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My plans with friend are spoiled when she’s handed her grandkids without warning
I have a serious issue with my best girlfriend. We make plans together, adult plans, and then at the last minute, her kids drop the young grandkids off for her to babysit, curtailing any plans we have together. The past few times, we have changed our plans to a “kids” activity.
I have an extremely busy client load, and I’m losing income by accommodating my friend’s time constraints, which revolve around making her husband’s lunch and dinner. Although I’m single now (I am a widow), I do understand why she has her priorities. If her grandkids are there when we have plans, she asks me to pick them up fast food on the way over — on my dime.
I have kids and grandkids myself, and they are important to me. I’m tired of being held hostage by her adult children who I feel are using her and taking advantage of the “drop-in day care” with Nana. How can I talk to her about our time being important, too? I have intentionally NOT made plans with my grandkids if she and I have plans, and I would love some reciprocity. — THROWN UNDER THE BUS
My plans with friend are spoiled when she’s handed her grandkids without warning
Dad speaks out after winning grandparents' visitation rights case
Man calmly walks up to 6-year-old and snatches him up right in front of the boy's grandma, then strolls away
Fat dads live longer
Middle-aged men sporting beer bellies — also known as “dad bods” — may be healthier than their skinnier peers.
Richard G. Bribiescas, an anthropology professor at Yale University, says that chubbier guys have lower levels of testosterone, which makes them less likely to engage in risky, life-threatening behaviors a la “The Hangover” and more focused on taking care of their families.
“This change in body composition not only causes men to shop for more comfortable trousers but also facilitates increased survivorship and, hypothetically, a hormonal milieu that would more effectively promote and support paternal investment,” Bribiescas writes in his new book, “How Men Age: What Evolution Reveals About Male Health and Mortality” (Princeton University Press, out now).
Fat dads
Fascinating truth about town dubbed fast food capital of US
Parts of the US where life expectancy is lower than in NORTH KOREA
Midwest parents charged with murder
Why are we catching more diseases from animals?
The world is grappling with the new coronavirus, which has spread from China to at least 15 other countries.
Outbreaks of new infectious diseases are typically seen as a "one off".
But the new virus - thought to have stemmed from wildlife - highlights our risk from animal-borne disease. This is likely to be more of a problem in future as climate change and globalisation alter the way animals and humans interact.
How can animals make people ill?
In the past 50 years, a host of infectious diseases have spread rapidly after making the evolutionary jump from animals to humans.
The HIV/Aids crisis of the 1980s originated from great apes, the 2004-07 avian flu pandemic came from birds, and pigs gave us the swine flu pandemic in 2009. More recently, it was discovered severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) came from bats, via civets, while bats also gave us Ebola.
Humans have always caught diseases from animals. In fact, most new infectious diseases come from wildlife.
Why are we catching more diseases from animals
Some pet owners are advocating against rabies vaccines
Hundreds of baby emperor penguins stranded on breakaway iceberg miraculously survive
Westfield Health Department Tells Owners to Keep Cats Indoors
It's time to worry about bird flu in cats
PS family says rat infestation caused severe illnesses and forced them out of their home
Rare virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife linked to 3 deaths in California town
Fungus that spreads from cats to humans has been detected
Alert issued over risk from cats and dogs as human flesh-eating parasite spreads
We Can Raise Boys To Become Good Men By Treating Them Like Girls
When I was a kid in the 1970s, the “tomboy” was queen — or maybe king. Even a non-sporty girl like me was dressed in the unisex uniforms of white-piped track shorts, Keds, and t-shirts, just like my brother. The lesson I learned from my parents, peers, the media, and the passage of Title IX in 1972, was that I had legal right to everything culturally marked as “for boys.”
But the same access to girls’ worlds has still not been granted to boys. Despite the recent media focus on toxic masculinity, boys still feel insistent pressure to be violent, to shut down emotions, to watch porn, and to have sex even when they don’t want or aren’t ready to. They feel pressure to reject anything associated with what’s culturally marked as “feminine” — kindness, vulnerability, love, seeking help, let alone dolls and the color pink — and pressure to look down on girls and women. Boys learn that “girly” is an insult, and they must at all costs distance themselves from it.
We Can Raise Boys To Become Good Men By Treating Them Like Girls
Do Women Really Want Their Men “A Little Fruity?”
California lawmaker on the harms of gender transition
The left fueled the male crisis. Now it's shocked.
