Unless you’re a dad, it seems. Then, parenting participation gets rewarded in more ways than with a mere trophy. Many dads are critical of systems that reward kids for just showing up, unaware that they’re receiving their own rewards for showing up and parenting. They might not even be cognizant of wanting credit for showing up, because they are so used to getting it from virtually everybody around them — their partners, their friends, strangers at the grocery store....

And yet, is Darth Vader actually the worst parent in the entirety of Star Wars? Because he killed countless Jedi and worked for the Empire as an outer space fascist, it’s easy to think Vader is the worst parent in Star Wars. But is he? If we look at the entirety of the Star Wars story, Darth Vader actually, by default is not the worst parent in Star Wars for one simple reason: He was unaware of Luke and Leia’s existence, for the vast majority of the time after they were born....

Here’s what you need to know about what happened in the Senate and what’s likely going to happen next. What were Democrats trying to pass? The immigration reform measures proposed by Democratic senators would grant legal status to undocumented people brought to the United States as children (Dreamers), those with Temporary Protected Status (a humanitarian designation), nearly a million farmworkers, and millions more “essential workers.” That adds up to protection for 8 million people who contribute to the American economy and society, and who don’t deserve to be deported....

The scene appears to have been changed because the big wigs behind Disney understandably likely didn’t want to encourage any little kids to get into dryers, which hurts over 2,000 kids a year and kills a few as well. It’s true that doing so is dangerous, and a number of young toddlers have died by crawling into dryers which then accidentally turn on or lock behind them. This isn’t the first time that Disney or their subsidiaries scrubbed unsavory, outdated scenes....

Unearthed by Digg, the 17-minute-long video features a home video shot in 1974 during a visit to Disney World. Shot on an 8mm 16fps, the video is a way back to Florida nearly 50 years ago. If the camera work didn’t immediately give it away, a look at the dull earthy colored neutral hue clothes everyone in the crowd was wearing was an easy giveaway — and probably the fact that Disney was much more affordable back then....

“After my marriage ended, I realized that just doing whatever your wife tells you is leaving responsibilities to her,” Katz told Fatherly. “Becoming a single parent made me a better father as it forced me to step forward and take responsibility for dealing with situations that in the past I probably would have just left for my wife to handle or to tell me what to do.” Katz, who wrote a book about what he learned from his failed marriage, is the antithesis of the unengaged, beer-swilling, and girlfriend revolving “weekend dad” cliche— a construct a growing number of social scientists argue is a product of lopsided custodial arrangements, not fatherly apathy....

“CPSC recently issued a violation notice to one firm, DockATot, for importing an infant sleep product manufactured after June 23, 2022 that fails to comply with the mandatory requirements of the [Infant Sleep Product Rule],” the CPSC’s statement reads. The CPSC’s Sleep Product Rule sets a federal safety standard for infant products intended or marketed for sleep. The DockATot Deluxe+ Dock has been marketed for sleep in the past but the company states they stopped marketing the product for sleep in 2020....

My wife and I moved before the baby was born. The new apartment was the same size as the old apartment, but it had a wall and a door or as my wife kept calling it a “room.” “That’s the babies room,” she would say, nodding towards the hovel that was too small for a boy wizard to sleep in. But the price was right, and we needed a “room....

“I wish to confess my sins before God and before all the affected people especially those who were giving birth at UTH [a hospital in Zambia] during my service,” Elizabeth Bwalya Mwewa told the Zambian Observer. “If you were born in UTH between the years 1983 to 1995 chances are your parents may not be your biological parents. I developed a habit of swapping newly born babies just for fun....

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“Even though we all want to eat right and be fitter, happier, and more productive, to everything there is a time and a season,” Caleb Backe, a certified personal trainer and health and wellness expert, told Fatherly. “There is even a season for cheating on your diet, and it is called morning.” Ample research suggests that people who eat breakfast experience lower rates of heart disease, as well as lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels....

