Month: August 2020

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Parents Admit Whether They’ve Ever Regretted Their Child’s Name

What we name our kids is very personal, and most people will defend those choices like they’re making a last stand.

Even, let’s be honest, when they should be embarrassed and have many, many regrets.

These 15 parents are ready to get honest on whether or not they wish they’d named their little bundle something completely different.

15. This is why I made a popularity rule.

There used to be 7 kids named ‘Ayden’ in my grade but all were spelled differently, or had different last names, until an 8th Ayden showed up with the same last name and spelling as another kid in the same grade.

We called him ‘new kid’ for the rest of the year.

14. So many baby girls whose name was once beautiful.

Isis. Back when it was just an Egyptian Goddess (7 years ago).

We don’t yell her name out in public anymore.

13. Yeah, that’s a no from me.

I’m named after a song. It was also in the top 5 names for the decade in which I was born. Pretty sure they started to regret it the first time there were more than 5 kids sharing my name in my class.

12. That’s such a pretty name, though.

My friend’s name is Sepfora, and she was named that before the popular make up company Sephora got big.

It’s the greek version of the biblical name Zipporah (Moses’s wife).

11. Someone is a drama queen.

Before I was born, my dad wanted to name me Harley after his favorite bike, but my mom insisted that I needed a Bible name. At age 4 I chose a nickname for myself because I couldn’t pronounce this Bible name, but then as a teen I questioned my younger self’s choice and explored new nicknames, including Harley.

When I brought this idea to my dad thinking he’d be pleased, he got red in the face and said “I had to sell that bike to put you in school! It’s nothing to me now, just a random chunk of metal. You want to be named after a random chunk of metal? Fine! I’ll call you Crankshaft how about that!” And he did, for like 2 years. I don’t know where the regret is in that story, but it’s somewhere.

10. This is a very weird story.

My wife and I don’t like all the family politics of naming the children. Someone’s going to get bent out of shape because one family member got used and not another. So, we racked our brains to agree on a name not used on either side of the family.

Didn’t announce the name until the birth. Neither my mother or father said anything for a year. Then, one day they casually mentioned the name of my uncle’s first son that I wasn’t even aware of. He had died at only 6 weeks old, 15 years before I was born.

I don’t know that I regret the name of my son. But, it would have been crossed off the list of contenders had I known.

9. Kids are merciless. Remember that.

There was a girl in my elementary school named Nida Butt.

I suppose it’s hard to come up with a good name ending in Butt but “need-a” would not have been my top pick.

8. Depending on the kid, this could have been epic.

I was almost named Luke Sky.

One guess as what my last name is.

I honestly probably wouldn’t have minded much, I already took on a lot of flak in school anyway

7. A sad tale, this one is.

My dad regrets my name. He wishes he had named me after his father. When my parents had me both his younger brothers were engaged, so he figured they’ll probably have sons and name him after their dad.

Well one had two sons and the other had one. None of them need after my grandfather. My dad regrets picking the name he preferred and has said, “If I could go back in time, I would name you Thomas.”

6. Well that’s awkward.

Well I don’t think they regret it or care but my name is Latina and I’m black.

I always get asked about it and have to explain that it was completely arbitrary and I speak no spanish.

5. They probably don’t regret it. Because they should.

Not me but my SO teaches two sisters named Princess with their middle name as the differentiator.

If they haven’t regretted it they will when both ‘Princesses’ grow up………..I hope (gulp).

4. Oh, man, no you’ve gotta change that.

I knew an analyze once, and when she was 8, they realized that the unique spelling of her name was a popular personal lubricant.

3. Something to think about with the “he can just go by his middle name” decision.

As far as I know, my parents don’t regret my name, but it’s an odd situation… I was their first born, and my dad wanted me to be named Jerry, after himself. But we have 7 other Jerrys in my family… So they named me Jerry, but they decided, from birth, that I would go by Caleb (my middle name).

I don’t mind, because I don’t like the name Jerry. But it makes things confusing at work, cause I don’t like to explain to everyone that I prefer to go by my middle name… So I usually just go by my first name at work.

2. Like a name out of  ‘Twilight’

My name is Jessica, which is the name my dad wanted. Mom wanted to name me Clarissa. I was born early and they hadn’t settled on a name, a nurse suggested combining them… they seriously considered naming me Clarissica.

They had even decided my nickname would be Rissy. I am so glad Mom decided Jessica was fine, I never would have forgiven them.

