Allison and Ben Hornsby’s love story is one for the ages. Despite their 26-year age gap, the couple has been together for over two decades and built a beautiful family. However, their relationship is often mistaken for a father-daughter dynamic, and they have faced cruel comments and abuse from strangers.
Our height can influence our emotional state of mind, according to studies. As it turns out, people who were made to feel shorter experienced more vulnerability and a greater sense of paranoia. Our featured heroine has probably never felt such paranoia in her life, as her height is really outstanding, but she has had a lot of other obstacles to overcome on her way to happiness. We’d love for you to read the fascinating story of Erika Ervin and find out how she lives with a physical feature that makes her stand out from the crowd.
For centuries, it was a tradition that getting married would make your life complete. However, it turns out that everyone is different, and we all need different things to feel happy. Charlize Theron perfectly displays this idea and supports all women in staying strong and independent.
Sometimes people think of celebrities as whimsical people because they’re rich and successful. After all, it’s true they have been very lucky. But it’s also true that behind all those privileges they can enjoy today there are many stories of growth, discipline, and perseverance. The artists we’ll introduce you to today had quite complicated childhoods. Some of them were immersed in poverty, misunderstanding, or loneliness, but they managed to overcome all this adversity and succeed.
It’s said that it’s important to be in the right place at the right time but the women we’re showcasing today couldn’t use this piece of advice. All of these women, with their progressive views, were very much ahead of the time they were born in.
Narcissism is a phenomenon where a person with low self-esteem is afraid to lose authority in other people’s eyes and they start manipulating their friends, colleagues, and family to look better than they really are. These people are not afraid of doing anything to achieve their big career goals, they are abusive in personal relationships, and they harm their loved ones.
Let’s face it, no one knows every little detail when getting hired for a new job. There isn’t a global rule book that tells you what to do and what to avoid doing. These are things that come with experience and after making quite a few mistakes first. Yes, you know the basics like being civil and polite, but you still need to learn what to say when your boss asks you something tricky.
We all know that the members of royal families have to follow certain rules, including their choice of clothes. However, if a duchess or a princess wants to make a certain statement to the public she can do it discreetly with the help of her outfit. In this article, we want to explain these secret messages in more detail.
Millions of babies in our world grow up without parents and many adults can’t or don’t want to give birth to kids. Sometimes they meet and make a family. However, things are totally different in real life than they are in dreams because adoptive parents and their children often have many issues. For instance, a person from the kid’s past life might suddenly show up out of blue, the kid themselves can go downhill, or the parents can’t figure out how to love the kid no matter how hard they try. The good thing is that occasionally these stories end up with happy endings.
There are movies (actually, many movies) that leave practically no impression on us. You easily forget the story, the title, and everything else. But it’s likely that everyone has seen a film that made them feel a burst of different emotions, and these are the ones that are impossible to forget.
Raise your hand if you’re satisfied with yourself when looking in the mirror. If you didn’t raise your hand, don’t worry. In fact, over one-third of people usually feel down or low about themselves. The good news is that we have the power to choose some aspects of our lives that will bring us more happiness, health, and self-love. It doesn’t matter if we have to start exercising, leave an abusive relationship, or quit bad habits.
Despite wide criticism from viewers and a small budget, the Twilight franchise managed to become one of the coolest Hollywood projects. It was so great that filmmakers continue trying to repeat the so-called “Twilight effect,” but very few of them have managed to do it.
Millions of kids around the world grow up without one or both parents. Some people make the decision to foster a baby or a teenager, or to adopt them. It’s not always easy, but many foster parents are happy to give others a chance to have a good life.
After Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler checked into rehab, he saw for himself how 90% of the women there were victims of abuse, battling to carry on with their lives. Dealing with years of trauma is hard and his time at the facility inspired him to launch Janie’s Fund, to give abused women and children a second chance at life.
Even though grandparents mean well, when they say things like “If your sister can do it, why can’t you?” this can actually be damaging to kids. They may think that by saying this, they are encouraging their grandchildren, but the truth is, their words can have the opposite effect. Grandparents should be aware that their words can bear more weight and cut deeper than they mean them to.
Fairy tales paint a rose-tinted version of what love is, which is why it is up to us to teach our kids about the realities of love. For one, children should know that love does not always involve knights in shining armor and happily ever afters. Similarly, they shouldn’t be told that rude people who tease them have a crush on them.
According to different surveys, these are the events people think are the most transformative of all: marriage (58%), divorce (49%), becoming a grandparent (40%) or retiring (38%), and becoming a parent (76%). This is probably why an honest post from an experienced nanny on social media became so popular.
Kindness, compassion, and sincerity are the qualities people have always valued and will continue to hold in high esteem. Unfortunately, there are those who have different moral standards. And it’s pretty hard to defend oneself from their abuse and mockery. But as they say, “Bad luck often brings good luck.” Even the worst situation possible, can lead you to the happiest moments of your life.
If you think celebrities are born with fame and money, think again. Many of today’s celebs we know and love had to endure years and years of poverty and hardship before becoming the world’s sweethearts. Their stories inspire us and make us believe that dreams can indeed come true with a little perseverance and hard work.
It’s hard to become successful. And it seems that some people are dealt an especially bad hand in childhood, only to end up in a really good situation later in life. Each successful person’s life is unique and different from everyone else’s, but there’s one thing they all have in common: their unwavering faith in themselves and their dreams.
