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Baby Care Instructions From 1968 Show Just How Much Things Have Changed Since Then

Women continue to learn more about how our bodies work and how science can improve the way we care for tiny human beings. And let’s not forget that there have been some very real developments in the world, like cars that require safety seats, that have irrevocably altered child-rearing.

There’s nothing that illustrates that point quite like taking a look back at how we used to advise moms to care for wee ones, and this list of instructions from 1968 does a great job of showing how different things are today.

The advice here was for the care of your newborn while still in the hospital after birth.

Yeah, most of this is pretty insane, but I really wish someone would have at least considered my nipples.

My mom was going through her things and we saw this, it's rules in regards to just having a baby. It gave me a chuckle….

Posted by Micala Gabrielle Henson on Friday, March 29, 2019

I am not a fan of them not being able to see their babies whenever they want. However, again, I could have done with more sleep and actual recovery time.

Also, real question… how long did it take these women’s milk to come in on this schedule?!?

I assume, unlike many others did not, that the baby was not starving the rest of the time, but simply being bottle fed, since they mention bottles and formula.

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The list of foods you’re not allowed to eat is very curious. Like…were that many people scarfing green coconut cake on the regular?

And don’t even get me started on the smoking.

Image Credit: Pixabay

Overall, obviously this advice never killed any of us born during that timeframe, and seriously, hospitals could be a lot more mom-focused now, instead of wringing out new mothers to the point that they can hardly function by the time they’re sent home.

But I suppose that’s a soapbox for another day…

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Baby Care Instructions From 1968 Show Just How Much Things Have Changed Since Then

Women continue to learn more about how our bodies work and how science can improve the way we care for tiny human beings. And let’s not forget that there have been some very real developments in the world, like cars that require safety seats, that have irrevocably altered child-rearing.

There’s nothing that illustrates that point quite like taking a look back at how we used to advise moms to care for wee ones, and this list of instructions from 1968 does a great job of showing how different things are today.

The advice here was for the care of your newborn while still in the hospital after birth.

Yeah, most of this is pretty insane, but I really wish someone would have at least considered my nipples.

My mom was going through her things and we saw this, it's rules in regards to just having a baby. It gave me a chuckle….

Posted by Micala Gabrielle Henson on Friday, March 29, 2019

I am not a fan of them not being able to see their babies whenever they want. However, again, I could have done with more sleep and actual recovery time.

Also, real question… how long did it take these women’s milk to come in on this schedule?!?

I assume, unlike many others did not, that the baby was not starving the rest of the time, but simply being bottle fed, since they mention bottles and formula.

Image Credit: Facebook

The list of foods you’re not allowed to eat is very curious. Like…were that many people scarfing green coconut cake on the regular?

And don’t even get me started on the smoking.

Image Credit: Pixabay

Overall, obviously this advice never killed any of us born during that timeframe, and seriously, hospitals could be a lot more mom-focused now, instead of wringing out new mothers to the point that they can hardly function by the time they’re sent home.

But I suppose that’s a soapbox for another day…

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When Dads Are Involved with Kids, Everyone Benefits With These ABCs

There’s  a lot of science out there regarding parenting and its effects – good, bad, or indifferent – on the kids. And while dads today are infinitely more involved in the day-to-day muck in the trenches, it’s fair to say that moms are still doing most of the nitty-gritty work.

A recent publication, though, shows that not only are kids better off with super involved dads, but the dads are better for it, too.

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University of Delaware professor Rob Palkovitz has studied father-child relationships across cultures, developmental stages, and life transitions, and says the ABC of Fatherhood model best explains how involved fathers can benefit from positive and consistent engagement with their children.

The three-point plan for long-term relationships and personal success suggests that these emotional investments literally always pay off in time.

A is for Affective Climate

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This means promoting a sense of love and constancy, making the child feel as though dad not only cares for him, but will have his back no matter the circumstances. Being secure in a father’s love has been found to be the basis for a positive identity, as well as the courage to explore and learn new things.

For dad, learning to do this well improves a man’s cognitive skills, health, and capacity for empathy while building confidence, self-esteem, emotional regulation and expression. In short, it helps dads learn to control their anger, face their fears, and express those tricky tender emotions.

B is for Behavior

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Dad going to games, helping with homework, playing with them in the yard has a positive impact on a child’s academic achievement, ability to make friends, and their decisions surrounding drugs, alcohol, and sex.

Doing these sorts of things with their kids gives men permissions to play, to re-experience childhood, and even to work through some issues they might have with their own upbringing.

C is for Connection

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This is about how sensitive a father is to his children, which leaves him free to make use of teachable moments. Dads who are good at this are excellent at reading their kids’ moods, which makes it easier to guess when to push, when to back off, or when to simply sit beside them in silence.

