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07/10/2025

This dog’s name is Max. He was a happy dog, always by his family’s side, until the day, one morning, he disappeared without a trace. The years passed, but his absence left an enormous hole in the hearts of those who loved him. There was no explanation, only the silence of his disappearance. His owner, Caroline, never stopped hoping, always thinking that one day, somewhere, Max would return.
The first months were the hardest. Every room in the house reminded her of Max’s scent, the softness of his ears, the warmth of his presence. She searched everywhere, handed out flyers, called shelters, but everything seemed in vain. Time passed, and hope started to fade. Caroline had resigned herself, but she never completely gave up the idea that her four-legged companion would come back one day.
Then, one day, while volunteering at a shelter, she heard about a stray dog, particularly weak and malnourished, found in disastrous condition in a remote area. Something in the description resonated deeply with her. She had an intuition, a strange feeling, but one full of hope. After all this time, could it be Max?
She rushed to the place. When she arrived, she saw the frail dog, with tired eyes, its body marked by suffering. But there was that spark, that recognizable look she had never forgotten. As she approached, Max turned his head, and in a suspended moment, their eyes met. She immediately knew it was him. It was Max. Despite all this time, despite everything he had been through, he recognized her.
Max had been found wandering, weak, with damaged fur, marked by malnutrition and fear. He had been abandoned, but he had survived, lost in a cruel world, not knowing where to go, but he had never stopped fighting.
The moment when Caroline finally held him in her arms after all these years was magical. Tears streamed down her face as she caressed him, comforting him. He was finally home. Max was no longer the weak, lonely dog he had once been, but a strong and determined companion, ready to relive the happy moments he had left behind.
Today, Max is back home. He is surrounded by love, care, and affection, things he had lost for so many years. Caroline has found her friend again, and together they have resumed where they left off. Time has not erased the love they have for each other, and every day, their bond grows stronger. The suffering, the loss, and the loneliness are now distant memories. Max is home, and he will be forever.
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07/10/2025

My father's second wife showed up one day with a kilo of candy and two poodles.
My sister and I stared at her, terrified. Our friends had filled our heads with terrible stories about stepmothers, so we didn’t even say thank you.
But instead of being offended, she smiled. And she never stopped smiling.

She was a beautiful woman, with a kind face and long dark hair. My father introduced her without much ceremony: “She’ll be your new mom.”
I was too young to understand how out of place she must have felt. We welcomed her with icy silence.
They got married at city hall, and soon after, she moved in with us.

The house was steeped in the darkness of mourning. And we had gotten used to it.
On her first day, she opened all the windows, let the sunlight in, and put on music.
I remember my sister’s expression, bothered by the sudden light and the music breaking the silence we had grown familiar with.

She cleaned the house thoroughly, room by room, with such care that even a king would have felt at home.
She filled the shelves with books, and when she walked past Mom’s portrait, I thought she would take it down.
But she just dusted it off and placed it in the center of the wall.
That day, I accepted her — even if I had no idea how much she would change my life.

In the kitchen, she was a magician: strange and delicious dishes none of us had ever tasted. That’s how she won over my dad.
And my sister, little by little, started talking to her.
After a year, the grief from our mother’s illness had become a bit lighter, though forgetting her was impossible — her image continued to watch over us from the living room.

We never called her Mom. And she never asked us to.
She earned our trust with patience. She advised us, protected us, and covered for us when we got into trouble.

Years went by. Then, one day, Dad didn’t come home from work.
At first, she wasn’t worried. Then she spent hours on the phone until the news arrived: they had found Dad’s car at the bottom of a ravine. He had died instantly.

That was the second death of our childhood. And it forced us to understand that nothing lasts forever.
After the funeral, we were afraid they’d separate us and send us to an orphanage. But she didn’t leave. She stayed.
And she became even more present. She worked part-time at a restaurant, and the rest of the time she tried to lift us up: organizing walks, dancing with her dogs, blasting music.

We watched her from a distance, in silence. But she didn’t give up.

One day, I asked her where my ball was. It was a sunny morning after months of rain and sadness.
She found it immediately and handed it to me with a huge smile.
As I walked out, she said, “If you don’t want to play alone, I’ll join you.”
“Okay,” I shrugged.

She came down to the garden, not knowing how to kick a ball, laughing like a child, followed by her dogs.
We played, and then she invited us in for a snack.
Her snacks were always special. She didn’t have much, but she knew how to turn every table into a little event.
That day, I started to truly love her. And I wasn’t afraid to show it.

