heartwarming stories

Photo credit: Jodie Hood – A young boy smiles from an OR bed

Family, Kids

4-year-old wakes up from heart surgery and bursts into rendition of ‘I’m Still Standing’

Greg Sullivan

4/5/2026
An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

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Family, Science

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts

5/11/2026
Photo credit: courtesy of 1980s.nostalgia Instagram – A fan's emotional meeting with "Weird Al" has prompted people to share their

Joy, Music, Pop Culture

People are sharing their never before told delightful real-life encounters with Weird Al Yankovic

Ryan Reed

12/4/2025
Photo credit: via Stevieticks / Instagram – A black dog and a note form "the boys from number 23."

Joy, Nature, Pets, Popular

Four guys asked their new neighbor if they could walk her dog. Then the dog wrote back.

Tod Perry

7/27/2025
Photo credit: José Alba Fotos|Canva – Man's heartwarming video about missing his 'weird mom'

Family, Modern Families, Popular

Man makes heartwarming video about missing his ‘weird mom’ who talked to trees

Jacalyn Wetzel

8/16/2023