It isn’t part of a parent’s job to be a “perfect” parent, yet a parent who does not care about some serious persistent problems affecting their children probably shouldn’t expect their kids to thank them later. And while such parents might similarly wish to not take responsibility for becoming distant from their kids, someone might … Read more
Meet Clare Kayden Hines, the creative genius behind relatable and funny illustrations about everyday life. Based in California, Hines started drawing at 5, initially inspired by her first dog, Buttercup. Now, she’s a skilled comic artist, telling stories about the silly, ordinary, and downright funny things we all might go through. “A lot of my … Read more
Christmas is fundamentally religious, but times have changed. In this day and age, the holiday is more relaxed and commercialized and many people just focus on kindness, generosity, introspection, and gift-giving. So it can be uncomfortable when someone who is overwhelmingly devout suddenly starts pushing their faith on their colleagues. Redditor u/vox1028 went viral after … Read more
Gift-giving is one of the things we look forward to the most at Christmas. We usually put a lot of thought and effort into the presents we give to our loved ones. It’s also fun to include something jokey that is guaranteed to make your family and friends laugh. Sometimes, despite our best intentions, such … Read more
In this modern age, where air travel is so common, it’s not that easy to find someone who hasn’t ever taken a flight. But since this type of transportation is rarely cheap, most of us choose to save and stay with the economy class. Still, if you’ve ever wondered if picking the business class would … Read more
Time management can be tricky and in situations such as task overload at work, one’s solutions to it may be out of the ordinary and sometimes not acceptable to others. At least this is what this Redditor experienced when he tried to deal with sleep deprivation from working at night by taking half to one-hour-long … Read more
Contrary to what some screenwriters might believe, the strong female leads in their films don’t have to be the sexiest women on Earth, and they certainly don’t need to fall in love with the male lead. They can have their own agendas, their own minds and be capable of solving problems on their own, just … Read more
While it might sound counterintuitive, the real issue often isn’t perceiving the truth, it’s admitting that it’s true in the first place. “The truth hurts,” “the uncomfortable truth” and other phrases are almost cliche at this point, but this doesn’t make them less correct. Someone asked, “What’s something that’s painfully obvious but people will never … Read more
Sometimes our family members can see our friends or partners more clearly than us. They immediately can point out the red flags, see things that they do that are not acceptable and after spending more time with them, most of the time we notice that these things are actually true. However, sometimes, when we are … Read more
Unless you truly treat your body like a sketchbook, most of us want our tattoos to mean something. An important symbol, a reference to a loved one, or perhaps a mantra to keep in mind. For some reason, many non-Asian folks have decided that Chinese or Japanese symbols somehow have enough significance for them to … Read more