r/MadeMeSmile May 12 '26

Personal Win [OC] Just realized I lost almost 66lbs a long two years

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r/MadeMeSmile 5h ago

Personal Win I quit smoking for a chance to date this gorgeous woman--have been smoke free since, happily married almost 20 years now

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45.0k Upvotes

r/MadeMeSmile 26d ago

Personal Win Finally fulfilled my dream of getting ice cream from an ice cream truck

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40.5k Upvotes

asian parents. iykyk.

r/MadeMeSmile Mar 22 '26

Personal Win Today marks 3 years since I had my right lung removed to treat a rare neuroendocrine cancer. Feeling grateful to still be here and cancer free!

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70.9k Upvotes

First pic is from the day I had my surgery in 2023; second pic is from late 2025. I gained almost 3 stone since the operation and transformed my diet and lifestyle

r/MadeMeSmile Mar 07 '26

Personal Win Guys, I just booked my first vacation in 10 years after being depressed and broke for so long. It is super cheap, but I will have almost a week at the North Sea. I am so happy I could cry because it means everything to me

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60.2k Upvotes

I feel like I am dreaming :D Just wanted to share this beautiful moment with you all! Ahhhhhh!

I want to thank all the people, that commented, upvoted and gave this post awards! I am really overwhelmed, not being a social media person. It feels absolutely incredible to know how much positivity people still have in their hearts, despite all the bad stuff we see online daily.

I love you all! What you do really matters! Never forget it! Every little thing is big for someone else out there!

r/MadeMeSmile Apr 21 '26

Personal Win Disney has decided to re-animate most recent Disney hit songs into American Sign Language to honor Deaf History Month.

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They will be aired on Disney+ on April 27th, 2026. Here are three short clips from Moana, Frozen, and Encanto. The power of ASL is just beautiful. Enjoy!

r/MadeMeSmile 3d ago

Personal Win After 17 years, my adoptive parents finally gave me a letter from my birth mother [OC]

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I was adopted from Russia when I was 3 by an American couple. I had a pretty normal childhood, my three other siblings were my parent's biological children. My parents always said that they loved me as much as my other siblings and I never doubted it.

Over these past few months, something really awful happened between my brother and they ultimately ended up taking his side. I was blamed for it and they cut me off. They said they were going to through away all of my personal things since I wasn't their daughter anymore, but I begged them to let me come get them after I was done with my finals. I only only found out about the letter recently and it makes me think they never would have made it known to me for their own selfish reasons.

I was able to get a box full of stuff including the letter and my biological mother's baby blanket. Seeing my own mom's handwriting made me so emotional and I have been holding the letter against my chest every night while I fall asleep. I have never felt more at peace to know how much she loved(loves) me and I hope to meet her some day if possible.

r/MadeMeSmile Mar 22 '26

Personal Win It's with great pleasure, I announce that I am a first time Dad at 37.

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30.7k Upvotes

Second round of IVF success!

r/MadeMeSmile Mar 10 '26

Personal Win Hit the big 5 year mark for being cancer-free!

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78.3k Upvotes

Get regularly checked, friends. Early detection saves lives ♡

r/MadeMeSmile Oct 16 '25

Personal Win (OC) I did it 😭 I cleaned my depression room

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88.0k Upvotes

I’ve been rotting in bed for a few months and physically couldn’t get myself to do anything about it but today I chugged caffeine and put a show on my tv and just kept moving 😭 I feel like I can breathe

r/MadeMeSmile Oct 30 '25

Personal Win Got this message from my childhood bully at 3am

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42.4k Upvotes

r/MadeMeSmile Nov 08 '25

Personal Win I’ve had dentures for one year!

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Day 0 / Day 1 / Day 365!

I get my permanent ones next week, so these are still my temporary ones!

r/MadeMeSmile Apr 02 '26

Personal Win After Crayola retired its Dandelion crayon in 2017, LaKenzie Leigh‑Andrea Powell dedicated her entire TikTok channel to bringing it back, collecting 727 Dandelion crayons and championing its importance. Crayola took notice and announced they were returning the color to its permanent lineup.

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51.5k Upvotes

r/MadeMeSmile Mar 23 '26

Personal Win Six years strong

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32.6k Upvotes

Six years ago, I made one small choice. That eventually led to a second small choice, then a third, etc. And with time, and a lot of help, I've become the best version of myself. Along with taking care of myself, I've learned how to love myself, and how those two things are intertwined.