My sister noticed the change in me. A bit more cautiously, she began to trust too.
By the end of that year, our lives revolved around her, even if none of us said it out loud.
But she knew. And she gave us back all the love we needed, with a tenderness and sincerity that completely won us over.

When I finished school, I didn’t think I’d ever be able to go to college.
But she had saved money and secretly enrolled me. When I found out, I cried from joy.
My sister graduated as a nurse.

I knew I could never repay her. She wasn’t our mother. She could’ve left after Dad died. But she stayed. And she became the mother we never expected.

The years passed. I became a lawyer. I stayed close to my sister and to her.
When I turned thirty-three, she got sick.
I moved in to be with her. She knew she didn’t have much time left.
Despite everything, she still smiled. She made us promise we wouldn’t cry for her.
“I want laughter,” she said.

We buried her on a summer Monday. She didn’t want to be placed next to Dad: “That spot is for your mother,” she said.
She chose a quiet corner, under the trees.

We visit all three of them.
Red roses for Mom.
Jokes for Dad, who loved to laugh.
And candy for her — just like she asked.

Sometimes second chances don’t go well.
But every now and then, someone truly wonderful comes into our lives…
and never leaves our hearts.
Even when they’re gone.

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07/08/2025

I used to wonder why my mom was always the last one out of the house.
I thought for a while it was because she took the longest to get ready.
I figured she sometimes waited until the last minute.
I had the suspicion she didn’t want to go out in public without her hair done or lip liner on, even though I couldn’t imagine why a mom would care so much, really.
I only recently figured out the answer, having become a mom myself.
Because while the rest of us waited outside, all bundled up in the scarves and jackets and hats she had pulled from storage, or smothered in sunscreen she had smeared on our faces while we clutched the flip-flops and swimsuits she had doled out, and rolled our eyes about how long she was taking—
Mom was filling thermoses with hot chocolate,
and packing picnic lunches,
and making sure the bathroom light was off,
and refilling the dog’s water bowl,
and grabbing a spare change of clothes for us just in case,
and searching through the junk drawer for a coupon,
and taking a hot minute to use the bathroom by herself for a change,
and yes, maybe dabbing on a bit of lipstick.
And whenever she did finally appear, pulling on her jacket as she locked the front door, she was always met with an exasperated,
“Come OOOONNN, Mom!”
To which she would respond by shooting daggers from her eyes.
For the longest time, I didn’t get it. She had started at the same time we did!
Then I became a mom.
And it finally dawned on me that my mom wasn’t the last one out because she was lazy or disorganized or slow or overly concerned about her appearance . . .
It was because she took care of absolutely everyone and everything else before she took care of herself.
And that's just what moms do.

Credit: Shower Arguments with Emily Solberg

07/07/2025

me with my first born when I'm finally financially stable

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07/07/2025

They handed me a bundle, wrapped tight in soft cotton, and suddenly the room stilled.

I had done this once before—years ago, with your mama. I remember the curve of her tiny cheeks, the way her cry quieted when I sang. I thought my heart had stretched to its very limits then.

But then you arrived.

And the love doubled—quietly, deeply, without warning.

I see her in you—her laugh, her stubborn little eyebrows, the way your hands curl around my finger just like hers used to.

But there’s more. There’s something entirely new.

When I rock you, I feel time folding in on itself. As if all the years, the rushing, the worrying, the building… led me right here. To this moment. To this chair. To this tiny, sleeping miracle on my chest.

You call me by that name that only belongs to me. And when I hear it, I don’t feel old—I feel honored.

You’ve slowed me down. Softened me. You’ve reminded me that a day doesn’t have to be big to be important. Sometimes, the best days are the small ones: the ones with sticky hands and bedtime stories and giggles hiding under covers.

Your mama made me a parent.

But you—you made me something altogether more magical.

You made me a grandparent.

And to be a grandparent is to love twice—
Once for your child,
And once, with all the softness in the world,
For theirs.

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07/05/2025

I love this story so much ❤️🐾❤️

They are friends, and they love each other.

The black-neck dog ( Husky ) lives in a house down the road. Every day he escapes from his yard to go down the street to visit his little friend and play with him. But when the entrance was closed, he just came, give a tight hug to his friend, and left, but he never tried to cross that fence.

