If you make it to your 101st birthday, it obviously calls for a big celebration. When Ruth Parker hit that milestone, the centenarian decided to celebrate her birthday at Taco Bell. Parker doesn’t reserve the fast food restaurant for special occasions, though. For the past 18 years, she has visited her local Taco Bell in … Read more
When we last left Ed and Brian Krassenstein, they were upset at people laughing at their attempt to profit off the online “resistance” that has cropped up to President Donald Trump, by publishing an illustrated children’s book about taking down the president. They even were upset with the Daily Dot’s coverage of their book, which many on … Read more
Brad Lewis literally took the fall for his son. Earlier this month, they were playing on the balcony at a friend’s house in Sydney, Australia, and his son, Oscar, playfully shot him with a Nerf gun. But the plastic bullets whizzed past him and flew over the balcony, and when the young boy raced to … Read more
There’s nothing sweet Molly can do about whatever traumas Sammy faced in his previous life. But now that he’s on the road to recovery, Molly knows what she can do: Be a friend. Golden retrievers are known as the ambassadors of the dog world, and with spirits as gentle as their mouths, just having them … Read more
Sending your kids off to college can be bittersweet. While some couples feel depressed when their children finally leave the nest, others look at it as a time to reconnect with their significant other and embrace their new freedom. Vicky and Jeff Piper of Dayton, Ohio, are among the latter category of parents. They had … Read more
For most of us, going through the drive through means waiting in line, trying to make sure we speak clear enough into the speaker so that the person taking the order can hear us, then crossing our fingers that everything in the bag is what we ordered as we drive away. Not the case for … Read more
What’s cuter than a kid eagerly opening presents on Christmas morning? A kid in Spider-Man pj’s eagerly opening presents on Christmas morning. What’s even cuter than that? Landon Rice. In 2016, Landon’s mom, Janelle took to Facebook to share some of her Christmas morning memories with her friends and family. What she thought would be … Read more
Anyone who’s ever worked in an office has probably been to a retirement announcement or party. Typically, there’s a speech from the boss (while the employee stands to the side, probably awkwardly), a round of applause, and some cake. For Officer Duane Ledoux of the Southbridge Police Department in Massachusetts, his announcement was a little … Read more
If there’s one thing we know about police officers, it’s that they stand by their own. Many police forces are so tight knit that they face all of life’s milestones, both good and bad, together. When one of their own is injured in the line of duty, these heroes tend to step in and help out … Read more
When 14-year-old Nevaeha Smith found the dress of her dreams for her eighth-grade dance, there was just one little problem: the price tag. After falling in love with the lace-and-floral number, the Pittsburgh teen asked her parents if the $200 dress was something they could afford. Nevaeha’s dad, Ricky Smith, made his daughter no promises … Read more