RealPeopleGroup/E+/Getty Images There’s no shortage of people in the world telling you how you simply must have a child. While I don’t think everyone has to have children to live a full, rich, and wonderful life, having my own has made my life immeasurably better for all the reasons everyone always says. And on top...
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Asiaselects/Asia Selects/Getty Images When I was a kid, I had this friend who was the fourth of what would ultimately be eight brothers. Just about every year or so, his mom would get pregnant and every year — boom — another brother. Now, common knowledge tells us that a baby’s sex is basically a 50/50...
TikTok Great news, everyone! Cases of the measles in the U.S. are at a 30 year high! We did it! U-S-A! U-S-A! Oh. Did I say “great news?” I meant the opposite of that. It’s a tragedy. Currently, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reporting 1,319 cases across 40 jurisdictions — and...