper job, but that didn’t bother her until she started feeling trapped.
“I could not function as a long-necked woman with fifteen rings in the US. You could only do it if you were willing to isolate yourself completely and you never have to leave home. I spent five years of my life with rings around my neck and I became very introverted and isolated,” she told the Daily Mail in 2017.
“If you’re a trust fund baby and do not ever need to leave the house, do not ever need to drive, then maybe you can pull it off,” she added.
Today, Smith lives her life without the rings. However, wearing them for years affected her health as her neck muscles became very fragile. It took some time for her to get back to normal.
“People have this misconception that they think your neck is going to look super long when you remove the rings,” she told the Daily Mail.
“Some of you are disappointed to see me without the rings nowadays, but I feel myself evolving past them. Accept me now or don’t. I’ve never fully been accepted by the world with or without my rings. Either way, it’s the same. Self love is what matters most.”
As many of her followers were eager to learn more of her decision to take her rings away, she decided to give a little more insight and wrote on Instagram in December 2021: “It’s been a few years since I removed my neck rings and the stories keep circulating. It’s been hard finding something equally as exciting since I took my rings off. In the end, I felt trapped and defined by my neck rings, as people expected me to continue as Giraffe Woman. In western society, it is very difficult to maintain that sort of lifestyle. Unlike the small villages in Cambodia where the longneck women live a more simple lifestyle that is conducive to their rings. With that being said, there was no way I could continue with the rings in Western society, with all of its demands.”
Today, Smith works as a light worker and a twin flame specialist which is related to spiritual awakening.
Margaret Hubl was a woman of many virtues. When she passed away in 2016 at the age of 86, her family was convinced even further of the love she had for each and every person who was part of her life.
Back in the day, when her children were still very young, she started sewing clothes for them. Over time, she excelled this skill and started quilting comfy blankets for her family. Hubl and her husband had three children on their own, but they also adopted her niece and nephew when their parents were killed in a car crash in 1969.
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On the day of Hubl’s funeral, her granddaughter, Christina Tollman, asked from the members of the family to bring the handmade quits her grandma made for them to the church so that they could serve as a visual reminder of late Hubl’s craftsmanship.
What Tollman didn’t expect was for the entire place to be covered in her grandma’s work. She wasn’t even aware that the lovely elderly lady had created that many quilts over the years.
“Never did I imagine how many there were. We covered almost every single pew in that church. I never knew how many she actually made,” she told Today.
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While cleaning Hubl’s house, her children and grandchildren found a notebook filled with dates and names of people she made the quilts for.
“When we sat down to go through her things we found this — I call it a pocket notebook. Inside it says whose quilt she was working on, what day she put it in the quilt frame and which day she took it out,” the granddaughter said.
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Hubl even had some finished creations at home but was waiting for a special occasion to give them to certain people. Tollman read the names and decided to give her granny’s quilts to the people she made them for, three of Tollman’s cousins, on the day of the funeral.
“I actually have three cousins that are not married, and the day of her funeral was the day that they got to see their quilts for the first time,” she said. “That was really kind of a neat moment.”
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“She wanted us to have something to wrap up and keep warm in when we went away to school,” Tollman said.
People recalled the times they used the quilts and remembered the good times they spent around Hubl. “This is the love that Grandma made for each of us. This is what she made for each of us to wrap up in when we hurt,” her granddaughter said. “When we miss her.”
Isn’t this a beautiful way to celebrate someone’s life?
