Category: Cranky Old Lady

I was down with the flu—102°F fever, chills, body aches, coughing nonstop—and trying to care for our 6-month-old on zero energy. My husband Drew? Completely useless. The night I begged him to hold the baby so I could lie down, he looked at me and said, “I can’t. Your cough is keeping me up. I […]

The next day, I woke up feeling a mixture of disbelief and a twinge of frustration. I had tried so hard to be patient with Margaret, to be the kind of daughter-in-law who smiles and nods, who lets things slide because “family is family.” But I couldn’t ignore the overwhelming feeling of being sidelined. This […]

While it appears as though she was consistently at the center of attention, we have gathered a few intriguing pictures that give a more close look into her life. The accompanying pictures depict an exceptionally extraordinary side of Diana before her life reached a conclusion In 1994, Princess Diana, hit the slants in Austria with […]

Dear God, I’m an 85-year-old widow living on a small pension. Someone stole my purse with $120, all I had until my next check. Next Sunday is Christmas, and I invited my friends for dinner. Without that money, I can’t buy food. You’re my only hope. Please help me. Sincerely, Martha.” Moved by the letter, […]

Six months ago, I was decorating a nursery and trying to decide between cloth or disposable diapers. I didn’t know my whole life was about to flip upside down—twice. It started with a dull ache in my thigh. I thought it was pregnancy-related, maybe a pinched nerve or sciatica. But it got worse. After my […]

Someone who dedicates their life to instructing, advising, and mentoring the next generation is a rare breed. There are numerous instances of instructors going above and beyond to support their pupils. For instance, Jonathan Oliver, a physical education teacher at Valdosta, Georgia’s WG Nunn Elementary School, was recently recognized for a selfless act he carried […]

Since they got together in 1994, in every picture we’ve seen of them together it’s clear how much they love each other, and how much they raise each other up. And they’ve continued that run with Pierce’s adorable birthday message for Keely, which he posted on Instagram yesterday (September 26). “Sixty roses for my brown […]

All shelter dogs dream of finding a home of their own, but some dogs get passed over time and time again, and begin to lose hope that they’ll ever get adopted. That’s what one heartbreaking viral photo showed, as a 3-year-old shelter dog looks devastated after not getting adopted again. But despite everything, there is […]

We were supposed to be celebrating their 40th anniversary. Matching red shirts, dinner in the oven, a cake from that overpriced bakery my mom always says is “too much but worth it.” I snapped this photo just before we sat down. But I noticed something no one else did. The way my mom’s fingers kept […]

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗘… For nearly half an hour, Jack had been watching through the window of his car as two small, thin, fragile figures wandered around the garbage dump, picking things up […]