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People Discuss the Most Empowering Thing About Their Jobs

Jobs can be one of those things in life where people only tend to talk about the downsides. They complain about the jobs that wear them down, the bosses who treat them like cogs instead of human beings, and the hours and duties that break their backs in exchange for a pittance in their bank account.

It’s important, I think, for people to also talk about the things they love about their jobs, so that people know it’s possible and even important to expect some sort of satisfaction at work.

If you’re wondering what great jobs are out there and why people love them, these 16 people’s tweets might open your eyes.

16. Words definitely matter, and so does the ability to escape.

You’ll never know when the right words could save someone’s life.

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15. No one should be left behind.

At least that’s the goal, right?

14. Sharing a meal is integral to the human experience.

Everyone should be able to afford it.

13. It’s so energizing to get into a room with like minds.

This is true for all professions, I think.

12. Teaching at its best.

Why so many teachers keep going despite the downsides.

11. Education is so powerful.

You’re actually changing how people see the world.

10. The power to transform your world.

And reclaim your time.

9. For people who love puzzles…

Really complicated puzzles that are constantly evolving.

8. Food plays so many roles in our society.

Each and every one of them is important.

7. Not all lawyers hate their jobs.

I suppose it depends on the type of lawyer, but still.

6. At its core.

It’s why they do what they do.

5. Heartbreaking but necessary.

I’m sure so many families don’t know what they would do without them.

4. If you can find the personal reward…

Your world will vastly improve.

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3. Art has the ability to change the world.

One mind at a time.

2. They’re something of a dying breed.

But they definitely should not be.

1. They might not get the glory, but…

We know there are always strong foundations beneath every splashy find.

The goal should always to be able to find more good than bad.

What’s your favorite thing about your job? Share it with us in the comments!

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This is Why the Grapefruit Is One of the World’s Weirdest Fruits

Around these parts, we get stuck thinking that there are only about a dozen “normal” fruits because those are what are accessible to us. We grab bananas, apples, oranges, grapes, berries, melon – maybe a pineapple or a mango once in a while, or a kiwi, but that’s about as wild as we get.

There are some crazy fruits out there in the world, of course, but what if I told you the seemingly innocuous grapefruit was one of the weirdest?

To get there, we need to wander through some facts and history, so bear with me, ok?

Citrus fruits are native to warm, humid climates, and originally resided in those portions of Asia. Climate change pushed species like the citron, pomelo, and mandarin all over the world, and several others spread out over Asia.

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The citron, pomelo, and mandarin are most important, though, because basically all citrus fruits are derived from them still to this day – sort of like the primary colors of citrus fruits.

Grapefruit, for its part, is a mix between a pomelo and a sweet orange (a hybrid of a pomelo and a mandarin). It was also not first found in Asia, but half a world away in Barbados sometime in the mid-1600s.

Europeans had planted citrus trees all over the West Indies and hybrids were appearing willy nilly. No one was documenting them at the time – what they originally planted or what later mixed with which – and no one was taking measures to avoid hybridizing, so it was happening all over the place.

The unintentional fruit that would become the grapefruit wasn’t even called by that name until the 1830s (that we know of), and was before that probably referred to as a “shaddock,” or the simple word for “pomelo” in the area.

Writer Griffith Hughes referred to a shaddock tree that grew a “golden orange,” or the “forbidden fruit” in 1750, and since the grapefruit was the most famous and popular citrus fruit in the West Indies, people imagine it was what he was talking about in his writings.

Some researchers believe a “golden orange” was indeed a grapefruit, but that the “forbidden fruit” was some other hybrid that has since been lost to time.

The name grapefruit is also up for debate, with some believing it harkens back to a 1664 Dutch physician describing the citrus in Barbados as “tasting like unripe grapes” while others point to John Lunan, an 1814 plantation owner from Jamaica, saying the fruit was named “on account of its resemblance in flavour to the grape.”

