Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Dylan Jay Watts, 28, from Broulee, Australia, was a devoted father who tragically passed away on March 22 due to a severe bacterial infection in his lungs. His health rapidly declined after scans revealed holes in his lungs, increasing from 2 in 2021 to 72 by mid-2024. Despite battling chronic symptoms and undergoing heavy treatment,…

Eddie Murphy and Mel B’s daughter, Angel Brown, born in 2007, has come out as a transgender man at 18. Despite a difficult start with a paternity dispute, both parents now fully support Angel’s transition, with Angel updating his Instagram to use he/him pronouns. Mel B celebrated Angel’s birthday with a heartfelt message, expressing pride…

I found my prom dress at a thrift store for $12. But hidden in the lining was a handwritten note meant for someone else: a mother’s plea for forgiveness from a daughter named Ellie. She never read it — but I did. And I couldn’t just let it go. I’d always been the quiet kid…

Victoria’s children rarely found the time to call her anymore—except for Christmas, which had always been their tradition. But this year, things took an unexpected turn. Her son, upon discovering she was working as a cleaner in a store, suddenly stopped talking to her altogether. Victoria feared this holiday season would be spent alone—until a…

I realized I still had so much to learn — from a five-year-old with a glued-on backpack and a heart ten times the size of mine. All we had planned was to pick up my allergy meds and head home. Just another errand on an ordinary Tuesday. Nothing out of the ordinary. But I should’ve…

When Bob Hollis got a call that his wife had given birth in Florida, he rushed from Texas to meet his newborn daughter—only to learn that Mary, his wife, had died during childbirth. Heartbroken, Bob focused on bringing their baby home. But at the airport, he was told he couldn’t fly with a four-day-old infant…

Losing a child is an unimaginable pain, one Sylvester Stallone faced in 2012 when his eldest son, Sage Stallone, died at age 36. Known for his role in Rocky V, Sage was a filmmaker and actor who shared his father’s love for cinema. Born during Stallone’s first marriage to Sasha Czack, Sage had recently undergone…

Over the years, they have developed mutual trust and support, and now they cannot be separated. Since taking on this significant role for the second time after Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, has continued to garner media attention. Every element of her life has been…

I woke to a strange sound—a dragging, scraping noise. I figured it was just the trash cans, until I walked into the kitchen and saw the bottom half of our back door destroyed… and Oscar, our horse, standing calmly on the patio, with the broken door looped around his neck. He had somehow broken through,…

9 year old William Gierke from Wisconsin was really proud of his T-shirt. But he came home from school crying and heartbroken. His classmates had bullied him and called him a “sissy” – because the T-shirt was pink. William Gierke, 9, wanted to show his support for cancer sufferers, which is why he picked out…