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My 7-year-old invited a local shop owner to her birthday party. He showed up.
2+ hour, 27+ min ago I was about to round up a dozen kids for cake when my daughter asked, "Can we wait a few more minutes? He's not here yet." She was talking about the owner of our favorite local shop " the one with…...
Twisted ‘time-out’ box in NY classroom spurs outrage: ‘This is sick’
3+ hour, 24+ min ago The ominous-looking box "was built for special needs students" in an elementary-school classroom in the Salmon River Central School District, according to former school board member Chrissy Jacobs in a Dec. 15 Facebook post that has since sparked a probe of…...
Is Gen Z the key to a manufacturing revival? Fall River thinks so.
7+ hour, 9+ min ago In a cavernous 19th-century textile mill building in Fall River, Massachusetts, expert artisans stitch together thick leather motorcycle jackets worn by celebrities and racing stars. Across town in a bright factory, highly skilled needleworkers oversee the application of a gold…...
Mom slammed for claiming that childfree people are ‘on vacation 24/7’
7+ hour, 31+ min ago People on social media are sounding off after a mother took to social media to claim that childfree people have all the time in the world. Clearly thinking the other grass is greener, Danielle Ekwerekwu (@danni_ek) shared her controversial thoughts in…...
Actual Human Interaction Flourishes After High School Bans Phones
1+ day, 1+ hour ago New York state banned smartphones in schools this September, and teachers are weeping tears of joy. As New York Magazine reports, while the bell-to-bell ban was intended to foster a distraction-free learning environment, it's also allowing old-fashioned human socializing to…...
These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago A nerdy economics essay recently went viral. It asserted that the federal measure for the poverty line was woefully outdated and that for a family of four, the income needed today to function in American society was $140,000. Economists derided the…...
I wanted to be perfect like my grandmother. Then she asked me a question that changed my approach to life.
1+ day, 8+ hour ago My grandmother strove for perfection, convinced that it was an attainable goal if only you worked hard enough. My grandmother wanted and demanded order, believing it led to perfection. My childhood was spent trying to please. She did not expect…...
We give our teenagers more experiences than gifts for Christmas. It brings us closer as a family.
1+ day, 9+ hour ago Our gifting style changed when my kids stopped believing in Santa. Sure, we'd give our kids a few actual presents to open on Christmas morning, but we also upped the emphasis on choosing experiences over gifts. From cruises to road…...
I’m 61 with 16 grandkids. Instead of downsizing, we bought a bigger vacation home to finally make family trips work.
1+ day, 10+ hour ago This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with 61-year-old Doug Beachy, a Cincinnati-based business owner who bought a vacation home with Pacaso in 2022. Pacaso is a platform for fractional ownership of luxury vacation homes. The company allows multiple individuals…...
Gen Z is open minded about blue-collar work and the Fords of the economy need them — but both sides are missing each other
1+ day, 12+ hour ago Earlier this year, Ford CEO Jim Farley said that America needed a wake-up call. Five thousand mechanic jobs at Ford had gone unfilled. They all offered six-figure salaries'well above the average American worker's wage'but people weren't applying. And Ford isn't…...