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Teens Took Fake Babies Home for School Project, and Their Teacher Shared Their Desperate Text Messages

My brother had to do an assignment similar to this when he was in high school, and I believe his fake baby was broken by the second day. Sadly, he received an F for the project.

Bottom line: my brother was and still is very smart, obviously…

But let’s get to the story. At the Chippewa Secondary School in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, teen students got a little bit of a reality check when they had to take fake babies home and take care of them.

The teacher, Andrea Lefebvre, said, “Our students are in a grade 11 class called Raising Healthy Children. The students bring home one of the Real Care babies for the weekend to apply their learning for the caring for a newborn unit.”

Posted by Chippewa Secondary School on Monday, November 18, 2019

Let’s see how they did, shall we?

1. Don’t do that.

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2. A whole lot going on here.

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3. A little confused…

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4. Took a tumble.

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5. It’s your fault!

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6. Please shut off the child.

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7. SMH…

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And now let’s see some of the great reactions from people out there.

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This is so entertaining. Did you have to do this when you were in school? If so, how did it go?

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Funny Tweets from Dads Who Are Raising Children

Parents have a tough job raising those little monsters. But it’s all worth it, isn’t it? To experience the joy of molding little people to become productive members of society…

These dads were nice enough to post tweets about the trials and tribulations of raising children, and they sure are humorous.

Take a look. Do any of these situations look familiar to you?

1. No…it’s not.

2. Totally over it.

3. Whoopsy daisy!

4. Your time is up.

5. A lot to look forward to.

6. Thanks a lot…

7. Might as well use them.

8. Sounds fun, right?

9. A HUGE mistake.

10. Annoyed to the max.

11. What did you do?!?!

12. Non-stop commentary.

13. I think you mean all of them.

14. You’ll need a lifetime supply.

15. A major milestone.

To all the dads out there: keep up the great work!

If you have a funny photo or anecdote about raising your kiddos, share them with us in the comments!

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A Dad Shared His 10-Year-Old Daughter’s Lengthy Christmas List and People Think It’s Hilarious

Kids sure are funny, aren’t they? Especially when it comes to their massive wish lists for Christmas…

Which is what the father of a 10-year-old girl recently found out when she presented him with an epic Christmas list that he thankfully shared on social media.

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Dad thought the list was so outrageous that he said on Twitter, “My 10 year old daughter must be out of her mind with this Christmas list.” He added, “My soon to be 10-year-old daughter clearly has a false sense of funds that we have with this Christmas list. But kudos to her for her expensive taste.”

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Let’s look at her list, shall we?

In case you didn’t catch all that…

Christmas list

  • iPhone 11
  • air pods
  • New mac book air
  • A real Bunny
  • Hiydro flask
  • Clothes
  • Make-up
  • pink pumas
  • Guci slided
  • Chanel purs
  • purfum
  • asenchal oil
  • American girl doll car
  • New shoes
  • earings/ julery
  • chekered vans
  • Go pro
  • pink Duck tap
  • glues food coloring and landry diturgent
  • clothes for bunny
  • 4,000 dollars
  • lol doll camper
  • lol dolls/ Bigsister
  • lol doll Shalay
  • New shets amd cover
  • alarm clock

That is QUITE the list, isn’t it?

All kinds of high-end items mixed in with…laundry detergent. And, for the record, she wants a “real” bunny…I think that means alive…

Folks on social media got quite a kick out of the little girl’s wishes…

It looks like she has dear old Dad wrapped around her little finger, doesn’t it?

Have your kids handed over their wish lists yet for Christmas this year? If so, tell us what they’re hoping and praying for!

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This Mom Is Frustrated with School Photographers Offering to Photoshop Kids

Picture day at school is a tradition dating back to, well, probably since there were cameras and schools. Part of the charm for parents is getting a yearly photograph that reminds you of exactly what your child looks like from year-to-year.

The good, the bad, and the ugly, because we all go through those phases, my friends.

But now, with technology and everything, school photographers are offering to make your kid look like his or her best – but not necessarily true – self.

One mom, though, isn’t having it.

What 8-year-old, Sam Walker asks, needs to be concerned about their tooth or skin color in a picture they didn’t want to take, anyway?

She spoke with Metro US to further explain her outrage.

“When you have a child who has some issues and so to suggest we can wipe that away you can look like everyone else is incredibly dangerous and very sad.”

Other parents, some of whom have children with skin conditions, agreed with her.