And we call them just animals…

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07/04/2025

Huge squid washed up on a New Zealand beach! As per Daniel, it was long around 4.2 meters 😳

📸 credit: [IG] Matthew & Daniel Aplin

07/02/2025

"We were standing, saying our goodbyes when I put my bag on my shoulder and suddenly felt a sensasion like I was being burnt by a hot poker and looked under my arm only to realise that I had been stung by a bee! I asked Mikey if he'd like something for lunch from Pick n Pay to which he said he'd like a doughnut. My things were rung up and just as I was about to pay I was suddenly overcome with a feeling of complete panic as my hands started throbbing, as did my heart, head and ears (my entire body for that matter) along with a feeling that I couldn't breathe and said to Mikey we had to go. I remember the cashiers looking at me very strangely as I walked away leaving my groceries behind. I immediately called my friend who didn't answer her phone and then my husband who I told I was having a very bad reaction to a bee sting and that I couldn't breathe and was panicking and didn't know what to do!!!
At this stage I could hardly breathe and had to sit down in the walk way. My son started to cry and pulled on my shirt saying come let's go mommy and I said to him I'm sorry boy I can't move. An elderly man saw me and asked what was wrong and I said I've been stung by a bee and I asked if he had an Epipen, he shook his head. I remember thinking to myself that I was way too far gone for any over the counter drugs to help me and that I was going to die, as nobody including myself knew what to do and that I didn't have a lot of time left! That was of course until another man came running towards me and knelt down next to me and asked what had happened and if he could help... I told him that I had been stung by a bee and that I needed to get to the hospital and then I became unconscious (this took all of about 4 minutes from the start of the anafalactic shock in Pick n Pay to the point where I became unconcious in the walk way at Cedar Square). This man was Obakeng Seutane. He dispersed the crowd that had gathered around me and put my hands behind my head to help open up my constricted wind pipe and then calmed my son down. He then told Mikey that he was going to take me to the hospital and got me up with the help of another man and carried/dragged me down the passage towards his car. Once there, I was put into a wheel chair and taken to emergency where I was administered adrenaline shot, after adrenaline shot, after adrenaline shot into my chest and various different antihistamines.
I am unable to recall anything at all from the time I fell unconcious at Cedar Square until I woke up in ICU that night and remember thinking to myself, Wowee, I am actually here! I am alive!!! I was privileged enough to meet with Obakeng today. He has given me my life, restored my faith in the youth of South Africa and in fact humanity as a whole and I can honestly say that he has made me see life in a completely different way! Thank you Obakeng, there are no words to describe my gratitude!!!"
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07/01/2025

To be a grandparent is to love twice—
once for your child, and once for theirs.

I used to rock your mama,
Now I rock you too—
And somehow in your laughter,
I feel young and brand new.

I’ve watched the years go quickly,
Like pages in the breeze,
But holding you here near me
Still brings me to my knees.

You call me by a special name,
One only I get to hear—
And every time you say it,
It’s music to my ear.

I don’t chase dreams the way I did,
I chase small feet instead,
And read the same book twenty times
Before we head to bed.

I’ve traded suits for story time,
Big plans for little hands—
And I wouldn’t change a single thing
That love now understands.

You think I’m the wise one,
With all the things I know,
But truth be told, it’s you, my dear,
Who’s helped my heart to grow.

So if you ever wonder
What joy looks like, it’s true—
It’s in the eyes that twinkle back
When I look down at you.

To be a grandparent is to love twice—
once for your child, and once for theirs.

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07/01/2025

I found them outside, in the cold. Just a simple cardboard box placed on the edge of the sidewalk, half-covered in melting snow. I was passing by by chance — or maybe it wasn’t chance at all. Maybe something pushed me to go out at that very moment. Whatever it was, I stopped in my tracks.
Inside, curled up on herself, was a mother dog. She was trembling — not just from the cold, but from fear, from confusion. Pressed against her belly were three tiny puppies, huddled like buds in the heart of winter. Their frail little bodies were trying to soak up the slightest trace of warmth, of life, of comfort. And she, despite the exhaustion, despite the hunger, protected them as best she could.
I lost my breath. It was the kind of scene that tightens your throat,
that brings tears to your eyes even if you try to hold them back. It was -2°C. The icy wind spared no one. And yet, this mother had chosen not to run, not to abandon them — even at the cost of her own body, which had become a shield.
I approached slowly. I didn’t reach out right away. I just looked at her, spoke softly. She lifted her head, just a little, enough to meet my gaze. It wasn’t a look of anger, or even of mistrust. It was a look of desperation — but also of hope. As if she were saying: “I have nothing left, but they… they still have their whole lives ahead of them. Help us.”
So I extended my jacket and picked up the box like a fragile treasure. I felt the pups whimper softly, the mother shifting slightly to avoid crushing them. In the car, I held them close, heater blasting. And the entire ride, she never took her eyes off me.
Today, they are warm. Fed, cared for, loved. The mother has regained her strength. She’s even starting to wag her tail. The puppies sleep curled up together on a big soft cushion. They don’t yet know they were abandoned, or how lucky they were. But what they do know is that they are safe — and that their mother never stopped loving them, even when the world seemed to forget they existed.
I don’t know who left them there. And maybe I don’t want to know. What I do know is that this box on the sidewalk contained far more than animals in distress. It held a lesson in courage, devotion, and unconditional love.

