We always speak of the unbreakable bond between siblings, but are we aware that animals feel the same way for their brothers and sisters? Yes, animals have feelings. They feel joy and sadness probably the same way we do, and this story is just another proof of that.
Two dogs who were part of the same litter and were adopted by two different families stumbled upon each other during a walk with their owners, and the most incredible thing ever happened. Believe it or not, they recognized each other, and instead of playing, as most dogs do, Monty and Rosie hugged and kissed.
Source: Facebook – Susan Killip
Rosie’s mom, Susan Killip spoke to The Dodo and said:“There were six of them But Monty and Rosie were always together.”
Killip explained how a friend of hers adopted Monty and took care of Rosie for a couple of weeks before Killip adopted her. “It was so lovely, they both just jumped up and hugged each other. It was amazing they remembered each other after 10 months of not seeing each other,” Susan added.
Source: Facebook – Susan Killip
The cute story only went viral after a woman named Libby Pincher shared it online along with a screenshot of the conversation she had with her dad which said: “So, Dave was out walking his dog, and there was a couple walking towards him with a white version of his dog. Turns out they are brother and sister from the same litter. But instead of just playing like they do with other dogs, look at this.”
Many said that late Steve Irwin’s children had big shoes to fill when they decided to follow into his footsteps, but they are showing the world that they are continuing their father’s legacy in the best way possible. The love they feel for the animals is enormous and their efforts to preserve different species is effortless.
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Steve Irwin, TheCrocodile Hunter star and one of the most famous conservationists and wildlife experts died aged 44 in what is described as a freak accident. He was pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Today, his wife Terri, his son Robert and daughter Bindi run the Australia Zoo. Last year, during the devastating wildfire which struck their homeland, the Irwin family helped save tens of thousands of animals. They save approximately 800 koalas each year. Animals which are one of the most famous species of Australia and which hold a very special place in the hearts of the Irwins. In fact, one of the most famous photos of Steve is the one holding a koala in his arms.
In March of this year, the family shared some extraordinary news. Bindi and her husband Chandler welcomed a baby daughter, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, and the world welcomed a new “Wildlife Warrior.”
Grace’s parents, as well as her grandma and her uncle, are installing the love for animals in her by introducing her to various species, one at a time.
Last month, the family treated the fans with a photo of Terri and Grace around chickens, and now, an adorable photo of the little princess meeting a koala for the first time melted our hearts.
“We have had lots of smiles, the best giggles and we’ve met a koala!” Chandler wrote. “Our gorgeous little Wildlife Warrior princess,” Bindi commented.
Teachers don’t have it easy these days. They always find themselves torn between a bunch of tasks such as conducting daily evaluation reports, preparing teaching plans for kids with different educational backgrounds, grading papers and homework, and above all the parents whose children are always right, and certain school policies that are ridiculous and can get you fired if you don’t stick to them.
The ‘no zero’ policy is something many teachers are expected to follow. That basically means that the lowest possible grade the teacher should give is 50%, even if the student doesn’t hand in ANY assignment at all.
Now if you think this is something that only private schools stick to, you are wrong. Many public schools expect from the teachers to give higher marks to the students just for attending school, without actually doing anything during lesson time. That means giving someone 50% for not participating in the discussions, not doing homework, and not being active in class. Now whereas there are teachers that follow this rule, there are also those like Diane Tirado who would never agree to follow along.
Tirado is not a newbie, but an experienced teacher who recently got a job at Westgate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie. She didn’t really do anything different than any other teacher, she simply expected from her student to do their assignments and that was it, but her teaching methods came under fire.
After she assigned a project that some students didn’t hand in, she gave them zeros. She even allowed them two weeks additional time to do the project, but they still didn’t turn their work in.
However, the school follows the ‘no zero’ policy and Tirado was asked to give those students the 50% for the assignment to which she categorically said No.
Due to her refusal to award the students for not handing in their work, after just a few weeks on the job, this teacher was fired. She let her students know the reason she was no longer going to be their teacher.
‘“Bye Kids, Mrs. Tirado loves you and wishes you the best in life! I have been fired for refusing to give you a 50% for not handing anything in.”
The termination letter didn’t specify why she was fired because she was still on a probation period.
Tirado is not sorry for losing her job because she knows she did the right thing.
“A grade in Mrs. Tirado’s class is earned,” she said.
“I’m so upset because we have a nation of kids that are expecting to get paid and live their life just for showing up and it’s not real,”
she added.
Her story is going viral and she hopes all schools will change this policy.
“The reason I took on this fight was because it was ridiculous. Teaching should not be this hard. Teachers teach content, children do the assignments to the best of their ability and teachers grade that work based on a grading scale that has been around a very long time. Teachers also provide numerous attempts to get the work collected so they can give a child a grade. By nature, most teachers are loving souls who want to see students succeed. We do above and beyond actual teaching to give them the support they need. Are we perfect? NO. We make mistakes like all other human beings, but I know teachers work their butts off to help children to be the best people they can be!!!”
Most of the people who came across Tirado’s story are praising her for her decision to object to something she believes is not right and contradicts her grading system.
‘“Is that for real? I’d be out of a job also,”
wrote a teacher.
‘“A teacher should have the right to decide the grade a child receives. If they simply do not turn in the work, an F they should receive … If you start handing out 50% to everyone that does not turn in their work, what example does that teach? The child needs to be held accountable for the work they do not turn in,”
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one Facebook user commented.
‘“I’m so sorry you have to deal with all of this! I fully support you. If nothing is turned in I absolutely think a zero is deserved. By giving them credit for not turning anything in I think teaches them the wrong lesson that can be applied to many aspects in life. Hang in there,”
another chimed in.
However, Tirado is not the only teacher who got fired over the same reason. Another case is about a teacher who stood up and won.
Lynden Dorval taught physics in Edmonton, Canada at Ross shepherd High School that also has the ‘no zero’ policy. The school let him go because he gave zeros to students not willing to hand in the work assigned.
