Category: Family & Home

Video: Military Mom Grateful to ‘Lifesaver’ Elderly Neighbors’ Help During Pregnancy

When a military wife found out she was pregnant shortly before her husband’s deployment with the U.S. Navy, she didn’t know how she would cope. But thanks to two neighbors who stepped in to love and support her, she gave birth to her first baby, then her second, and navigated the first months of motherhood in…


5-Year-Old Boy Conquers Massive 2,100-Mile Appalachian Trail Hike With Mom and Dad in 209 Days

Harvey Sutton, or “Little Man,” as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, won’t have long to bask in the glory of hiking its full length. After all, he starts kindergarten Friday. At 5 years old, Harvey is one of the youngest—and the latest of several youngsters in recent years—to complete the trail, after tagging…


VIDEO: Scuba Diver Who Cuddled Baby Shark 11 Years Ago Reunites With Underwater Friend

Friendships can form in the most unlikely of places. Just ask Australian scuba instructor Rick Anderson, who bonded with a baby Port Jackson shark and has remained her mate for the past 11 years. The diver, who once lived in Port Macquarie, shared about the remarkable relationship with The Epoch Times: “I used to see…


Meet Your Own Personal Loan Shark

Imagine paying outrageous amounts of interest to a greedy finance company and loving every minute of it. Or how about making off-the-record, back-alley deals with a loan shark so you can skip all the credit checks and paperwork? Impossible? Not if that loan shark is you. You’ll be borrowing from yourself, making payments to yourself,…


Will Building a Treehouse Harm the Tree?

Q: Would it harm a tree if I built a simple treehouse in it? It would be nothing elaborate: a deck, three walls, and a roof. I was thinking of the nails that would have to be used to make firm steps for my grandchildren and for the support braces. A: A few nails or…


Pregnant Afghan Woman Gives Birth Aboard C-17 Cargo Plane Evacuating Afghanistan; US Air Force Medics Help

As U.S. forces evacuate from Afghanistan, with thousands of Afghans fleeing the country, an Afghan mother went into labor midflight aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane bound for Germany. Upon arrival, medical support personnel from the 86th Medical Group and a U.S. Army Labor and Delivery nurse helped the unnamed woman successfully give birth in the…


Tense Bodycam Footage Shows Deputy Rush to Help Deliver Baby in 7-Eleven Parking Lot

A Tampa sheriff’s deputy garnered attention on social media after footage from his body cam went viral. The video, taken in the early morning at 5 a.m. on Aug. 17, shows the officer responding to a pregnant woman in labor in a 7-Eleven parking lot. Grainy footage shows Deputy Jordan Ream of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s…


Keep Garlic and Onions Away From Dogs

Q: Whenever my partner and I treat ourselves to roasted garlic on warm French bread, our dog begs for some. Is garlic safe for dogs? A: No, so please don’t let him snack on it. Garlic, onions, and related vegetables are members of the genus Allium, and all are toxic to dogs. Garlic is more…


3 Ways to Clean a Bathtub That Are Easy on the Back and Knees

Cleaning the bathtub is one of those housekeeping chores that’s more pain than pleasure for those with health issues that make bending and kneeling difficult. So hard on the back and knees that it just doesn’t get cleaned well. Here to the rescue are three very effective and efficient ways to keep any bathtub sparkling…


Wielding Deadly Weapons of One Kind or Another

Commentary This summer, I’ve accomplished a variety of things. I’ve been swimming, running, tree-climbing, board-game-playing, and too many other happily carefree activities to list. Apart from all of those activities, however, shooting holds a special place in my heart. Hardly a day goes by that I’m not occupied in the backyard, honing my marksmanship with…