<p>She was sitting with her grandchildren, smiling and laughing as she told them stories. She watched them play, making them happy and enjoying every moment with them. She had no idea that, somewhere else, her family was carrying a painful secret.</p><p><br/></p><p>Her only son—my grandmother’s only child—had passed away.</p><p><br/></p><p>Everyone was worried about how they would break the news to her. They knew how much she loved her son, and they feared that the news would completely break her heart. Because of this, the family decided not to tell her immediately. They kept her surrounded by her grandchildren, trying to make her happy and give her beautiful moments before she heard the truth.</p><p><br/></p><p>Days passed, but they knew they could not hide it forever.</p><p><br/></p><p>Finally, the day came when they had no choice but to tell her.</p><p><br/></p><p>When she heard the news, she froze. For a moment, it was as if the whole world had stopped around her. Then the tears began to flow uncontrollably. She cried for the son she had loved, raised, and never imagined she would have to live without.</p><p><br/></p><p>For days, she barely slept. She had no appetite and struggled to accept that her only son was truly gone. The house that had once been filled with laughter suddenly felt different.</p><p><br/></p><p>Her other child stayed beside her, comforting her with words, prayers, and memories of the son they had lost. Little by little, she began to find strength again.</p><p><br/></p><p>She never forgot her son, and the pain never completely disappeared. But with the love of her family and the memories they shared, she slowly learned to live with the loss.</p><p><br/></p><p>Sometimes, life gives us news we never prepare for. And sometimes, the only thing that helps us survive the hardest moments is knowing that we are not alone.</p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The winners are picked by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.