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Friday, February 10, 2017

A man asked for a divorce, but his wife's request changed everything

Sometimes we only realize what we have when it’s too late. Maybe this story will remind someone thinking of breaking things off to think back to the day they fell in love. It’s an important message.

A man asked for a divorce, but his wife's request changed everything

Selfless: Mother of five adopts children of her deceased neighbor

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At first Audrey was told she likely had a year to get her affairs sorted, but even this turned out to be far too optimistic. Within a short time, Audrey’s situation worsened dramatically. The cancer had spread and was now in her liver and kidneys. Just two weeks after Audrey had returned home, she passed away.

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Since there had been so little time to say goodbye to her children and prepare her estate, she had asked her neighbor Tisha if the three kids could continue to stay with the Beauchmins after she died. Tisha didn’t hesitate. Of course they could.

Despite already having five children, it was self-evident for Tisha that they would take in Audrey’s children.

Asked later why she did it, she simply replied, “Because they are kids.” It turned out that Tisha had some experience with not having a family and she couldn’t bear the idea that the children would grow up orphans. “I had to go into a foster home,” she explained, “and I don’t want them to ever have to deal with anything I had to deal with as a child because children deserve to be children. They have been through too much. They deserve a loving family and a place to call home.”

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But at first, the Beauchmins weren’t been allowed to become official foster parents for Audrey’s kids because their house wasn’t large enough for a family of 10. Alycia and Morgan shared a room and bed, as did Destiny and Miranda. Tisha’s oldest daughter Holly slept in a little room adjoining the kitchen and her oldest son Chad was on the couch in the living room. The problem was the two boys, Kayden and Kendall, who didn’t sleep in their own room but in an open loft.

Authorities demanded that a new wall be placed across it to make it into a proper bedroom. Without this construction work Tisha and Kevin wouldn’t be able to begin the process of giving the kids a permanent home. But where would they get the money? They started to despair, not wanting to lose them.

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But then through yet another neighbor, a television production team was made aware of the two families’ situation and decided to come to the rescue. They produced a whole show around them and paid not just for building the new wall but also for a complete renovation of the house and new furniture, including a bed for everyone.

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Since the eldest son Chad had been sleeping in the living room but had been hoping to get his own place, instead of a new bedroom, he received a gift certificate for $1,500 to help him move into his own apartment. A local sponsor of the show offered the family a new car for free and another gave them a year of free groceries at their local supermarket to help them adjust.

When the TV crew presented the Beauchmins with their newly renovated house and gifts, the whole neighborhood was present to celebrate with Tisha, Kevin, and all the children.

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You can check out the moving story of the adoption and construction work to prepare the house for the new family here:

Tisha, Kevin, and the children were all deeply grateful and touched. “It’s overwhelming that somebody would do this for me and my family,” Tisha said at the moment of the surprise announcement. “I didn’t do anything too special. I did what anybody in my shoes would have done.”

Well, I beg to differ. The Beauchmins reacted to Audrey and children in their moment of need with outstanding generosity; it’s extraordinary and might even inspire us to get to know our neighbors. Who knows when we’ll need each other — and what great souls are living all around us!

Selfless: Mother of five adopts children of her deceased neighbor

Full moon, comet and lunar eclipse are all happening tonight – at the same time

There won’t be just one but three celestial events tonight (Picture: Getty/ Metro)

This time of year the sky looks pretty dreary, but tonight will be an astronomical exception so dust off those binoculars.

Stargazers will be treated to a lunar eclipse, snow moon and New Year comet all at the same time.

A lot of the UK’s night sky is expected to be blanketed by clouds, so you might have difficulty getting the full experience.

You don’t have to be a space nerd to appreciate the rarity of this spectacle, here’s how you can witness tonight’s light show.

Snow moon, comet and lunar eclipse to fall on the same day

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Lunar eclipse

The eclipse may be hard to see in parts of the UK plagued with clouds (Picture: PA)

Starting around 10.30pm, the sun, moon and earth will all line up.

This will cast a strange effect on the surface of the moon, known as a penumbral lunar eclipse.

Parts of the UK will have a clear view of the eclipse from 12.43am to 2.53am.

But this will be obscured by clouds the further east and south you live, according to the Met Office.

Forecaster Graham Madge said: ‘The western isles to western Scotland, Northern Ireland and the south west will be particularly clear tonight, but the rest of the UK may struggle to see the eclipse.’

Snow moon

The full moon will be brighter than usual this time of year (Picture: Getty)

The full moon is known as the Snow Moon because February is the snowiest month.

Native Americans also refer to it as the Hunger Moon – due to the struggle of some tribes to find food this time of year.

It’s due to rise at 4.44pm this evening and will set at 7.30am on Saturday.

The clouds will be thickest from 3am to 6am Saturday morning, so you should still have a few windows of opportunity to see it.