Less than a week after he was terminated, Dorval was offered a job at a private school.
‘“Our evaluation policy is generally left up to the teachers,” Peter Mitchell, head of Tempo School, who hired Dorval, told CBC. “I think students here wouldn’t be surprised to get a zero if they didn’t do their work.”
After the case went to court, Dorval received compensation for the termination. He received an increase in this pension and two years salary.
‘“I knew that what I did was right and whether it was legal or not it was the right thing to do and the support of family, friends and colleagues, and former students even, really has helped get me through this,”
he said.
We hope that this story will make schools understand that this policy is not something teachers are happy to work by. As for Mrs. Tirado, we wish she finds another job and continues doing what she does best, and that’s teaching.
It’s not often that we meet people who have been doing the same job their entire life. It does take a lot of commitment and dedication to be doing something for over 40 years, doesn’t it?
A video of a pilot’s farewell speech to his passengers is so heart-melting that it has been seen over 18 million times on TikTok only. It has been recently shared by author and former American athlete Lewis Howes after it was shared on YouTube in January of last year.
Before he takes the Delta Airlines passenger on the final flight of his life, Captain Conrad turns to them and says: “Before I go, I just want to ask you a quick question. Can I see a show of hands, how many people here were born before 1976?”
As a number of hands go up, the pilot says jokingly: “Oh we got a lot of old people on this plane. I’m disappointed.” He then continues his speech explaining how his career started back in 1976 with his first training flight in the Air Force, at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. “[And] 43 years later, and eight different aeroplanes, and about 10,000-12,000 flights and 25,000 hours of flying,” he says, “I’m glad to have you here on my last flight.”
The passengers cheer him with a huge round of applause as he admits that he feels emotional because it is hard to hang up after so much time.
“Anyway, in case you’re wondering if we’re going to have a good flight, we are, because I have my wife here,” he adds, to chuckles from passengers, “so this is probably going to be the safest flight you’ve ever been on”.
What a touching moment. We wish Captain Conrad a happy retirement.
It certainly takes a lot of courage and determination to decide a marriage is over. Despite the vows and the promise “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, to love and to cherish, until we are parted by death,” things get though at times, and not many are willing or have the strength to continue being part of what looks like a relationship with no future. And yes, it is oftentimes better to put a stop rather than struggle and waste your life.
One Reddit user asked divorced redditors to share what the final straw was. The answers? Take a look at some of them below.
Cheating
Reddit user Beagle_Bailey wrote:
My husband was cheating. I found out, and instead of immediately dumping his ass, I said, Let’s try to work this out, but you have to dump the girlfriend. His response: “But what if you and me don’t work out?”…And THAT was the final straw.
She Took Everything
broiled shared:
Probably when I returned home and found all the furniture, food and my wife missing. Another hint was the empty bank account.
She Left a Note
somethrows added:
I came home from work. There was a note on the table. She had dropped our two kids off at her grandparents, told them she was going to the mall, and left the country.
“I Could Never Be Anything She Needed”
scabbymonkey explained:
After 20yrs of marriage I realized that I could never be anything she needed. I wasn’t spiritual enough, didn’t make enough money even with working two full time jobs ( > 120K a year), didn’t know Jesus like she did and that every bad emotion was caused by something I either did do or didn’t do. I grew up with a mom that did this and it was frightening to see that I recreated my childhood to the tee.
Mean to My Son
scifiwoman wrote:
Him being cruel to my son (not his son, my son from a previous marriage).That’s something you can’t accept.
Caught In The Act
Written by Raven2002:
I came home early from work because of a migraine. Found him in bed with my best friend. Oddly, I was more hurt by her behavior than his. Broomed them both that day.
No Bedside Manner
fifyi shared:
I had been in hospital the night before and they had planned to do surgery for suspected appendicitis. It turned out not to be so acute so the surgery was cancelled and I was discharged and instructed to rest. By that morning, I hadn’t eaten for almost two days. Husband comes to the hospital to pick me up. He sat in the car about a block away with the engine running waiting for me to walk to where he was. He called his work to say he was taking the day off to look after me. In reality, he spent the day in bed or playing PC games. There was no food in the house and he refused to go grocery shopping because that was my job. By now I’m super hungry and still in pain from the niggling appendix. I asked if he could sort dinner for us. He pretty much picked a fight with me over that. I said I didn’t need this in my life and he responded, “Well we can get a divorce if you want!” I said, “Yes please. I’ve actually been thinking about that for a while.”
Apparently Not for Better or Worse
matt_may added:
I’ve mentioned it before. She found out I was going blind after three years of marriage and that sorta broke what was left of a failing relationship. She was gone three months later.
…In Australia
binary10110 wrote:
We had our problems, but the final straw was probably when she slept with some other guy. In Australia. Using my money to buy the air tickets. She also tried to make me pay for the divorce.
“They’re Swingers”
WendyWasteful added:
I was at home with our newborn and he didn’t come home one weekend. He finally came home at about 3 am on Monday and promptly passed out without saying anything. I checked his phone ( I know, I know) and there were pictures of his best friends girlfriend on his phone. He claimed it was ok to spend time with her and get pictures from her because she and her boyfriend were swingers. He doesn’t know that it’s not how that works. In a moment of rage I forwarded the pictures to his best friend. I found out they were not swingers when the guy got angry about the pictures and smashed the windshield of his girlfriends car. I took the kids the next day and moved out.
Dangerous Situation
Budhound1968881 explained:
He came running at me to push me down the stairs, while he was holding our baby. Still to this day, claims it wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t made him so mad.
She Wouldn’t Listen
daddy_oz shared:
She made someone else more important than me in our relationship. Despite being told by me, her family, my family and a relationship counselor she thought she was doing the right thing and that I would just hang around while she had her fun.The night I told her it was over she had plenty of reasons why she was acting the way she was and why she deserved to keep him as a friend. This is nearly 2 years ago now. The other guy lasted a couple of months after we split. She is now trying to justify herself by jumping from bed to bed with whoever she can.
