TikTok / @amberaudrey_96 Being a stay-at-home mom is a full time job and a half (you don’t even get a real lunch break… hello, labor laws?). If you know, you know, but unfortunately, some people can’t seem to comprehend that being a SAHM is anything but a relaxing vacation. In fact, one mom says they deserve a fat check. In a satirical video posted on TikTok, SAHM Amber Audrey imagined how much money she would make if her husband paid her out of his check for the work she does at home. It turns out, quite a lot! Here’s her...
Florida Teacher Loses Job For Using Student's Preferred Name
RUSS ROHDE/Connect Images/Getty Images Melissa Calhoun — an AP English instructor at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida — has been teaching for more than 12 years. Those who say they know her describe her as inspirational, caring, and someone who made her students feel safe. SHS has opted not to renew her teaching contract for the 2025-2026 academic year. Calhoun admits to having broken a Florida state law: calling a student by a name other than their legal name without parental permission. Her last day at her job will be in May, at which point the state of...
Pregnancy-Related Deaths Are On The Rise In The US
skynesher/E+/Getty Images The United States has the highest rate of pregnancy-related deaths among high-income countries, and it is on the rise, with these “preventable deaths” jumping 28% over the past five years. A new study published in JAMA Open Network analyzed pregnancy-related deaths across the country, and found a disturbing pattern of increased risk, along with disparities across states, races, and ethnicities. The study is one of the first to track maternal health complications both during pregnancy and in the year after, leading to another concerning finding: one-third of pregnancy-related deaths occur more than six weeks after childbirth, when most...
I'm Raising My Kids To Question My Authority — & Yours
Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images Quick exercise here: What words do you associate with your mom? Selfless? Indians love that one. How about caring? Hardworking? Strict? How many of you would say accountable? Let’s face it: Our parents never liked to admit that they were wrong. No matter how many mistakes they made, big and small, nothing was ever their fault. And if we as kids dared to question them, we were labeled bad, ungrateful, and worst of all, disrespectful. Our society values submissiveness. The better you can fall into line, the easier your life will be. Don’t question too much, ignore...