AmericanStories
A Birthday Gift Gone Wrong
My husband gave me a shower gel for my birthday. I didn’t show it to him, but I got really offended, because we had no money problems….

We Sent Money to Our Son for College Tuition – One Day, We Discovered He Wasn’t Even Enrolled and Lived in an Old Trailer
As parents, we’d always believed in our son. He was the perfect child—brilliant, and destined for greatness. So when we sent him off to college with thousands…

‘I’m Divorcing You’: The Shocking Kinder Surprise I Got After Telling My Husband I Was Pregnant
For years, I dreamed of that moment—a positive pregnancy test in my hands. I couldn’t wait to tell Clay, imagining his joy. But instead of celebrating, I…

An Elderly Teacher Paid for a Freezing Boy’s Meal — The Boy Repaid Him Seven Years Later
Kindness often has a way of circling back, even when it’s least expected. For one elderly teacher, a simple decision to help a struggling boy on a…

I Can Never Forgive My Husband After Discovering His True Face
My husband has been raising my 14 y.o. daughter as his own for 10 years. It was the day of his 40th birthday, and we were supposed…

During her husband’s funeral, the wife comes face to face with a woman cradling his child
Nancy’s life is turned upside down at her husband’s funeral when she encounters an older woman holding a baby. The woman claims the child she is carrying…

An elderly woman smiles upon recognizing the signature on a letter accompanying a large donation to the old nursing home
“What goes around comes around,” old Eleanor kept repeating. However, Nurse Claire worried about the elderly lady’s future. After giving her son access to all of her…

A boy visits his twin brother’s grave but doesn’t come back home even by 11 p.m.
It was a parent’s worst nightmare come true when the Wesenbergs lost their little son Ted one Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, it happened in a place that was…

An elderly woman smiles upon recognizing the signature on a letter accompanying a large donation to the old nursing home
“What goes around comes around,” old Eleanor kept repeating. However, Nurse Claire worried about the elderly lady’s future. After giving her son access to all of her…

My sister broke my son’s guitar because her son couldn’t play it – I made sure she understood the consequences
When my sister Laura shattered my son Ethan’s prized guitar — the one he’d spent two years saving for — I knew I couldn’t let it slide….