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Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day: Watch as a cochlear implant allows deaf 2-year-old Cooper to hear his mother’s voice for the first time. OMG.
This is completely amazing. So happy for this kid and that now he gets to experience something as simple and profound as his mom speaking to him.
Heartwarming Tearjerker of the Day: Four-year-old comic book fan Anthony Smith is deaf in his right ear and has hearing damage in his left. He also refused to wear his hearing aid (which he calls “Blue Ear” because it is blue), because “superheroes don’t wear hearing aids.” So in a long-shot attempt to help her son, Anthony’s mom emailed Marvel for ideas.
“She didn’t know a specific person to write to here at Marvel, and even figured it might get caught in our spam filters, but she sent it in anyway, because that’s the kind of great parent Christina is,” said Marvel editor Bill Rosemann. “And it was her inspiring effort to help her son that touched so many of us here. As a fellow parent of a toddler, I can understand where she’s coming from, so I forwarded the email around the rest of Editorial, asking what we could do to help, and like when Cap yells, ‘Avengers Assemble,’ the gang leapt into action.”
Not only did Anthony receive an image of the superhero Hawkeye, who lost 80 percent of his hearing back in the ’80s and wore hearing aids — Anthony also received a drawing of a brand-new superhero: “Blue Ear.”
Now, with his hearing aid back in, Anthony is able to “fight battles and help people.” His preschool, for hearing-impaired kids, recently hosted a superhero week to inspire the students to overcome their limitations.
DON’T miss the video. It’s the best thing you’ll see all day.
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my lil nephew Marcellus is on board. are u?
Our heart.
Gotye Cover of the Day: They’re 1 and 3, so while it may not be the most inspired cover of “Somebody That I Used To Know,” it certainly is the most impassioned.
[sayomg]
Kickass Kid of the Day: Avery Canahuati has made astonishing progress on her bucket list: throw out a first pitch; get a driver’s license; get asked out for Valentine’s Day. She doesn’t have the leisure of time, however.
Avery, just five months old, was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic terminal illness that means she is unlikely to make it past her second birthday. So Avery’s parents, Mike and Laura, are doing everything they can to make the most of the time Avery does have left, and they’re keeping track of their adventures on Avery’s Bucket List, written as if by Avery herself, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
Number one on Avery’s list is to meet Ellen Degeneres:
“I think Ellen is the perfect person to help me spread my message about SMA because she’s compassionate, funny, and wants to meet inspirational people, which apparently some people think I am.”
Avery currently is welcoming ideas to add to her bucket list.
[buzzfeed]
She passed 4/30. I’m sorry, cutiepie.
Every noble house had its words. Family mottoes, touchstones, prayer of sorts, they boasted of honor and glory, promised loyalty and truth, swore faith and courage. All but the Starks. Winter is coming, said the Stark words.
#jon is laughing the hardest because he’s just happy to be included
OMG! Adorbz of the Day: Puggles teach 5-month-old how to use his teething toy.
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OMG! Adorbz of the Day: Bob is only 16 months old and already prioritizes like an immature adult.
[joannecasey.]
Kids These Days of the Day: The world of corporate logos, as seen through the eyes of identity designer Adam Ladd’s 5-year-old daughter.
