Did snacking on all those tidbits — those incidents and accidents, those hints and allegations — fill me up? No. I’m hungrier for chasing the morsels. So, for me, the conclusion of the Mueller report is this: I need to rethink my media consumption, specifically around politics and definitely before the 2020 race starts in earnest. To find a contrast to my style of political news binging, I need only to roll over in bed....
For parents who are up for it say THC-infused play keys them into their children’s needs and ideas. It makes them more present. “Call it play therapy,” an anonymous dad wrote for us. “Maybe twice a month, at most, I fence off a few hours I can devote to my kids and then head upstairs to the master bathroom where I take a single hit of marijuana, before descending the stairs to the playroom....
The crux of the video, posted in observation of International Women’s Day, is the Rock asking Tia to repeat phrases of affirmation. She dutifully obliges to the best of her ability, which means plenty of cute kid mispronunciations of words. After Tia says “I’m a pretty girl,” Johnson follows up with “But more importantly than that, can you say ‘I’m an awesome girl’?” He follows that up with “I’m a smart girl,” “I’m a very smart girl,” and “I can do anything....
Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, will start at Lambrook School in Winkfield Row, Berkshire, in September, per People. “Their Royal Highnesses are hugely grateful to Thomas’s Battersea, where George and Charlotte have had a happy start to their education since 2017 and 2019, respectively, and are pleased to have found a school for all three of their children that shares a similar ethos and values to Thomas’s,” a statement from Kensington Palace reads....
What is a Blended Family? In a blended family, at least one parent has children unrelated to their partner either biologically or through adoption. The family arrangement has been previously known as a stepfamily, but can also be referred to as a bonus family, or instafamily. But regardless of title and specific makeup, bringing multiple families together is bound to likely cause intense feelings. The upshot is that parents who are coming together to form a new unit need to be cautious and conscientious about their children’s emotions....
“How arrrrrrre you!” my grandma sing-shouts. “Oh my God! So this is my great-granddaughter! She is soooo gorgeous!” My grandpa calls her over to “give us a hug, doll-face!” (Forgive the anachronisms; it’s him talking, not me.) He tells me how happy they are to finally get to meet my daughter. Then he scowls at me. “Now tell us why you had to wait until we died to have her!...
Lego Deals: Star Wars It has spring-loaded and trigger-activated weapons, a Rise of Skywalker-specific color scheme, and five, count ’em, five included minifigures including Zorii Bliss, complete with golden helmet. Want two ships in one set? Then you want the Pasaana Speeder Chase. In the transport speeder, Rey and BB-8 try to escape from a First Order Treadspeeder with a driver and trooper. For kids who like races, it’s the best Lego Star Wars set since Anakin’s podracer....
Thankfully, Cooper doesn’t just show off his new creation, he also gives viewers a chance to see exactly how he made this insane weapon of mild destruction. It turns out Cooper was able to make this massive machine by combining three Rival Nemesis MXVII-10K blasters through a bit of dismantling and rewiring, including replacing the 18 D-sized batteries with rechargeable power cells, which will help the gun last longer and fire at a higher velocity....
Of course, it’s important to recognize that this is a royal family, which means an outing for Charlotte isn’t the same as if we were to take our middle kid out for a whole day. William and Kate are technically working, but they’ve been bringing their kids to more work events lately, and it’s cute. As the parents have increased the public visibility of their kids over the past few months, we’ve gotten to see more of their unique personalities — and this time, the spotlight was on Charlotte....
1. When My Toddler “Opened Her Own Business” “One of the proudest moments I’ve ever had was when my daughter was four. I’ve been a business owner for years now, and I burst with pride when she told me she wanted to open her own business. She wanted to open her own organic fruit flavored bubbles business because, ‘There are no bubbles you can eat that taste good.’ It was adorable and I had to laugh at her delegation skills, because she was the ‘idea person’ and I was ‘the worker’ to make all the bubbles she needed to create....
Lightyear is a prequel to the Toy Story movies but it’s not like a traditional prequel. Instead of telling the earlier story of Buzz Lightyear, it tells the story of the start of Buzz, but not the toy Buzz. If that’s confusing, it’s because it is. Lightyear is a movie inside the Toy Story universe and Buzz is the merchandise for that movie. So, the kid Andy would have watched Lightyear and begged his mom for a toy from the movie, which is how he got Buzz....
It’s measuring, sorting, building, counting, noticing patterns, and figuring out when a pattern is broken and how to fix it (a.k.a. problem-solving). In other words, it’s present in every single thing we do, be it adding enough flour to a cake mix, seeing how many Lego bricks it takes to finish that house, or determining how long it takes to get from your home to a birthday party by car or bike....
Even for those that cheer the negotiations and believe that they might leave to a more tenable and lasting peace, which seems at least possible, it is important to circle back and understand Kim in the context of his actions. He and his father are the murderers of children and Americans. Fred and Cindy Warmbier know this. Their son Otto Warmbier was held in North Korea on suspicion of theft for 17 months before being released last June....
Ultimate Software Rank: 34 2017 Rank: N/AFull-Time Employees: 4,200 Developers working at Ultimate Software can rest assured that the technology company has their backs. Ultimate Software, which sells cloud-based HR software for businesses, is based in Weston, Florida – making it the rare company on this list not in the Northeast or California – and offers 10 weeks of paid parental leave. In addition to parental leave, Ultimate offers a suite of benefits that appeal to parents....
The wage raises, which are significant and affect a large part of the existing workforce at the company, are part of an overall trend where employers have begun offering higher wages and even wages that bring a path to the middle class in order to attract employees in a post-COVID-19 economy. Under Armour announced on Wednesday that hourly retail workers will earn $15/hour in the United States and Canada and that the raises will take place on June 6....
It is true that some birth risks increase with maternal age. But OB/GYNs and fertility experts are clear that with preparation and thoughtful care, pregnancy for people approaching mid-life can be as successful and healthy as any other. What Is a Geriatric Pregnancy? The currently preferred term is “advanced maternal age.” This simply means that an expectant mother has made the choice to conceive and carry a child to term after the age of 35-years-old....
For parents who rely on baby formula, it’s a particularly stressful situation. An empty formula shelf doesn’t mean that mom and dad can’t eat, it means that the tiny, helpless human they love more than anything and are charged with caring for can’t eat. It’s a worst-case scenario that would make any reasonable person desperate, which is why a viral hoax making the rounds on social media is particularly pernicious....
Cynthia Harvey, the artistic director of the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Dance in New York saw the video and immediately attempted to locate the promising young dancer. After she found him, she offered a full scholarship so Madu could go to the ABT Young Dancer Summer Workshop. This year, of course, it has to be virtual, due to pandemic conditions. ABT also arranged for the head instructor and owner of the Leap of Dance Academy, Daniel Alaja Owoseni, to be able to attend a two-week training course for dance instructors....
While some outlets have referred to the sold-out hair dyes as a symptom of “panic-buying,” it’s clear that the term that describes the massive hoarding that American consumers have taken part in for fear of supply chains shutting down or a scarcity mindset isn’t really applicable here. Namely, hair dye isn’t an essential need, and it’s especially not an essential need in a time where most people need bleach, disinfectant, and pasta....
Deciding whether one parent should quit their job is obviously a personal one and depends on a host of factors, some financial but many others not. The fact remains, however, that if the numbers don’t add up, there’s no way one parent can quit their job to stay home with the kids. But how do you figure out what’s possible? To help⏤ and address other financial implications to living off one income ⏤ we tapped Matt Becker, a Florida-based CFP and the founder of Mom and Dad Money....