The Child’s Perspective
marybowman wrote:
When his abuse began affecting the way my son viewed abuse. After my ex punched me in the face, my son said, “well, it’s not like he ever beat the crap out of you.” So done.
Clearly Cheating
Blaaamo added:
When I found an abortion follow up appointment letter. We hadn’t had sex in over a year.
Religion
cdc194 shared:
She wasn’t religious when we met, 10 years later she told me I was going to hell for believing in dinosaurs.
Severe and harsh weather conditions might be the reason for us to opt for staying in all day with a cup of coffee and a good book by our side, but that’s definitely something our dogs wouldn’t want us to do. No matter the season, they always feel the urge to get outside for a long walk or a round of run around.
However, it’s not that unusual for our four-legged buddies to get into trouble because of their crave to go out in the cold.
They might be really smart, but yet, many times they are not aware of the dangers around them, such as those of walking on thin ice. Sadly, the number of dogs that end up inside the frozen ponds and lakes is not that small. When this happens, they not only put their own life in danger, but that of those who do their best to save them too.
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The recent story of a dog experiencing this sort of accident is that of Sadie from Bozeman, Montana. As she got trapped inside the cold water, it was just a matter of time when she was going to drown or freeze to death before she was rescued. A man in a rowboat was struggling to get her out, but to no avail.
That’s when the brave UPS driver Ryan Arens heard the loud howling and screaming. He was on the job, but still decided to check where the crying was coming from and what was going on. He got back into his vehicle and drove around the place. The moment he noticed the boat, he didn’t hesitate to step in and help.
“I could see the dog trapped about 10-15 feet off of shore, with ice all around it,” Arens said, according to the Great Falls Tribune. “I stripped to my boxers and got the guy out of the boat.”
“Then I slid the boat out onto the ice, using it to distribute my weight. I shimmed out to where the ice was thin.”
It was obvious poor Sadie wouldn’t hold on much longer so as she started going under, Arens broke through the ice.
“I knew someone had to get to her,” he later explained. “She wasn’t going to make it.”
He decided to ignore the warnings and started swimming towards the dog. Luckily, he managed to grab her and get her out to the edge of the deep pond.
“We took the dog inside the older guy’s house and got in the shower together to warm up,” Arens said.
He could have waited for the animal control to react but he was certain that by the time they would arrive Sadie could be dead.
The world needs more people like him ❤ PETA is awarding this UPS driver a Compassionate Action Award for rescuing a dog…
After the amazing and risky rescue, Arens got back to delivering the rest of the packages, as though he didn’t put his life on the line that day.
The best thing is that after some time Arens was about to deliver Sadie’s owner a package which meant he was going to reunite with her again. The encounter was really sweet.
“She was freaking out, and when he let her out she ran to me. She must have remembered me. It sure made me feel good.”
“This dog had a whole lot of life left in her, and I’m really glad I was able to act when I did. She’s a sweetheart.”
“Animals are my weakness,” Arens said. “It was the highlight of my 14-year UPS career.”
Meet Charlie Bear!! He’s the sunshine on my cloudy days at work #dogsofUPS
This story is just another proof that not all heroes wear capes. To be honest, not many people in Aren’s situation would react the same way. But this amazing man knows that no matter how big or small, every life matters and is worth saving. Thank you Ryan Arens.
For a young child, or any person in general, to experience bullying means for their self-confidence and life to change a great deal, sometimes forever. The sad reality is that some people never get to overcome the fear from being a victim of bullying.
Although we are all very well aware of the negative impact and the consequences of this devastating phenomenon, it looks like the institutions where it takes place the most, the schools, don’t do a lot in order to prevent it from taking place.
Just recently, the photos of a 13-year-old girl who got attacked by a schoolmate during a PE lesson were shared online and people were left furious.
The photos show seventh grader Charlee Funes covered in bruises after she was beaten by her classmate. “She took her chest on my back and pushed me down,” Charlee, who attends Gardner Grade School in Grundy County, in Illinois, told 6 ABC News of the incident.
The photos were only shared by Charlee’s brother after the school refused to do address the issue.
“I was told the girl would receive two days’ suspension. And no charges would be filed against the girl because it was her first offense,” Kim Funes, Charlee’s mother, told 6 ABC News. “I taught my kids to do unto others as they want to be done unto them,” she added.
A lot of people reacted to the story and many wondered why Kim didn’t take matters in her own hands. They believed she should confront the bully’s mom and even smack her. But Kim said that she doesn’t believe she should be answering to violence with violence. “But two wrongs don’t make a right. We have to do what’s right,” she said.
After the incident gathered attention, the school district superintendent sent a statement to families assuring them that the students’ safety is their number one priority.
“In response to the incident, the District immediately began an investigation. Throughout the investigation, the District worked collaboratively with law enforcement, and took immediate action in response to the student who committed the misconduct.
“While the District is unable to share the details of the investigation and the actions taken to respond to the misconduct due to student confidentiality and privacy laws, the District takes all incidents of misconduct seriously and our student’s safety is always our first priority.”
In a Facebook post shared more than 100,000 times over a 24-hour span, photos show 13-year-old Charlee Funes and her face scraped up after an incident at her school.https://t.co/Fl8QbXEl9O
From the moment they are told they are carrying a baby until the moment the little bundle of joy is welcomed into the world, most moms have mixed emotions regarding the journey of nine months that most refer to as the best period of a woman’s life. No matter how happy they are, the question of whether everything was going to be fine until they hold their baby in their arms is always present, and this is especially true if the mother-to-be experienced a miscarriage before.
When their son Carson was born, parents Syman and Lindsay Hay from New Jersey were over the moon. But they always knew they wanted a big family so the thought of having more kids was still there.
However, things didn’t go as planned as Lindsay went through several miscarriages and they were told she had “poor egg quality” which meant conceiving naturally would be almost impossible.
Doctors suggested they should try a treatment with an injectable hormone called Follistim before they turn to IVF. This gave them hope and they decided to give this treatment a go.
