Tag: son

Quebec Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Kidnapping Young Son, Triggering Amber Alert

MATANE, Que.—A Quebec court judge has signed off on a jointly recommended 10-year sentence for a Quebec man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping his three-year-old son. The man pleaded guilty Wednesday to 14 charges during an appearance at the courthouse in Matane, Que., about 375 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. A spokesperson for the Crown’s…


Judge Restores Visiting Rights for Quebec Father Unvaccinated Against COVID 19

MONTREAL—A Quebec father who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 has regained the right to have visits with his 12-year-old son. Superior Court Justice Marie-Anne Paquette ruled Tuesday that it is no longer in the child’s best interest to deny him all in-person contact with his father given the improving COVID-19 situation in Quebec. On Dec….


The Three Boy Basics!

A parent recently asked: One day my son follows directions fine – but then the next, it’s like he never learned our rules. Anything to help keep us all more on track – to be more consistent? What this parent describes is classic in young boy development. Their skills seem to magically show up one day,…


Irish Singer Sinead O’Connor’s 17-Year-Old Son Found Dead

LONDON—Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son, Shane, was found dead in Ireland on Friday after the Irish singer-songwriter notified authorities that he had gone missing. Police said the missing person case was closed after a body was found in the eastern coastal town of Bray, about 12 miles south of Dublin. O’Connor posted on Twitter that her…


Boy Whose Mom Was Told He Wouldn’t Live Past 2 Turns 17, Dreams of Becoming Police Officer

All because his parents refused to abort him, a boy whose mother was told he would never live past the age of 2 has recently celebrated 17 years of life with some of his favorite people—local police officers. Joshua Bourassa, of Pennsylvania, has Krabbe disease, an inherited condition that destroys the protective coating of nerve cells in…


Heartbroken Boy Receives a Very Special Build-a-Bear

This is so precious! Mother’s love will be with them always.


Father and Son With Down Syndrome Hug After Reuniting at Airport

I don’t care if you’re over 50, you will always be my little boy!


Son Breaks Down Hugging His Mom for the First Time Since Pandemic Separated Them for 2 Years

A London-based actor, whose mother moved to Australia just before the pandemic, got the surprise of his life when she walked into a West London pub. The pair shared their first hug in two years, and the emotional moment that was caught on camera has since tugged at netizens’ heartstrings. “I had no idea it…


Mom Couldn’t Visit Her Son’s Grave on His 41st Birthday, Grateful When Stranger Lays Flowers

Living far away, the mother of a boy who died suddenly four decades ago was unable to visit his grave on what would have been his 41st birthday. Heartbroken, she confided in her family that she wished someone could place flowers on his grave. Luckily, with the help of social media, her daughter made it…


Mom Forced to Give Up Newborn Son 66 Years Ago Tracks Him and Her Granddaughter With DNA Test

A mother who was forced to give her newborn baby up for adoption has found him living in Australia 66 years later. Issy Carr, 86, from Bentham, in North Yorkshire, England, parted ways with her baby son, George, now Keith, all the way back in 1955 when she was just 20 years old. She often thought of…