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Emily Shiffer

Emily Shiffer is a contributing writer to Upworthy. She is based in South Carolina.

Photo credit: Canva – A group of Americans and the American phrases that foreigners say do not translate.

Culture, Joy, Popular

15 truly American slang phrases that people from other countries say can’t be translated

Emily Shiffer

10/23/2025
Students next to their garden project at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy in Atlanta

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Education, Innovation

From food deserts to oral cancer, these high school students are designing solutions for the planet’s toughest challenges.

Sarah Watts

9/11/2026
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Family, Parenting

Millennial mom shares controversial ‘parenting rule’ when her Boomer parents babysit

Emily Shiffer

10/22/2025
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Art, Joy

Boomers and Gen X share the nostalgic posters they hung on their walls back in the day

Emily Shiffer

10/21/2025
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Community, Joy, Popular

18 frugal soup recipes to keep you warm and full this fall

Emily Shiffer

10/20/2025
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Education, Education & Information

15 unusual spooky words to learn for Halloween and beyond

Emily Shiffer

10/17/2025
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Community, Joy

Man spends all year thrifting Halloween costumes to give them away to kids for free at annual event

Emily Shiffer

10/16/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Mom throws a second-hand baby shower that is celebrated for its frugality in uncertain economic times.

Family, Modern Families

New mom’s second-hand baby shower is praised as a brilliant economical celebration

Emily Shiffer

10/16/2025
Photo credit: Images courtesy of Instagram/@imscottdonnell (used with permission) – Parenting coach and father of four Scott Donnell explains why his kids order for the family while eating at restaurants.

Family, Parenting

Dad explains genius thinking behind making kids order food for the whole family at restaurants

Emily Shiffer

10/15/2025
Photo credit: Canva – These obscure words will make you sound smart during conversations.

Education, Education & Information

16 obscure words with common meanings that you can sprinkle into convos to sound smart

Emily Shiffer

10/15/2025
Humor, Joy, Popular

People share the 40 commonly mispronounced words that absolutely send them and it’s maddening

Emily Shiffer

10/15/2025
Friendship, Joy, Popular

After lonely 97-year-old man crashed into her car, an unexpected friendship developed

Emily Shiffer

10/15/2025
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Copy of After lonely 97-year-old man crashed into her car, they developed an unexpected friendship

Emily Shiffer

10/15/2025
Photo credit: Canva – The easy conversation ritual parents say takes 1 minute and makes them feel more connected to their kids.

Family, Parenting, Popular

Parents say this 1-minute check-in with their kids has made weeknights so much better

Emily Shiffer

10/14/2025
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Feeling burnt out? Doctors are prescribing trips to Sweden

Emily Shiffer

10/13/2025
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Culture, Joy, Popular

Gen Xers and Boomers share the sobering warning signs about aging that totally snuck up on them

Emily Shiffer

10/11/2025

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