Tuning in this way to their children makes men more empathetic, not only to the kids, but at work and in his friendship and romantic relationships, as well.

Not only that, it develops dad’s capacity for evaluation, planning, and decision-making, which are all things adults do every day.

Tuning-in changes men. A close father-child relationship means that a father will typically be more empathetic to the outlook of children, a skill that he can then apply elsewhere, such as at work, better understanding the diverse perspectives of colleagues.

What all of this means is that these relationships are not just about the kids, but proves that fatherhood can play a central role in the development of male adults. As these relations grow over time they lead to change, and immature newlyweds and newborns blossom into great parents and functional adults guiding independent young people toward adulthood.

Remember that parenting is a marathon, not a sprint. Give yourself the space and time to stumble, fall back, and persevere until both you and your kid find the kind of solid footing that will hopefully be the foundation for not only a lifelong parent-child relationship, but a friendship as well.

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These 15 Marriage Truths Are Hard to Deny

Everyone’s marriage is different in big and small ways, but it’s also true that all marriages have some big and small things in common.

If you’re married, sometimes it can feel as if no one understands what goes on behind closed doors, and I find posts like this to be helpful in reminding me that people get it, at least a little.

Here are 15 truths that, if you’re married (or have been married) you can’t deny are true.

15. Sex will be frequent and sometimes mind-blowing. Then, for a period, it will be just fine and not as frequent. Then it will be mind-blowing again.

Do your best to roll with the punches.

14. Your spouse will freak out over things that you think are wildly irrational. Looking at those irrationalities as rational and treating them as such is critical. You don’t have to agree with them, but you do need to be compassionate. Emotional invalidation is a killer.

This one is so hard. And so important.

13. Seemingly inconsequential things — how someone arranges the eggs in the fridge, the amount of paper towels they use, if they leave the cabinet doors open, if they accidentally hog the covers at night — will be the gateway to hour-long arguments.

You will know that it’s silly, yet you will not be able to stop.

12. Without independent hobbies, shit will go sideways.

You need to spend time apart.

11. Without regular activities to do together, shit will also go sideways.

It’s a delicate balance.

10. You will go to bed angry sometimes.

You have to sleep, and some arguments aren’t over in a day (or a week).

9. You will wake up angry sometimes.

See above.

8. There will be times when your partner will say something about a past experience that will shock you and remind you that you don’t know them as well as you thought.

This can be a good thing.

7. Talking shit about other couples will be considered a great date night.

It’s a great bonding experience.

6. There’s some truth to this Ogden Nash quote, “Marriage is the bond between a person who never remembers anniversaries and another who never forgets them.” Understanding how you complement one another is crucial.

Ideally, you both bring strengths to the table.

5. Remembering the little things will solve so many issues. And marriage will make you realize that they’re not actually little things. They’re very, very big things.

The little things are so often the big things.

4. You will hear your spouse tell the same story for 4587 times throughout the course of your marriage.

Just smile and nod at the appropriate junctures.

3. You will go out with other couples and think they are weird or, frankly, the fucking worst. You will go out with couples that think the same of you.

Repeat after me: not everyone has to like you.

2. You will, at some point or another, feel like your partner and the kids have a relationship you could never have.

That is your own mess to deal with, not theirs.

1. Marriages always end poorly. The best-case scenario is that someone dies at the end.

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I’m reading The Untethered Soul (yes I said this a year ago. It’s a hard concept to grasp!) and it all boils down to this: do you choose happiness or not? Shit is going to happen to you, stress happens when you resist life’s events. Choose to find the joy. Look for it. Stay committed. Stay conscious. Stay open. No matter what happens to you. Kid skips school. Failed job. Failed marriage. Death. Don’t close. It’s not easy. Everything we’ve been taught says otherwise. We want to protect ourselves. We want to save face. But for what? It keeps us caged. Real freedom comes when we let go of ego, fear of failure and move through life with joy and a sense of adventure. We are here for such a short period of time. Really. Go full force with good intentions. Someone remind me of this tomorrow. ?❤❤ #untetheredsoul #choosejoy #butmykidisfailing #myhusbanddied #acceptlifeevents #choosehappy #whynot

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Depressing food for thought…or maybe that’s just how stuff is. Right? RIGHT?!?!

I already feel less alone, and happier with the way things are!

What do you think it absolutely true about being married? Share with us in the comments!

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These 15 Marriage Truths Are Hard to Deny

Everyone’s marriage is different in big and small ways, but it’s also true that all marriages have some big and small things in common.

If you’re married, sometimes it can feel as if no one understands what goes on behind closed doors, and I find posts like this to be helpful in reminding me that people get it, at least a little.