It’s important to note that grapes as we know them didn’t exist there until the 18th or 19th century – before that they only had sea grapes, which aren’t grapes at all but a kind of buckwheat, and are sour and slightly bitter (just like a grapefruit).

The grapefruit made its way to America in the 1820s, when Frenchman Odet Philippe hopped over to Pinellas County, Florida. He loved the grapefruit and planted huge swaths of it, even gifting grafts to his new Native American neighbors so they could grow it, too.

Then another grapefruit devotee, Kimball Chase Atwood, moved to Tampa bay and planted his own grove of trees – around 16,000 of them, to be exact.

Grapefruits would rather not be contained or cultivated, though, and turned pink all on their own – Atwood patented the Ruby Red grapefruit in 1929, making a fortune even though the fruit had hybridized itself in the wilderness.

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Which is all very interesting, but the innovating breeding properties doesn’t necessarily qualify the fruit as weird.

What clinical pharmacology researcher David Bailey found in his lab in 1989, though, definitely does – because what he discovered is that grapefruit is one of the greatest foes of modern medicine (when it comes to adversarial foods).

“The hard part about it was that most people didn’t believe our data, because it was so unexpected. A food had never been shown to produce a drug interaction like this, as large as this, ever.”

Bailey works for the Canadian government testing various medications to see how humans react to them. He was working on a blood pressure drug in 1989 and trying to see whether or not it reacted to alcohol. The alcohol had to be disguised for the double-blind study, though, and he and his wife found that nothing hid the taste of booze like grapefruit juice.

The control group got grapefruit juice and the experimental group got grapefruit juice and alcohol, but the results were nothing Bailey – or anyone – could have predicted.

“The levels [of the drug] were about four times higher than I would have expected fo the doses they were taking.”

And this was true of both the control and the experimental groups.

The only thing he could imagine affecting his results was the grapefruit juice, which no one had thought to test in reaction with that particular drug (or any drug at all, for that matter).

Bailey decided to test the theory on himself.

“I remember the research nurse who was helping me, she thought this was the dumbest idea she’d ever heard.”

It might have been a dumb idea, but it was right – the grapefruit was screwing with something, somehow quintupling the drug in his system compared to what he had taken.

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When drugmakers start to formulate dosages, they consider the work of an enzyme called cytochrome P450, which basically filters out parts or all of various substances before they can reach your bloodstream. With drugs, it can be as little as 10% of what you ingested.

Grapefruits contain a compound called furanocoumarins, which protect the fruit from fungal infections, and guess what they do to those cytochromes?

Take them out of the game, that’s what.

When you eat a grapefruit those P450’s are destroyed, and it takes your body around 12 hours to make more. So, for those 12 hours, every drug you take will get into your bloodstream with nothing to block some of it.

You can see how this could potentially induce an overdose, since drugmakers assume you have those enzymes taking down your dosage. If you don’t, all bets are off.

There are actually a bunch of very common drugs, like Xanax, Adderall, Zoloft, Lipitor, Cialis, and even things like Prilosec or Tylenol, that can and are easily affected by even small amounts of grapefruit or grapefruit juice.

For some of those, taking a higher dosage once in a while is no big deal, but for others, it certainly can be, according to Bailey.

“There are a fair number of drugs that have the potential to produce very serious side effects.

Kidney failure, cardiac arrhythmia, gastrointestinal bleeding, respiratory depression…”

Basically, there are definitely people who have died because they decided to have a grapefruit for breakfast.

The FDA typically does not place warnings about this potential interactions on the labels of any drugs, though you can find some mention of it if you go to websites dedicated to individual prescriptions.

The interaction extends to all bitter citruses – the ones descended from the pomelo.

Grapefruit contains a bunch of health benefits, like loads of Vitamin C, but if you’re someone who takes drugs every single day, you might want to have a chat with your doctor before you add it to your daily diet.

