Courtney and Evan Westlake were excitedly awaiting the arrival of their second child, a baby girl. The pregnancy had gone well and according to the ultrasounds everything was normal. The day Courtney gave birth, however, brought them a big surprise. Their little girl Brenna was born with a skin condition called Harlequin ichthyosis. This is...
We love good dads, and while yes, every father should be a good dad and not be praised for doing his fatherly duties, we have to give extra credit to those fathers who go the extra mile for their kids. In a world where parents leave their children without a second thought, it’s refreshing to...
Oh, the joys of unasked for advice. As parents, we have all been there and heard that. From our aunt explaining how to get a baby to sleep to your parents telling you how their parenting method works best to that friend who always knows better than you (and she isn’t even a mom herself!)...
Oftentimes, couples cannot see eye-to-eye. Many wives have different dreams than their husbands and vice versa. Just like the woman in our story today. Jasmine Ezra was a woman who preferred to live a life surrounded by family. She came from a large family herself, having 5 brothers and sisters to argue and play with....
Parents are supposed to lead by example. Their influence on a child is the foundation they build their life on, and without that, they will undoubtedly struggle. When one mother succumbed to her addiction, it was her children who bore the brunt of that pain. They were set for a life on rocky grounds, that...
Moving to a new country, especially as a refugee, is very difficult. It is even harder with children. The Eders family knows this first-hand, having fled war-torn Somalia nine years ago. Now a family of six, they are still struggling with poverty. Their situation is made worse by their terrible living conditions. They are sleeping...
Raising children is no easy task, especially as a single mother. Samm Jane, a 32-year-old mother of 5 from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, was absolutely horrified when she was contacted by her son’s school and told that he was cyberbullying a fellow pupil. Samm’s 11-year-old son had been sending cruel messages to one of the girls in...
Most of the time, children grow up somewhat carefree, being sheltered from the woes of the world by their parents. This is not always possible, no matter how hard their parents try, because children do have minds of their own. Some have stronger willpower than others, so occasionally, you find a rambunctious child. Subsequently choosing...
Tom Cruise, one of the “A-list” actors, was married to another A-lister, Nicole Kidman for ten years. During this time, they adopted their son, Connor Cruise. He took his surname to the next degree by choosing a life cruising across the ocean as a fisherman. He prefers this peaceful life to the hustle of Hollywood. ...
More and more adults, and specifically, women, are choosing to not have children. Whether because of health concerns, environmental concerns, or simply because they don’t want to be a parent, they are deciding not to have them. Despite their desire to not have children, however, many doctors will not sterilize them, also known as tubal...
Truth is truly stranger than fiction. In Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, a mother arrived at her son’s wedding. She hadn’t met the bride in person before, only over the phone. But she realized the bride had a birthmark on her hand, the same one her young daughter had before she went missing years ago. In...
It takes a village to raise a child, but some parents have to do it solo. When Richard Johnson became a father in 2015, he had no idea that his partner would leave him and their daughter, Persephone. He rose to the occasion and began to learn everything he could about parenting, including joining a...
