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Commuting daily can be a tedious task for most of us. Sgt. Scott from the NCSO commutes a lot and certainly understands the pains of it, thankfully he has a nice cruiser to drive around the streets.

He spotted a woman with a challenging commute, he had seen her many times as he drove by. He stopped by and decided to talk to her, and this was a life turning discussion.

Sgt. Scott said that at the intersection one day, he saw a young female walking by, and the weather was very cold, that day. He says her name was Jaelesya and “I could see by her dress that she worked for Bojangles,” which was more than six miles away. Read the full story here ▶

For those of us who aren’t from the United States, you may have wondered – just why is there so much fuss and demand to tip your server after eating out?

The reason for this is so – thanks to some archaic laws that have yet to be repealed, restaurants and similar eateries aren’t expected to pay their staff minimum wage.

Instead, the staff is expected to achieve or even exceed minimum wage by making up the difference in tips and then are taxed based on that assumed amount.

Sounds unfair, right?

Especially when you realize that on a slow day, the average server might not get any tips at all, resulting in them essentially going into the negatives just to pay their taxes.

In some horrible cases, it has servers practically paying the restaurants to let them work there!

No wonder there is such a huge call to ensure you tip your servers at least 20% of your meal’s cost.

For 23-year-old expectant mother, Courtney English, waiting tables at Lamp Post Diner in New Jersey is about all she can do while she prepares for her upcoming pregnancy.

Most soon-to-be mothers would start slowing down and taking things a little easier once they hit the eight-month mark in their pregnancy, but English has no other choice.

Either she works as hard as she can up until her daughter’s birth, or she allows her struggles with her bills to overwhelm and drown her.

It was at this time she had met her Good Samaritan.

The diner English works at is frequented regularly by local police officers, especially during the lunch-hour rush.

So another Voorhees officer sitting down at one of English’s table wasn’t something out of the ordinary.

The two carried out some casual conversation as the officer was served his lunch, then English’s attention was completely occupied by a much larger party at another table.

There, guests were excited about how obviously far into her pregnancy she is, and couldn’t help asking her all sorts of questions – for example, if this was going to be her first child, and when the baby’s due date was.

It seemed that all that talk had not gone unheard by the police officer.

When English came back over to pick up his paid bill, she was left in shock. In an act of kindness, the officer had left a $100 tip on an $8.75 bill!

It wasn’t just the unexpected amount that moved her to tears, however.

On the receipt was also a heartwarming note, reminding her to enjoy her firstborn child, as it will be an experience she will never forget.

This unexpected help is certainly one she won’t forget either.

English’s baby girl (who will be named Kayleigh) is expected to arrive on the 1st of April, according to the young woman’s father.

English is planning to work up till the very last day in order to accrue as much money as she can before she goes on maternity leave.

Hopefully, this big tip will help ease her burden somewhat!

Isla, 6, and Madison, 8, missed their daddy, Brian. After he went to his heavenly home, they hadn’t stolen cookies and ice cream from the kitchen at night, joined forces to bother their mother, or gone shopping. Because without Daddy Brian, those things were no fun.

“You’re spoiling those girls, Brian!” Brian’s wife, Linda, used to scold him. “Why do y’all gang up against me? I know you steal from the pantry for your little angels!”

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“Well, I’ll spoil them for the rest of my life!” Brian would say with a wide grin. “They will always come first for me as long as I live! I’m sorry, honey, but you now have competition. But you know, I adore all my girls—including you,” and hug her.

That’s how Brian was. He would always balance out a situation. He was the perfect family man. But after he passed away, something changed. Isla and Madison became very quiet, and Linda, well, she was struggling to come to terms with his death too.

After all, her last memories of Brian had been nothing but terrible. He died before her very eyes, and she couldn’t help him. Stage four cancer, the doctors had told Linda. They started the treatment the right way and tried their best for Brian, but they lost the battle, and the terrible illness won.

Death cannot break the bonds built with love.

Brian’s health kept deteriorating, and one morning he didn’t wake up. Isla and Madison had slept beside him on the hospital bed the night before. He had asked Linda to leave the girls with him that night. Probably he sensed that was his last night with his little daughters.

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“Time of death: 4 a.m. Tuesday…” the doctors declared that morning after Linda called, worried because Brian was not answering his cell phone. The doctors gave her an apologetic glance before they covered his once-smiling face with a white hospital sheet. Brian was gone. He wasn’t coming back, and Linda was devastated.

