Grandparents have a very special place in the life of their grandchildren. They are the most loving people who enjoy spoiling the little ones rotten, by giving them a resounding YES any time they ask for a new toy, or want to go outside and play. Being lucky to have a grandma and a grandpa in your life means having someone you can always rely on.
It has been scientifically proven that those grandparents who spend certain amount of time around their children’s children live longer and have a more fulfilled life. We do believe this is true!
If you are a grandparent then you will definitely agree with some of the best quotes that describe this unique relationship, and if you are not, we do hope you’ll get to experience this kind of love in the years to come. Enjoy!
I don’t think there is a single person who doesn’t move along the rhythm of the addictive River Dance music. The unique Irish dancing style was introduced to the general public and gained its popularity during the Eurovision song contest of 1994. If there was someone until then who would say the Irish dancers keeping their upper body straight while performing are not presenting anything special, Michael Flatley and gracious Jean Butler changed all that.
All of a sudden, this style enchanted the whole world by storm and became so popular that now millions of people are eager to get a ticket for the Riverdance show which is now the most successful dance productions in the world.
The lively rhythm is so contagious that even young children follow it with ease. This fun and inspiring music made this lovely baby go for it and treat us with the most adorable step dance moves. It is bound to make you smile and want more.
The sweet cutie pie is simply mesmerized by the Celtic music her mother plays in background. It might be that this music and the skillful motion runs in the DNA of the Irish people. They have to be born with it. As for this lovely girl, she is definitely a Riverdancer in the making.
Keeping her upper body straight and doing some crazy dancing with her legs, makes her a real “pro.” She taps her tiny feet in the beat as though she is a part of a step dancing competition.
No training, just an incredible instinct! It simply comes natural to her. It’s obvious she’s going to love the traditional dance.
Make sure you check the way she does it, and pass it to someone who is into good Irish tune. She will melt your heart.
Every bride out there deserves a picture perfect wedding she and her loved one will never forget. This day is all about the two sweethearts who decided to devote the rest of their days to one another.
But this wedding ceremony was unlike any other. Neil and Tricia planned every single detail and made sure their guests had a great time, but at the end they were the ones who were given the ultimate surprise and a day to remember.
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A voice could be heard coming from behind and soon the lovely melody of “How Great Thou Art” filled the air with love and everyone was left in awe. Tricia shed tears of excitement. She couldn’t ask for a more beautiful ceremony.
The surprise was organized by the bride’s best friend who asked for the help of the local celebrities.
This is not the first time we hear a rendition of this heart-touching song, but it’s definitely the only time people are holding candles during the amazing collective performance.
This wedding we’ll be talked about in the years to come. Staggering number of more than 8 million people saw the unique performance that won’t leave anyone fee; casual about it.
Take a peek at the video below. This can’t get any better.
The reality is that no matter how hard you try to nail at your parenting style, you are likely to end up with a child that throws tantrums every now and then. The reason behind this behavior is not that you failed in raising them right, but because they go through stages while growing up and getting mad and acting stubborn are just one of them.
However, knowing this doesn’t really help parents deal with the embarrassment when their kid decides to throw a tantrum at a public place. These kinds of situations can be a bit awkward and no matter how moms and dads try to deal with the issue, they’ll be regarded “bad parents” by the onlookers. Well, at least by those who don’t have children on their own.
If you decide to ignore them, people will say you are not a good parent because you are not taking things into your own hands, if you try to calm them down that would probably make them scream even louder, and if you yell at them back, oh boy, you are definitely not getting the parent of the year award. To be honest, parents don’t have it easy.
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Brianna Lelos, a Massachusetts mom, felt uneasy after her little girl decided to tell the world that she hated doing shopping that day. She made it clear enough by screaming and sitting on the ground. She simply refused to move.
Just when Brianna though she had it enough, an employee named Liliana decided to step in and try to calm the child down. She took the time to sit on the floor herself and kept the toddler company until she was ready to get back to her mommy again. The incident took place at the Target store in Wilmington.
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Briana felt glad and very thankful. She didn’t expect for this loving and caring young lady to stop doing was she was doing and step in. This mother felt the urge to share the story on Twitter.
“To Liliana of the Wilmington, MA @Target store: Thankyou. I *think* every parents knows the feeling of their toddler/any age child having a tantrum in the middle of the store……”
Briana thanked Target for having such considerate employees who make sure the customers feel welcome and enjoy their shopping.
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Liliana did an amazing thing. It has been said that “it takes a village to raise a child” and we can’t agree more. Every parent out there deserves a bit of support and help every once in a while, and Liliana knew exactly what she needed to do.