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You Can Follow This Road Trip Map for a Full Year at a Blissful 70 Degrees Fahrenheit

There are two types of people out there – people who love a good road trip and can’t resist the call of the open road, and people who have no souls.

I jest, I jest (or do I?), but seriously, what’s better than a car to yourself, a good album or audiobook or podcast on the radio, and no established time that you have to reach your destination? Oh, and don’t forget the gas station snacks on the passenger seat…

What could be better than that?

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Maybe if you had all of that plus perfect, windows-rolled-down weather outside?

That’s exactly what you’ll get if you follow this epic, year-long road trip map that takes you on a route that tracks temperate climates the entire way.

The map is courtesy of climatologist Brian Brettschneider, and the full trip spans 13,235 miles and touches 31 states and 3 Canadian provinces in total – all of which will be at their optimal temperature while you pass through.

He used weather data from the National Center for Environmental Information and Environment Canada to plot his route. It begins in south Texas on January 1, and you’ll spend the next 3 months just exploring the Lone Star State.

In April you’ll head east to Washington D.C., then northwest through Chicago, Wisconsin, and some of Canada.

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June will find you logging 3873 miles toward Alaska before heading south to Portland, back east through the Great Plains, landing in Missouri in late October.

Enjoy fall as you cross the west again, and end the year with a New Year’s celebration in San Diego.

Brettschneider has also included a shorter (just 9125 mile) route that leaves out the part where you adventure north to Canada and Alaska (why would you want to do that, though?) – and if 80 degree weather is more your jam, he’s got a route that keeps you comfy there, too.

As for the map’s creator, he likes it cold – he resides in Anchorage, Alaska year round.

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People Discuss What They Love Most About Their Work

You know when your friends tell you about their relationships or marriages, they tend to really let it out when bad stuff is happening? As a result, it can seem like nothing is good or nothing is going right at home, because no one thinks to gush when things are going well.

Similar things happen with our work and our jobs, I think – we need to vent when the chips are down, but we don’t really think to tell people what we love, why we chose that profession in the first place, or how much fulfillment it gives us most of the time.

Here’s your chance to really listen to the positives, though, as 14 people share the things they love most about going to work.

14. All in a day’s work.

A very good day, at any rate.

13. It’s nice to know you can fix something.

It’s a sense of peace in the chaos.

12. Computer code travels far and wide.

And he kind of gets to go with it.

11. Just think of how much time we all spend in bed!

And empowering women is quite the bonus.

10. They’re little moments in time.

And thanks to you, we won’t forget them.

9. I guess those could be considered upsides.

I mean…they’re not downsides.

8. Understanding people is the work of a lifetime.

Inspiring women can be done today.

7. At its core.

Definitely a noble profession.

6. Not all politics is icky.

Get to work and find out for yourself!

5. When you put it that way…

Definitely a passion project.

4. I’m glad people are fighting the good fight.

Otherwise money would win out even more than it already does.

3. Helping people find access to healthcare.

I’m sure it breaks and warms their heart every single day.

2. Deep down, most people want to do their best.

That’s what I think, anyway.

1. Keeping the world running behind the scenes.

I’m sure this is immensely satisfying.

Soak up the good stuff, people!

Share with us in the comments your favorite things about your job – we want to hear more!

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Even Smart People Mispronounce These 27 Words

It’s really easy to mispronounce words you don’t know, no matter how smart you are. If we’ve never had occasion to hear something said, after all, we can give it our best guess but never know for sure.

You’ll often hear people who read a lot, and widely, mispronounce a word on their first try because they’ve only read it, not heard it, and these 27 words are especially tough.

If you’d rather avoid the situation where you say it wrong in public, here are the correct pronunciations for some really complicated words.

27. Joust (j-oust)

Back in the 13 century, people said it “just,” but the word has evolved (maybe since no one physically jousts anymore) to be pronounced j-oust.