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07/01/2025

"You’re leaving this house. And I don’t want you to come back."

That was all he heard.

There was no argument.
No shouting.
Just a dry sentence… and a door closing.

His grandmother.
The same woman who had raised him since he was a child… was now throwing him out as if he were a stranger.

His grandfather, witnessing the scene, was stunned.
“What are you doing? Why are you throwing him out like that? He’s your grandson!”

But she didn’t say another word.
She just turned around and disappeared into the house.

He didn’t understand.
Neither did the neighbors.
No one understood.

The boy, aimless, started walking.
He was wearing the same clothes he had on when he went to the store that afternoon.

No money. No phone. No keys.

First, he went to a friend.
“Do you have a place to stay?” the friend asked.
“No… they kicked me out.”
“Damn… I’m sorry. But my parents don’t let anyone stay over.
And honestly… I can’t do anything for you.”

He kept walking.
Another friend saw him coming.
“Everything okay? Something happen?”
“I have no place to go. Can I stay with you for a few days?”
“And what are you going to do here? You don’t have money? You can’t pay for anything?”
“No… nothing.”
“Then I’m sorry. You can’t stay at my place.”
The boy lowered his head.
And left.

He looked for his girlfriend.
He hugged her and explained what had happened.
She was worried, went to talk to her parents… and came back with a muted voice.
“They say you can’t stay. And I… I can’t do anything either.
I’m sorry, love… but this just isn’t going to work. Not like this.”

And he was left alone.
Completely alone.
He sat on a sidewalk bench and looked at the sky.
He had given everything for people who now gave him nothing.

Hours passed.
And when he thought no one was going to come looking for him…

His grandfather appeared.
“Let’s go home,” he said.
He didn’t want to.
“For what? So you can throw me out again?”
“Please, trust me. Just come.”

He got in the car.
Total silence the whole way.
When they arrived, his grandmother ran out to hug him.

He stepped back.
Then the grandfather sat him down and spoke calmly:
“Your grandmother didn’t do it out of cruelty. She did it out of love.
She wanted you to see with your own eyes… who stands by you only when you have something to offer.

You thought you were surrounded by friends.
You believed you had a solid relationship.
But she saw things you didn’t want to see.
People who used you, who took advantage of you… who were there only when you gave, but not when you needed.”

“And she had to make you see the truth.”
The boy began to cry.

The grandmother came closer.
“It broke my heart to do it… but I love you too much to let you keep believing a lie.”
He hugged her.

Tightly. Like he did when he was a child.
And he understood something that can’t be taught with words.

Moral:
Sometimes, the person who loves you most is the one brave enough to shake you… to open your eyes.
Because when you have something, everyone comes around.
But when you have nothing, you discover who’s truly worth it.
Who loves you… not for what you give, but for who you are.
And that truth, even if it hurts, makes you stronger.

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06/28/2025

This past weekend, police officers were called to check on a theft.

When they arrived, they found out that a 14-year-old boy had his birthday gift stolen — a lawn mower. The officers learned that this young man uses the mower to cut grass for elderly people in his neighborhood, and he does it all for free. That touched their hearts, and they wanted to help him.

So, a group of officers from the west side pitched in money. Officer Seibert went to Lowe’s and bought a brand-new lawn mower and a gas can for the boy.

The photo of the moment was shared on Evansville Watch, and that’s how many people heard the story. The Evansville Police Department has many kind officers who don’t look for attention, but sometimes their good deeds are too special not to share.

Thank you, Officer Seibert and Officer Siegel, for showing us the kind of caring people we have protecting our community.

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