So, whenever you stumble upon a child throwing a tantrum with a struggling parent by their side, don’t judge their parenting but try to do what Liliana did. Help!
In the past, the medical community associated depression with adulthood, but the reality is very much different. Many young people are likely to suffer from this condition during their teenage years. Around 11% of all the teens in the U.S have experienced an episode of depression.
Depression, as a condition, is characterized by persistent sadness, despair, and hopelessness. Although teenagers can be moody at times, this is something way more serious, and it’s crucial for it to be recognized at the early stage.
These people are overly critical of themselves and feel worthless. They can even have suicidal thought and usually isolate themselves from the rest of the world.
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People should be aware of the signs that lead to depression and learn how to cope with it, mainly by seeking friendship and trying to be around people, because stumbling upon considering individuals may help in their fight. That was the case with the 16-year-old girl from Waterloo, Iowa. She visited a hair saloon after weeks spent in bed.
The girl told the hairdresser how she didn’t wash nor combed her hair in weeks, because she didn’t feel like doing anything except for being locked in her room. Needless to say, her hair was in an awful condition. It was unlike anything the hairdresser has even seen before.
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The girl had a simple request. She wanted her hair shaved or cut really short, because she was well aware there was nothing could be done. But 20-year-old stylist Kayley Olsson knew better than that. She felt she had to take things in her hands and give this girl a makeover to remember. Maybe that could help boost her self-confidence. She knew it would take hours to untangle the hair, but she also knew it would be worth it.
Kayley told the BBC:
“Cutting her hair was absolutely not an option for me. I knew right then and there that we had to keep as much hair as possible.”
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Kayley and her fellow stylist Mariah spent total of 13 hours combing the girl’s hair.
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Of course, the process was painful, but they wouldn’t let the girl give up or feel like a burden:
“It took a lot of encouraging words, reassurance, and just plain conversation to take her mind off of the pain involved in removing the matting and to boost her self esteem and confidence.”
The two stylist knew how it felt like to be facing with mental issues and they could relate to their client.
“I was able to very closely relate to her mental health problems and the daily struggle that comes with them, due to my struggles with postpartum depression and anxiety,” explained Mariah.
“I understood how it felt to feel worthless – a child should never feel like that. I knew I had to help her, just like people helped me. We all deserve to feel beautiful.” Kayley said.
The girl was very excited. That wasn’t only a hairstyle change, but a life change that would hopefully make her feel good about herself again. She was now ready to get back to school without being mocked about her appearance.
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Kayley posted about the incident on her Facebook page, reporting that the girl’s final words to her were:
“I will actually smile for my school’s pictures today, you made me feel like me again.”
The Facebook post has been shared more than 79 thousand times and received more than 200,000 reactions.
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Teen depression can be a result of a stressful home environment, poverty or violence in the family, the loss of a close friend or a relative, learning difficulties, or peer bullying.
These teens avoid social events, have lack of focus, are usually exhausted, and even suffer from insomnia. The list of reasons, signs and symptoms is however much longer.
If you know someone who is facing this condition you can encourage them to seek professional help. If you want to learn more about what teen depression looks like and some ways you can help kids cope, the Mayo Clinic has resources available here.
Being a woman means having so much on your plate. Constantly torn between a bunch of commitments such as running errand, looking after the kids, making sure the place is in perfect order, pursuing a career, and a lot more, many women don’t have the time for themselves. Years pass by, and when they look in the mirror they realize it’s been a very long time that they haven’t chained their wardrobe, or their hairstyle.
One mother from Virginia found herself trapped in the same style and desperately needed a change.
Michelle Moyers, 48, made the first step towards her new life by loosing 40 pounds. However, she needed a push from some professionals so she found herself at TODAY’s plaza holding a sign saying: “I lost 40lbs & still Going!!! 30th Class Reunion next month.”
This mother was over the moon when the Ambush crew approached her and told her she was getting the much needed makeover.
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They started with her long hair that hadn’t been cut in years. That pile of hair was now turned into nicely shaped waves and highlights.
Her baggy clothes found their way into the trash. Her figure will now be accentuated with some brand new clothes.
It’s amazing how the looks of Michelle was changed in such a short time. She doesn’t resemble the lady of a couple of days ago. This makeover shed a few years off her face. We wonder if her classmates will be able to recognize her at the reunion.
But the best part is yet to come. Her new look is about to be revealed in front of her friends and her son Daniel. He has been very supportive of his mom during the whole process and now he can’t hold his tears back. He’s so happy for his mother, because he knows she deserves this.
“You look amazing, Mom. You look so beautiful!”
