Instead, social scientists push couples to aim for mutual interdependence, meaning no one is beholden to the other for their goals, but both help the other achieve them. It’s a rather dizzying definition and one reason experts have come up with a neat-and-tidy term for it: the Michelangelo phenomenon, wherein partners don’t create greatness out of nothing, but “sculpt” what’s already there. That’s how a partner can bring out the best in you — no sacrifice necessary....

About halfway through the special at the 27-minute mark, Chappelle pivots from some not-so great bits to one that is very poignant. He asks his son how school is going and he responds: “We didn’t have school today, technically,” and goes on to explain that instead of classes, there was an active shooting drill. This is where Chappelle gets it right. Explaining that he didn’t realize that school shooting drills were a thing....

Shepard and Bell spoke with People and Parents magazine and the former revealed how he tried to implement no television for the weekend as a form of discipline for his kids. And he admits that the strategy did not even up working at all. “I gave a ‘no TV for the weekend’ consequence, which was later revealed to be a barbaric punishment for us,” Shepard explained. Bell seconded her husband’s conclusion, saying that it was the first and last time they take away TV to teach their daughters a lesson....

Depending on your hospital, it will soon be time to head home with your baby. Needless to say, that first day or two days can be overwhelming. “It’s a big unknown and the responsibility can suddenly hit you,” says Laura Jana, M.D., a pediatrician in Omaha, Nebraska, and author of Heading Home with Your Newborn. The good news: Despite the well-meaning advice from friends and your mother-in-law about all the million things you should be doing, what actual must-do checklist is short and very manageable....

According to Hypebeast, Disney+ has confirmed its launching ad-supported tiers in the U.S. and it’s happening this year. We first heard about the possibility of an ad-supported tier for Disney+ earlier in March and the timeframe given at the time said it would come before the end of the year. Now, Disney CEO Bob Chapek confirmed that ad-supported tier is coming before the year is up and will be launching internationally in 2023....

RELATED: 5 Little League Drills That Teach Players to Hit and Field Founded in 1955 when 61 youth baseball teams from seceded from Little League after being asked to compete with an all-black team from Charleston, Little Boys Baseball, as it was originally known, quickly caught on in South Carolina. By 1956, it had expanded to eight states and was thriving while pushing an explicitly racist agenda. When the league was forcibly integrated in 1964, players stuck around....

To determine whether marijuana use was associated with restful sleep habits, researchers looked at survey results from more than 20,000 adults, with questions about both marijuana use and reported sleep duration and difficulties. The study, published in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, defined an optimal night of sleep as getting somewhere between six and nine hours — and the vast majority of people got some amount of sleep in that range....

What does “Uranus in opposition” mean? According to EarthSky, opposition “marks the middle of the best time of year to see an outer planet.” For Uranus, this happens once a year, typically from the middle of October to the end of November. When Uranus is in opposition, the planet is also the closest it comes to Earth. That gives us the best time to actually see it with the naked eye....

In the days following the election, in which voters decided that Joe Biden would be President-elect and Kamala Harris Vice President-Elect, an interview in August where Dr. Jill Biden announced she would continue teaching if her husband was elected resurfaced. Dr. Biden, who works as a college professor, in short, has no intentions of quitting her job and upending her life to support her husband’s transition into the presidency. As a teacher who has been in the classroom for 30 years, her career is as important as her husband’s....

So, let’s say your kid asks you the following questions — Chris says Grandpa Charles would recommend saying something like this: Kids’ Questions About Evolution Where did humans come from? Nobody 100 percent knows for sure, because it happened something like three million years ago, and the first people aren’t around anymore to clue us in on how they got there. But there are scientists who devote their whole lives to answering the question, and most of them agree on what probably happened: We came from primates, like monkeys, gorillas, or chimpanzees....

While we may never get the answers to those first two (although the internet has some fascinating theories about the strangler), we do officially have an answer to Kevin’s improbable bar patronage thanks to Brian Baumgartener, the actor who played everyone’s favorite terrible accountant. During an interview on Pardon My Take, Baumgartener addressed the confusion, saying that there was actually a storyline that was filmed that would have explained how a guy who struggled to answer phones and carry chili was able to afford and then competently run a bar....

Fatherly caught up with Dan Fogler ahead of the release of The Secrets of Dumbledore and spoke at length about the film, not to mention his other wonderful projects, including the upcoming series all about the making of The Godfather; The Offer. But, as is our new tradition, we also wanted to have Dan Fogler tell us his best, corniest Dad Joke. He didn’t disappoint. Q: What did the dad say when it was time for breakfast?...

Before our baby was born, my wife and I had agreed that she would breastfeed, but it was incredibly difficult for her and, after living through a month of awfulness and dropping a lot of cash on lactation consultants, we decided to switch to formula. The problem is that both of us feel really guilty about it, especially when people ask why my wife isn’t breastfeeding. Are we harming our baby by feeding her formula?...

Hey Fatherly I work hard and I like to drink to relax but my wife and some friends say I shouldn’t drink so much in front of my kid. I guess they think I get too crazy or something. I don’t drink every day but maybe a six pack here and there during the week if I’ve had a hard day and I like to get lit on the weekends....

Why are the Ferrari cars being recalled? According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall filing, approximately 23,555 Ferrari cars sold in the US have a faulty brake system that can potentially lead to total brake failure. “These vehicles are equipped with a braking system that could potentially leak brake fluid, which may lead to partial or total loss of braking capability,” the recall notice, filed on July 26, warns....

Inspired by maternity care packs the Finnish government has been issuing pregnant women since the 1930s, the Finnish Baby Box is pretty much everything you need to take care of a new tiny person for a year, minus the sleep. It’s packed all nice-like in a mattress-lined, 17 x 28-inch cardboard box that can also be used as your kid’s first bed. The carefully curated mélange of 50 items not handed down from your sister includes “practical and stylish” onesies, PJs, bibs, bed sheets, a thermometer, and even 6 condoms – going against their business plan, but ensuring you’re not ordering another baby box too soon....

“Our content is 100 percent geared toward kids and creating that collective read-together moment,” publisher Jelani Memory told Fatherly in a phone interview. “This is different than reading a Washington Post article. As an adult, I have a hard time keeping all of this in my head. When my kids have asked me a question [about coronavirus], I’ve been stumped. Which is part of why we created this book.” Memory is well aware that publishing a book about a pandemic could be problematic....

Not only is the process of catching bugs a fun outdoor adventure unto itself, but interacting with insects helps dispel fears and allows kids to get more comfortable with creatures. Better still, taking care of their new insect friends ⏤ if even for just a few days ⏤ introduces kids to some of the responsibilities they’ll have when caring for a dog, cat, or other pet down the road. That said, not all insects are made for captivity (even a brief stint), and some are easier to catch/raise than others....

In an interview with BuzzFeed, Gabrielle opened up about why it’s important to stop seeing kids as an extension of yourself. And why loving her kids as they are, including their trans daughter, Zaya, is something they will always do out loud. To them, sharing their unwavering support for their kids, and Zaya’s transition, in public wasn’t a question. But Gabrielle and Dwayne received criticism for doing so and that’s something she doesn’t understand....

But why is gas so cheap right now? Blame the pandemic, actually. On April 20, for the first time in history, oil futures ended the day yesterday at a negative $37 a barrel, meaning that sellers would have to pay buyers to take their oil off their hands. Here’s what’s going on: trading in crude oil occurs on a schedule. Today, trading in oil for delivery on May 20 expires, which means that whoever holds the contract for that oil has to take the delivery for that oil on May 20....