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
You know that awkward feeling when you think you see your friend, but as you get closer, you realize that it’s just a random stranger who happened to remind you of your friend? So yes, mixing up people happens to almost everybody. There are also quite a few stories about teachers mixing up students; well, … Read more
Am I the only one who finds it funny when people with a miniscule amount of power strut around as if they’re kings, complete with red cape and ermine fur trimmings? They’ve just got that patronizing “oh, hello, peasant” attitude, even if the other person knows more and better than them. You’ve also probably seen … Read more
The tragedy of the commons is one of those sad realities, where so many things could be made better by being shared, but humans at the end of the day will be humans. It only takes a few selfish or stupid jerks to ruin some genuinely good ideas for the rest of us. Someone asked … Read more
Whether you’re at the top of your career game or just starting out – somewhere along the way you have probably asked someone older, wiser or just with more experience for some advice. Sometimes we receive advice from a mentor that becomes gospel we will pass on to others we meet – or in the … Read more
We all deserve to have a fully stocked refrigerator and plenty of food on the table. But the unfortunate reality is that knowing you’ll have access to three meals a day is a privilege not everyone has. And it’s even more upsetting to think about when you realize how much food we throw away every … Read more
The deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the wreck of the legendary Titanic was found in pieces after a “catastrophic implosion” that killed everyone aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said, ending a multinational five-day search for the vessel. A robotic diving vehicle deployed from a Canadian ship discovered debris from the submersible … Read more
12 months in jail and 100 hours of community service, that’s the sentence being asked by prosecutors for Sophia Rosing, a former University of Kentucky student who physically and verbally abused a Black female student and desk clerk for over 10 minutes in a drunken and racially charged tirade in November 2022. “You’re an ugly … Read more