“The theory behind the drugs was that if I produced more than one egg per cycle, I’d catch a good one faster. We had to try this, plus timed intercourse six times, before moving on to IVF,” Lindsay told BuzzFeed.
To their surprise and delight, this treatment gave them what they expected for so long, and so much more than the baby they dreamed of. Lindsay was pregnant with quadruplets, which happens once in 700,000 pregnancies.
This was awesome news, but knowing she lost babies before, both Lindsay and her husband feared for the life of the four babies she was now carrying.
“I was in a lot of denial because I was told I had poor egg quality, and I just didn’t believe it. My husband was silent and white as a ghost,” Lindsay said.
Luckily, each of the ultrasounds showed the little babies were developing normally.
“You carry the pain of miscarriage with you wherever you go, and even after being on the other side with my rainbow babies here, it still hurts. I don’t think I’ll ever fully heal. It definitely made me stronger, though, and gave me new perspective and appreciation for just how big of a miracle these babies and all babies really are,” this mom-to-be said.
The pregnancy wasn’t an easy one, however, and Lindsay spoke of her fears, her anxiousness, and the uncertainty she felt all the way. On top of that, she experienced fatigues and nausea.
At 20 weeks into her pregnancy, doctors told Lindsay how her cervix was getting thin and that she had to take a lot of rest and reduce her movements. When she reached 30 weeks and 4 days, doctors told her it was the time for her bundles of joy to be delivered.
This brave mother gave birth via c-section and welcomed four healthy babies into the world. Because they were tiny, the quadruplets had to spend around seven weeks in the NICU after which they headed home to be around their big brother and their caring mommy and daddy.
Lindsay documented her incredible journey with a lot of photos of her huge belly and kept her Instagram followers updated. Many commented that it really takes a strong personality to give birth to four babies all at once and loved how Lindsay spoke of her pregnancy and their children.
Her fans were eager to see how life is like with five children in the house, but Lindsay couldn’t really post every day because she had her hands full. “I rarely get a minute to myself. I’m constantly in motion and have learned how to move quickly and multitask. I sleep less. I worry more. But I will say this: The expression ‘full hands, fuller hearts’ has never resonated with me more. I am so overjoyed with happiness and fulfillment, and every day I wake up wondering how I got so lucky. I have everything I prayed for and more. We are so blessed,” she wrote.
What was really special about this mother is that she breastfed all of her children. It does sound like a lot of work, but she wanted to form that special bond with each of them. The Hays are a blessed family and we wish them all the best in the years to come.
This is the amazing story of a mother and a wife from Arizona named Lyndee. One day, as this 45-year-old woman’s son entered the house, he saw her helplessly laying on the floor.
Seeing his mother in such state terrified him very much, but he pulled himself together and called 911. Lyndee was quickly rushed to hospital where she stayed for 12 days.
The medics were unable to identify the reason for Lyndee’s condition. And as her husband Steve, her daughter Amanda, and her son Steven prayed for a miracle, doctors said there was nothing that could be done and advised the family to turn off her life support.
Hearing this, her family decided to do what they were told. They also agreed for Lyndee’s organs to be donated afterwards as she always said she wanted to be an organ donor.
“My family knows I am an avid organ donor so when my organs started to fail, they made the decision — it was time to make that decision,” Lyndee would later explain.
Family members visited Lyndee to say that final goodbye to the amazing woman that she has always been. But, no one knew that Lyndee wasn’t brain dead as everyone believed. She could hear every word her loved ones said to her during the time she was in coma.
The phenomenon of being unable to move and react, but being able to hear is known as being “locked in,” and Lyndee was experiencing it firsthand.
“I remember people talking to me,” Lyndee recalled. “I remember when people came to visit, my niece reading to me.”
When the time came for Lyndee’s husband to say goodbye, he said, “You’re a fighter. I need you to fight.”
This made Lyndee even more determined to find the strength to tell everyone that she was still there.
“In my head, it was very clear what I was saying, but it wasn’t to them,” she explained.
Then, at one moment, she whispered, “I’m a fighter.”
Both her family and the doctors were left in complete shock. Steve even told the doctors how they made a huge mistake as his wife did everything they said she wouldn’t do ever again. She woke up, and spoke.
Amanda recalled the moment she found out her mother was alive. “I looked at her, and she just says, ‘Hi,’ and I just fell to my knees,” she said.
The road to full recovery was a long and a tough one as Lyndee had to learn how to walk and feed herself again. She also experienced a number of health issues along the way and underwent four surgeries.
“They released me with home healthcare to continue learning everything,” she said.
Now, four years after she fell in coma, Lyndee Brown Pellettiere-Swapp still has no answer of why she fell unconscious that day. She doesn’t even know how she woke up from the coma. But what’s important is that she’s doing great now.
She wants others to hear her story and know that “Just because you’re not conscious doesn’t mean you can’t hear.”
“So you should talk to your loved ones if you are in that situation. They hear you,” she told CBS 5 Arizona.
Her story teaches us that we should never take things for granted and we should always make sure we tell our family and friends how much we love them as life can turn for the worse when we least expect that.
“Keep your family close and don’t let them go. I don’t take for granted that I get to come home and kiss my mom,” Lyndee’s son Steven said.
“Every day I come home from work, seeing her and talking to her,” Steven continued.
You can take a look at the whole story in the video below.
Harry and Meghan marked their third wedding anniversary by announcing they were building its next Community Relief Center in India in partnership with World Central Kitchen through their Archewell Foundation.
They didn’t celebrate big because Meghan is heavily pregnant with the couple’s second child, a baby girl due this summer.
“I know that at the end of the day, she chooses me. I choose her. Whatever we have to tackle will be us together as a team.” – Prince Harry.
However, we can’t help but think back of what was one of the most watched wedding ceelbrations ever. The beautiful ceremony of tying the knot between Harry and Meghan took place on on May 19, 2018. Among the guests were a lot of celebrities such as George Clooney, David and Victoria Beckham, Serena Williams, James Corden, and Oprah Winfrey. Meghan wore a wedding dress designed by Givenchy’s then-creative director, Clare Waight Keller, and the stunning Queen Mary’s bandeau tiara which belonged to the Queen’s grandmother, Queen Marry.
