Vice President Harris made her debut on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) less than three days before Election Day. Harris made her appearance during the cold open alongside her impressionist, comedian Maya Rudolph, who was dressed in an identical outfit. “I wish I could talk to someone who’s been in my shoes, you know, a black…
Read MoreBeing a parent is more than just being a role model, you’re supposed to help your kid succeed in life by providing them with tools and wisdom to become independent adults. Hands-off parents would argue that a kid with lots of responsibilities will learn the fastest about the real world, but when to start treating your child like a nanny, a chef, and a house cleaner while you tend to your other children, you’re going to drive a serious wedge with the ‘easy kid’.
As the older brother, u/Slight-Programmer-15, was no stranger to picking up a few extra responsibilities around the house. But when his younger brother became medically dependent on others it seemed like their parents decided their ‘easy child’ no longer needed parenting. Instead, they heaped on the chores and let him raise himself, only crawling back to him once he was old enough to employ for more complicated endeavors. Keep scrolling to read how this kid set healthy boundaries for himself and called his neglectful parents out at the same time when he refused their orders for the last time.
Can I confess something? There are few modern social rites of passage that annoy me more than gender reveals. Putting aside all the politics surrounding it, expecting parents already had the phenomenon of the baby shower before this nightmare of pink and blue gimmicks came along. As if that wasn’t enough, they also have a tendency to cause a lot of unnecessary drama that could be avoided if you simply let the ultrasound technician tell you if you were having a boy or a girl.
This point has recently been proven by one mom-to-be on social media after she put a bakery on blast for accidentally revealing the gender of her baby to her before her party. She had asked that the cake contain blackberries for a boy and raspberries for a girl, and the baker left a voicemail revealing that they didn’t currently have blackberries in stock.
Unfortunately for this mom, when she complained about this on the internet most people didn’t share her outrage. When you’re preparing for a new baby, there are bigger issues at hand.
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood’s press conference saw an awkward moment when a journalist’s question prompted intervention from Pakistan Cricket Board’s media director, Sami ul Hasan. Concern over Masood and his team’s performance underlined recent criticism of the PCB and selectors following poor results, such as the recent 0-2 Test defeat by Bangladesh.
Read MoreThis man learned that his wife’s over-spending was the reason they were dipping into the red every month, so he brought in the heavy artillery: His frugal mother who raised him and his 2 siblings as a single mother on a meager income… And his wife did NOT like that.
When your parents give you your first allowance as a kid, your mind races and you start thinking of all the fantastic things you’ll buy with the $20 bill in your hand. You could buy a Hot Wheel, some candy, maybe even a movie! But as soon as the stars in your eyes fade from some frivolously silly purchase, you realize that the money’s quickly dwindled and you have nothing left. Most people take that lesson into adulthood, learning to taper their spending and mitigate their losses, but the woman in this next story learned that her daily ‘little treat’ at Starbucks was literally starting to bankrupt their family.
Keep scrolling to read the details of how a marriage was tested when a frugal mother-in-law saves the day with a stringent budget.