There is a lot of pressure on women to look “perfect” – there always has been. For some, these pressures lead to extreme lengths to achieve this impossible beauty standard. Some women go on crazy diets, others intense gym programs, and others extensive skincare regimens. Others, however, go the route of cosmetic surgery. Like anything,...
Often friends give each other nicknames. They can be for fun and refer to a happy or funny memory. They can also simply be short-forms to make it faster to say a name: Josephine becomes “Jo,” and Robert becomes “Rob.” For many immigrant or indigenous peoples, however, shortening comes from other people not being able...
Plenty of moms enjoy a glass of wine or two to wind down and relax at night. In today’s culture, they are even, in a way, celebrated for it. Marijuana though? This gets a much more mixed reaction. This mom smokes weed after her kids go to bed. She says it’s her “glass of wine”...
The word family is a loaded one. For some, it’s loaded with positivity. For most, it’s probably a bit of a mixed bag. There are many people, however, for whom family brings up a lot of negative emotion. The thing is, as much as we like to romanticize the idea of family, the reality is...
Postpartum or postnatal depression affects one in every 10 women within a year of giving birth. (1) This father, who lost his wife to the illness, is spreading awareness of the disease to encourage others to get help before it’s too late. (2) Man Tragically Loses Wife to Postnatal Depression After carrying a child for...
Breakups suck. No matter what side of it you are on or what the reason is, they are hard to go through. A study by the University of Texas at Austin discovered that hints of an impending breakup could be found in the language we use up to three months before it happens. According to...
Take a minute and think back to a few of your favorite childhood memories. What do these memories consist of? A family trip? A sleepover with friends? Playing catch in the backyard with mom or dad? Whatever they are, they probably have a lot more to do with experiences instead of toys or other material...
When it first came out in 1978, Grease was an instant success. Over 40 years later, people still enthusiastically sing along whenever one of the musicals’ hits comes on—even people born decades after know at least a few of the dance moves to Grease Lighting. Since the movie aired over the Christmas holidays, many people rewatching...
If you were lucky enough to have a grandma close by throughout your childhood, then you know how special these wonderful women can be. These are just a few things that you will only understand if your grandma was your best friend growing up. 12 Things You’ll Only Understand If Your Grandma Is Your Best...
We all know Oprah Winfrey as the wildly successful and famous talk show host. Oprah’s life wasn’t always quite so grand, however. What many don’t know is that the self-made billionaire had a baby at just 14 years old. This is how she rose from an abusive and difficult upbringing to the star she is...
A woman from the United Kingdom has recently issued an urgent warning on TikTok after she discovered a fishy smell in her home. The TikTok user, who goes by the username @mrsclaudiaanderson, explained how she and her husband had noticed an odd odor emanating from her bedroom for several weeks. It was then that she...
In recent years, TikTok has become a platform for resurfacing old interviews and shedding light on the questionable practices of media personalities. While the things talk show hosts may have said or done in the past were accepted then, we have since realized how problematic much of it was. Many talk show hosts have been...
