Crazy Vibes

My son's been living in my basement since his divorce. Thirty-two years old, sleeping on a pullout couch, avoiding eye contact at dinner. For six months I watched him shrink into himself, this man I raised to be confident becoming someone I barely recognized. Then last month he…

I was in line at the pharmacy. The woman in front of me was elderly, leaning on a cane. The pharmacist rang up her meds. "That will be $185," he said. She froze. She opened her purse and counted. "I… I only have $40. Can I just take the heart pills and leave the pain…

My daughter painted this Santa last Tuesday and then asked if we could throw it away before anyone saw it. She’s twelve, and the art teacher told her in front of the entire class that her style was “too childish for middle school” and maybe she should focus on subjects she’s…

Tonight my son turned 12 and so we went to Waffle House( his choice) as we went in I mentioned to the waiter, Philip that it was my son’s 12th birthday mainly to embarrass him! While we waited for our food, Philip presented Nathan with 12 one dollar bills from his tips! To put…

I was in the store yesterday behind a mom who had a toy jeep in her cart for her child. She was on the phone waiting for someone to send her the money to pay for it, but the line was long & she was getting frustrated. She eventually stepped aside & asked the cashier if they could…

Today I was asked if I am any good with phones by an elderly man as he was trying to open a picture message that his granddaughter had sent. After putting Sienna in her pram, I took a look at his phone which was a really old Nokia. As he didn’t have a smart phone I told him that…

Imagine carrying anxiety, depression, and exhaustion… and still being the safe place for your child, and for everyone who leans on you. Pouring into a little human while your own cup has been empty longer than you can remember. Holding space for others while barely holding…

I want to brag on this young man named Hayden working at McDonald’s at exit 8 on 25E near i81. I stopped in there for a quick bite to eat on my way home. I ordered and used my card. My card would not work for nothing. My total was 8 bucks. Before I realized it the cashier Hayden…

My husband of 32 years just sent me this photo from his workshop, three tiny crochet dresses hanging on those little plastic hangers, and I'm sitting here in the Walmart parking lot crying into my steering wheel like a crazy person. For months, I watched him sneak yarn into the…

My best friend almost quit on herself. Life kept stacking losses and she started believing the setbacks were permanent. I didn’t give advice..I gave consistency. I showed up. I listened. I reminded her who she was on days she forgot. Now she’s thriving, and every win she…

My daughter swears it never happened. Please tell me I’m not the only one who remembers TV Guide as a physical booklet you read to find show times.

I used to pay $1 in cash and use my stamps to get a pan of fried fish and fries and walk back down Ohio to my kids. It came with a few cans of soda too. I was able to buy hunts brothers pizzas for them that way also for movie nights. We didnt have cable but we watched a few…

On Dec 18, 2026 we found this quiet soul sitting alone, pacing the same small circle over and over. We named him Milo. When Milo first came to us, we hoped it was stress. Something temporary. Something that time could fix. Basic exams. Blood tests. Neurological checks.…

Last summer, my daughter suddenly stopped wearing any color. Everything she owned turned gray or black. Even her once-wild auburn hair was pulled back so tightly every day, I got a headache just looking at her. It was strange. She used to love being in my studio, crawling under…

Sadly, at some point yesterday... our daughter's old mare cut he rear fetlock pretty bad on some ice somewhere in the pasture. I actually think the snow/cold did her a huge favor and kept it cold and any swelling down. She is an absolutely saint to doctor on so that's a God…

Two hundred people were seated and waiting. Engines were ready. Schedules were tight. And yet the captain of the plane was nowhere near the cockpit. He was on his knees in the terminal. Captain Grant had been flying commercial aircraft for over twenty years. He had seen angry…

Sitting at a cafe, a young woman approaches me and very politely asks if I could purchase her something to drink. I didn’t even hesitate, “sure, order what you’d like I’ll pay for it.” She gets her drink, I go back to reading. Next thing you know I hear her complaining about the…

I am a cop. I clocked a car doing 85 in a 55. I pulled him over. The driver was a young kid, maybe 20. He was shaking. He had a tie on, but it was crooked. "I'm sorry, officer," he said. "I'm late for an interview. My alarm broke. If I miss this, I lose my apartment." I looked at…

My son learned to sew because he wanted to fix his own ripped jeans. Sounds simple, but for a kid with severe anxiety who couldn’t even order food at a restaurant without shaking, learning something new was monumental. He watched YouTube videos in his room for weeks before he…

Anonymous: A dude at my wife's job gave her a Pandora bracelet and some perfume. I googled the perfume and no man is going to spend $250 on perfume that he isn't intending to give to someone special. I threw it away and made her tell me the truth. She said he was a nice coworker…

It was snowing. I was walking home from work. I saw a dog tied to a lamppost. No owner in sight. He was shivering, covered in snow. I waited 20 minutes. No one came. I untied him. "Come on, buddy." I took him to my small apartment. I dried him off. I fed him my leftover steak. He…