The photographer in question hasn’t commented, though we can all assume that they offer those additional services because some extra mom somewhere requested them.

That said, let’s all agree that kids are kids, and kid’s photos should come complete with some form of this mom’s checklist:

Please. Kids have so little that’s pure – let them have the terrible images that will show up on their wedding video one day, I’m begging you.

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These Tweets Might Make Parents Laugh…and Cry

Parents, you have a tough job, and we take off our hats to you.

We also understand that you probably get a little (just a little…) fed up from time to time due to how much your little angels drive you up the wall.

So let’s enjoy some funny/painful tweets that should look familiar to all parents out there…let me know if you need a tissue…

1. Sick burn by Mom!

2. Not gonna happen.

3. Or where I am…

4. Don’t do it!

5. Thank you for that.

6. You showed them!

7. You’re doing great!

8. That’s not what I meant.

9. A slowwwww burn.

10. JUST DO IT.

11. You made a huge mistake.

12. Gee, thanks a lot.

13. Something totally different…

14. Yes, it is.

15. Now it makes sense.

Parents…do these tweets look accurate, or what?

Do us a favor: share a funny or painful anecdote about your kiddos in the comments below!

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Italy’s Schools Will Require That Children Learn About Climate Change Starting in 2020

It looks like Italy is taking a big step in the fight against global warming and climate change, and for that, we should be thankful…and we should hope that this kind of curriculum spreads across the globe.

Lorenzo Fioramonti is Italy’s education minister, and he is now requiring that, starting in September 2020, all children in his country will receive education about climate change. All students will be required to have 33 hours of lessons each year dedicated to climate change and environmental sustainability.

Fioramonti also wants to eventually make climate change education part of math and geography curriculum so students will take sustainability into consideration when they study these subjects as well. The lessons will teach students the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and will be formed with help from environmental experts.

Fioramonti said, “The entire ministry is being changed to make sustainability and climate the centre of the education model. I want to make the Italian education system the first education system that puts the environment and society at the core of everything we learn in school.”

Italy’s education minister also believes that older people need to educate themselves and play a role in this movement, so all citizens can work together toward sustainability. Fioramonti said he wants to “build a strong bridge between old and new generations around sustainable development as a social glue.”

An NPR poll found that 80% of American parents are in favor of their kids learning about the issue. Wouldn’t that be nice…?

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A 13-Year-Old Developed a Better Hyperloop for Moving Trains

Caroline Crouchley, a 13-year-old student of Garden City Middle School, is proposing a better, safer hyperloop train, building on an idea pushed by Elon Musk in 2012.

Currently, tech companies are working to get a hyperloop functioning in India, hoping to transport people between Mumbai and Pune in only half an hour. A trip like this would normally take many hours by car.

Companies developing hyperloop transportation are using designs that put people into pods that move inside low-pressure tubes. The hope is that with resistance removed, pods will be able to go very, very fast. In fact, they’re being tested running 700 miles per hour.

Crouchley’s design would not move that fast, but her system is still twice as fast as trains in use now.

Her solution involves pneumatic tubes constructed to run alongside train tracks – and according to the young inventor, it should be less expensive to build and operate than the conventional hyperloop technology. It’ll also be safer, which is a major selling point for a mass transit technology.

She told CNN, “My design can rely on 100% renewable energy, so it eliminates the need for a diesel engine or an electric motor, which makes the train lighter, so it can move faster.”

Crouchley’s innovative idea made her a finalist in the 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge.

The major challenge with hyperloops, which put pods inside a partial vacuum tube, is the potential for collapse – if the tube breaks, the pods aren’t going to survive. But with Crouchley’s design, the train is operating outside of the tube, eliminating that danger and also making use of existing infrastructure and equipment.

It’ll work like this: a magnetic shuttle system will operate inside the pneumatic tubes. More magnets will attach the train to the shuttle, allowing the shuttle to act like the train’s engine.

How does she envision her idea moving forward? She told Fast Company, “My plans are to open-source my project to teams of engineers, scientists, and universities such as MIT and Harvard to solve the complex mathematical equations and physics required to make the idea a reality.”

Hyperloop has many critics who say it will never be practical to use, but Crouchley sees her solution as an intermediary design that has viability in the near future.

At any rate, technology usually starts with the big picture question. It’s the little steps that make the answer reality.

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A Public Service Announcement Compares the Dangers of Kids Playing Football to Smoking

When I was growing up, parents didn’t think twice about letting their kids play organized football. I played myself for several years, and I never thought about any of the possible repercussions that came along with getting hit over and over again on the field.