New Year comet

The periodic comet visits every five and a quarter years (Picture: Getty Images)

Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková has actually been tracked for the last several weeks, if you have a telescope handy.

But it will be visible to the naked eye after midnight where it will be closest to Earth.

It will pass by at a distance of 7.4 million miles – that’s 30 times further away than the moon.

The periodic comet was first spotted in 1948 and returns every five and a quarter years, and is marked out by a bright purple tail.

Full moon, comet and lunar eclipse are all happening tonight – at the same time

8 People Confess Why They Love Their Kids But Hate Parenting

We all know that being a parent is tough business and it’s made tougher by the fact that complaining about it is taboo.

Parents face a lot of pressure to be perfect and to never show when they’re upset or frustrated with the direction their life is going. People often think that parents who don’t absolutely love their jobs as caretakers don’t love their children, but some parents are speaking out about their experiences online where they fear less judgment.

These parents say they love their kids, but being a parent has taken its toll.

1. “I love them but I hate being a parent. It’s dull, it’s relentless, it’s worrying, it’s thankless, it’s demanding, it’s monotonous, it’s exhausting. I’d throw myself under a bus for them but being a parent has made me totally and utterly miserable.” – Throughautomaticdoors

2. “The love I have for my kids is unending, unconditional, and indescribable. However, there is nothing I love about picking food up off the floor, being woken up, clearing up vomit, washing and ironing clothes, not going out cos you have no babysitter, housework, endless cooking etc etc…It’s sheer drudgery!” – formerbabe

8 People Confess Why They Love Their Kids But Hate Parenting

This Close-Up Of Something You Do Often Is Both Gross And So, So Satisfying

There’s nothing better than cleaning out your pores with a blackhead removal strip. Well, except for watching a close-up of this process in action, that is!

There are two types of people in this world: those who find blackhead removal and Dr. Pimple Popper videos gross, and those who find them deeply satisfying and relaxing. If you’re in the second camp, you don’t want to miss this five-minute video of a pore strip pulling out blackheads.

I always knew clogged pores were nasty, but after seeing them like this, I feel the sudden urge to scrub my entire face.

You just can’t look away, am I right? Be sure to share this with anyone you know who lives for this nastiness.

This Close-Up Of Something You Do Often Is Both Gross And So, So Satisfying

Think The Genes You'll Pass On Are Predetermined? Not Quite...Here's What We Know

We all have a unique genetic code that gets passed down to the next generation.

Our genetic sequence affects everything from eye color to body shape to intelligence in our children. Because there are only so many combinations of traits with a partner, there are some genes we can be sure we’ll pass on, and some that we can hope wind up as part of our offspring’s DNA.

The study of epigenetics, however, aims to understand the inherited traits that can’t quite be explained by simple DNA sequencing, and it’s completely fascinating.

One common example of epigenetic research focuses on the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. Descendants of Holocaust survivors have different levels of stress hormones, and it may make them prone to anxiety disorders. This suggests intergenerational trauma can be passed down and affect people who haven’t even experienced that trauma themselves.

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These genetic changes may indicate the body trying to adapt to a similar environment as their parents. Because genetics is a complicated science, these traits can seem to “skip” generations. For instance, food availability and gender can impact grandchildren whose genetic codes have adapted to allow for food scarcity or unavailability.

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Scientists stress that they are just beginning to understand the effects of epigenetics and that trying to create real-world results from this data is a far-off dream.

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“If you are looking for it all to be logical and fall into place perfectly, it isn’t going to yet,” Rachel Yehuda, an epigenetics researcher says.

Think The Genes You'll Pass On Are Predetermined? Not Quite...Here's What We Know

Mother Is Charged After Police Find The Bodies Of 6 Infants In A Storage Locker

In Winnipeg, Canada, a mother has been found guilty after concealing six dead infants in a public storage locker.

Things began in 2014, when Andrea Giesbrecht failed to make her monthly payment on a U-Haul self-storage locker. Upon cleaning out her locker, employees noticed a foul smell. Shockingly, they discovered six deceased infants in garbage bags and plastic pails, surrounded by a variety of children’s clothes and toys.

Giesbrecht claims that she was “saving” the children, not trying to hide them. Many believe she killed at least some of them, as experts agree that the chance of one woman giving birth to six stillborn babies is roughly one in 500 trillion.

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The bodies of the infants, one girl and five boys, are too badly decomposed for pathologists to determine a cause of death, but each appears to be have been full-term. According to her medical records, Giesbrecht has had ten legal abortions and given birth to two sons, but she did not seek treatment during these six pregnancies.

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Above, she can be seen purchasing the locker, using her maiden name and a fake address.

A judge has found Giesbrecht guilty of concealing human remains. She has not been charged with the babies’ murders. The date of her sentencing has not been determined, but the mother is facing up to 12 years in jail.

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Mother Is Charged After Police Find The Bodies Of 6 Infants In A Storage Locker