They say it takes a village to raise a kid, and in some sense, it's true. Children are not easy. You have to not only keep them alive and from hurting themselves by accident, but you also have to make sure they learn how to blossom into a decent human being. It is a lot of pressure. Once you go through the parenting phase, you look forward for the grand parenting age. This is when you can enjoy all the fun parts of raising a child and leave all the hard parenting parts to the actual parents aka…

Don't microwave fish in the break room

A textbook can't instruct you how to be a good parent. The most popular approach is probably trial and error. Having said that, how would you react if one of your kids started misbehaving? Would you work tirelessly to see that he matured into a respectful adult, or would you tolerate their wrongdoing out of concern for their reaction? The story below is an account of a frustrated father. All by himself, the original poster (OP) is raising his two sons. One son is an absolute angel, and the othe…

So true

"If you are young, 'you fell over'. If you are old, 'you had a fall'.”

Some people, when they grow tired of their friends and their toxic behaviors, decide to cut ties and end their friendships. But for other people, that is not an option, and they have to find other ways to show their distaste. For example, if your significant other has friends you disapprove of, you can't really tell your partner that you don't want them to be friends anymore. It will only make you seem jealous and controlling, and no one wants that. So the only thing left to do is to find ways…

Life is full of unexpected events, some pleasant, some terrible, but always fascinating. People often feel that their regrets stem more from the actions they never dared to take than from the things they never dared to explore. But would you listen to the pearls of wisdom that more experienced and wiser individuals have to share? Or do you think that learning comes from experience? While browsing on Reddit I came across a fascinating post that caught my attention. The question that the piece as…

It is crucial to cherish the small, ephemeral, and meaningful moments in life that bring us comfort and enable us to face the day at hand. Some individuals find meaning in the scent of the freshly mowed lawn on the way to the bus stop, the melody of a bird tweeting to the rising light, or the sound of a young toddler singing along to Baby Shark. Having said that, while browsing Reddit, I stumbled upon a positive post that posed the question, 'What's a small, everyday pleasure that never fails t…

You can resolve every conflict you have with another person with just a little psychology, one of the most important sciences in human history. Even though it can sound a bit boring or dull, with psychology you can find a way to approach every single social situation with the best tools to properly deal with it. To do that, you don't have to have a PhD in psychology, all you really need is some tricks and hacks in your arsenal. This Reddit thread on AskReddit, which was prompted with the questi…

There are small routines and habits you have that you practice throughout your life to facilitate daily tasks. I myself never begin my day with anything other than a steaming cup of coffee and five minutes of total stillness—no emails, no social media, and no phones. Having said that, I was captivated by the want to read through every comment after coming across a fascinating post on Reddit. Which cheat codes exist in real life? was the question posed in the article. After reading the post and…

Inheritances are messy and can so easily cause drama and even break up an entire family. How is it that you can spend a lifetime with a group of people, regard them as the people who are most important and closest to you, and then throw these relationships all away for money? Many people can be asked that question, including the family in this Reddit story. OP (original poster) has received a life-changing inheritance from his grandmother but was met with unexpected demands from the rest of his…

Maybe be a little more intentional

Considerations great and small

Who doesn't love a life hack? We're all constantly looking for all of the little cheats and hacks to help make our lives a little easier. From cooking hacks to cleaning hacks, parenting hacks to fitness hacks, it's addicting to scour the internet to help make your life a little easier. But as we all know, sometimes those hacks aren't that simple, and a 'hack' turns into a heck of a lot more work. That's not what this thread is about. Below, people share over 25 hacks that are so incredibly si...

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