So I've made a tradition of posting about my journey every March 23rd. I continue to evolve. Live isn't perfect, obviously, but I am so grateful to be here.

r/MadeMeSmile Jan 28 '26

Personal Win Today, I’ve been sober for 6 consecutive years!

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26.5k Upvotes

r/MadeMeSmile Sep 30 '25

Personal Win I got my hair professionally done for the first time today since I went bald from chemo. (4.5 years ago)

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77.2k Upvotes

I greatly missed the amazing feeling of haircut day!!!

r/MadeMeSmile Aug 09 '25

Personal Win 6 years to the day I attempted an early exit

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80.3k Upvotes

Still wild to think of where I was, emotionally, mentally, physically 6 years ago. I stepped off the overpass, and finally found the help I needed for so many things a year later. Switched my addiction to progress, and I'm so fucking proud of myself.

r/MadeMeSmile Dec 24 '25

Personal Win I am officially debt free after 16 years

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28.1k Upvotes

I just transferred my final payment to totally pay off my debt, and don’t have anyone to celebrate it with. So thought I’d share here. I had to leave home quite young for a few reasons, and life was quite hard for a while, meaning I was in credit card and loan debt from 18 years of age. Now, at 35, I have finally managed to catch up and pay off over $12K of debt over the last 2 years. Discipline is hard for my ADHD ass, but I did it! Next step: start a savings account.

r/MadeMeSmile Jan 24 '26

Personal Win I made it over a year without self harm!

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15.5k Upvotes

may seem silly to most people but it’s a big deal for me, hopefully one day I can cover up the scars. The goal is to love myself some day but for now not hurting myself is a great start.

r/MadeMeSmile May 27 '25

Personal Win (OC) I’m a first time college student at 50 yrs old!

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137.6k Upvotes

I decided to skip college after high school as I was more interested in sex, drugs, art, travel, and music. 30 plus years, 3 ex wives and raising 26yr old twins , I’ve decided to start a whole new chapter and get out of retail grocery as a career! Seemed like the perfect time in my life and now that community college is free for most folks in MA, I’d be silly to not give it a shot! Computer systems engineering technology associates is the goal! Picked up my ID today and signed up for a summer STEM boot camp ( all sorts of cool support stuff as well as my first math and English classes). I’ve been smiling all day!

r/MadeMeSmile Jan 24 '26

Personal Win I have finally cut it off with my toxic, controlling, and abusive girlfriend of six months. For the first time since we’ve started dating, I’m sitting down to play video games, something she never approved of. Let the healing begin ☺️

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15.8k Upvotes

r/MadeMeSmile Sep 24 '25

Personal Win I lost over 20 kilos and got my health back after an abusive relationship !

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58.9k Upvotes

(Weight loss pic first(68kg), before weight loss pic second(90kg))

CONTEXT: TW ED: I was with a guy who was overfeeding me whilst telling me he was helping me to get over my ED by borderline forcing me to eat (I also found out towards the end of the relationship that he loved bbw and had a feeder fet and was doing this all on purpose). Instead he made it way worse and I gained 20kg due to him tricking me about just what I was eating, it got to the point where it was affecting my breathing (I’m asthmatic) and I was snoring while I was awake. He cheated on me and dumped me at the end of January. My current partner actually helps me with my ED, he never forces me to eat, makes sure I’ve got my safe foods, checks in when he notices I haven’t eaten in a while, and makes sure to support me if I can’t keep the food down.

r/MadeMeSmile Dec 17 '25

Personal Win My non-verbal son got written up for saying the f-word to his classmate

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My son is 8 and on the spectrum. His language has been improving but he is still technically considered non-verbal as he can’t really communicate or hold a conversation.

He got written up for saying, actually *shouting* “fuck” to his friend three times. It was done in play, not a negative reaction, and he doesn’t actually know what it means. His words aren’t super clear but his teacher had a talk with him and concluded that he did indeed say “fuck”. She told him it was not a nice word, asked him to apologize, and to not say it anymore. Poor kiddo started crying at that!

Not ideal, but it does show some unconventional progress in his language skills! Even his reaction to getting in trouble shows he’s understanding more and more every day.

r/MadeMeSmile Apr 18 '25

Personal Win Today I celebrate 8 years clean from heroin!

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133.4k Upvotes

r/MadeMeSmile Feb 27 '25

Personal Win Today is my golden birthday! 27 on the 27th! That means I’ve officially lived to see 24 more birthdays than I was expected to see!

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157.0k Upvotes