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Today, I sold $100 of barely used baby clothes to a young man I met on craigslist. As I drove away from the parking lot where we met, I saw him dump all of the clothes I had just sold him into the Goodwill bin. MMT

#9457 (1) - Aug 12, 2010 by goodkid - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (705) - No, that made me sleepy. (9)

Today, the most athletic woman I know was born with only one leg. MMT

#9455 (8) - Aug 11, 2010 by Kay - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (345) - No, that made me sleepy. (38)

Today, a homeless man tapped me on the shoulder and handed me my wallet. He said, “You just dropped this when you reached into your purse for your phone.” MMT

#9443 (0) - Aug 11, 2010 by surprised - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (624) - No, that made me sleepy. (13)

Today, my husband and I are dirt poor. But our kids are still smiling. They don’t seem to know it… or if they do, they don’t seem to care. MMT

#9431 (2) - Aug 10, 2010 by adreamer - Inspiring - Yes, that made me think too! (464) - No, that made me sleepy. (26)

Today, my 3 year old girl imitated the sound of me vomiting. Because she hears it too often after I eat. MMT

#9419 (2) - Aug 10, 2010 by Nori - Sad - Yes, that made me think too! (528) - No, that made me sleepy. (33)

Today, I prank called my own father just to hear his voice. But I still refuse to speak with him after he cheated on my mother. MMT

#9407 (2) - Aug 10, 2010 by Sunshine - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (424) - No, that made me sleepy. (33)

Today, after 2 years of separation, my ex-wife and I resolved our differences and met for dinner. We laughed and chatted for almost 4 hours. Then just before she left, she handed me a large envelope. In it were 20 love letters she wrote me over the last 2 years. There was a post-it note on the envelope that said, “Letters that I was too stubborn to send.” MMT

#9394 (0) - Aug 9, 2010 by a friend - Happy - Yes, that made me think too! (621) - No, that made me sleepy. (16)

Today, her suicide note read, “All I ever wanted was to do more than merely exist. I wanted to live! But I never could figure out how. So don’t cry now. I’ve been dead for many years already.” MMT

#9390 (2) - Aug 9, 2010 by lifelost - Sad - Yes, that made me think too! (863) - No, that made me sleepy. (21)

Today, I work for a charity in Harlem. The largest charity donation we received all year was donated by a prominent drug dealer and gang leader that lives in the neighborhood. MMT

#9382 (2) - Aug 8, 2010 by louise19 - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (829) - No, that made me sleepy. (15)

Today marks the anniversary of my father's death. I was 9 at the time. He died from lung cancer. I never cried during the funeral, but I spent the whole service playing my Gameboy. Now I am 20, and every time I see my old Gameboy laying there in my top drawer, I cry. But I keep it there because it reminds me of him. MMT

#9380 (1) - Aug 8, 2010 by Scartissue - Sad - Yes, that made me think too! (480) - No, that made me sleepy. (12)

Today, my 15 year old son was put into intensive care by a drunk driver and my 21 year old daughter was arrested for driving under the influence. MMT

#9370 (1) - Aug 7, 2010 by Anonymous - Sad - Yes, that made me think too! (725) - No, that made me sleepy. (21)

Today I found flowers on my doorstep. There was a note attached from my neighbor telling me she got them because she knew that I didn't even get to talk to my husband on our 5 year anniversary because he's in Iraq. Her act of kindness MMT.

#9358 (0) - Aug 7, 2010 by medusaliveson - Happy - Yes, that made me think too! (487) - No, that made me sleepy. (14)

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