News on an incident which took place a day prior to the royal wedding involving the tiara has emerged recently.
A royal source revealed that Meghan requested from one of the Queen’s closest aides and friends, Angela Kelly, to give her the tiara to try on. Angela, who is a fashion designer and dressmaker who has served Queen Elizabeth for over 20 years, refused to allow an access to the tiara at such a short notice. It has been reported by The Mirror that Angela said how Meghan and Harry didn’t follow the royal protocol and added: “I’m very sorry, that’s not how it works. There’s protocol in place over these jewels. They’re kept under very tight lock and key. You can’t turn up and demand to have the tiara just because your hairdresser happens to be in town.”
Allegedly, Harry wasn’t happy with the answer and used rude language. The Queen was alerted of “the incident” and requested a meeting with her grandson. It was said by the royal source that she “scolded” him for behaving in such a rude manner and using “bad language.”
The Queen ‘scolded Prince Harry for being rude about closest aide during Meghan Markle tiara row’ https://t.co/BlqZ8ABWRK
We can’t be sure if the royal source is telling the truth or not. The fact is that the royal family is now experiencing a “turmoil” and trying to reconcile their differences after the Sussexes stepped down from their royal duties, left Britain, and accused the Royals of many things, including racism.
The infamous Oprah interview placed the Sussexes under the spotlight and their work and life in America is now number one discussed topic, especially because they are giving even more interviews and speak publicly of their life as Royals and how everything changed after they left Britain.
Recently, both Harry and Meghan were part of a television fundraiser VAX Live: The Concert to Reunite the World.
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Harry, however, seems to be more present in the media, which he tends to slam whenever he gets an opportunity. Speaking on the Armchair Expert podcast, Harry touched on a lot of topics. Among the rest, he spoke of his upbringing and said how his father, Prince Charles, handed down a “cycle” of “genetic pain and suffering” and how he wants to break that cycle.
“I don’t think we should be pointing the finger or blaming anybody. But certainly when it comes to parenting, if I’ve experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered, I’m going to make sure that I break that cycle so that I don’t pass it on basically,” Harry said.
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“There’s a lot of genetic pain and suffering that gets passed on anyway, as parents we should be doing the most that we can to try and say ‘you know what that happened to me, I’m going to make sure that doesn’t happen to you.’”
Harry continued: “I never saw it, I never knew about it, and then suddenly I started to piece it all together and go OK so this where he went to school, this is what happened.
“I know this bit about his life, I also know that’s connected to his parents. So that means that he’s treating me the way that he was treated. Which means how can I change that for my own kids?”
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He explained how he wanted to leave the royal life when he was in his twenties and admitted he started therapy.
Harry also said that he feels more free now that he lives in the States but described America’s First Amendment as “bonkers” and added that you can find a loophole in anything. “I believe we live in an age now where you’ve got certain elements of the media redefining to us what privacy means. There’s a massive conflict of interest,” Harry said.
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This didn’t make Fox host Sean Hannity happy so he decided to teach Prince Harry a lesson. During his lengthy monologue, Hannity said:
“I have a message for Harry, who is now attacking one of America’s most sacred rights, the freedom of speech under our First Amendment. Harry, we really don’t need you coming from England to give us lectures on the First Amendment.
“And if he can’t understand the importance of free expression and the importance of constitutional principles that allow for a free exchange of ideas and ideals and opinions that have made America the greatest country on Earth. Maybe it’s time for you to move to a place more compatible with your restrictive ideas.”
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The host added that it was the amendment that actually allowed Harry to trash his family during the Oprah interview and other occasions.
“We don’t really need lectures about customs or sacred freedoms,” Hannity continued.
“And by the way, you’re free to go home, make amends at the palace with the people that you and your wife hurt deeply. And by the way, you’re enjoying the freedoms protected under the First Amendment as you’re living in America and an expensive place. Let not your heart be troubled.”
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However, many found Harry’s appearance on the podcast humorous and beautiful as he also touched on many light-hearted things.
Simon Cowell, the judge of the X Factor and Got Talent shows, suffered a very bad accident after he fell off his electric bike last year. Sadly, he hurt his back and had to undergo a six-hour surgery. At the time, he posted on Twitter thanking the well-wishers and giving them advice to be extra careful when using an electric bike for the first time, thus saying they have to read the manual thoroughly.
Cowell’s recovery took some time, but thankfully, he’s now feeling great and is back to his job commitments.
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Speaking of his incident, Cowell shared with Extra TV that he was in a complete shock when he saw the X-ray of his back. “I knew I’d broken my back the minute I landed. It was really, really kind of sudden and it hurt,” he said. “It could have been a lot worse. When I saw the X-ray, I really nearly could have smashed my spine to pieces, so I literally wouldn’t have been able to walk.”
According to Daily Mail, Cowell is in excellent shape and makes sure he walks several hours a day in order to stay fit.
“Cowell hasn’t worn trainers as much as he does now for over 20 years,” a source told Daily Mail. “He feels fitter than ever before and is keeping to a normal routine rather than being on the phone until into the early hours of the morning.”
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Last week, TMZ reported to have spotted Cowell riding a new electric bike, very different from the one he hurt his back on.
“First of all, I bought a crazy, crazy bike,” Simon told TMZ. ”Even though [the bike he had his accident on] had pedals on, this is not what I would call an electric bike.
“The one I had was basically a motorcycle with an electric engine when you have to wear a proper crash helmet, leathers. This thing was nuts,” he added. “I didn’t know how powerful it was before I got on it. And I fly 6-8 feet in the air and landed on my spine.”
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Simon is set to start filming the new season of America’s Got Talent soon.
Fiona, a hairdresser from Melbourne, Australia, found herself in a very bizarre situation from which there is no way out.
