Patrick Chase Champi is a dad who’s expecting a baby girl with his wife. He regularly shares funny videos about his wife’s pregnancy and their anticipation of welcoming a baby into the world. The videos are sweet, and it’s very clear that he’s excited to be a daddy. And that he’s there for his wife, no matter what. On March 22, Patrick posted a video from his wife’s perspective. In the video, the caption on the screen says, ” When you tell your husband your [sic] insecure about having to wear diapers after birth…” For anyone who doesn’t know, after birth, whether it’s a C-section or vaginal birth, there’s a lot of blood....

public admission about his addiction relapse has shed critical light on addiction recovery and what it means to live with sobriety. By opening up, Shepard has shown that even under the best conditions and with ample resources to manage his addiction, relapse is a constant risk and recovery is a lifelong process.I know, because I’ve also lived it. A hardcore IV drug user in my late teens, I entered a rehab program at age 19....

It’s this last reality that makes it so hard to reform the system, but Senator Ron Wyden, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is giving it his best shot with the Billionaires Income Tax, which would be passed in order to “pay for” Biden’s landmark Build Back Better Plan, a bill that is supposed to make historic investments in American families from child care to paid leave to expand the Child Tax Credit....

WandaVision seems to focus on Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), Vision (Paul Bettany), and their life in some kind of suburban sitcom environment that is in black and white until Wanda briefly appears to be pregnant when it switches to color. Are they living in some kind of dream? Telepathic simulation? Are Wanda and Vision popping through various dimensions through a new kind of Marvel multiverse? Oh, and wait a minute, isn’t Vision dead?...

Parents who hope to take their little ones on a trip to Disney World will now pay $4 more to gain entry, making the cost $119 for adults and $113 for kids. Troubling enough, those figures only account for the off-peak season. During the peak season, tickets will be $129 for adults and $123 for children — a $5 increase. Disneyland admission costs were jacked up even more. Regular season tickets increased $7 while the peak season fare increased $11....

Here’s the data behind these conclusions: Changing Schools Hurts Academic Performance Scientists have long suspected that students who switch schools tend to have poor academic outcomes. One of the most definitive studies of this phenomenon was published in 1998 in the American Journal of Education. Researchers analyzed data from 13,000 eighth graders, and concluded that “measures of social and academic engagement, such as low grades, misbehavior, and high absenteeism, predicted both whether students changed schools or dropped out,” and that students who switched schools even once between eighth and twelfth grade were “twice as likely to not complete high school....

This question is usually tinged with curiosity, horror, wonder. It’s a trojan horse, hiding other questions. I’ll translate. Your friends who might want kids are asking: “You idiots did this. Can we do it?” Your friends who do not want kids are asking: “How could anyone do this?” I’m not just a parent. I’m also a Dude Turned Dad. It’s my job to ask myself these questions and really consider them....

But what about the caffeine? Can you actually skip the coffee and just eat a bowl of sugary, caffeinated cereal instead? Probably not. Apparently the cereal has only about one tenth of the caffeine as a cup of coffee, so any jittery buzz you get from consuming it is probably due to the sugar. But on the flip side, that also means that your kids might be prone to stealing and eating the cereal you try so hard to hide from their reach....

What’s not fun? Winding up in the emergency room after a serious collision because the rider wasn’t mature or experienced enough to control his two-wheeler, says Dr. Kirsten Bechtel, an associate professor at the Yale School of Medicine and an attending physician in the pediatric emergency department of Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. “If you think about it… you’re riding a bike in traffic as an adult, to do that safely, you have to be a mature person who’s not distracted, who’s not wearing headphones, who will wear a helmet....

1. Blunt Trauma Blunt trauma causes a staggering 85% of testicular injuries, as any ’90s Hollywood comedy might suggest, but the initial pain often resolves with a light jog and a few beers after the end of the game. Provided there are no physical changes, men can move on with their lives and league play. “Generally, if after the injury the pain resolves and the testicles feel normal it is unlikely there is a serious injury,” says Gregory Diorio, a urologist at DMC Harper University Hospital in Detroit....

