Having a child can be a scary experience. Throw in being a first-time mom, being 14, alone and having premature triplets. Not everyone could handle it. But luckily, we live on planet Earth that hosts beautiful people with big hearts who are ready to help face the challenges. For a single teen mom, that person … Read more
Love lives are difficult to navigate. Especially if you’re not even the one navigating. And when it’s your parents’ love lives, no matter if they are divorced or together. In my experience, parents have a certain tendency to overshare about these things, which makes kids and especially teens go like, “ugh, did I really have … Read more
We have all probably said something in anger that we didn’t actually mean. This is not an excuse, as these words, even if not “meant” can and will hurt another person. Oftentimes, family members bear the brunt of these moments. The internet was divided after a dad wondered if he was a jerk for making … Read more
The history of the International Space Station (ISS) goes back to the 1980s when NASA was going to launch a modular space station called Freedom to challenge the Soviet space station Mir (meaning ‘peace’ or ‘world’). Yet instead, by the early 1990s, it became a collaborative project, connecting not only NASA and Russia’s space agency … Read more
Nathan W Pyle is an American artist known for his series of comics Strange Planet. The Instagram profile where Pyle shares short stories about the life of aliens has gathered over 6 million followers. However, recently Nathan presented his community with a collection of brand-new illustrations featuring the states of the USA. The first post … Read more
Bullying, unfortunately, still remains a big issue among young people. Around 40% report having gone through such torment in the last 12 months. But one way to mitigate it is to stand up, even though it feels like the scariest thing in the world. Redditor FrenchToast0315 decided to do it on the last day of … Read more
Looking after children is basically a job. Indeed, for many a babysitter and nanny, it is literally what puts food on the table. Statistics show that the more children one adds to the “job,” the higher the prices go, that’s just the way of the world. So when she was asked to babysit 16 whole … Read more
As a kid in school, it felt like our teachers made all the rules. We just had to follow along and do what we were told while they got to call the shots. But sometimes, even teachers are given rules they don’t agree with. So when one principal enacted a strict “no leaving your classroom … Read more
Among the many cynical but often damn truthful pieces of advice that I’ve ever heard or read, there was this: “every initiative is punishable.” And indeed, as soon as one of us takes an initiative in any matter, it instantly becomes our “inalienable duty” in the eyes of others. Are you tech savvy? They will … Read more
Finding the right person to look after your child is not an easy task, especially when it’s a last-minute thing or an emergency situation. The latter is what led to the redditor u/Some-Accident-1065 asking his son to watch over his siblings. The oldest of three kids, he had just graduated high school and was about … Read more