Divorced dad takes fatherhood very seriously
“I’m divorced. My ex-wife and I share our daughter evenly. And I thank God for my profession. As an ICU nurse working the night shift, I’m able to set up my schedule so I can spend...
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Spiderman and daughter take positivity to the streets
“I bought a costume and put it on under my regular clothes. I wanted to do a secret reveal for my daughter, who was 5 at the time. The idea was to trick her into believing...
Dad finding balance between career and parenting
While keeping an eye on his adventurous 2-year-old daughter as she climbed the playground equipment, this young dad reflected on his career and family life. “I work as a nurse in the ICU. Since we have...
Daughter ‘greatest thing that’s ever happened to me’
“I’m 82, going on 83. And I don’t have any intentions of learning how to operate or even turn on a computer. I don’t want nothing to do except fish, be around my daughter, my grandkids...
‘Wow, this is what it’s like to live, not just survive’
“Our doctor very lovingly told us, ‘You’re on the verge of a major health crisis. If you don’t change something, you’re headed for disaster.’ I’m so thankful that we found someone who was so blunt. “She...
Mom seeks answers to daughter’s health issues
“I was a teenage mom. A few years before she was born, I had three seizures. Two of them were on the same day and another was a couple months later. They put me on seizure...
She’s not keeping silent about domestic violence
“I looked at the statistics for the year that Melissa passed. In North Carolina, 131 women were victims of domestic violence-related homicides. That same year in Texas, there were 136 domestic violence-related homicides. You don’t realize...
Mother continues to seek justice for her daughter
“Melissa’s boyfriend was never charged. The thing that really upset me was the way we were treated by the detective who was investigating it. He told us her boyfriend said he was taking care of her....
Domestic violence leads to daughter’s death
“On Oct. 3, 2008, a Friday afternoon, I received a phone call from my daughter’s boyfriend. They had been together maybe two years, living in North Carolina, and he had never called me before. He said...
When she’s in trouble, it’s son-in-law to the rescue
Why do you have those keys pinned to your top? “To make sure I can get back in the house.” “I was working one day when she locked herself out. So she had to call my...
