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* John Cheese has a series of incredibly depressing columns about parenting, alcoholism, and life in general. Then he writes one titled [http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-life-actually-does-get-better/ 5 Reasons Life Actually Does Gets Better].

** Which is also a [[Heartwarming Moments]] for the writer himself; all those depressing articles? ''They are based on his life experience.'' He has more than enough justification to complain how the world is unfair and not worth living, yet he wrote an article on how better life can get...*[[Manly Tears|sniffs]]*

* [http://www.cracked.com/blog/what-andrew-wks-twitter-taught-me-about-life/ What Andrew WK's Twitter Taught Me About Life]. {{spoiler|Daniel O'Brien is going to be the party.}}

* One of Soren's videos, "The worst second date ever," features a guy who's dating a girl who doesn't speak English well. He asked her to meet him on a bridge so that they can jump off together to make some sort of complicated message to the world, which she clearly doesn't get. After reading her his poetry/suicide note, he gestures for her to jump off the bridge. She looks confused and scared, but steps forward. He's about to jump and "follow" her when he notices she's just sitting on the side of the bridge and looking out over the water. He's confused for a second, but then sits down next to her and reads her some more of his poetry.

* The very worst thing about [http://www.cracked.com/article_19007_6-reasons-kittens-suck-learned-while-raising-them.html raising kittens] until they're ready for adoption, the earlier being things as getting scratched by them and them leaving poo everywhere? {{spoiler|[[Tear Jerker|Having to give them up]].}}

* [http://www.cracked.com/article_19317_7-pieces-good-news-nobody-reporting.html?wa_user1=1&wa_user2=Weird+World&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=feature_module The world is getting better.]

* [http://www.cracked.com/article_19799_5-creepy-superhero-origin-stories-movies-wisely-left-out.html 5 Creepy Superhero Origin Stories Movies Wisely Left Out]...not quite for itself, but what came of it. #5, Peter Parker being molested as a child, prompted one commenter, then many, to come forward with their own stories of sexual abuse. It resulted in a long thread of people offering support to one another...and perhaps most importantly, reassurances that they were not alone.

 

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