“For a long time, my child, my 2 cats, and I had been living in different rented apartments. I managed to save a little money for our own place.”

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“And then I was lucky enough to buy this little house for very little money. It’s old and needs a lot of work but we can already live there.”

“Wife opened the back door and immediately gasped and shut it. The little guy was stashed there by its mommy for about 10 hours before she came back and got him.”

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“7 months ago, I ditched my designer career, moved back home, and now live a simple life. I’m 27, I have no debt, I drive a car, I live with my iMac and a cat, Copot, and I sell organic veggies for a living. Less is more. I’m happy with my current life.”

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"During middle school, Sophia’s stepdad used to leave her a note on her door each day to inspire her. Well, she kept those notes and it’s been 6 years since then. She gave him those notes back as a gift."

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“After over a year of training, my 43-year-old Amazon has finally stepped up to my arm for the first time!!!”

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"A 100-year-old flower bush and the woman who planted it"

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“Fed 2 ducks yesterday on the porch and woke up to this today...”

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“We saw this green cat in Bulgaria. We thought someone tortured her. We followed her and it turned out that she’d slept on a barrel covered in paint.”

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“She licked herself until she became totally green. She’s been washed and got a new sleeping place, so she’s back to her regular color now.”

“Helping an exhausted hummingbird — the little guy spent the night trapped in my garage, and in the morning, it couldn’t fly so it just sat on the floor.”

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“I gave him drops of sugar water for a while, then I went into the house for a minute. When I came back out, he’d flown away. Made me feel good.”

"This tree grew inside an old silo and finally made it to the top!"

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“We went on vacation and left the window open. When we came back, we saw this surprise. We had to get rid of this hornet nest. Nobody got hurt.”

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“My wife has been secretly collecting pictures of me sleeping for months. Today, for Father’s Day, I’ve been gifted the collection.”

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“I found this old photograph today of my father and me when I was 3. His smile at whatever I was babbling about makes me so happy! My parents wanted children for so long and couldn’t have any. They finally adopted me when they were in their forties.”

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“I found this balloon in my yard. Almost cried after reading it. I’m sure your dad is proud of you.”

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“My stepdad was a regular man. He made hats and worked in a taxi but then he found paint and started making works of art.”

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“Every year, this mama duck brings her babies to my house and I help her take care of them. This morning I opened my door to 13 new peeping fluff balls!”

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Bonus: “6 months ago, I was 100 lb overweight and was close to doing something undoable. Since then, I lost the weight and the most perfect woman I’ve ever met told me she loved me today.”

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“I give you the first picture I have of me smiling. You are loved, it gets better.”