1. Why would he want to memorialize that?

If I had been a boy, dad planned to name me Luke…in honor of his mother getting diagnosed with leukemia that year.

So thankful I am female. Of course, they still let my sister name me, who was 3 at the time.

I love both of my kids’s names, so fingers crossed nothing happens in the world or pop culture to change that anytime soon.

Do you regret your kid’s name? Tell us why or why not in the comments!

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13 Parents Admit They Have Regrets About Their Child’s Name

Most people take the responsibility that is choosing another human being’s name seriously. We opt to honor family, favorite literary characters, names that we’ve loved since our youths, or any number of meaningful options.

Some people seem to just toss something down on a birth certificate without much thought to things like initials, potential nicknames, or the fact that no one should be named that, ever – but at least these 13 parents have enough sense to regret their choices.

13. No one could have seen that one coming.

I named my daughter Karen.

Thanks, Internet.

12. Why are men, y’all?

Luckily my mother stopped quite a few bad names proposed by my father, but the worst one had to be when she proposed Levi, but he insisted that Garrett be my middle name if that was the case.

For those uninformed in the tobacco industry, Levi Garretts is a chewing tobacco brand. My father was well aware of this.

11. Maybe they were delirious.

I know triplets named Wild, Winter, and Wolf.

Feel bad for all of them except for maybe Winter cause that’s a OK name.

10. Whyyyyyyy though? Call CPS!

My mom went to school with a girl named Pennis, but everyone called her Penny.

9. Oooh, man, someone was in the doghouse.

My mom regrets my name. They thought I was going to be a boy, and had a boy’s name picked out. I arrived, very much not a boy, after 12 hours of labor and no epidural (sorry, Mom). She told my dad to just pick a name, so he named me after his sister. My mom and my aunt don’t like each other. At all.

Dad did not get naming privileges for my siblings, and Mom made sure to pick one name for each gender well before they arrived.

8. This is a stinking Greek tragedy.

i hope no one who knows me happens to be scrolling this sub… my mother absolutely REFUSES to call me by my name, and has my (22f) entire life. she named my older brother, so she let my dad name me, despite her so badly wanting to name me “laramie” (gag). my dad named me alexandria. I don’t like it, and i hate being called alex which literally everyone does no matter how much i insist on alexandria. But it’s better than what my mom wanted to name me, and calls me.

my mother hates my name so much, and is so pissed she didn’t get to name me, that she refuses to call me by my name. so instead, she came up with a nickname for me that she’s called me since i was an infant: buddha. not my real name, not a shortened version of my name, not my middle name, not my initials, not a bearable nickname, not even the name she wanted for me, but fucking buddha!? BECAUSE THATS SO MUCH BETTER THAN ALEXANDRIA!? to add insult to injury, i was a very overweight child with a large protruding stomach. her yelling “BUDDHA!!” in the grocery store was always a mortifying experience.

she got “buddha” from calling me “beautiful baby” in a baby talk voice. so she would say it like “boo da ful baby” and it got shortened to “boo da” very fast. but of course when you see a mom calling her fat ass kid “buddha” the last thing you think is “oh, well thats CLEARLY short for beautiful!” no amount of begging or pleading (even as an adult) has made my mother stop calling me “buddha”, she will not use my actual name. its kind of ridiculous and annoying and upsetting, but i realize theres no winning. i am forever “buddha” smh.

i think i have name dysphoria.

7. Well that’s a big ol’ yikes.

my mom always told me the story of my eldest sibling (died at about a month old) who was named after our dad and his dad. my mom’s mother chooses all the middle names in our family, so the middle name was non-negotiable.

unfortunately for my brother, our last name starts with a K, and the men are all named Kevin, and our grandmother really liked K names. RIP K.K.K. the third

6. You never think about the details, hmm?

I’m the son. My father regrets the name he gave me, because it’s nearly identical to his name. Only difference is the middle name / initial- which rarely shows up on paperwork. So almost any time that either of us goes to do any paperwork or sign up for something, we run into issues involving our nearly identical names.

For example: We both face roughly a 20 minute delay when trying to vote because they mix up which of us is which. I receive his best buy receipts. He gets packages and mail meant for me and I for him. His credit card routinely pops up on my credit report, my student loan routinely pops up on his.

5. Too bad because it was really cute!

Before my son was born, my husband and I were having a lot of problems picking boys names. Everyone in my husband’s family has two middle names so that made it a lot harder.

