Widowed 78-year-old shares his simple secret to happiness and his words are full of wisdom

His gentle advice on staying curious, being useful, and embracing individuality is connecting with people everywhere.

Sometimes, a few words from a stranger can remind us of what really matters. In a MadeMeSmile Reddit post entitled 'A Man Who Has Things Figured Out' that has people reaching for tissues and toasting to life, a 78-year-old man named Terry shares his reflections on happiness, individuality, and the importance of staying curious.

The brief video of this gentle conversation has resonated deeply, sparking an outpouring of love and admiration online.

Father of two daughters explains why he wakes up early before his wife every morning

This is a man who knows how to take charge.

Chris and Bre Giglio run a popular parenting TikTok with nearly 200,000 followers. Some of their most popular posts have been about what Chris calls his "mornings with the girls."

"Nearly every morning for over 3 years I've gotten up with our girls so Bre can get the sleep deserves after she gave so much to grow our little family," he captioned one such video. It shows him up at the crack of dawn cleaning up the kitchen, folding laundry, and making his daughters breakfast.

Nurse sews thoughtful gifts for grieving moms to take home after delivering angel babies

"You make sure she doesn't go home empty handed."

Giving birth is one of the sweetest and most transformational life events. But for mothers who deliver angel babies (those who do not make it through delivery or pass shortly after birth), it becomes utterly devastating. To comfort mothers during this heart aching time, a labor and delivery nurse decided to create a comforting gift for grieving mothers to bring home.

"POV: your patient just gained an angel baby 🪽 and you make sure she doesn't go home empty handed," she writes in the video as she cuts baby blankets into the shape of a heart. "So you get to work. Measure out rice the exact birth weight of her angel. And start to make a casing out of her baby blanket."

Mom shares the hard truth about men who want kids versus those who want to be fathers

There's a huge difference between the two.

Many men say they want kids, but does that mean they also want to take on the full responsibilities of being a father? That’s the big question at the crux of a recent viral TikTok post that everyone who wants kids with a man should consider. The question has traditionally been, “Does he want kids?” but Abby Eckel thinks we must dig deeper.

Abby Eckel is a social media influencer and blogger who discusses women’s rights, focusing on equal division of labor in the home. In her video, she breaks down the differences between the 2 types of men. “Men are taught to want kids, but not how to be dads. There are lots of men that want to have kids. There are fewer men that want to be dads, and it's really important, as women, that we discern between the two, because they're not the same,” Eckel says.