All this mom wanted to do was tell her young daughter that she loves her. However, the 13-year-old’s response shocked her and broke her heart. In a TikTok video, the mother, Shari, whose username is @gen3raleducation, explained that her young daughter was home while she was away at work, which was about an hour away. She just wanted...

I had a dear friend in college who always seemed to be down on himself. He was a great guy who was easy to love, so I found his self-criticism puzzling. But when I met his dad, it all made sense. Even a few hours with his father was hard to take, as he was...

An inside look at common relationship problems that link to how we were raised. “Powerful experiences can alter the functioning of an adult brain, but with children, traumatic events may change the entire framework of their brain.” – Dr. Bruce Perry, Senior Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy. Fear of abandonment can stem from childhood loss...

Dogs try to be our best friends, but we don’t always make it easy for them. Every now and then, we all do things dogs hate. From inadvertently sending mixed signals to imposing our human ways of interacting, our actions can sometimes push dogs away by making them upset, nervous, stressed, or confused. Here are...

Growing up, I had a friend whose parents were extremely rigid about what she wore, ate, and did for fun. If she dared to rebel against their restrictions, they’d lock her in an unlit storage room for hours.  While this may count as child abuse in certain cultures, back then, this was merely “strict parenting”...

The ultimate love is something that only our parents can give us. And as proof, all over the internet there are plenty of pictures of mothers cooking masterpieces and sewing prom dresses for their daughters and dads building tree houses and making the funnest family costumes for Halloween. So here at Bright Side, we were so touched by some of them, that we couldn’t help but share them with you! 1....

When it’s always the first question asked, the implication is clear. Studies show that having daughters makes men more sympathetic to women’s issues. And while it would be nice if men did not need a genetic investment in a female person in order to gain this perspective, lately I’ve had sympathy for those newly woke...

Most people’s retirement plans involve traveling to new places and spending more time around family. But David Deutchman has done something very different. The nurses at Scottish Rite Hospital, Atlanta, call David Deutchman “The Baby Whisperer.” And over the last 15 years, he’s certainly earned that nickname. When David Deutchman retired, he was looking for...