After a few days, we landed on a name we loved. Harrison Atlas Henry Ames.

After a few hours of blissful happiness, I stopped dead in my tracks, telling my husband we can’t name our son that.

His initials would’ve been HAHA.

4. It was an awesome show and also I like that name!

Hi, the child here.

My birth mom named me Sabrina, after her favorite tv show, Sabrina the teenage witch.

You can bet that when a certain someone from my middle school that for some reason absolutely hates me found out, he started calling me “Sabrina the teenage bit*h.” I don’t go by Sabrina at all, by the way.

3. Please excuse my secondhand rage.

I don’t mind my sons name but I regret that I didn’t stand my ground and insist that his middle name be my great grandpa’s name. I really wanted to honor my opa who was a big part of my life and my ex insisted it was “too German” and insisted he have a “good Irish name” and “allowed” my alternative.

My ex is like a quarter Irish through his grandma that he never met, meanwhile my German dad literally didn’t speak English til he was 7 and my mom is German and I grew up in a household where German was spoken too but go off i guess.

2. Whew, dodged a bullet there!

Lol I’m not a parent, but my dad was going to make me Arizona Corona. I’m very thankful he didn’t name me that considering the times..

1. It’s a minor inconvenience, but…

Didn’t anticipate spelling her name every single time you need an appointment, prescription. It’s a strange but known spelling of a common name. Used it television, fashion, and an author with it.

Like Cierra for Sierra kind of difference.

I was also unaware of how people butcher my now husbands last name (German but short). We weren’t married at the time. So this kid has to spell out her first And last names every single time usually twice.

She just starts spelling now vs saying then spelling bc people still get it wrong.

Some of these are appalling, but others are just bad luck, right?

Do you love your kid’s name? Have regrets? Tell us about it in the comments!

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15 Funny Tweets About Parenting

If there’s one thing that’s true about parenting, it’s that it gives you lots of material. Kids are hilarious, both when they’re trying to be and when they’re not, which is good – we might not survive otherwise.

Here are 15 parents who are really getting their little one’s best efforts (for now).

15. Best to be honest about these things from the start.

No need to be impractical.

14. Better safe than sorry.

But yes, let us all have that confidence.

13. And they realize they’ve always known

They just didn’t understand until then.

12. And yet everyone wants to go to the beach?

It’s really not the best with little kids.

11. It’s how she expresses herself, okay?

As long as there was no Sharpie on the walls or furniture, I’d call that a win.

10. This girl is going places.

Watch out, everyone.

9. So much for beggars not being choosers.

That lesson doesn’t apply to fairy tale creatures, perhaps.

8. The most terrifying thing anyone could imagine.

Anyone who has stepped on one before, anyway.

7. They could be fined otherwise.

“What’s in here, a ton of bricks?” is an acceptable substitute.

6. That is a…moment.

Not good, not bad, but certainly a moment.

5. Why do I feel like there must be meaning in this somewhere?

Probably because I haven’t have a second cup of coffee.

4. Unless you’re one of those cry-it-out people.

No judgement but you won’t learn yoga that way.

3. She learned from watching you.

Isn’t it sweet? HAHAHA.

2. Also that terrifying moment when you make a threat you really, really don’t want to follow through on.

Taking away iPad or TV time hurts you more than them some days.

1. Things can get very honest when they’re pretending to be you.

It’s like looking in a tiny judgmental mirror.

I’m just giggling, and this time not because my kid is walking around with a box on his head.

What’s the funniest thing your kid has done this week? Share with us in the comments!

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Pictures That Will Warm Your Dad Joke Loving Heart

Dad Jokes are very special. They elude anyone who hasn’t taken on the father role at least once, and make everyone else around them groan (even if they also can’t help but snort at the same time).

It’s an art, is what I’m saying, and these 16 pictures really capture the essence of the best (worst) of the bunch.

16. I see what he did there.

It’s clever and annoying all at the same time. Well done!

There's a lesson here others can learn

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Sunday, July 19, 2020

15. You knew it would happen if you just waited long enough.

Sorry, I couldn’t help it.

A good Monday morning to you-on my 100th day of these groaners. Hope it's a good week for all.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Monday, July 27, 2020

14. Give the man his slow clap.

You know he worked hard for it.

Spinoff-The Recycle-Rama

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Saturday, July 18, 2020

13. Talk about pandering to your crowd.

Or lackthereof, I suppose.

