Found out my grandpa was the first man ever in the delivery room for my mom’s birth in the early 70s in their small NJ town. My grandma heard a radio show about husbands helping their wives through labor & they got special permission from the hospital for him to be there!
That the presence of the father in the labor and delivery room is now so normalized that no one questions it is a massive cultural change
Conservatives, liberals, Western and non-Western: it’s increasingly the default
My 1yo has apparently taken to hugging, kissing, and booping the nose of every other baby who comes up to her at the playspace which is very cute but a little intense for a first meeting
Small businesses if you insist on using AI for your menu please PLEASE stop including those revolting generated images of the food. It looks like worms every time
I was a chubby 11-12 year old and then grew literally 6 inches in one summer and it was fine. Seems like the worst possible time in a kids life to start up a weird fight about their weight
> daughter is overweight
> Pediatrician informs the mother of this
> Mother tells the daughter to ignore the pediatrician
> Finds a new one that is "up to date on the science"
Never considered the possibility I’d have an extrovert baby who waves and says HIIII to literally everyone we pass. Now I have to chat with dozens of utterly charmed strangers a day. Probably good for me
@PhillyKD_@barshoelife I mean… they do. It’s not some conspiracy. Each country’s soccer association gets 8% of their team’s game tickets from FIFA to distribute at good prices via lottery. Ensures both countries have a presence at their respective games
🦊 A baby desert fox in the Algerian Sahara Desert.
🇩🇿 These adorable foxes are the national symbol of Algeria, and the Algerian national football team is proudly nicknamed 'Les Fennecs' (The Desert Foxes).
The baby finally finished getting all her front teeth and is regularly sleeping 10-12hrs a night and I literally feel like a different person after a week of good sleep, it’s unbelievable