Namely, a homeless woman named Heidi Withers moved to Fiona’s property and refuses to leave the land. She didn’t only place a mattress there, but a bunch of her belongings, including a fridge, and started squatting in a makeshift campsite.
“It’s not just a mattress or a bed. It’s everything. It’s fridges, it’s a couch and god knows what else, all her things are all out there,” the desperate homeowner told Nine News show A Current Affair. “She’s camping there. She’s essentially squatting outside my unit. It’s my place, I am the owner. You would think that I have a say as to who stays there.”
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But Heidi isn’t the only person living on Fiona’s private property. She has also invited two other people to live with her.
Fiona is desperate as authorities say she doesn’t have the right to remove Heidi from her front garden. The president of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, Leah Calnan, says the rules are set up in favor of tenants rather than landlords.
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The biggest issue is that Fiona doesn’t live in the house herself. Now, in order for her to be able to remove the trespassers, she would have to evict the tenant she’s renting her house to, and that’s a complicated issue.
“I don’t want to evict him. But I do want to evict Heidi from my property. She’s not welcome there. I certainly don’t want anyone to be homeless, but I need something to happen,” Fiona added.
“If she’s got nowhere to go, I’m sure a shelter will help her. There’s got to be help out there.”
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Check out the video below to learn more of the awkward situation Fiona has found herself in.
Teaching young children is the most humble thing ever. Although they misbehave and are hard to deal with at times, they can really make your day whenever you feel down. So, I guess that being a teacher really is one heck of a cool job.
One fifth-grade teacher gave her students an interesting assignment. Namely, she asked them to get their parents tell them a story with a moral. The teacher did expect for those stories to be interesting, but what one of the students had to share with the rest of the class left her in disbelief.
This is totally hilarious. Take a look at what the students shared.
Susie said “We live on a farm and I was collecting eggs from the hen house one day. I gathered the eggs and put them in my basket and set off running toward the house. While running I tripped over a rock and smashed all of the eggs.”
“So what’s the moral of the story Susie?” Asked the teacher.
“Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket,” said Susie.
Next it was Billy’s turn to go.
“We also live on a farm,” said Billy. “We have incubators to help our eggs hatch. One night there was a thunderstorm and lightning knocked out the power to the incubators.”
“So what’s the moral of that story Billy?” Asked the teacher.
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,” said Billy.
The teacher turned to Janie. “Janie, do you have a story to share?’
“Yes ma’am. My daddy told me a story about my Mommy. She was a Marine pilot in Desert Storm, and her plane got hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory, and all she had was a flask of whiskey, a pistol, and a survival knife.
She drank the whiskey on the way down so the bottle wouldn’t break, and then her parachute landed her right in the middle of 20 Iraqi troops. She shot 15 of them with the pistol, until she ran out of bullets, killed four more with the knife, till the blade broke, and then she killed the last Iraqi with her bare hands.
“Good Heavens,’ said the horrified teacher. ‘What did your Daddy tell you was the moral to this horrible story?”
“He said don’t mess with Mommy when she’s been drinking.”
Although the stereotype that “blondes are dumb” doesn’t do any harm, many times people actually believe this is true and as a result there are many jokes of people, mostly women, with this hair color.
I believe these people are as smart as the rest, (which is even scientifically proven), but the jokes about them always make me laugh really hard.
This one, however, shows that blondes are witty and intelligent and won’t let anyone mess around with them.
A trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. “I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards.”
The brand new blonde waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, went to the Kitchen and said to the cook, “This guy out there just ordered three flat Tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards.
What does he think this place is, an Auto Parts store? “No,” the cook said. “Three flat tires mean three pancakes, a pair of Headlights is two eggs sunny side up, and running boards are 2 slices of Crisp bacon.”
“Oh , OK!” said the blonde. She thought about it for a moment and then Spooned up a bowl of beans and gave it to the customer.
The trucker asked, “What are the beans for, Blondie?”
She replied, “I thought while you were waiting for the flat tires, Headlights and running boards, you might as well gas up!”
The life of the Royals has always been of great interest to the wide public, so it’s not surprising that people can’t wait to get a glimpse or learn something more about Britain’s most famous family.
Back in 2019, Prince William and Kate Middleton shared a rare video of them and their children at Kate’s impeccably breathtaking garden created at the world’s most prestigious flower show, the Chelsea Flower Show, which “features the very best that the gardening world has to offer, from cutting-edge garden design to dazzling floral displays from every corner of the globe,” as put by House Beautiful.
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The sneak-peak shared on Instagram shows some adorable moments the family shared, among which one between Prince William and his girl, Charlotte, which reveals his nickname for her. As he’s swinging on a rope, he asks Charlotte to push him and could be heard calling her “Mignonette.”
In French, this cute-sounding word means “small, sweet, and delicate” or “cute.” At the same time, it stands for gentle and kind.
But did you know that Kate also has a nickname for her daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, whose name pays tribute to her great-grandfather, Prince Charles, her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as well as her grandma Princess Diana?
A mom named Laura-Ann posted on Instagram that she met Kate during the Princess’ trip to Northern Ireland in 2019 and the two engaged in a casual conversation when Kate revealed how she calls her only daughter. “She asked how old Bertie is, and I said he is four and she said, ‘Oh, he’s the same age as Lottie.’ She calls her Lottie!”
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That nicknames have always existed in the Royal family speaks the one late Princess Diana gave to her son, Prince William. Apparently, she called him wombat. “When we went to Australia with our parents, and the wombat, you know, that’s the local animal, so I just basically got called that, not because I look like a wombat, or maybe I do,” William said in 2007, according to Marie Claire. “I can’t get rid of it now. It began when I was two.”
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According to The Sun, Prince William has a bunch of nicknames for his wife, among which, darling, babe, babykins, and poppet. But it isn’t just William who calls Kate other than her real name, Catherine, which she says she prefers over Kate, but Harry too. It has been revealed recently, that Harry calls his sister-in-law Cath, and we think that’s adorable.
