TikTok / @candir0420 Becoming a grandparent is so exciting — I mean, come on, your babies are having babies! But, what about when it’s not your baby that’s doing the pushing? When your daughter-in-law is the birthing parent, grandparenting can look a little bit different. But, we promise, it’s not a bad thing! TikTok user and veteran grandma, @candir0420 (we’ll call her Candi), shared how she has adjusted to her role of being the new dad’s mom. “When my daughter gave birth to all three of my granddaughters, I was there. I was more involved. I was at the house...
College Students Start "Sex Ed For Guys" TikTok To Help Teach Consent
Sex Ed For Guys / TikTok When I took sex ed classes in middle school and high school, we learned the basics like anatomy, contraception, and the reproductive system. Looking back, there was so much left out. My parents weren’t exactly open and comfortable with talking about sex, so I was kind of left to my own devices when it came to things like consent, sexual coercion, boundaries, and so many other pieces of the sex puzzle. Because of that, I definitely had some moments in my life that I wish I could take back or change. Sex education in...
Utah Becomes Fourth State To Create Protections For Child Influencers
Drs Producoes/E+/Getty Images Child stars have been a hallmark of the entertainment industry since the advent of the entertainment industry, from the Mozart children dazzling the courts of Europe as traveling musicians to Hollywood icons like Judy Garland and Brooke Shields. And with the advent of social media, a new kind of child star has emerged: the child influencer. From unboxing videos to family vlogs, children can and have earned millions from channels and accounts they contribute to. But as with their cultural predecessors, child influencers often report exploitation and abuse in their rise to fame. And all too often,...
Is Taylor Swift Dropping Her 12th Album This Year? All The Hints We Have RN
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images We all love us some Taylor Swift, and even if you don’t, you know someone (probably your kid) who does. Personally, I’m not a huge Swiftie — I’m not paying for Eras tour tickets, that’s for sure — but I definitely enjoy a ton of her music and the cool points that knowing her lyrics buys me with my mega-fan niece. It seems wild to think fans are already looking for clues about when her 12th studio album might drop after the 2024 release of her massive double album The Tortured Poets Department. But Swift...