But parents with young kids today, including several of my friends who now have children of their own, are adamant that they will never, ever let their children play football. And maybe there’s a good reason for that…

Letting kids play football has come under fire in recent years due to the knowledge about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the disease that many former football players and others have suffered from after receiving multiple head injuries. To make the point, the Concussion Legacy Foundation released a public service announcement comparing the long-term effects of kids playing football to children smoking cigarettes.

In the PSA, a young boy says, “Tackle football is like smoking. The younger I start, the longer I am exposed to danger. You wouldn’t let me smoke. When should I start tackling?”

A study reports that it’s the number of years spent playing football, not the number of head injuries a person suffers, that impacts the severity of CTE.

The PSA calls for parents to wait until their children are 14 years old to let them play tackle football. Take a look at the PSA below.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you let your kids play football or do you refuse?

Sound off in the comments.

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A Mom’s Horror-Themed Photoshoot Features a Baby Zombie and She Steals the Show

There are your run-of-the-mill family photoshoots and then there are epic photoshoots like this one…especially just in time for Halloween. Tiffany Renfroe is a photographer who decided to put her own family in front of her lens when she enlisted her husband Daniel and her youngest child Oakley for a horror-filled zombie bloodbath photoshoot. Click HERE to check out Renfroe’s photography page.

Renfroe said,

“Daniel and I are very sarcastic, as people, as parents. Life is too short to take everything so seriously. Our babies (Kaiden-10, Gibson-5, Oakley-11 months) are our world. We are active parents that would rather be doing things with them or giving them experiences over gifts or money, although they still are spoiled. Our kids go everywhere with us and are included in everything we do (we live away from family due to jobs).”

Let’s go to the photos, shall we?

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

Renfroe continued, “Our daughter Kaiden and [Renfroe’s husband Daniel] started watching The Walking Dead, waiting day by day for the next season. It’s their thing. They also watch a lot of classic horror movies, even Gibson at 5. As long as he isn’t violent, I don’t really care, he isn’t scared and isn’t traumatized by them.”

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

Renfroe added:

“I didn’t particularly want the kids watching horror movies because they would be scared. But they aren’t. They sit there picking out different artistic stuff and laughing at the ridiculous props, makeup, and costumes used in the old classics! It wasn’t hurting them, making them scared, so whatever. It’s us. My kids are sweet and loving, do great in school, are nonviolent, love others, and that’s all that matters to us as parents.”

Here are a few more photos…and a familiar face showed up to make things even creepier…

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

Photo Credit: Facebook,Tiffany Renfroe

You can scroll through all the delightful photos from the shoot HERE.

Get ’em started young on all things horror, that’s what I always say.

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A Man Paid off the Entire School Lunch Debt for 400 Kids in His Town

Children should never go hungry in the United States, but the sad fact is that it happens every day to thousands and thousands of kids. And sometimes we forget there are actually things we can do to help – but there are.

Andrew Levy, a real estate agent in Jupiter, Florida, decided to take things into his own hands after he saw a list detailing the outstanding lunch debt owed by 400 kids in 9 schools in his area.

The debt totaled $944.34, which is not so much, all things considered. Levy decided to pay the entire debt off for the kids and their families.

One man in Jupiter, Florida, decided that he could make a difference in his town by paying off the lunch debt for every child in the system.

Posted by 5NEWS on Monday, October 14, 2019

A woman in Jupiter named Angie Vyas-Knight got the ball rolling when she shared a post on Facebook talking about the school lunch issue and how kids were going hungry. She then got the local stats from the Palm Beach County school board and compiled a list outlining the debts. This list eventually reached Andrew Levy, who said, “I thought that’s crazy. Food is something you shouldn’t have to think about. Children shouldn’t learn hungry.”

After he paid off the debt, Levy started thinking about the issue in a bigger context. Levy realized that many more kids in his area, not just in Jupiter, need help paying for their school lunches. In fact, students in Palm Beach County, a district with more than 180,000 students, currently have an outstanding lunch debt of $50,000 .

Levy said, “I’m going to do either a GoFundMe page or a fundraising page that can raise money every quarter, so lunch debt never accumulates so that children never have to worry about a hot meal and parents never have to worry about paying the bill.”

If you want to help out, visit the district’s website to get more information.

Unfortunately, this is a major issue that many school districts have to address. We can only hope that more people like Andrew Levy will step up to the plate to help out the kids in need.

It’s called thinking BIG!

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