After Brian’s death, Linda couldn’t pull herself together, no matter how hard she tried. Her girls had been stronger than her. They had at least attended the funeral. Linda couldn’t stand to see him buried under the Earth.

“On my birthday, I want my little girls to look their prettiest, and I’m curious to see what they’ll wear. Do you promise to come to Daddy and show me your beautiful outfits, girls? You see, it’s possible that daddy won’t be with you that day, but you have to promise me you’ll look your best,” was the last thing Brian had said. It was his dying wish that his girls visit him on his birthday.

So the day before, the girls asked Linda to take them out shopping.

“Mommy,” little Isla said. “Daddy loved my red dress. He got me one for my birthday. I want a red dress.”

“You can pick for me, mom,” Madison offered. “I want it to be Dad’s favorite color.”

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“I – I don’t think I have the time, girls,” Linda tried avoiding the topic. She was still grieving Brian’s loss. She was not ready for anything resembling closure.

“But we need to visit daddy!” Isla said. “He asked me to wear something beautiful on his birthday. He asked Madison too.”

Linda’s eyes welled up. She was so consumed by grief that she had forgotten Brian’s birthday.

“What did he ask you?” Linda asked, her eyes welling up with tears.

“Daddy wanted to see us in pretty dresses on his birthday. We need to visit him, mommy,” Isla said. “Hurry up! We need to go shopping!”

“When did he ask this?” asked Linda. “I – I didn’t know….” She had no idea about Brian’s dying wish.

“The night before he died, mom,” Madison revealed. “He held our hands and said he wanted to see us in nice outfits on his birthday. Mom, I think we should do this for him. I know you’re upset, but please?” She covered Linda’s ears with her hands. “I know you’re missing dad, but we need to do this for Isla. She misses daddy a lot.”

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Madison was always a bright child. She understood things children her age would find hard to comprehend. And she finally convinced Linda to go shopping.

“Alright then,” Linda said. “Let’s get you, girls, the prettiest outfits, so daddy knows what he’s missing by not being with us! He will regret leaving us like this!” Linda said, bursting into tears and her girls hugged her to comfort her.

“Dad doesn’t want to see you sad, mom. I know….” Madison whispered, patting her mom’s back.

The next day, on Brian’s birthday, the little girls wore their new outfits and held hands together as they walked to Brian’s grave. Linda was walking behind them.

Once they were in front of Brian’s gravestone, the little girls noticed two beautifully wrapped boxes with their names on them, and a small sticker on top said it was from Brian.

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“Mommy!” Isla turned to Linda and said, “Look, daddy sent us gifts! He is silly! He doesn’t know we should give him gifts on his birthday,” and chuckled.

Madison gave Linda a glance that said she knew Brian couldn’t have sent them that. Dead people don’t send you gifts.

“Well, maybe he was missing his daughters. Go ahead and open the box, girls,” Linda said with an encouraging smile.

As the two girls unwrapped the boxes, Linda had to hide her tears. Isla was grinning with delight while Madison was crying for the first time since Brian’s death.

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There was a lovely pair of Mary Janes and a letter from Brian in each box.

“Shoes!” chirped Isla. “They are so pretty, mommy! My favorite color…pink!”

The letter said:

“My prettiest girls,

Some angels here in heaven are surprised to see how girls can be so pretty! They say you are the most beautiful girls God ever created. Daddy can see how beautiful you look in your outfits. But I wanted to make my girls look even prettier, so I bought these shoes for you. I hope you like them.

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You see, daddy is not around you, but he is always there in your heart. I know that my girls no longer eat cookies and ice creams. Don’t tell mommy, but I know she’s restocked the pantry with huge cookie boxes. I saw her doing that. Next time you visit me, I want to hear stories about how you stole them successfully behind mommy’s back. Just because daddy isn’t there does not mean we won’t trouble mommy! I want you girls to be happy and smile every day. You don’t always have to be good. I’m sure even mommy doesn’t like that.

And thank you for visiting me and wishing me a happy birthday, girls. Daddy loves you and misses you.

Sending lots of love to my lovely girls,

Brian.”

“Umm…that’s too much for me to read!” Isla complained. “Madison, what did daddy write?”

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Madison hugged Elsa tightly. “He said he is happy where he is, Isla, and he wants us to be happy too. He misses us. Thank you for everything, mom,” she added, knowing the boxes were from her. “We appreciate you bringing us here.”

