TikTok / @duccilou Sometimes, gender reveals just… don’t go the way you want ‘em to. Maybe you didn’t even know you wanted a certain gender until the cake or smoke or balloon shows up, and you suddenly realize that part of you was really expecting a different color. Gender disappointment isn’t uncommon. But, when this...
Instagram Ending any relationship, especially a marriage or a commitment to a long-term partner, is hard and never taken lightly. But while such relationships may sometimes end with a cataclysmic bang, more often than not that big event is the result of many, many smaller events that led to something far more dramatic. In a...
Olga Zarytska/Moment/Getty Images When my son was little, his favorite color was pink. Anything he picked — from balloons to cupcakes — was always going to be pink. His jacket was pink. His shoes were pink. For a long time, none of his peers thought much of it. Every now and then someone would ask...
TikTok / @amber.mariee44 Whether it’s the declining literacy rates reported since before the pandemic or anecdotes of high school students who simply don’t read anymore, you’ve probably heard a thing or two that has made you feel just a tad bit worried about the educational state of the nation. Teachers are, of course, on the...