Only time that third strike whiff brought relief for both sides.#Gonats

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Sunday, July 26, 2020

12. This is going to be a show on Nick Jr., watch.

Maybe not the bar part, but.

A juvenile adult joke.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Friday, July 17, 2020

11. It’s important to give credit where credit is due.

Even if they would really rather you not.

And don't get me started about those 'fake' 5 star reviews that keep showing up on my timeline. Some of the best writing around if I do say so myself….

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Saturday, July 25, 2020

10. Idk if Dad Jokes are supposed to be depressing.

This one kind of is, though.

Many an august prognosticator predicted this so I guess no surprise.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Thursday, July 16, 2020

9. Okay this one got me.

When you’ve got a good one, you just know.

But-if you don't smell anything it is one of the early symptoms of COVID. Wear a mask friends!

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Friday, July 24, 2020

8. Dean is going to grow up to be a fine father one day.

You don’t need to teach him anything else.

Dean knocked on the door last night (whoahhh who does that anymore!) Stopped by to say how much he's appreciated my DAD…

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Wednesday, July 15, 2020

7. They just couldn’t leave well enough alone.

That’s how good dad jokes roll.

It is rare when my jokes aren't well done.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Thursday, July 23, 2020

6. I think the answer must be yes.

And also stop it.

I wonder about.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Tuesday, July 14, 2020

5. This is a fairly good riddle, if you ask me.

Make sure to share it with your kids!

I approach this with no caution

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Wednesday, July 22, 2020

4. Alright fine I laughed.

He worked hard for this one but it paid off.

For some reason I haven't heard from the Awards Committee yet.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Monday, July 13, 2020

3. He would, too.

Does anyone like Robin??

Maybe if they hadn't gone out so early….

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Tuesday, July 21, 2020

2. They’re classics for a reason.

And this one has been around for awhile.

Just keep them off my lawn!

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Sunday, July 12, 2020

1. That punchline is met with silence.

And twitching lips, because it’s not bad.

Yeahhhhhh I know it's bad.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Monday, July 20, 2020

 

I’m all out of eye rolls and snorts and groans, guys, so I guess that means we hit the nail on the head!

Which one of these pictures was exactly why you came to this post? Tell us in the comments!

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These Dad Jokes Are Completely On Brand

You know the classic Dad Joke brand, right? They’ve got to be terrible puns or dubious play-on-words, and inspire an equal desire to groan and snort at the same time.

Like all comedy, the balance isn’t as easy to strike as you might think before you’ve tried it – but if you’re looking for perfect examples, it doesn’t get much better than these 14 pictures!

14. Yep. That’s a joke.

Not a great one, but I’m sure Dad was proud.

PSA about bacon in the sun-or 'pig should apply' sunscreen

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Friday, July 3, 2020

13. This inspired a disgusted head shake.

It was the best I could do, Dad.

SMH

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Saturday, July 11, 2020

12. That’s a reach but I’ll allow it.

It’s hard to work “udder” into a joke.

I know some of y'all thinking what udder nonsense but I'm keeping the udder joke I planned udderwraps for now.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Thursday, July 2, 2020

11. Your younger kids would love this one.

Don’t tell it to them unless you want to hear it 100x, though.

OEUF!! That was bad but at least I hope you cracked a smile!

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Thursday, July 9, 2020

10. The “it doesn’t matter because” jokes are some of my favorites.

They always sort of surprise you, right?

I find these pups are cross breeds.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Wednesday, July 1, 2020

9. Timely AND terrible!

What a masterpiece!

Since we're stuck at home I’m taking up meditation. I figure it’s better than sitting around doing nothing.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Wednesday, July 8, 2020

8. Another great one to share with your littles.

Laughing together is the best.

This cow's butter is fly.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Tuesday, June 30, 2020

7. For the sports fans in the house.

They deserve a decent groan, too.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Tuesday, July 7, 2020

6. This one made me laugh out loud.

It’s the visual that does it, I think.

I always come back to this joke.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Saturday, June 27, 2020

5. I’m sure this has been done before.

It never really gets old, though.

She starts every session slw so her clients don't get a Cardi yak….#? #monday

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Monday, July 6, 2020

4. I’m going to have to share this one with my dad.

He will love it but hate that he didn’t think of it first.

