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Photo Credit: thewrap A few days ago, news broke that one of the most beloved TV dads ever had suddenly passed away. Alan Thicke, who played Dr. Jason Seaver on hit 80s TV show Growing Pains, was playing hockey with his son when he suffered a heart attack. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was 69. The news of his sudden death sent shockwaves across the world. Millions of Thicke's fans tweeted and messaged their condolences and absolute shock regarding his death. Thicke's TV wife and TV kids expressed their sadness that their TV dad had died. Kirk Cameron, who played Mike Seaver on Growing Pains said this about the news: "I spent Monday through Friday for seven important years with Alan Thicke as my 'TV dad.' I'm shocked and truly heartbroken today at the news of his death. Alan was a generous, kind and loving man. I am so blessed to have grown up with him. Chelsea and I send our love and prayers to his family tonight. W...

Photo Credit: Time On Wednesday, Time Magazine named President-elect Donald Trump the 2016 Person of the Year. Hillary Clinton was, once again, the runner up. Managing editor Nancy Gibbs made the announcement on the "Today" show. "I’ve never seen so much agreement about who had the most influence. I don't think we have ever seen one person operating in such an unconventional way have an impact on events of the year quite like this." Donald Trump called into the show, saying, "It means a lot. It's a very important magazine. I consider this a very great honor." The gratitude then turned sour as he spoke about Time's comment about his "divided America." "I think putting 'divided' is snarky. I'm not president yet, so I didn't have anything to divide."   My Two Cents Time choosing this hatemonger as the Person of the Year adds salt into an already open wound. Yes, he has made a huge impact on ou...

Photo Credit: Yahoo via People Twenty-Five year old Kristina Guice was always the 'fat kid' in school. Her diet as a kid consisted mostly of carbs. She recently spoke to People about her childhood and her weight loss journey: "It was carbs all day every day — cereal for breakfast, nachos or a sandwich for lunch, pizza or pasta for dinner. I didn’t really like vegetables so I rarely ate salad. Bread was the love of my life, and I didn’t understand what an appropriate portion was, so I was just eating however much I wanted." When she was accepted into a grad school across the country, the Arizona native decided to make a change. "I was like, ‘Here is my someday. I could to a grad school program with people across the country who I’ve never met before, and I could be who I want to be." Going to grad school wasn't the only inspiration she had in making the decision to lose weight; a close friend was also her inspiration. Two weeks before s...

Photo Credit: mummypages.com A mother in Alabama is warning other mothers about posting photos of their children online. Jenny Smith's 3-year-old son was the victim of a very cruel meme that made fun of his special needs. Smith wants to use what happened to her son to help other mothers, especially mothers of children with special needs: "My husband and I are trying to use it as a positive example. No. 1, to let other families know that it can happen to them and, No. 2, try to educate people of children with special needs and that terminally ill children are not to be used for a gag or a laugh. This is someone's child and personal photo and not to be made into a joke." Grayson was born with 22 birth abnormalities. He has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. The meme mainly targeted a terminal health condition where his brain protrudes out of his skull. He has had 24 brain and head surgeries in order to improve his quality of life. Despite Gra...

Photo Credit: fox4now via St Mary's County Sheriff's Office The holiday season is officially here, and so are the holiday bargains. It goes without saying that all humans love bargains. Well, we aren't the only species that loves bargains: beavers do too! A Maryland Dollar Store was visited by a beaver who was found checking out reasonably priced Christmas trees and Santa Claus figurines. The beaver was so excited by the prices that he/she accidentally caused some damage to the merchandise. Employees called the Sheriff deputies to the store. The deputies contacted animal control and they captured the beaver. On the Sheriff Office's Facebook page, they posted that the beaver has been released to a wildlife rehabilitator.