Let’s get honest, most men fall for attractive blondes, and well, this salesman of used cars is not an exception. Although he promised he would hold a Mercedes car for an elderly couple, an attractive blond showed up and he couldn’t resist her so he decided to sell the car to her instead.
He even gave her a huge discount leaving the elderly couple without their car…or maybe not.
Take a look at the story below and get ready to have some laugh!
A retired older couple return to a Mercedes dealership where the salesman has just sold the car they were interested in to a beautiful, leggy, busty blonde in a mini skirt and a halter top. The old man was visibly upset. He spoke to the salesman sharply. “Young man, I thought you said you would hold that car till we raised the $55,000 asking price,” said the older man. “Yet I just heard you closed the deal for $45,000 to the lovely young lady there.”
“And if I remember right, you had insisted there was no way you could discount this model.” The salesman took a deep breath, cleared his throat and reached for a large glass of water. “Well, what can I tell you? She had the cash ready, didn’t need any financing help, and, Sir, just look at her, how could I resist?” replied the grinning salesman sheepishly.
Just then the young woman approached the senior couple and gave the car keys to the old man. “There you go,” she said. “I told you I could get that idiot to lower the price. See you later, Dad!”
A 35-year-old father lost his life after he was stabbed with a knife in the heart. His only guilt was that he intervened in a fight between his cousin, Shakeel Jabbaar, and his half-brother, Montell Williams, with two 17-year-old teenagers.
The deadly incident took place in Sheffield, England.
Right after he was stabbed, Marcus Ramsay was rushed to the Northern General Hospital where he was declared dead.
Over 150 people witnessed the fight. Many say they could clearly see the teenagers carrying knives. One of them slashed Ramsey’s cousin and that is when Ramsey decided to try and stop them from fighting. Sadly, he was then stabbed in the heart.
The 17-year-old suspects have been identified as Isaac Ramsey, not related to Ramsay, and Ruben Moreno.
“There were witnesses around. They say Isaac Ramsey was holding a knife,” Prosecutor David Brooke said of the CCTV footage of the fight. “You will see when we watch the CCTV in particular Isaac Ramsey gesturing towards Montell Williams and Marcus Ramsay and you can also see on the video Ruben Moreno was stood next to Isaac Ramsey with his hand poised and ready on his right hip where he also had a knife.”
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According to The Mirror, Brooke further stated that “Both defendants went on the run and neither was arrested until some weeks later. When they were finally arrested, they were interviewed but both made no comments to any questions. Ruben Moreno now admits he did have a knife that night and he used it to stab Marcus Ramsay to death but he now claims he was acting in self-defense.”
Both Isaac Ramsey and Ruben Moreno have been charged in the case of Ramsey. Moreno has been charged with a single charge of murder and Ramsey has been charged with two counts of wounding with intent and possession of an article with a blade or point.
The incident took place in August of last year but the suspects have been charged just recently and they are still awaiting a trial.
According to a report by the Dallas County Medical Examiner, four-year-old Cash Gernon, whose lifeless body was found on the street after he was kidnapped from his crib, died of multiple stab wounds, as reported by local news station CBS DFW.
At the time of his abduction, Cash and his twin brother were living with their dad’s girlfriend who was taking care of them all by herself since the father has been absent from March.
They boy’s mother had no idea where her boys were. It was reported by CBS News that she was searching for them extensively and only found out about their whereabouts after she was informed of her son’s death. As for now, her other son has been reunited with her.
Four-year-old Cash Gernon was kidnapped from his house while he slept. His shirtless body was later discovered by a jogger in a Dallas street. The boy suffered multiple wounds from what police say was an “edged weapon.” Suspect Darriynn Brown has been arrested in this case. pic.twitter.com/ycms5ok8Xc
The suspect, in what was described as a very violent case of kidnapping and murder, is 18-year-old Darriynn Brown. He was identified thanks to the surveillance footage from the home where the victim was living. Brown has been charged with kidnapping and burglary, but more charges are likely “pending results from a forensic analysis,” as reported by The Sun.
The suspect’s mother said he had mental issues but doesn’t believe he’s capable of committing such a cruel act.
The relationship between the suspect and the child or his family hasn’t been revealed yet and the reasons behind the killing remain unknown.
UPDATE: Police said 18-year-old Darriynn Brown has been charged with kidnapping and theft in connection with the death of the 4-year-old, though more charges are expected following “forensic analysis” https://t.co/sb1D0g84n7
The boy was reported missing by his father’s girlfriend at 10.48 a.m. while his body was spotted by a passerby earlier, at 6.40 a.m. In the meantime, police was going door to door in hopes of establishing the boy’s identity.
“The closer I get to it, I can tell it’s a human because I see hands… and I see legs,” the person who alerted the police told CBS DWF. “To see a child covered in blood in the middle of the street? It’s truly traumatizing.”
Brittany Zamora, a former 6th-grade teacher at Las Brisas Academy, was sentenced to 20 years in jail on charges of sexual conduct with a minor, attempted molestation of a child, and public sexual indecency. She pleaded guilty and started serving her sentence in 2019.
The married teacher, 28, started her relationship with a 13-year-old student after the two started chatting on an online instruction school app – Class Craft. Allegedly, she invited her students to chat with her because she was bored, and soon, she and the 13-year-old boy started talking about sex.
One of the texts the teacher sent read: “If I could quit my job and have sex with you all day long, I would.” In another conversation, the boy wrote that he wanted to have sex with her to which she replied: “I know baby! I want you every day with no time limit.”
She would also sent him nude pictures regularly. On one occasion, the two had sex in the school and one of the boy’s friends was forced to be the lookout. Later, he told the police: “They were just doing it. It was very uncomfortable.”
What was going on between Zamora and the 13-year-old boy came to light after his stepmother noticed he was acting strangely and installed a parental monitoring app called “Sentry” on his phone. It alerted her whenever the boy would receive a message including explicit content.