Laugh please.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Friday, June 26, 2020

3. How have we missed this for all of these thousands of years??

I really want to know.

The guy was slightly delugional.

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Sunday, July 5, 2020

2. Okay this needs to stop.

I’ve had enough!!

I told my youngest daughter that I've basically gone viral with my BAD DAD JOKES and she said "Dad-that's a pigment of your imagination and where's my breakfast?"

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Wednesday, June 24, 2020

1. Based on the musical, this seems right.

Another timely pop culture reference. I’m impressed.

He was never satisfied.Happy 4th

Posted by TOM'S BAD DAD JOKES on Saturday, July 4, 2020

I’m definitely having the desired (for them!) reaction, y’all.

Which of these gave you the perfect groan/snicker combo? Let us know in the comments!

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15 Times Television Shows Helped Kids Make Sense of Really Hard Subjects

TV, video games, and screens in general get a pretty bad rap these days from parents and pediatricians and everyone who wants to share their opinions with you. And while moderation is key and there’s some validity to arguments about exercise and brain development, the truth is that for some kids, television is where they learn how to deal with the hard lessons.

It’s where they see themselves for the first time, or see people different from them for the first time, or get answers to questions they were too afraid to ask in real life.

These 15 episodes of television were surely a lifeline for more than a few kids out there, and I say it’s okay to celebrate that.

15. The depictions of anxiety and panic attacks on Alexa & Katie.

“At the end of season three, Katie has a panic attack on her way to take the SAT, and is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. The scene where Katie has the attack is heartbreaking; it’s really realistic and well done. They don’t just sweep this issue under the rug after this one episode, throughout season four anxiety is something that is openly discussed between Alexa and Katie and Katie and her mom.”

“She has another panic attack in season four, in which a friend helps her through it with realistic methods for doing so. I’ve never seen a kids show that openly talked about mental health issues or therapy, and they did it so, so well. As someone with anxiety, I felt incredibly seen by this show. I wish I’d had it around when I was younger.”

—demigodapollocabin

14. “True Colours” (That’s So Raven)

The “True Colours” episode of That’s So Raven where Raven exposes a racist recruiter at a clothing shop who won’t hire her because she’s Black.

—lorianneb

13. In “Alone at Sea,” Steven Universe takes on the importance of leaving a relationship and asserting boundaries.

“The episode ends with Lapis telling Jasper that what they had was unhealthy, which was a good way to teach kids they have the power to say ‘no’ when someone is abusive toward them.

Steven himself is great in the episode and works as a support system for Lapis to get over her trauma.”

—nameless_demon

12. The importance of the Black Lives Matter movement on Blue Peter.

“Our media has been pretty poor at conveying why this is so important in the UK and Blue Peter succeeded in a kids show where adult programming and news has failed!”

—vinnieesco

11. Helga getting therapy to deal with her neglectful parents on Hey, Arnold!

“The way that they explained Helga’s anger from her mother’s alcoholism, her father’s disinterest, and having to live in the shadow of a ‘perfect’ older sister.

Seeing the reason Helga was angry and a bit of a bully really helped me to see some of my classmates differently. Plus, it normalised therapy for me as a kid – something that has helped as an adult.”

—jenniferr4786d9525

10. As Told By Ginger tackled being disappointed by our parents.

“Ginger’s mother sends her flowers, knowing the dad won’t follow through, and signs them from him.

Ginger knows what she did and thanks her mother.”

—ashleyk4ad987d77

9. Hey, Arnold showed Arnold being sad that his parents weren’t there for parent’s day, but realizing his grandparents were a perfect family.

“I found that episode so comforting because I was also raised by a grandparent.”

—violadelessops

8. Foster kid representation in The Story of Tracy Beaker.

“You had everyone from temporary foster kids, aged-out kids, poor income, and wealthy families – and a great diverse cast for something that started in 2002!”

—vinnieesco

7. On “When Carl Met George,” Arthur introduces a character with autism and attempts to show the world through his eyes.

“I use Brain’s explanation to show people what it’s like in my own head sometimes. It helps as a general guide and I like the way they emphasize the idea that things are different for everyone.

I also love seeing the characters treat their autistic friend, Carl, like he’s just one of the gang. It’s how I wish things had been for me.”

—aislincross

6. Doc McStuffins helped out someone who was feeling insecure about their stutter.

“She explains how even though it’s hard for the words to come out it doesn’t mean you’re broken. My husband grew up stuttering and still stutters so when he watched this with our kids he was ready to cry.