Outrage erupts as Chicago announces it will provide free CONDOMS to all public school children ages 10 and up
Elementary schools will receive 250 condoms initially from the Chicago Department of Public Health, while high schools will receive 1,000.
When they run out, principals will be tasked with asking for more from CPS and the CDPH.
'Young people have the right to accurate and clear information to make healthy decisions,' CPS’ top doctor, Kenneth Fox, said in a recent interview, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
'And they need access to resources to protect their health and the health of others as they act on those decisions,' Fox continued.
'What is happening to this country?'
Teacher taught 6-year-olds that it 'feels good' to touch penis, vulva
Reality TV star encourages her 12-year-old daughter to take pregnancy tests
NY Times blasted for defending 'pornography literacy'
Pole dancing class for children causes outrage
Teachers Are Quitting in Droves
Not ONE incoming 8th grader at LeBron James' school has passed state's basic math test in over three years
Son runs away from home due to parents' polyamorous lifestyle
'Romeo and Juliet' clause exempts consensual teen sex
Fed-up parents in affluent town take matters into their own hands as they hit out at school board's 'LGBTQ+ plan'
Ohio school board unanimously fires 7 coaches after Jewish student-athlete was allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza
The incident unfolded at the McKinley Senior High School in Canton on May 25 when the 17-year-old player said that head coach Marcus Wattley told him to sit in a chair in the middle of their gym and eat an entire pepperoni pizza. The student had been absent from a voluntary strengthening and conditioning practice.
Gilbert said that the student was under threat of having the other players being punished if he refused to eat the pizza. They also implied that he might be kicked off the team, he claimed. The student received therapy over the trauma from the incident.
Ohio school board unanimously fires 7 coaches after Jewish student-athlete was allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza
Football player SUES his coaches for $4m for forcing him to eat pepperoni pizza
Christian lifeguard gets an exemption to raising the rainbow flag
School bus driver charged with child abuse after allegedly pulling 6-year-old boy’s hair
School janitor makes sick confession about tampering with children's meals
Substitute teacher charged with assaulting student at elementary school
Man Accused of Beating 5-Year-Old Allegedly Targeted Boy 'for Being Gay'
Man Praised for Telling Grieving Parents They 'Made' Him Get Vasectomy
For a while, life was good. He got married, had a couple of dogs and lived in a modest house. But the sudden death of his brother on his honeymoon left his parents "devastated" for more reasons than one.
"My mom said that when we had kids I should name one after my brother," the man said. "I wasn't really thinking straight so I told the unvarnished truth. I had to choose between kids and paying off my student loans."
Man Praised
Why So Many People (Myself Included) Are Experiencing Family Estrangement
Jay-Z's 'son' makes heartbreaking plea
The Irony Behind Women Who Don't Want To Have Kids Is Actually Really Funny...
Dad's brutal admission that his 'blood starts to boil' any time he has to spend time with his kids sparks outrage
'The baby's skin is on his lips!'
Tweet to the Black community was a ‘poor choice of words’
A Twitter user tweeted at the fast-food chain Friday: “grilled spicy deluxe but still noooo spicy nuggets…………@ChickfilA…..”
Tweet to the Black community was a ‘poor choice of words’
Calling junk food bad is wrong
Chick-fil-A Employee Spits Into Fried Chicken Batter
Teacher Fired After Saying His Race Is ‘Superior’
Midwest diner erects sign banning customers who stink of WEED
America’s best restaurant winner stokes outrage with automatic 20% tip because of country’s ‘racist’ past
Papa John’s under fire for an outrageous message now printed on all pizza boxes
Here's Why Jennifer Lopez Is Not Afraid to Eat Fried Pork-chops and Rice at 10 p.m.
Jennifer Lopez might be seriously dedicated to her workouts, as her fitness posts on Instagram attest, but the superstar of Puerto Rican descent gives herself a bit of leeway when it comes to her food choices, indulging on traditional Latin dishes no matter the time of day.
Here's Why Jennifer Lopez Is Not Afraid to Eat Fried Pork-chops
Why pork is 'the healthiest meat'
Chicken might not be healthier than beef
Christian best friend asks lesbian couple to ‘chill with the PDA’
I have known “Sarah” for half my life. We are now in our late 20s. I came out to her as a lesbian two years ago and am currently dating someone.
Sarah is a conservative Christian, so I have made sure to be careful around her regarding our public displays of affection. I basically told my girlfriend we should act the same around Sarah as we would around family. The occasional kiss on the cheek or hand-holding, nothing more.