The case was reported to the police and the rest of the students’ parents were alerted of the incident. “It just freaked me out right away,” one of the parents said. “That’s just crazy. I can’t even connect that. That’s wrong.”
During the court hearing, Zamora’s lawyer, Belen Olmeda Guerra, defended her client and tried to put the blame on the boy, describing him as “aggressive” and “obsessive.”
“I have represented Brittany Zamora for almost 16 months and I can tell you that she is not a monster. Brittany is not a predator and this was not between a young child and Brittany,” she attorney said, as per The Sun. “This was a teenager…She is not a danger to society.”
Zamora will also have to register as a sex offender.
A two-month-old baby named Kyon Jones went missing on May 5, but the case was only reported to the authorities two days later.
The search was very extensive, with a huge number of officers searching various Virginia landfills that accept DC Metro trash and rummaging through dumpsters and garbage trucks servicing the DC area.
The baby has been described as “a black male infant, with brown hair and brown eyes.” Not much information had been released except for the fact that the little one was last seen on Wednesday on the 1500 Block of Benning Road NE and that his mother remains “the sole person of interest,” as per District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser.
“They are early in the investigation,” said Mayor Bowser. “She’s the only person of interest. She is not [in custody],” he said when asked about the baby’s mother on Monday, according to according to WRIC.
However, more news on the case came May 11, as ABC 13 News reported that the child’s mother confessed that she put the dead child in a dumpster after she found him not breathing. Allegedly, it was the boy’s father who reported the case of a missing child after the boy’s mom, 37-year-old Ladonia Boggs, told him he couldn’t pick him up because someone from the Child Protective Services already did so.
He got suspicious and alerted the DC’s Child and Family Services Agency and the police. When they initially confronted the mother, she stood by the claim that her child was taken away by the Services, which of course was proved right away not to be true.
Boggs was arrested on felony murder charges, but the only charges discusses at court were those related to tampering with evidence. She, however, is still facing murder charges and is expected to get back in court in November, as reported by ABC 13 News.
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Those people who dedicate a great deal of their time and life to saving animals in need of help and changing their lives for the better deserve special place in Heaven.
The staff at one of the best animal rescue organizations there are, Howl of a Dog, are those types of people who would go to great lengths to rescue as many homeless and vulnerable animals as possible. The video of one of their latest rescue missions is so touching that we can’t help but shed tears of joy for the sweet dog named Arnia who was given a new lease on life.
Arnia and her friends were forced to fend for themselves and lived in the yard of a rundown garage. The day they were rescued was a cold one, and the four dogs were found lying on a pile of tiles.
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Arnia’s health condition was very bad. She was emaciated, anemic and dehydrated, and was diagnosed with muscular spasms and giardiasis. She weighted only 13 pounds, which is half the normal weight of a canine her size.
After her rescue, Arnia, whose name means ‘as strong as an eagle,’ got a bath and was given food.
It only took one month for this gentle and beautiful dog to undergo an incredible transformation. She got used to be around other dogs and is now happier than she could ever be.
Although Arnia is in Romania, she can be adopted internationally. If you want to learn more about her story and the rescue organization check out the video below.
A man from the German city of Schweinfurt has been arrested on suspicion of selling his 12-year-old step-daughter to truck drivers for five euros and a pack of cigarettes.
The story of the girl who was subjected to horrible emotional and sexual abuse angered millions who heard of her ordeal.
The evil stepfather, Thomas S, 49, was reported to have sold his stepdaughter to over 70 people. He would take her at motorway service stations and offer her to truckers claiming he was doing that “to make her confident about her own body.” He was arrested after one of the truck drivers Thomas approached and offered his stepdaughter to called the police and reported him, as per The Sun.
At the time of his arrest, Thomas and the girl were inside an Audi at a motorway station.
According to witnesses, the girl was abused by a Romanian truck driver named Hartmut N three days prior to Thomas’ arrest. Allegedly, Thomas filmed the assault on his iPhone and used the video to incriminate Hartmut N who is now also in custody and awaiting a separate trial, as reported by The Sun.
Investigation revealed that the girl was violated 72 times, details of which were read in court. The prosecutor revealed that the girl’s mother, Brigitte, 39, who was given custody of her daughter from the girl’s biological father at a family court in Bad Kissingen, was well aware of everything that was going on.
According to The Sun, Prosecutor Gabriel Seuffert said in court that Brigitte and Thomas also abused the girl and forced her to walk naked around the house “in order to have fun exploring her own body in the future.”
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Thomas pleaded guilty. He didn’t even try defending himself, and even if he did, everything spoke against him, including the videos of the cases of abuse and the naked photos of his stepdaughter.
The girl is currently placed in an orphanage and is getting treatments which would hopefully help her overcome the trauma she was forced to suffer. As for the wrongdoers, we hope they rot in jail.
We often say that there is nothing a parent wouldn’t do for the well-being of their children, but the great thing is that the same counts for the children.
A four-year-old boy named Essa, from Nottingham, England, did something amazing for his mother when she needed it the most. Namely, his mom Charlotte Khan suffered a seizure at home, felt, and cut her head. Unfortunately, she lost consciousness and there was no one around except for her son who could help her.
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Quick-thinking Essa, who is experiencing speech difficulties, grabbed his police-car toy, read the emergency services number written on it, and called the police.
The phone call lasted for 17 minutes and Essa struggled to explain what had happened and why he was looking for help. He was able to pronounce short sentences such as “muma fall down” and “muma hurt.” Luckily, it was more than enough for the officers to act, as per The Sun.
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Four officers and an ambulance arrived at the Khans home and were able to help Charlotte.
“When the police came they were able to wake me up and without them coming I don’t know how long I would have been unconscious for. I am so proud of him. Even the police were saying that they couldn’t believe what he had managed to do,” mom Charlotte told The Sun.
PC Reece Morris, from Nottinghamshire Police, said: “For such a young lad he really did a fantastic job for his mom and should be really proud of himself.
“He kept calm, remembered what he’d learned about the police and did exactly the right thing.”
