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madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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Texas Mom Mourns 8-Year-Old Son Who Died After Choking on Grape During School Snack Time
Mom and 7-Year-Old Go to Sleep in Their Texas Home—Then a Car Crashes Through the Wall and Kills Them Both
3-Year-Old Went In for a Routine Liver Biopsy — and His Family Ended Up Planning a Funeral After a Trainee Made a Fatal Error
Pregnant Woman Survives Crash—But Her Unborn Baby Dies After Driver Runs a Red Light
8-Year-Old Playing Outside Suddenly Walks Into the Woods—Then He’s Found the Next Morning in a Stranger’s Yard, ‘He Was Shivering’
Dad Asks Judge to Block In-Laws From Seeing Daughter, Claiming Their Actions Contributed to His Wife’s Death
Babysitter Jailed After Leaving Toddler Without Food or Water for 21 Hours and Mocking Her Cries on Camera
Car Carrying Three Siblings Flips Into Canal and Begins Filling With Water Before Dozens of Strangers Rush In to Save Them