Rare Simple

I have experience many different types of frustrations and fears in my life, but one of the ones that tend to get me more than any other is getting pulled over by the cops.

You know, you’re driving on the road and everything sees to be okay. The radio is on and sun i shining and suddenly, you see the blue lights in our mirror and we know that our day is about to get much worse…

When this police pulled over the woman over for having a busted brake light, he could easily have issued her a ticket. Read the full story here ▶

This dad shared about his ‘brutal experience’ involving his infant at home. While washing some clothes in the laundry room, dad took a close look at the laundry machine, which was already running – and saw something horrifying that left him breathless. His baby’s smiling face was starring right back at him from inside the washing machine.

Dad was horrified and feared for his baby’s life! The social media post accumulated more than 3,400 upvotes and counting. There were also dozens of comments shared by people from across the globe.

Fortunately, the baby was not really in the washer. Instead, mom had put a t-shirt into the machine that had the baby’s face printed on the front of it. Dad was able to breathe a sigh of relief when he realized it was not really his baby in the washer, but it took him some time before his pounding heart relaxed and returned to normal.

Dad decided to snap a picture of the washing machine to show people on Imgur how he was not as crazy as they might think. The baby really does appear to be inside the washing machine. Dad contributed the following comment about what he saw in the laundry room that set his heart racing. He also said that his wife ‘made a terrible mistake because she didn’t put a warning note on the washer. The dad reportedly said: “Please, if you are ever washing your favorite shirt with a picture of your child on it, just put a warning note on the washer or something..”

One social media user suggested a sensible solution to this baby-in-the-laundry problem: “Turn your shirts inside out. The prints will last so much longer!” However, parents – and pet owners – need to be careful that their little ones and furry friends are not in the dryer or washing machine before they start a load.

Over the years, I’ve covered hundreds of heartwarming stories, and if I’m totally honest, I love to share things that make people smile or cry happy tears.

In short, I’ve written so much that these days it takes a lot to get my heart going.

Yet when I first read about Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane, time stopped for a moment. Their unbelievable story warmed my heart in a way I hadn’t felt in a long time. Read the full story here ▶

A Lower Southampton, Pennsylvania, man faces charges of sexual assault against an underage girl who was allegedly gifted to him by her parents.

The former Amish couple were experiencing a financial hardship and went to 52-year-old Lee Kaplan for help, police said, the Bucks County Courier Times reports. They then gave him their 14-year-old daughter.

The girl, now 18, told police that Kaplan is the father of her two children, ages 6 months and 3 years. When police were called to Kaplan’s home because of a complaint made by neighbor Jen Bets about the health and welfare of the children living there, they found 12 girls inside, ranging in age from 6 months to 18 years old. Read the full story here ▶

We all know that the importance of a dad is very crucial. Many experts believe that the father plays a big and important role in their child’s life.

Being present in the child’s life has a huge impact on them and molds her into the person they become. Dads should always be there for their child no matter what. The father’s influence in his daughter’s life shapes her self-esteem, self-image, confidence and opinions of men.

A girl’s relationship with her dad can determine her ability to trust, her need for approval and her self-belief. It can even affect her love life. But, unfortunately, this was not the case with this dad and his 25-year-old daughter. Read the full story here ▶

Oklahoma executed Charles Warner, who was convicted of the rape and murder of an 11-month-old girl, in its first execution since the botched lethal injection of Clayton Lockett.

In 2021, Warner was convicted of the first-degree rape and murder of his then girlfriend’s 11-month-old daughter in the Summer of 2021.

The state of Oklahoma sentenced him to be executed on the same night as Clayton Lockett. However, after Lockett began moaning and writhing on the gurney after he was declared to be unconscious, the state delayed all executions until they investigated the cause of the botched execution. Read the full story here ▶

It had been days since anyone had seen two-year-old Haleigh Ann, after her mother dropped her off at the babysitter’s house for the weekend.

When the caretaker failed to return her home on Sunday and couldn’t be reached, cops were called to find the missing girl. When the found her, she had two terrifying words about what she saw.

The mother of the Michigan toddler was struggling in life after her significant other, who is Haleigh’s father, went to jail on drug offences. Discover the whole story here ▶

In the whirlwind of bad news that we see every single day, it can be very disheartening to think that there isn’t much good in the world left.

But every now and then, a sweet, wholesome, kind bit of news comes around that brings our faith in humanity back to its fullest. This story is one of them.

Lisa Lemming Jackson was doing some shopping at a local supermarket called Kroger in Georgia when she came across a man who looked like he needed assistance.

She met his eyes by chance while she was wandering through the store aisles that day in early August, and she saw that the elderly man looked distressed.

She offered him a smile and started to walk past him, but as she did, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was very wrong.

So Lisa stopped and went back to him and asked if something was amiss or if he needed help. The man’s eyes began to fill with tears and he appeared very embarrassed.

He explained that he has colon cancer, and he said that he’d had a bad accident while he was there in the store.

He felt ashamed and didn’t want to get up from the cart, as everyone would be able to know what happened if he did so.

The man looked like he was feeling as though he’d lost all his dignity. His situation saddened Lisa, and she knew she had to help.

She spoke to staff at the Kroger store and they helped to bring him new undergarments and some wipes.

They also discreetly moved him to an employer bathroom and presented him with some clothes for him to change into.

By this point, the elderly man was crying gratefully. He was so touched by their kindness and apologized for the trouble.

He also said that he had to hurry and be done with his shopping, as his wife was back home alone and he wanted to get back to her.

Lisa accompanied him to the cash register, and when they arrived, he saw that all the groceries he had put in his cart were all bagged and ready to go – and they had also been completely paid for!

Once more, the man found himself in tears. He couldn’t believe how compassionate everyone was being to him.

As it turns out, this man, named Elmer, was a war veteran who had fought in the Korean War and the Vietnam War both.

He’d always loved his country dearly but felt that his country had forgotten about him and what he and other servicemen and servicewomen had done for them.

That is until today when he was reminded just how good and kind others can be.

Lisa found herself in tears, too.

They traded tales of their own difficulties in life, and the man kindly imparted wise words to her to help her and give her encouragement in her own struggles and worries.

The fact that Lisa and Kroger staff pooled together to help Elmer and go above and beyond for him truly reminds us that there is hope in humanity yet!

London Eisenbeis was a 10-year old young girl living in Michigan, excited to finally realize her dream of riding the biggest water slide ride at Zehnder’s Splash Village, an amusement park in Frankenmuth.

Because the ride has a minimum height limit of 48-inches for riders, London waited patiently for almost 2 years before her dream came true.

Unfortunately, her dream turned into a nightmare for her parents as her heart gave out as she traveled down the 270-foot long slide. Read the full story here ▶

The people living nearby this parking lot say that the homeless man was often sitting there alone.

He is not one of those problematic and drunk people causing problems in the neighborhood. In the opposite, he is very polite and everyone loves him.

The night before this photo was taken, was one of those heavy rain nights. The man was sitting on the curb as any other day when a police officer came out of nowhere and approached him. The man was frightened but then he realized the officer came for good. Read the full story here ▶