Well, sort of. The shower is an excellent place for all the aforementioned reasons. But sex while standing on a ceramic surface as water streams down on you often leads to slippery, hey-can-you-please-stop-elbowing-me-in-the-kidney?-and-also-there’s shampoo-in-my-eye sort of sex that rarely lives up to expectations — unless said expectations involve giving emergency room workers great stories to share at their next holiday party. Can it be fun? Sure. Is it satisfying? Rarely....

Speaking of local knowledge, here are a few travel tips from Kid & Coe founder Zoie Kingsbery Coe: Look For Libraries: When traveling domestically or to urban areas, check out the local libraries. They’re often well equipped to entertain kids for a few hours, which minimizes the amount of toys and books you need to travel with.Wander The Food Aisle: The more exotic the location, the more likely your kids will be utterly mesmerized by the local food – and not the stuff on their restaurant plates....

My son and I have sat through every single one of the Avengers films. And none of them has had the impact of Thor: Ragnarok. Why, you ask? Because while trapped on the planet Sakaar, Thor and the Revengers used the Devil’s Anus to escape the planet. Devil’s anus. Get it? It’s the opening that farts come from. And anything involving farts, above and beyond any STEM toys I can foist on my child, are to him what my pasta maker is to me....

Rob O’Neal hasn’t been a father for very long (three months to be exact), but if you ask him, becoming a dad is already his greatest passion. And this is a guy with no shortage of passions. The 31-year-old Memphis native is a nature lover, voracious reader, avid gardener, and accomplished drummer in the underground heavy metal and hardcore music scenes. “Rob has such diverse interests and is really passionate about everything he does, which is what initially attracted me to him,” says Kate, Rob’s wife of three years....

The result of a “non-birth mom” policy Mane’s employer, the biotechnology firm Genentech, adopted in 2017, the flexible leave allowed Mane to divide his leave into five separate blocks over the course of Leela-Rose’s first year. He strategically took time off after her birth and when his wife went back to work. This not only helped him bond with the new baby, he says, but allowed him to give his older daughter, 5-year-old Sarah-Lily, the extra attention she needed with a new sibling in the home....

True to its name, Fidgetly CTRL also works as an actual 360-degree controller for non-spinning phone games. So, instead of touching the screen, you turn the fidget spinner to move your character or direct the action. Assuming, of course, you’re not also holding the smartphone in your hand. Inside Fidgetly CTRL is an accelerometer, gyroscope, hall-effect sensor, and LEDs ⏤ all powered by simple watch batteries ⏤ and it’s made of plastic with ceramic hybrid bearings....

On May 3, President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited the elementary school on the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week, according to The Daily Press. The visit was timed to address the American Families Plan, which includes offering preschool free for all 3- and 4-year-olds, and two free years of community college, as well. While there, the Bidens met with administrators of the school before dropping by teacher Cindy Bertamini’s fifth-grade class....

That inspiration carries over into its functionality. The hands and markings glow, so you can tell what time it is in low light conditions, and the crown is water-resistant up to 100 meters. Each marking is huge, making it easy to quickly check. And powered by quartz movement, it’ll never fail to give you the right time. The body is made from a tough (but elegant) stainless steel case, and a scratch- and reflection-proof crystal face means it’s as durable as it is polished....

Last week, DeSantis signed a bill dissolving Disney’s special district as retribution for the company’s decision to speak out against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The bill is set to go into effect in June 2023 and it will abolish Disney’s special district, meaning the company would not be able to run its park-like its own city. The special-purpose district was created by state law in May 1967, and the law gives the company control over their land as a typical government would, allowing the company to skip some legal red-tape processes....

Why You Need a Flu Vaccine in 2022 Last year, experts warned that the 2021-2022 flu season would be bad, largely because they thought the flu would make a comeback as many people dropped COVID precautions. That prediction didn’t pan out. Last year’s flu season was actually more mild than many pre-pandemic flu seasons. This year, experts are prediction the same thing: We could be facing a tough 2022-2023 flu season....