25 Stories Make You Smile

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Make You SmileMake You Smile Today, my son turned 7 and I turned 23. Yes, I had him on the day I turned 16. Thechoices I made when I was a teenager were foolish, and sometimes I get worriedIm bringing my son up wrong. But today I took him to the park to celebrate our

birthdays. He played for hours with a girl who has burn scars that cover most of herface. When my son took a break to eat, he pointed to her and said, Shes so pretty

and cool! Which left me thinking, I must be doing something right as a mom.


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Today at 1AM, my grandma,who is suffering from

Alzheimers, got up, got intomy dads car and drove off.

We contacted the police. Butbefore the police could findher, two college kids pulledinto our driveway with mygrandma. One was driving

my dads car and the otherwas following in their car.They said they overheard

her crying about being lostat an empty gas station 10

miles away. My grandmacouldnt remember ouraddress, but gave the kidsher first and last name.

They looked her up online,

found our address, anddrove her home.


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Today, my 8-year-old son hugged me and said, You are the best mom inthe whole entire world! I smiled and sarcastically replied, How do youknow that? You havent met every mom in the whole entire world. My

son squeezed me tighter and said, Yes I have. You are my world.


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Today, my dad turned 91. He barely has enough strength tospeak. But every time my mom (shes 84) walks into the

room to check on him, he says, Hello beautiful.


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Today, when I went to pick-up my daughter from pre-school, she was sittingon the ground in the corner of the after-care area with 3 blind students. All

of them had smiles on their faces. The after-care instructor told me mydaughter has been spending time with these 3 students every afternoonthis week, answering questions and explaining to them in vivid detail

what different objects, people and animals look like.


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Today, when she woke up from a six month coma, she kissed meand said, Thank you for being here, and telling me those beautiful

stories, and never giving up on meand yes, I will marry you.


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Today, I found an old hand written note my mom wrote when shewas a senior in high school. On it is a list of qualities she hoped she

would someday find in a boyfriend. The list is basically an exactdescription of my dad, who she didnt meet until she was 27.


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Today is my 18th birthday. Just over 18 years ago a woman was facedwith the harsh fact that she had already had 4 miscarriages and 1

stillbirth. As she was pregnant for the 5th time, doctors informed herthat her pregnancy was risky. They said there was a good chance eitherthe baby or her wouldnt make it. She chose to give the baby a chanceanyway. My mom and I both made it and are still healthy to this day.


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Today, my grandpa keeps and old, candid photo on his nightstand of mygrandma and him, laughing together at some party in the 1960s.My grandma passed away from cancer in 1999 when I was 7. This eveningwhen I was at his house, my grandpa caught me staring at the photo.

He walked up, hugged me from behind and said, Remember, just because

something doesnt last forever,doesnt mean it wasnt worth your while.


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Today, a week after I donated three bags of clothes to a local homelessshelter, I saw a homeless woman sitting on a park bench wearing a tye-dye shirt I made when I was a teenager. I walked by her and said, Ilove your shirt! She smiled and said, Thank you! I really do too!


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Today, I sat down with my two daughters, ages 4 and 6, to explain to them that wehave to move out of our 4 bedroom house and into a 2 bedroom apartment for awhile

until I can find another job that pays well. My daughters looked at each other for amoment and then my youngest daughter turned to me and asked, Are we all movinginto the apartment together? Yes, I replied. Oh, so no big deal then, she said.


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Today is the 14th day in a row that my nursing home patients grandsonhas come to visit her. Two weeks ago I told him that the only time I see his

grandmother smile all week is when he visits her on Sunday mornings.


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Today, a man came in to apply at my restaurant. He seemed charismatic, kind,knowledgeable, and friendly. Later, when I went to call him to extend a job offer,I noticed he had written ask for me under his number. The number belongs to

a homeless shelter. But Im gonna take a risk and hire him anyways.


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Today, I found out that my mom and dad have been working secondjobs at night so they can continue to financially assist my twin sisterand I who are both sophomores in college. My dad said, You two willbe the first in our familys history to receive college diplomas. Two

jobs is nothing! Id work three if I had to see you two graduate.

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Today, my 12-year-old son, Sean, and I stopped by the nursing hometogether for the first time in several months. Usually I come alone to seemy mother whos suffering from Alzheimers. When we walked into thelobby, the nurse said, Hi, Sean! and then buzzed us in. How does sheknow your name? I asked. Oh, I swing by here on my walk home from

school all the time to say hi to Grandma, Sean said. I had no idea.

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Today, my mom has been blind for 15 years. She lost her visionin the same car accident that took my dads life. I am 18 years

old now. She has raised me as a single mom since I was 3,without her vision. And yes, she did a heck of a job!

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Today, I met the prettiest woman on a plane. Assuming I wouldnt see her again afterwe made our connections, I told her how pretty I thought she was. She gave me themost sincere smile and said, Nobody has said that to me in 10 years. It turns outwere both in our mid-30s, never married, no kids, and we live about 5 miles away

from each other. We have a date set for next Saturday after we return home.

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Today, my mom received the surgery she needed to remove a malignanttumor. My family has been struggling without medical insurance since mydad lost his job last year. My sister and I have been openly discussing my

moms medical dilemma on Facebook. Last week, a friend of a friend,whos a veteran cancer treatment surgeon & owns his own practice, sawour comments on Facebook and volunteered to help my mother for free.

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Today, Im a mother of 2 and a grandmother of 4. At 17 I got pregnant withtwins. When my boyfriend and friends found out I wasnt going to abort them,they turned a cold shoulder to me. But I pressed forward, worked full-timewhile attending school, graduated high school and college, and met a guy in

one of my classeswho has loved my children like his own for the last 50 years.

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Today, as I was sleeping, I woke up to my daughter calling my name. I wassleeping in a sofa chair in her hospital room. I opened my eyes to her

beautiful smile. My daughter has been in a coma for 98 days.

Today on our 10th wedding anniversary she handed me a suicide note she wrote


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Today, on our 10th wedding anniversary, she handed me a suicide note she wrotewhen she was 22. It was dated the exact day we met each other. And she said,

For all these years I didnt want you to know how foolish and unstable I was backwhen we met. But even though you didnt know, you saved me. Thank you.

Today at 8AM this morning after four months of lifelessness in her hospital


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Today, at 8AM this morning, after four months of lifelessness in her hospitalbed, we took my mom off life support. And her heart continued beating onits own. And she continued breathing on her own. Then this evening, when

I squeezed her hand three times, she squeezed back three times.

Today the homeless man who used to sleep near my condo showed up at


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Today, the homeless man who used to sleep near my condo showed up atmy door, wearing the business suit I gave him nearly 10 years ago.

He said, I have a home, a job, and a family now. 10 years ago I wore thisbusiness suit to all my job interviews. Thank you.

Today when I opened my store at 5AM there was an envelope sitting


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Today, when I opened my store at 5AM there was an envelope sittingon the floor by the door. In the envelope was $600 and a note thatsaid, Five years ago, I broke into your store at night and stole $300

worth of food. Im sorry. I was desperate. Heres the money with

100% interest. Interestingly, I never reported the incident to thecops because I assumed that whoever stole the food really needed it.

Today as I pulled into my apartment complex I noticed my neighbor


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Today, as I pulled into my apartment complex I noticed my neighbor,whos about 8 months pregnant, struggling with her groceries. I stopped

and helped her bring them up the stairs into her apartment. Thisevening, when I got home from the gym I found a freshly baked applepie sealed in Tupperware sitting on my doorstep with a note that said,

I used the ingredients you helped me carry to bake this. Enjoy!

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