Here are 15 truths that, if you’re married (or have been married) you can’t deny are true.

15. Sex will be frequent and sometimes mind-blowing. Then, for a period, it will be just fine and not as frequent. Then it will be mind-blowing again.

Do your best to roll with the punches.

14. Your spouse will freak out over things that you think are wildly irrational. Looking at those irrationalities as rational and treating them as such is critical. You don’t have to agree with them, but you do need to be compassionate. Emotional invalidation is a killer.

This one is so hard. And so important.

13. Seemingly inconsequential things — how someone arranges the eggs in the fridge, the amount of paper towels they use, if they leave the cabinet doors open, if they accidentally hog the covers at night — will be the gateway to hour-long arguments.

You will know that it’s silly, yet you will not be able to stop.

12. Without independent hobbies, shit will go sideways.

You need to spend time apart.

11. Without regular activities to do together, shit will also go sideways.

It’s a delicate balance.

10. You will go to bed angry sometimes.

You have to sleep, and some arguments aren’t over in a day (or a week).

9. You will wake up angry sometimes.

See above.

8. There will be times when your partner will say something about a past experience that will shock you and remind you that you don’t know them as well as you thought.

This can be a good thing.

7. Talking shit about other couples will be considered a great date night.

It’s a great bonding experience.

6. There’s some truth to this Ogden Nash quote, “Marriage is the bond between a person who never remembers anniversaries and another who never forgets them.” Understanding how you complement one another is crucial.

Ideally, you both bring strengths to the table.

5. Remembering the little things will solve so many issues. And marriage will make you realize that they’re not actually little things. They’re very, very big things.

The little things are so often the big things.

4. You will hear your spouse tell the same story for 4587 times throughout the course of your marriage.

Just smile and nod at the appropriate junctures.

3. You will go out with other couples and think they are weird or, frankly, the fucking worst. You will go out with couples that think the same of you.

Repeat after me: not everyone has to like you.

2. You will, at some point or another, feel like your partner and the kids have a relationship you could never have.

That is your own mess to deal with, not theirs.

1. Marriages always end poorly. The best-case scenario is that someone dies at the end.

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I’m reading The Untethered Soul (yes I said this a year ago. It’s a hard concept to grasp!) and it all boils down to this: do you choose happiness or not? Shit is going to happen to you, stress happens when you resist life’s events. Choose to find the joy. Look for it. Stay committed. Stay conscious. Stay open. No matter what happens to you. Kid skips school. Failed job. Failed marriage. Death. Don’t close. It’s not easy. Everything we’ve been taught says otherwise. We want to protect ourselves. We want to save face. But for what? It keeps us caged. Real freedom comes when we let go of ego, fear of failure and move through life with joy and a sense of adventure. We are here for such a short period of time. Really. Go full force with good intentions. Someone remind me of this tomorrow. ?❤❤ #untetheredsoul #choosejoy #butmykidisfailing #myhusbanddied #acceptlifeevents #choosehappy #whynot

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Depressing food for thought…or maybe that’s just how stuff is. Right? RIGHT?!?!

I already feel less alone, and happier with the way things are!

What do you think it absolutely true about being married? Share with us in the comments!

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Photos Of Wild And Interesting Things In Australia

Australia has a reputation where the wildlife is trying to kill you. And sure, that’s an exaggeration. Many of the most dangerous animals in Australia rarely if ever kill humans, and the second-deadliest species on the continent is none other than the humble honey bee.

But still. When you look at the facts, it’s hard to stay rational. Twenty-one of the 25 most venomous snakes in the world all live in Australia. A bite from a Sydney funnel-web spider, an Aussie native, can kill you in fifteen minutes. If you’re in the water and you manage to avoid the saltwater crocodiles and the great white sharks, you may still run into an Irukandji jellyfish, one of the world’s most poisonous jellyfishes. There’s even a plant called a “suicide plant,” because touching it can sting you so badly you wish you were dead.

Australia might not be more or dangerous than anywhere else in the world, but it’s still home to some terrifying flora and fauna. Here are 15 photos to prove it.

1. The pine cone that can fall on you and kill you. (Bunya pine cone)

Photo Credit: Wikipedia

2. “I’m from Darwin, Australia and our rivers here are full of these monstrosities. This guy here is nicknamed Nifty, and he is about 6m long.”

