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Parenting
kindergarten

Teacher shares the one thing parents need to teach kids to prepare them for kindergarten

Kindergarten teacher Emily Perkins says avoiding this can make them "unteachable."

kindergarten, kindergarten teacher, teacher, school, parenting tip
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History (Education)
statue of liberty

This anti-slavery feature of the Statue of Liberty is a symbol for how we treat our history

Lady Liberty's broken shackles are "hidden in plain sight."

student protest, students protesting, protest signs, free speech, demonstration,
Education
teachers

Teacher simulates an authoritarian dictatorship in her classroom, but the students crushed her

It went along with the students reading "1984."

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Internet
women

Nail-biting video shows a woman as she realizes a creepy man is following her

She was only halfway through her run when the man's behavior forced her to stop.

dealing with stalker, running
Mental Health
self-care

Wellness expert explains what 'self-care' really is and it's not what we've been sold

Self-care doesn't need to cost you a thing.

self-care, what is self-care, mental health, affording self-care, wellness culture
Joy
awwww

Baby twins separated for the first time steal an adorable secret nighttime reunion

There's nothing like the bond between twins.

twins, fraternal twins, twin love, twin sisters, moms, parenting, babies, babies of tiktok, baby videos
Joy
advice

15 people share the life-changing phrase they heard once, and it stuck with them forever

"Don't confuse being needed with being valued."

truth, wisdom, wise phrases, man thinking, mind blown, great advice, memory
dating, modern dating, dating apps, romance, romance tips, relationships, relationship red flags, relationship green flags
Pop Culture
relationships

People agree these 19 things are weirdly romanticized, but are actually huge red flags

"The idea of someone cheating on their spouse to pursue you. How is that romantic? Please be serious."

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Community

Young man becomes 'neighborhood dad' to group of boys after putting in time playing football with them

"As soon as he gets off work, the kids come knocking 😂."

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Women's Health
pregnancy related heart failure symptoms

Three moms share how they survived pregnancy related heart failure and symptoms to look for

Black women are at a much higher risk for the rare condition and no one knows why.

Recycling, Japan, zero-waste, trash, environment
Sustainability
environment

How Kamikatsu became the first zero-waste town in Japan, and what we can learn from them

Meet the tiny town that's radicalizing the ways we recycle.

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Family
kids

​'It costs you nothing'—mom has epic response to backlash for cleaning her teen's bedroom.

Several people accused her of spoiling her kid. She thought otherwise.

cancer, marriage, love stories, health, marriage, modern love
Love Stories
love stories

A husband documented his wife's battle with cancer capturing love and loss beautifully

"These photographs do not define us, but they are us."

an older man looking angry with his fist in the air.
Health
baby boomers

Why 'boomer panic' is a real thing, not just generational bashing

There's a heartbreaking reason behind the problem.

Mom shares 4-part secret to making her home "the house" for her son and his friends.
Parenting
parenting

Mom shares 4-part secret to making her home "the house" for her son and his friends.

Con: They eat all your food. Pro: You'll learn to know and trust the people they spend their time with.

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Joy
best of humanity

300 people create a human chain to help an independent bookstore move their entire inventory

300 people. 9,100 books. 2 hours.

Mood ring, inventor, mysterious history
Science
history

The mood ring's mysterious history: the invention everyone claims but nobody patented

One of the most dramatic oversights in fashion history.

vegans, vegetarians, carnivores, meat eaters, judgement, food, animal rights
Science
vegans

Psychologists reveal the big reason why people are so unnecessarily offended by vegans

No, it's not because they are smug.