26. Transient (tran-zee-ent OR tran-shent)

If your’e from the United Kingdom, you probably say “tran-zee-ent”, though that’s also popular in the States.

Some Americans, though, prefer and use the two syllable “tran-shent.”

25. Either (eee-thur OR aye-thur)

You can choose here, eee-thur or aye-thur – you can even swap them out depending on your mood and the day!

Go crazy!

24. Status (stay-tus OR stah-tus)

Guess what? You’re not saying this one wrong, because both “stay-tus” and “stah-tus” are technically correct. Pick your poison, friends!

23. Quasi (kway-zi)

I was definitely saying this one wrong – “kwah-zee” – instead of the correct way, which is “kway-zi.”

22. Prelude (pray-lood OR prel-yood)

The difference is subtle, but once again, you can pick between the two choices of “prey-lood” or “prel-yood,” because both are technically correct.

21. Long-lived (long-liv d)

People used to pronounce this word “long-lyved,” but post 20th century, “long-livd” is universally accepted as correct.

20. Valet (val-it OR val-ay)

This word has evolved over the years, and was originally French and pronounced “val-it.”

In Britain, the word pronounced that way means a butler who helps you dress, while a val-ay is a person who parks your car and/or carries your bags.

Since most of us only employ the second (and only on occasion), the second pronunciation is generally considered to be correct.

19. Comptroller (con-tro-ller)

This is a person who controls finances, so the “mp” becomes an “n” when you pronounce this management title.

18. Forte (fort OR fort-ay)

This one surprised me, y’all – if you’re talking about someone’s strength, the ‘e’ is silent.

You only pronounce it fort-ay if you’re using it in the musical sense.

17. Gyro (yee-roh)

This one is tough, because most of us don’t actually speak Greek, but it’s “yee-roh.”

There are too many wrong pronunciations to count!

16. Err (er OR air)

In the United states, pronouncing this to rhyme with hair or air is correct, but in the U.K., it rhymes with ‘her.”

Go figure.

15. Victual (vittle)

This outdated term for food is pronounced “vittle,” not like “ritual,” but only a really pretentious person would need to use it, I think.

14. Gala (gay-luh)

Sorry, gal-uh people, but you’re just wrong – this should always be pronounced gay-luh.

13. Espresso (es-press-o)

Unless you’re in France (where you can order an “un express”), there’s no ‘x’ in this word.

Sorry, y’all.

12. Applicable (APP-LIC-able OR A-PLIC-able)

This one is another choose your own adventure, except it’s more like choose your own emphasis.

Applicable or aplicable are both correct.

11. Bon Mot (bohn mo)

If you want to sound worldly and use this term to mean “witty remark,” you’ll want to make sure you’re saying it correctly, right?

Barely pronounce that ‘n’, get all nasally, and ditch the ‘t.’

10. Spherical (sferr-i-kal)

Another example of why English exists just to mess with us. This isn’t pronounced like the word “sphere-i-Kal,” but instead, “sferr-i-Kal.”

What.

9. Bon Appetit (bo-nap-e-tea)

In this French tern, you hit the n a little harder, but blend it straight into the ‘a.’ Also, that last ‘t’ is silent.

Bo-nap-e-tea!

8. Decrease (DE-crease or de-CREASE)

It depends on how you’re using it. If it’s a noun, it’s de-crease, but if it’s a verb, it’s de-crease.

Who has time to parse your sentence before saying it, though?

7. Macaron (mac-a-ron)

We all love to scarf these down, but can you say it?

If you’re referring to the pretty-colored sandwich cookies, it’s “mac-a-ron,” and there’s no ‘S’ even if you eat an entire box.

I like that.

If you’re eating coconut haystack cookies, those are “mac-a-roons,” and feel free to pronounce the ‘s’.

6. Caramel (kah-ruh-mull OR kar-mull)

“Kar-mull” used to be a regionally accepted Midwestern thing, but has become acceptable worldwide, as is “kah-ruh-mull.”