Linda smiled and whispered, “I love both of you,” thanking her girls for helping her step out of the grief and giving her the strength to visit Brian.

What can we learn from this story?

• Death cannot break the bonds built with love. Brian is far away from his family in the skies, but he is always present inside their hearts.
• Mothers always put their children first. While Linda was not ready to visit Brian yet, she gathered the courage to do so after seeing how badly her girls wanted to visit their father.

Share this story with your friends. It might brighten their day and inspire them.

If you enjoyed this story, you might like this one about an orphan girl who visited her mom’s grave every week and met her mother’s carbon copy there one day.

This piece is inspired by stories from the everyday lives of our readers and written by a professional writer. Any resemblance to actual names or locations is purely coincidental. All images are for illustration purposes only. 

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No one ever wants to be pulled over by the police, it is embarrassing. DelRea Good was driving alone on a dark road when she saw a cop car behind her with the lights flashing.

Good was understandably nervous about pulling over on a deserted road, so she slowed down and put on her hazards – and kept driving.

Once she got to a well-lit parking lot, she pulled over. The officer, the patrolman William Marshall, was not pleased and slapped cuffs on her! Marshall charged her for resisting arrest when she argued with him about it! But she had her reasons too.

Take a look at this video

I am with Good on this one – anyone can flash lights behind you at night you can’t see if the car behind you is a cop car or not. It is better to be safe than sorry, and the police should understand the position a single woman is in when driving at night.

Share away, people.

Police officials said the 32-year-old dad, later identified as Malcolm, was taken into custody last week and later charged with aggravated child abuse after he reportedly shook his 3-month-old baby so hard the baby was left fighting for his life. Now, 8 months after the incident, the baby remains at the hospital on a ventilator, police officials said. Malcolm is being held on $150,000 bond.

In January 2023, officers responded to the victim’s home after Malcolm called 911 and told the dispatcher that when he picked up his baby son, the child went limp and was unresponsive. Doctors told investigators that the boy was suffering from a brain bleed and alerted authorities of possible abuse.

Doctors also said that the baby went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped for 16 minutes. He also suffered a possible arm fracture. Doctors told investigators that it’s impossible for the baby to suffer injuries like that on his own, because they are are immobile.

Hospital staff told investigators that the boy’s injuries were reportedly caused by abusive head trauma, likely from someone shaking him, L&C reported. During an interview with investigators, the boy’s older brother said that Malcolm sometimes became frustrated with the baby and had shaken him in the past, including the morning of the incident. The father took care of the baby while the mother worked, police officials said. The baby’s injuries would be comparable to being in a car crash, police said.

A 91-year-old Detroit man may have been force fed gasoline before being beaten and burned to death in his home, says an assistant Wayne County medical examiner during a hearing.

Paul Monchnik was found with a fifth of a cup of a by-product of an accelerant similar to gasoline in his autopsy, says Dr. Kilak Kesha. He said the teen suspect may have forced Monchnik to consume it.

“It would have to come through the mouth,” Kesha testified in 36th District Court. “The victim could have drank it or (had it put into his open mouth while he was unconscious).” Read the full story here ▶

When the 33-year-old woman went to the hospital, she was left stunned when doctors discovered a fetus growing in the most unusual body part.

It was reportedly an extremely rare case of ectopic pregnancy, an extraordinary occurrence where a fertilized egg implants itself somewhere other than the main cavity of the uterus.

If and when this rarity happens, women can experience symptoms like v-ginal bleeding and pelvic and abdominal pain which worsens as the fetus grows where it shouldn’t. Read the full story here ▶

Bali is an Indonesian Island that attracts wealthy tourists because of the nearly perfect weather and relaxed feel.

In a shocking revelation, tourists have learned that they have been eating dog meat!The dogs that were killed were pets – stolen from their homes and then killed in a very violent manner (poisoned or bludgeoned to death).

The disgusting scheme was uncovered by an animal activist group call Animals Australia. Read the full story here ▶

A mom in the UK claims her 5-year-old daughter with alopecia was forced to remove her wig at school because it “breached health and safety rules.”

Little Apryl Corbett was reportedly left feeling “humiliated” after teachers ordered her to remove her wig, insisting that wearing it posed a safety risk to the other children.

“They were trying to tell me that April was more than happy to take it off,” Apryl’s mother, Lianne Corbett, told The Sun. “But when she came home she said she was really sad because she didn’t want people to see her hair. She was so pleased when she had the wig on. She had the biggest smile on her face.” Read the full story here ▶