Photo Credit: Imgur

3. “My Mom and girlfriend found this on the beach today.” (Armed anemone)

Photo Credit: Reddit

4. No, they’re not rebooting Tremors. (Giant earthworm)

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5. “This hot pink slug is found in only one forest on an extinct volcano in Australia.” (Kaputar slug)

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6. “He dried off and flew away as soon as it was dark. Wasn’t sick at all, just wet.” (Gray-headed flying fox)

Photo Credit: Kristy Garbutt

7. No, that’s not frost. Those are spider webs. (From wolf and monkey spiders)

Photo Credit: Reddit

8. “This is how Australians ensure their meter isn’t read.” (Huntsman spider)

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9. Let me get $40 on pump 3, and a new pair of underpants. (Python)

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10. “Thought it was a fallen hot air balloon. Was actually a dead whale filled with gas, on the brink of exploding.” (Humpback whale)

Photo Credit: Mark Watkins

11. “Honey, there’s a kid on our bug.” (Goliath stick insect)

Photo Credit: Imgur

12. “Believe it or not, this is one of the least dangerous spiders we have in Australia.” (Huntsman spider)

Photo Credit: Reddit

13. “Damn, nature. You scary.” (Termite mound)

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14. Tiny, colorful, and can kill you in minutes. (Blue-ringed octopus, one of four venomous octopus species.)

Photo Credit: Reddit

15. “Meanwhile in Australia….” (Olive python vs. freshwater crocodile)

Photo Credit: Imgur

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15 Really Awful Photoshop Fails

If you’ve never used it before, maybe you don’t know. But Photoshop is hard. It’s difficult to make things look accurate and acceptable…and these folks all learned this lesson the hard way. Like, the real hard way.

Which is great news for us, because we get to laugh our asses off at them!

And you can start…NOW!

1. Looks very comfy!

Awww yisss finally a shower that works with my broken neck from funny

2. That arm, tho.

The Arm… Oh God… from CrappyDesign

3. Flying a little low?

This woman looking out the plane is very calm considering she’s about to crash into the Hudson from CrappyDesign

4. Also, learn how to do MAGIC!

So this is how you play guitar? from CrappyDesign

5. Something seems off…

This picture was on my pasta box. What did they do to her?! from WTF

6. Not how it works.

That’s not how you use a selfie stick from CrappyDesign

7. That looks totally natural.

The peas on this menu photo are photoshopped in from mildlyinteresting

8. Don’t do that!

Giant is seconds from being paralyzed from CrappyDesign

9. Squid people are about to attack!

These poor squid-girls from CrappyDesign

10. The stuff of nightmares.

Those are awfully long arms you’ve got there from CrappyDesign

11. There’s something wrong with Dad’s head.

I guess the original family just wasn’t attractive enough. from CrappyDesign

12. Is this a sci-fi auto show?

This shopped car at the Mazda booth at the Portland International Auto Show… from CrappyDesign

13. Holy sh*t, that is scary.

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14. The headless look is in this fall.

"Excuse me sir, but your missing something." from CrappyDesign

15. What happened to Mommy?

Wow, those are a laugh riot. Especially since they leaked out into the Interwebs.

Do you have any epic Photoshop fails of your own? Let’s see ’em!

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Some Great Cat Memes for Cat Lovers

Cats are hilarious, magical, and complicated creatures. But we love them anyway and they’re our best friends even if they don’t know it.

If you have a furry feline friend at home, you’ll love these memes.

1. Hahahaha

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2. Yeah, right

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3. Always happens

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4. Suddenly blind

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5. Look at my kingdom

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6. Reenactment

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7. Here we go!

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8. Total BS

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9. I can wait forever

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10. Right there

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11. No!

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12. Lead me

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13. Pretty much the same thing

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14. Wouldn’t it be nice?

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15. Salty AF

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Meow-sers!

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Photographer Takes Pics of People After 1, 2, and 3 Glasses of Wine

Marcos Alberti is a photographer who has a project known as “3 Glasses” has a very specific purpose. He photographs people after they’ve had 0, 1, 2, and 3 glasses of wine and the results are pretty telling.

Kick back with a glass of vino and check out these photos.

1. Tipsy

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

2. DRUNK

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

3. Three deep

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

4. Goofin’ off

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

5. She might have a secret

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

6. Embarrassed

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

7. Put your hair up

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

8. Looks happy

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

9. LOLing

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

10. Maybe not much of a difference?

Photo Credit: Marcos Alberti

Do you wonder what you might look like after 3 glasses of wine? I know I do…

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Funny Memes That Are Good for Your Soul

I can tell you one thing I’ve learned over the past few years….

You will never run out of fantastic memes to look at! EVER!

Here are 15 solid ones for ya!

1. That’s not good

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2. What’s the deal?

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3. Don’t tempt them

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4. Score!

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5. He’s a failure

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6. Alert the authorities

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7. Hahaha

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8. That’s hot

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9. You can be both

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10. Can’t stop

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11. Never a good thing

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12. Hey there, old timer!

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13. You’re sure?

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14. LOL

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15. You blew it

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That is some weird, wild stuff.

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