And don’t let anyone tell you differently.

5. Scone (skoon)

In Scotland, where these delicious pastries were invented, they pronounce it to rhyme with “cone,” but some other places in England and the like choose to rhyme it with “gone” instead.

In America, they recommend “skoon,” though I’ve personally never heard it.

So you do you, y’all.

4. Mauve (mov)

Many people think this word rhymes with stove, or use an “aw” sound to make the “au,” but “mov” is safe and actually correct.

3. Nouveau (new-vo)

The French word for “new” isn’t pronounced “no-vu,” but “new-vo.”

Just a little way to impress your friends and enemies the next time you want to insult someone at a party.

2. Regime (ray-gime)

Hold onto your hats, folks, because the first syllable is “ray.”

The second syllable is a soft g still, though.

1. Sans (sahn)

This is the French word for “without,” and despite the way you hear it most of the time, the last ‘s’ is silent.

Not only that, but the ‘a’ should be long, like in “saw,” and you should barely pronounce the ‘n,’ either.

I’m feeling better about myself already, how about you?

What word do you commonly hear mispronounced? Educate us in the comments!

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You Only Need To Meet Around 40% of Job Requirements in Order to Apply

Job hunting is a daunting prospect. There’s the competition, the time it takes to comb through things and apply, and finding the self-worth to believe that you deserve a certain position or pay level before taking the plunge.

If you’re concerned about that latter part, this post should make you feel better – because most experts agree that you only need to met around 40% of requirements to not only apply, but to land a job and be successful at it, too.

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The hiring process is vastly different than it used to be, so if you’re about to jump into the job-hunting waters, here are some tips and things you ought to know before you do.

First, when it comes to your resume, there’s a 75% chance that it’s going to be read by a software program first, not an actual person. If you want to make it past the bots and in front of eyeballs, you’l want to make sure you list key terms and experiences that line up with exactly what they asked for in their job posting.

Second, if you have connections, you should definitely use them – as many as 80% of jobs are filled by networking these days, and around 70% of jobs are not posted at all.

Research shows that it’s your more dormant ties, like people you haven’t seen regularly or don’t know as well, who will be the most helpful. Don’t be afraid to talk to friends of friends, to reconnect with people your parents might have known or even fellow alumni from your high school or college. People you’ve worked with previously can be a great resource, as well.

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If that doesn’t work, try clubs, related organizations, or even your church.

Third, stay on top of listings and apply as soon as they come available. The smaller the group you’re being compared to the better, and don’t worry about whether or not you meet all – or even half – of the listed requirements.

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Once you make it past the bot screening resumes, you’ve got plenty of chances to sell yourself, says Ian Siegel, co-founder and CEO of ZipRecruiter.

“People are making unconscious judgments about your warmth, competencies, and ability to be hired within seconds.”

Here are three tips he suggests that you always follow:

  • Wear something that makes you comfortable and causes you to sit or stand taller. You will appear happier, more relaxed, and confident. Smile and look your interviewer in the eye.
  • Say the interviewer’s name. It makes them feel seen and heard.
  • People love talking about themselves, so find a way to get your interviewer to do the majority of the speaking. Before you answer the traditional “Tell me about yourself” question, remember, they already have your resume in front of them. Lead with a response of “Before I answer that, I just want to say how excited I am to be here. It must be so wonderful to work at such a great company.” Make sure the conversation is like a pingpong game, with a natural back and forth conversational cadence.

If you want more tips and advice like these, you can check out Siegel’s book, Get Hired Now!

Good luck out there, friends.

Looking for a new job can be daunting and can make you feel like quitting before you even get started, but all of the stress will be worth it in the end.

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Wow! There’s Mounting Evidence for Anyons, a Third Kingdom of Particles.

For a long time (but not in a galaxy far far away) physicists believed there were only two types of particles in the universe – fermions and bosons.