He was bullied growing up for his stutter (and has been fired because of it), but that episode is such a great explainer to kids and adults about the basics of what stutterers deal with.”

—krosemizzou

5. London and Maddie facing body shaming, but ultimately coming to love themselves, on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.

“They have a fashion show and London’s friend insults everyone telling London she’s too curvy and Maddie she’s too thin.

Considering how similar the girls’ body types were, it really reinforced how much someone’s mean comments can change a person’s point of view.”

—prettypink1818

4. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood tackles our differences, and that it’s great that no one is exactly the same, in a way that’s very accessible for young kids.

“My daughter watches Daniel Tiger a lot and I appreciate the way they discuss some serious subjects.

It’s definitely a less advanced approach because it’s geared toward preschoolers, but they talk about death and loss, handling anger and frustration, how to work through jealousy of a new sibling, and differences between individuals (Prince Wednesday’s cousin, Chrissy, uses crutches and braces to walk and the other kids are curious about it.

Prince Wednesday gets defensive about his cousin, but Chrissy lets the other kids ask her questions without making them feel bad).”

—cranemaiden

3. Karli’s mom going to rehab for opioid addiction on Sesame Street.

“I’m older now, but I grew up with that and my sister deals with addiction. I watched it and cried because I thought it was beautiful and explained the child’s feelings.

Showed it to my brother in law and my nieces so the girls could see that it’s normal to feel what they are feeling and they can talk about it.”

—jacobhyde

2. That’s So Raven got body positive after Raven realized a magazine she posed for had photoshopped her image.

“She gets angry (rightfully so) and at the end of the episode, shows up to model her dress at a fashion show, where she was supposed to let someone thinner walk on the runway. And she totally rocks it.

As someone who struggled with body image and an eating disorder at the airing of the episode, it was really nice and showed that all types of bodies are beautiful.”

—dawn1094

1. The episode of Full House when Stephanie learns one of her classmates is being abused, and tells an adult.

“At the end of the episode they did a PSA to tell viewers that child abuse is a very real thing and what you can do about it. In fact most shows in the ’90s had PSAs at the end of the episode and I don’t understand why they discontinued doing that.

Even Sonic the Hedgehog did one about what to do if an adult touched you inappropriately.”

—jennies4783ed5b8

Some of these brought a tear to my eye.

Is there an episode of television that changed the way you looked at the world? That helped you understand something tough or confusing? That let you know your experiences weren’t unique? Tell us about it in the comments!

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This is What Parents Can Learn From Day Cares That Never Shut Down

Parents are in a very tough quandary these days when it comes to whether or not to send our kids to school this fall. For some, there’s no choice – they have to work and have no childcare options. For others, they’re not being given a choice by the school district (whether it’s no offer of online school or no offer of in person school).

For many more parents, they have a choice – and in some ways, that might be worse, because it means you can make the wrong one. When living in a world like our current one, the wrong decision could be disastrous, or even fatal, so it’s important to have all possible information ahead of time.

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Which is why it’s crucial to look at environments where kids have been in close proximity this entire time. There are daycares that have remained open through the entire lockdown period, caring for the children of essential workers and first responders, who had no choice to stay home and “bond” with their kiddos.

The YMCA is one of the most prominent spots that remained open to offer emergency care, and looked after around 400,000 kids between 1 and 14 between March and May of 2020. They ran 1100 separate sites, working closely with state and local governments to figure out how to make it work on short notice and with ever-changing guidelines.

They’ve had a small number of parents and staff test positive around the country, but no site had an outbreak.

Brown University economist Emily Oster found that, out of 916 child care centers serving more than 20,000 children, just over 1% of staff and 0.16% of children had confirmed infections.

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Elliot Haspel, an education policy expert and child care advocate, made the following comment:

“There are almost no recorded cases of child-to-adult transmission of COVID-19. It’s not zero risk, but we’re acting with a March 2020 understanding of COVID-19 and kids, and not with a June 2020 understanding of COVID-19 and kids.”

What did the Y and other sites do to minimize risks even further?

One of the main precautions was placing students into “pods” of no more than 9 children and 1 adult. It required using spaces like basketball courts or boardrooms that wouldn’t normally have been used as learning spaces, but it worked, and they kept everyone separate.