Recently, my girlfriend and I asked Sarah out to dinner. She initially replied maybe, then about an hour later told us she would come if we “chilled with the PDA,” and added, “I would ask the same if your girlfriend was a man.”
I am angry. I have been very careful around her, and was shocked at her request. I don’t really know what to do. My family is unsupportive so I hide a significant amount of my life already — they know but refuse to talk about it — and I don’t want to have to hide around my best friend. Any advice on how to proceed?
Christian best friend asks lesbian couple to ‘chill
Shamed teacher told child 'I was horny' and asked 'are you gay yet'
'I saw them kissing'
Don’t ever drink the water on a plane
If you didn’t have enough good reasons to dread flying, a former airline industry employee wrote about a few more for Refinery29.
Prepare for feelings of turbulence!
Don’t ever drink the water on a plane
Marriott-branded hotels abruptly file for bankruptcy — and guests are kicked out mid-stay
Travelers demand ‘privacy’ after hotels eliminate bathroom doors
New Calif. bill would force restaurants to offer only water or milk as drink options on kids menus
Newly passed legislation in California would prohibit restaurants from offering any drinks other than water or milk on kids menus. Now it’s headed to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk for his signature.
What are the details?
Senate Bill 1192 dictates that menus at privately owned businesses can list only water or milk as default drink options to accompany kids meals. The purported aim is to curb obesity and diabetes in children by discouraging the consumption of sugar-laden beverages.
New Calif. bill would force restaurants
McDonald’s is getting rid of free drink refills
Soda and energy drinks to be BANNED for certain Americans
Nutritionists reveal the benefits of drinking milk
Fast fashion is 'choking Africa in dead white people's clothes'
Parts of Africa are drowning in millions of used garments the fast fashion industry ships over each year - even though big names like H&M and Zara have made pledges to recycle the used clothing.
H&M, a major offender in the industry, produces three billion garments a year alone and only recycles about 10 percent of them - the rest is shipped to places like Accra, the capital of Ghana, where there are heaps of used clothing flooding waterways.
Fast fashion is 'choking Africa
Valenciaga's Kid Bondage Fashion
Ethiopia arrests 'indecently' dressed social media stars after awards ceremony
By the time you sit on our planes, 'you're just pissed at the world'
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz acknowledged key pain points customers face when traveling today, including airlines' increasingly shrinking seat sizes.
"I think we are nearing a point certainly that we can't do that anymore," Munoz told ABC News. The interview was conducted prior to the U.S. grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.
He said that air travel used to be a thrilling experience but has turned into a laborious process.
"It's become so stressful," he told the outlet, "from when you leave, wherever you live, to get into traffic, to find a parking spot, to get through security."
By the time you sit on our planes
Travel shaming has reached epidemic proportions
She Says American Airlines Denied Her A First Class Meal Because She’s Black
New airline fines will penalize “aisle lice”
Female passenger slams boy's head against window after he called her 'fat Miss Piggy'
Video shows plane passenger grabbing woman’s hair in bizarre freakout
Jetblue attendant splashes scalding coffee in eye of Team USA judo coach
Woman's wild airport tirade caught on camera
Guy Branum claims fellow passenger on Delta Airlines flight hit him for being 'too fat'
Black Internet Erupts After Govt Tells Travelers Not to Wear Specific Items in the Airport
My sister uses hippy-dippy ‘gentle parenting’
“During the first two days of their stay, her daughter drew on my walls with crayon,” said the disgruntled woman. “And her son pulled up flowers I had recently planted in my garden bed and threw a rock at my car parked in the driveway.”
“To top it all off,” she continued, “they both kept constantly pulling my golden retriever’s hair and hitting my dog in the face.”
My sister uses hippy-dippy ‘gentle parenting’
Toddler Calls Their House...
Parent proudly calls herself a ‘Venmo mom’
World-famous Navy SEAL turned fitness expert shares shocking video
...man who slapped boy with autism for damaging Mercedes-Benz emblem possibly avoiding jail time
Mom fails to feed 4-year-old daughter solid foods for 6 months
Nine-year-old's tattoo sparks controversy online
Blame bad parenting for LI fire chief’s viral outburst at a young girl
Tired mom shocked to learn her kids are banned from dentist’s office
Outrage over America's worst school where students fight, smoke weed and have sex in full view