Now, though, they’re finding the first examples of a theorized third particle kingdom – the anyon.

Anyons don’t behave like fermions or bosons, but fall somewhere in between, and the recently published paper in Science explains the evidence they’ve uncovered.

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“We had bosons and fermions, and now we’ve got this third kingdom. It’s absolutely a milestone.”

Understanding quantum kingdoms can be complicated, but the bottom line is that even though there is only a small difference between the final states of fermions and bosons, there are profound physical differences in how they affect the world around them.

Fermions are the basis of all chemistry and the variety of the periodic table, while the more social bosons give us things like photons (and light rays).

Anyons exist in two dimensions, and are sort of everything that the other two families of particles are not. They’re in between, and make up “everything else,” which can make them hard to pin down (for physicists).

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Frank Wilczek, a Nobel prize-winning physicist from MIT, explains the experiment that has physicists everywhere so excited.

“The topological argument was the first indication that these anyons could exist. What was left to find was physical systems.”

In 1984, Wilczek and two of his cohorts, Daniel Arovas and John Robert Schrieffer, cooled a bunch of electrons (fermions) to absolute zero and then put them next to a strong magnetic field. That they observed was a “fractional quantum Hall effect,” and believed the resulting quasiparticles were anyons.

They were not, however, able to observe the behavior of these particles, or to document what made them unique.

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This new study, though, allowed those same three physicists to set up a tiny particle collider in two dimensions and smash anyons together to observe what happened – which turned out to be exactly what they theorized, confirms uninvolved physicist Dmitri Feldman.

“Everything fits with the theory so uniquely, there are no questions. That’s very unusual for this field, in my experience.”

As for Wilczek and his friends, they couldn’t be more thrilled.

“There’s been a lot of evidence for a long time. But if you ask: Is there a specific phenomenon you can point to and say the anyons are responsible for that phenomenon and you can’t explain it in any other way? I think is pretty clearly at a different level.”

Which is all to say, congrats to everyone involved. It sounds like a pretty big deal.

And listen – any time absolutely everything goes your way in the disordered world of science, it’s clearly time to celebrate.

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This is How Spanking Affects Your Child’s Brain

There are a lot of options when it comes to disciplining children, and in general, as long as no one is getting hurt, people tend to leave family business up to the individual families who have to live with their choices.

That said, I think that most of us want to raise healthy and happy kids, and to avoid the mistakes and pitfalls that affected us growing up.

The funny thing is that even though most of us would agree that we didn’t enjoy being spanked, and that it didn’t affect our behavior the way our parents hoped, we tend to think still that spanking is ok.

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If you’re wondering what sort of discipline style might work in your home, here are some facts about how spanking can affect your child’s brain.

They come from licensed psychologist Dr. Han, who spoke with Buzzfeed about her work with children and how spanking, specifically, affects them.

The bottom line is that Dr. Ren sees spanking as a result of generational trauma.

“This is still something that’s a remnant of the old ways of dealing with conflict and it persists within the parent-child relationship. Mostly because people say, ‘I was spanked and that’s how I know how to discipline my children.’ They don’t have access to alternatives so they think this is the only way they can raise law-abiding good citizens.”

Basically, just because something is the way your culture has always done it, or because your parents and their parents thought it was the best tool to use based on what they knew, doesn’t mean repeating it is the best idea.

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“So many communities of color, especially, use spanking as part of what they deem ‘cultural.’ I think we confuse what’s cultural with what’s generational trauma because it’s something that was used on our people. These are communities that have been enslaved and oppressed and colonized. It was the most common method of keeping people in line and that gets passed down through the body, through generations. So we confuse it, thinking it’s culture.”

The past 30 years of research suggests that spanking is linked to depression and anxiety, as well as aggression, impulse control, anger, and “other problems that infringe on the rights of others.”

Dr. Ren also says that they see “poor cognitive development, such as difficulty with concentration, thinking, and planning. Poor emotional regulation, poor personal conflict resolution, and other maladaptive, problematic outcomes.”

