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viral instagram pre-k graduation speech

One preschooler’s wild graduation dream is sparking joy for millions

"Dream big, baby girl. In other news, might be time to turn off the @wickedmovie at home."

Updated Jul. 03, 2025
viral tiktok chatgpt for parents

Moms are calling this AI tool a ‘lifesaver’ for the mental load they carry every day

“My life has gotten 10 times easier and, for the first time in a long time, I feel like I have space to breathe.”

Updated Jul. 03, 2025
Dad talking about 90s parenting tips

Boredom wasn’t a crisis in the ‘90s—this dad’s joke is making moms nostalgic

“Trying to help mom look for a size 14 dress… that was the closest I came to a scavenger hunt,” he jokes.

Updated Jul. 02, 2025
viral tiktok mom talking about summer with a newborn

Summer with a newborn isn’t all sunshine—moms are quietly struggling with this unexpected shift

“I know that it's just a season. I know that next summer is gonna look different. I'm gonna have a one-year-old running around that will be able to do a lot more.”

Updated Jul. 01, 2025
Reddit positive affirmations

Parent finds a secret box in their teen’s room—what was inside changed how they show love

“I realized how important those tangible affirmations are to him. So I’ve made it a point over the last 15+ years to write things down in addition to telling him.”

Updated Jun. 28, 2025
dad talking about paternal postpartum mental health

Dad took stroller walks to cope—what happened next sparked a movement for struggling fathers

“To not just be a better father—be a better husband, somebody better in the community.”

Updated Jun. 28, 2025
viral tiktok teaches kids self love

The gentle parenting trick one mom used to teach self love

“Whenever me or my siblings would ever say anything negative about ourselves...my mom would look at us and be like, ‘Don’t speak about my daughter like that.'”

Updated Jun. 27, 2025
instagram reel - a mom riding a bike with her twins

Mom bikes with her kids—but what her son does mid-ride leaves her speechless

"The core memory I didn't know I needed 🤣😩😆"

Updated Jun. 28, 2025
Viral tikTok mom

Think your kids say “Mom” a lot? This mom counted every single one—and went viral

A jaw-dropping 234 times—and that was just between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Updated Jun. 25, 2025
fatherhood mental load

One dad opened up about the fatherhood mental load—and the internet had a lot to say

“There’s also an expectation among men that we handle our own stuff and we handle our own problems.”

Updated Jun. 24, 2025
mom teaching about social skills

This mom’s ruler trick at a party just taught a social lesson everyone needs

In the clip, Kenny coaches her daughter through a pretend play scenario: how to introduce friends who don’t know each other yet.

Updated Jun. 17, 2025
Viral TikTok mom cuts hair for daughter

Mom’s haircut moment turns preschool disaster into pure love

“My husband and I did everything we could to celebrate her new 'do... and continued to tell her how special she was, no matter the length of her hair and that being different is cool.”

Updated Jun. 13, 2025
Viral TikTok toddler/great dane slumber party

A toddler tucked in his two Great Danes for a slumber party—and the internet can’t handle the cuteness

“The cutest little slumber party with his 2 besties🥹 🐶.”

Updated Jun. 13, 2025
Motherhood - 88-year-old denied graduates for being pregant finally graduates 65 years later

88-year-old mom finally graduates after being denied her diploma while pregnant

“I hadn’t realized that I had this big hole in my life, and that’s what it was—a diploma.”

Updated Jun. 13, 2025
12 year old ramir parker saves his famly from house fire

12-year-old saves toddler brothers and grandma from house fire—firefighters call him a hero

Fire crews wouldn’t arrive for several more minutes, but Ramir didn’t wait. He knew exactly what needed to be done.

Updated Jun. 11, 2025
Grandma baby shower

Are grandma baby showers a sweet new tradition—or just too much?

“...when the grandmother’s shower rivals the shower for the actual parents, that’s where it crosses a line.”

Updated Jun. 06, 2025
Viral TikTok mom with stroller

Mom of older kids refuses to be ‘stroller shamed’ at theme parks

“Since when is vacation a competition to see how bada-- you can be?”

Updated Jun. 06, 2025
Viral TikTok type c mom

Type C moms are taking over TikTok—and they’re finally feeling seen

It’s raw. It’s funny. It’s painfully accurate. And it’s giving thousands of moms a moment of deeply-needed validation.

Updated Jun. 05, 2025
Scottie Scheffler

Golf champ Scottie Scheffler gets handed his baby—and a blowout warning on live TV

“He has poop all over his back, so be prepared.”

Updated Jun. 05, 2025
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