This is really sweet, a mother-son moment that left us feel pleased.
Take a look at the whole makeover process in the video below.
No matter how much we want certain issues such as racism to be part of the past, we witness many situations that prove there are still people out there who consider themselves superior over others only because of the skin color. Unfortunately, that’s the sad reality we face every single day.
The latest story that we’ve stumbled upon provoked outrage at everyone who saw how this lady treated another passenger.
Emmit Walker was about to take a flight from Washington D.C to the Dominican Republic for his birthday celebration. This music executive was waiting in the line for priority boarding.
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As he was waiting, the woman behind him approached and asked him whether he was at the right line.
This made Walker a bit angry. He felt the need to share the story on his Facebook page.
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He posted a photo and a description of the conversation they had.
She was confident Walker was in the wrong line. She probably assumed he couldn’t be flying first class so after she said excuse me, she went on explaining how he should switch lines and how his name will be called once those with priority boarding tickets are on board.
Walker tried to explain to her how he actually had a priority boarding pass. He even told her how he was in the line in front of her so she would get on the plane after him.
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Even after Walker showed her his ticket, she couldn’t wrap her head around the fact that he could afford a first-class ticket.
Why would she even care how would someone pay for their ticket. She could have mind her own business, but she was way too rude to do that.
Walker was overwhelmed when he heard her muttering how he was probably in the military and that had to be the reason behind him waiting in her line. Even adding how military members shouldn’t be allowed to board before paying customers.
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He then turned to her and told her that he was “too big” for the military. He was just a black guy with money. Was that too hard to understand?
Onlookers were pleased to see how Walker dealt with the presumptuous lady.
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What Walker didn’t expect was for his post to spread online like a wildfire.
By the time he landed to his destination, he realized the number of people it reached. But as he explained later, he never intended for it to go viral, because ho matter how frustrated this woman made him feel, he still felt sorry for her and didn’t want people to “attack her” because the incident was already behind.
This amazing man took to Instagram to make a public apology to the woman who believed he couldn’t buy himself a ticket only because he was black.
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Although the woman’s behavior towards him displayed racism, he didn’t want to expose her to that many people.
As he wrote down, writing that post wasn’t really the best solution.
He assumed that the lady was sorry for what she did and he didn’t want her to go through hell because of him. He was really looking forward to having a blissful day and a nice birthday celebration but he couldn’t get over the fact that that lady’s day was ruined for what she did.
Walker says he’s a kind of guy who never does anybody wrong, but always tries to put himself in other people’s shoes.
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Emmit Walker is indeed the type of person we don’t get to meet every day. To be honest, not many people apologize to those who hurt them. This story is so unique that it touched us to the core. Way to go Emmit, you the guy we should all look up to!
With the advance of technology and the youth expecting everything to be served up on their plate, one would assume traditional libraries will become obsolete in the future. But, that’s far from happening. According to a Pew Research study, around 53% of the Americans aged 18 to 35 visited a library at least once last year.
And although there are huge and gracious libraries around the world containing millions of books and that many visitors, this one is indeed unique and special because it is full of soul.
It has been “made” by re-purposing the old tree with huge roots that had to be cut down. This rotting tree is outside the home of Sharalee Armitage Howard. She was completely aware that keeping the tree was dangerous, but she didn’t want to lose it either. It has been an important part of the neighborhood in the last 110 years, and to everyone’s surprise, Howard found the perfect way to keep it.
With the help of the remarkable artistic skills of artist Coeur d’Alene from Idaho, the tree was turned into the coziest and most appealing tiny library. Now everyone can enjoy a good book inside the immense tree that was a symbol of the neighborhood.
“We had to remove a huge tree that was over 110 years old, so I decided to turn it into a little free library (which I’ve always wanted),”
Sharalee wrote on her Facebook page.
“Here it is (minus some cleanup, vegetation, and trim work)!”
The converted tree is now called “Little Free (Tree) Library” and it offers some of the most famous books. People are not only given the chance to borrow a book, but will be able to share the ones they possess.
The appearance of the library is pretty attractive, with a glass door and a path made of huge stones. The book cases are illuminated so that one can take a look on the inside without having to open the door.
“A fun detail that didn’t show up in my first picture, is that the dental moulding above the door, is actually little, titled, wooden books,” she writes.
The books are all engraved with the titles of famous books.
This masterpiece gathered the attention of many people, and some local news outlets picked the story behind it.
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What Sharalee did is indeed special. She is now a member of the Little Free Library organization that sets small libraries in every corner of the country.
Will your neighborhood consider building one? It’s not only a nice addition, but a way to make the young read more.