Pods didn’t mix with each other, but within a pod, children were generally not required to social distance or wear masks. Every child did receive a temperature check and symptom screen each morning before entering their pod, and staff members who performed those duties wore masks, gloves, and gowns.

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Staff members worked on hand-washing techniques and time limits, as well, and students were sent to wash their hands after completing every activity.

“We were teaching them not just ‘rinse your hands’ but ‘scrub them.’

And instead of having to dread washing their hands, they were able to get excited and laugh and have fun while they were doing that.”

They also had kids employ “airplane arms” when standing in lines or moving from place to place, in order to keep distance, and no one shared materials like art supplies. That did get expensive, and the YMCA admitted that, even after extra financial aid from the state, they would not be able to maintain the new protocols long term.

Doctors, like Joshua Sharfstein of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Heath, says that we should learn from these experiences but can’t overgeneralize.

“These experiences illustrate that it’s possible to bring kids together without a guarantee of an outbreak or a serious situation developing.”

But he also reminds us that these experiences also don’t guarantee another school or daycare won’t have the opposite experience.

There is strong evidence that suggests children don’t transmit the coronavirus the way they do the flu, but since the majority of children have not been in close contact with other kids – or teachers and staff – since March, there’s not enough data to say for sure that everything is going to be fine.

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Parents who have options should consider them carefully, and go forward with whatever makes them most comfortable this fall.

If your kids do go to school, though, remember to support your administrators and teachers in their attempts to reduce and control as many risks as possible.

Everyone is just doing their best, after all.

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This Mom Crocheted Skeletor and Xenomorph Costumes for Her Son

There are two kinds of moms in this world we live in – moms who make Halloween costumes from scratch every single year, and moms who run to the Halloween store the day of and pick through the leftovers for a $30 piece of plastic that will go in the trash later that night.

No judgement. I would be the second kind of mom except I have an amazing cousin who was the first kind of mom and she gives me her hand-me-downs.

Cleveland, Ohio mom Stephanie Pokorny is definitely the best kind of mom, because she gave her son not one, but two amazing, homemade crocheted costumes to choose from last year – one glow-in-the dark Xenomorph and one Skeletor.

I mean, look at this thing, y’all?

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Ready for #2?! XENOMORPH ALIEN! ? Jake's choice and he has been asking, no BEGGING, since Predator, so here it is! Absolutely so excited with the result! Suspended tail ready to strike, coils, spikes, spines, and that DROOL! Alien overload! Icing? HE GLOWS IN THE DARK! You so must head to my page for the video, I promise it's worth it! So… tell me what ya think!! ? . . About 45 hours of work, fully freehanded, NO patterns. His face sits inside the neck of the alien so he appears full body, but vision is clear! #xenomorph #alien #predator #alienvspredator #crochet #cosplay #halloween #halloweencostumes #crochetcostume #instacrochet @ripleysbelieveitornot #diycostume @comics_artuniverse #avp

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How could he not choose the Xenomorph?

It glows in the dark!

But then there’s Skeletor…

And those eyes, y’all!

 

(Side note: Do you think her son appreciates the work or it or is he like, rolling his eyes and wishing he could have a lame store-bought costume because kids always want whatever they don’t regularly get? I love nothing more than my mother’s homemade bread now, but as a kid, how I wanted a sandwich made on Wonder Bread, you know?)

So… I have no idea which one I would choose!

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IT'S COSTUME TIME!! ? Introducing SKELETOR!! Jack's pick this year and I am so excited my stomach hurts! He is fully freehanded, no pattern. Those eyes? They light up for an extra evil touch! Muahahaha! Want to see a video? Come to my page & see, it's so cool! What do you think? Happy 1st day of Halloween! ?? About 45 hours of freehand work for him ♡ All the facial details are top of head/forehead so chin down he is fulllll body scary; head up vision is clear! We live in Ohio so that coziness of crochet is always so welcome on brisk (sometimes snowy!) Halloweens! I adore doing this for my babies, thanks #skeletor #heman #costume #crochetcostume #instacrochet #crochetaddict #yarn #freehand #80skid #80smovies #halloween #halloween2018 #crochetverse #maker #diy #handmade #handmadeisbest #oneofakind #cosplay

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She says in her captions that she did the entire thing without a pattern, and that in total, the two costumes took her about 90 hours to complete.

We can all agree that she’s amazing, her work is priceless, and if she wants to make adult-sized ones this year, we’d all be in line, right?

Solidarity, Stephanie! And keep it up!

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