Day: May 25, 2025

MY SON CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL—AND THE FIRST THING HE DID STOPPED ME IN MY TRACKS 489928263_122122243424807310_3583158681827361461_n

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MY SON CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL—AND THE FIRST THING HE DID STOPPED ME IN MY TRACKS

Ritan Tate May 25, 2025

It happens every weekday at 3:42 PM. The school bus squeaks to a stop, the door folds...

WE ALMOST LOST OUR DAUGHTER—UNTIL HER CLASSMATE WALKED IN AND DID THIS 494698746_122122254374807310_8939136320046341003_n

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WE ALMOST LOST OUR DAUGHTER—UNTIL HER CLASSMATE WALKED IN AND DID THIS

Ritan Tate May 25, 2025

For six days, our daughter Laynie lay in that hospital bed, hooked up to machines that beeped...

MY 4-YEAR-OLD SON TOLD ME HE’LL MISS ME—AND I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER 500823762_122122275320807310_3380876136157188503_n

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MY 4-YEAR-OLD SON TOLD ME HE’LL MISS ME—AND I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER

Ritan Tate May 25, 2025

We were just playing. I was curled up on the recliner, blanket over my legs, trying to...

My Husband Yelled at Me Because the Sounds of Me Cleaning Distracted Him from Work – And Then I Saw What This ‘Work’ Really Was f200c7cda28db849bc9b6724b06c822ea4d37ed5add60d1291c3c42139153b59

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My Husband Yelled at Me Because the Sounds of Me Cleaning Distracted Him from Work – And Then I Saw What This ‘Work’ Really Was

Ritan Tate May 25, 2025

When I married my husband, I thought we both wanted the same things. I carried the whole...

HE CRAWLED INTO MY LAP MID-FLIGHT—AND NO ONE CAME TO CLAIM HIM 501210730_557161840784233_4585803138710276678_n

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HE CRAWLED INTO MY LAP MID-FLIGHT—AND NO ONE CAME TO CLAIM HIM

Ritan Tate May 25, 2025

I didn’t even notice him at first. I was halfway into my audiobook, trying to ignore the...

I DIDN’T PLAN TO BE A DAD THAT DAY—BUT SHE CHOSE ME 499947417_557276507439433_3550611133032935511_n

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I DIDN’T PLAN TO BE A DAD THAT DAY—BUT SHE CHOSE ME

Ritan Tate May 25, 2025

It started like any other shift. I was doing a routine check around a park in Modesto...

THEY SAY I’M “TOO PRETTY TO WELD”—BUT THAT’S NOT THE REAL ISSUE 500236118_557307710769646_4472641195739504600_n

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THEY SAY I’M “TOO PRETTY TO WELD”—BUT THAT’S NOT THE REAL ISSUE

Ritan Tate May 25, 2025

When I started working as a welder, I knew I’d be one of the only women on...