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If you have children, you already realize that they can sometimes surprise you. Those surprises are sometimes a good thing and at other times, not so good but one thing is consistent, they keep you on your toes. That was the case with this young child, who decided he was going to prove his point and he did it in the funniest way possible. Now, any parent will (or at least, should) admit they are wrong sometimes, even though it is painful to do so. This mom was wrong and she ended up paying the price in front of many...

A man’s mother has passed away, so he comes to his hometown to pay his respects to her. He is shocked when he finds a tombstone bearing his name and a child’s photo near her grave. Martin had not visited his hometown since he’d moved to Europe to establish a career as an acrobat. His mother had been old and fragile, and she didn’t work, so Martin used to send her a monthly allowance to cover her utility bills and other things. But one day, he checked the joint account they shared and noticed the money was lying there untouched....

There once was a farmer who had some puppies he needed to sell, so he painted a sign advertising his 4 pups and staked it near the edge of his yard. As we went to nail the sign to the last post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the beaming eyes of a little boy wearing a big smile. “Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.” “Well,” said the farmer, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.” The boy hung his head for a moment....

A man applied for a job as a janitor at a large corporation and was invited for a job interview. The HR manager offered him the job and asked, “Can you please give me your email address so l can send you all the documents?” The man answered,” I don’t have an email address or a computer for that matter.” The HR manager was shocked. “Then I’m sorry. Without an email address, you won’t exist in our system and I can’t give you the job. Goodbye.” The disgruntled man left shaking his head. He looked in his wallet and found...

An elderly couple reenacted their wedding day on their 75th anniversary despite knowing very well it may be their last. True love exists and can last a lifetime. A proud granddaughter named Chelsea Dyck shared how her grandparents decided to plan something sweet for their 75th wedding anniversary, acknowledging it may be their last to celebrate together. Their love is so strong and so timeless, that even the most romantic Hollywood stories would be jealous. Their Lasting Love Story When her grandmother was 14 and her grandfather Jerry was 15, they met at a church dedication, which seemed fit because...

After finding out her son had not invited her to his wedding because he was ashamed of his humble beginnings, Mary was heartbroken. However, when none of his guests attend the wedding, he learns a valuable lesson. Mary was a 50-year-old single mother of two. After losing her husband to a terminal illness, Mary had to find a way to fend for her children. Her husband was the breadwinner in their home, and since Mary had never gone to school, so she struggled to find work. Mary found minimum-wage jobs as a dishwasher, laundry woman, and cleaner to help her...

Little Johnny, instead of an apple, would daily bring his new teacher a pretzel from his uncle’s bakery. She always thanked Little Johnny but one day she said, “These pretzels are very good but do you think your uncle could make them with no salt?” Every day afterwards the pretzel was salt-free. After a while, the teacher felt she was making too much extra work for Little Johnny’s uncle to make them without salt, especially for her. “Little Johnny, I hope your uncle is not going to have a great time preparing the pretzel without salt?” “Oh no,” replied Little...

Jonathan Winters was the type of comedian who always surprised his audiences with his statements. They were sometimes what was least expected. His appearance on Johnny Carson was a series of skits in which he played different characters. For each of these, he switched hats to make the characters come to life. He was a farmer who forgot where his farm was located because he got stuck by lightning through an airplane window. Winters claimed that he only spent an hour in college. That didn’t matter to him, though because he graduated from mining school at the age of 50....

A man was walking along a California beach and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and out popped a genie. The genie said, “Well. You released me from the lamp, blah blah blah. This is the fourth time this month and I’m getting a little sick of these wishes so you can forget about three. You only get one wish!” The man sat and thought about it for a while and said, “I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii but I’m scared to fly and I get very seasick. Could you build me a...

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young,...