A study out of Harvard used a fMRI machine to monitor how a child’s brain changes in real time, and the results have been enlightening.

“This study looked at brain activation in the amygdala, which is the part of the brain responsible for emotion, especially fear and anger. They also looked at the prefrontal cortex – the part of the brain that’s responsible for executive function, decision-making, planning, and higher-order thinking.”

Children’s brains react to a fearful face with more activity than a neutral face, and children who have been spanked react even stronger to that fearful face than their non-spanked counterparts.

If you’re looking for alternatives to spanking, Dr. Ren has a few helpful suggestions.

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“We need to teach kids who are really little how to self-regulate. Take deep breaths or find other sensory outlets, like screaming into a pillow. Teach them to self-monitor – like ‘am I hungry?’, ‘am I tired?’ – and give them the vocabulary for expressing their needs.”

The good thing about parenting today is that there are tons of resources online if you have questions or want to intentionally seek out alternative ways to raise your child.

Go forth to TikTok, my friends, and be prepared to change the way you think!

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13 Crazy Loopholes That Prove Their Are No Rules

Rules can be funny. Some people relish playing by them, others love to flaunt them at every opportunity, and others kind of walk the line, picking and choosing which apply to them based on the moment.

As long as you’re not the first person, you’re open to exploring loopholes in society where you find them – and if you think there aren’t that many, think again – below are 13 that just might surprise you.

13. I could get behind this.

Or, you know. You could just have s^x if you want to, regardless of marital status.

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12. This is genius.

I can’t believe it’s legal, but it is genius.

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11. I expect no less from Disney.

Who has time to wade through all that red tape while you’re busy taking over the world?

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10. It’s hard to be mad at this, I tell you.

That’s using your noggin, Sir.

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9. I honestly can’t even wrap my head around this.

I honestly don’t understand.

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8. Jell-O isn’t technically a beverage.

I wonder if it’s considered a liquid by TSA…

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7. If you believe it you can do it.

Maybe no one will notice.

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6. Did anyone think fruit was in any way involved?

You know what? Don’t answer that.

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5. This is honestly genius.

I would eat the crap out of those fries.

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4. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

But I appreciate the outsmarting your brother thing.

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3. Sad they had to go to these lengths.

But no more, y’all!

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2. People are complicated.

That’s a lesson everyone should accept and hold close.

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1. It’s not can you, but should you?

I’m just saying.

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Wow, y’all, I really haven’t been living my best life.

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A Mom’s Conversation With a Teacher Shows That Online School Is Hard for Everyone

The transition to online learning has been hard for everyone – parents, teachers, students, and administration.

There has been big adjustments on every side, and this conversation between parent and teacher only solidifies that fact.

The mother heard that her son’s teacher was rude after he asked her name, and started an email exchange that, though heated at the beginning, resolved well.

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The teacher replied that she’d meant she was sad he couldn’t recall her name and hadn’t meant to be rude, which…idk, y’all.

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Mom wasn’t buying it, either.

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So, she didn’t let it go.

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As she shouldn’t have.

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She replied again, still respectful, but let the teacher know her response had not been good enough.

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The teacher’s reply was respectful, also, and contained an apology.

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Bravo.

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Everyone ended up feeling better, I hope, and the teacher really is thoughtful about where this takes her in the future.

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People on Twitter applauded her efforts and her standing up for her son when he deserved her support.

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Some people questioned whether or not the teacher didn’t need the wakeup call, so good thing it was given in such a mindful manner.

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No one should be made to feel badly for asking honest and respectful questions.

Full stop.

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Proof, if you ask me, that having an open line of communication with your child’s teacher is the best way to go – and even if you don’t want to always stand up for your child or take their side before you speak with the teacher, our kids do need to know that we have their backs when they deserve it.

Have you had a unique challenges with online school? Share them with us in the comments!

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