“I’m all about justice. If I see something that’s unfair, I feel like I need to make it right. “In high school, there was this girl who was autistic. Not a lot of people knew it. They just thought she was some weirdo. I was … Continue readingShe steps in when someone’s treated unfairly
“Sometimes on Facebook you get to be friends with people you’ve never met in person. Loving art, I met this lady from Tacoma, Washington, named Michelle Osborne. “She would post pictures showing the progression of her paintings. As I sat up late nights not being … Continue reading‘Kindness of strangers really does go a long way’
“Believe it or not, I never wanted to have children. Honestly, I felt like the world was a little too cruel, and I didn’t really want to subject him to that. But I also hadn’t met the person that I wanted to have a kid … Continue readingMom watches out for son in what can be ‘cruel world’
“I had just turned 16 and was living in Puerto Rico when my sister sent for me. She needed my help to take care of her baby boy. “New York was such a big culture change for me. I was crying day and night. I … Continue readingKindness of stranger helps save the day
“I was an overweight kid, and I was picked on a lot. I wasn’t a very happy child. So somewhere growing up I made a conscious decision to be happy and to speak up when I see anyone else experience pain from bullying or taunting. … Continue readingShe teaches her boys kindness and compassion