Why It Works The straight-leg fit of the trousers keeps the overall silhouette sleek and trim. Adding pleats or a more relaxed fit would’ve interrupted the fit of the jacket and thrown the whole look off balance.The chinos are a great color. The warm, eggshell hue is softer than white and adds a welcome freshness.Those cuffs. Nothing says classic more than a wide cuff with a slight break. How You Can Make It Work While Redmayne’s getup is fairly straightforward, the key to getting it right is to make sure the chosen pieces work well together....

Berkley Lauren, married to painter and designer Greg Lauren (of that Lauren family) didn’t grow up rich. But she did grow up famous, playing outspoken do-gooder Jessie Spano on that treacly ‘90s staple Saved by the Bell. The new version of Spano, os now smoothly self-assured as a guidance counselor at Bayside High, in Peacock’s updated reboot of the series. She talks to Fatherly about Bayside, being a working mom, and why Saved by the Bell remains an eternal part of pop culture....

For the rest of us, the trailer for Cruella will leave you scratching your head. Yes, this movie could turn out to be awesome, kind of like the Anglie Jolie-led Maleficent, but so far, based only on the trailer, the movie seems to be in search of an audience. Is Cruella supposed to be the Harley Quinn of Disney anti-heroes now? Is Emma Stone trying to do The Queen’s Gambit, but swapping out chess and drugs for an obsession with stealing animals?...

Hawke is playing a priest in his upcoming movie and told Meyers that his great-grandmother had always hoped he would “receive the calling” and become a priest. Eventually, she learned to accept that his true calling was in acting. His dad, it turns out, took more convincing. Meyers asked Hawke about how his parents felt when they learned that he wanted to become an actor, and Hawke explained that his dad, a genuine mathematician, decided to use his knowledge of calculus and arithmetic to figure out the odds of his son actually earning a proper living in Hollywood....

In case you’re only familiar with those hulking, old-school clamshell boxes, it’s important to note that modern rooftop boxes are lightweight, and, often, engineered to be both aerodynamic and opened from either the left or right side. They’re also very easy to attach and detach from a vehicle’s crossbars, thanks to the mostly universal clamps on the boxes’ undersides. That, in turn, makes them a wise investment. If you find your car pinched for space only some of the time, just remove the box, leave it in the garage, and mount it as needed for the gear overflow....

So, as concisely as possible, this is what you need to know about BA.2 and the threat it poses. What is BA.2? BA.2 is a new COVID subvariant. It’s not a truly new variant because it’s very closely related to Omicron — also known as BA.1. It comes from the same genetic lineage. Both Omicron variants probably first arose in November 2021 in Botswana, South Africa, in Denmark, and then in the United Kingdom, according to Nature....

And this means you can go off the grid whenever you want, provided you have access to, you know, the sky. The Garmin has an internal, rechargeable lithium battery that provides up to 21 days of battery life in smartwatch mode with an additional three days when you’re using its solar-charging feature, and 15 hours in GPS mode with an additional hour with solar charging. To break it down even further in simpler terms: The device’s crystal-like glass also acts as a solar panel, extending the life of your device when exposed to the sun....

My 9-month-old son is climbing the rails of his crib and he doesn’t know how to get back down from standing yet. I am worried about him falling. Any advice? Tracy The Internet * There’s nothing more exciting than a child on the cusp of toddlerhood. This stage provides more pulse-pounding thrills than a Fast and Furious movie, except the stakes are higher. Right now, you’re essentially Jason Statham having a gunfight on Charlize Theron’s airplane while toting around a baby in a car seat....

Fatherly, Is it ever okay to yell at someone else’s kid? Because the other day we had some people over for my daughters 3-year-old birthday party. It wasn’t a drop-off party so there were a buncha parents and kids hanging out. It was pretty crazy and loud and I think I was stressed out by it. But then after cake, a four-year-old boy got into it with my daughter over a toy that she just unwrapped....