By: Jonathan Maes//Shareably It’s a general assumption that the order of birth in a family can somewhat determine your personality and intelligence, but how much of this is exactly true? Is an older brother or sister automatically more responsible, and are only children less eager to share their belongings? Let’s take a look at some interesting…
The ‘No Homework’ Movement Needs To Catch On Everywhere
By: Katie Bingham-Smith/Scary Mommy I have sat with all of my kids through excruciating evenings of trying to help them figure out long division and fractions. I especially remember my eldest son struggling really hard during his fourth-grade year. He would come home everyday at 3:30 and would sit down, eyes bugging out of his…
Dear Dance Teachers: Please Stop Sexualizing Your Students
By: Debra Jenkins/For Every Mom I have an open mind, particularly about the arts. But as the years have passed, I’ve watched kids’ dance costumes get smaller and smaller, and, dance teachers?? It’s not ok. Dance Teachers, We need to talk. You have got to stop sending children out to dance in public in their underwear….
7-Year-Old Goes To Disney World With Her 4 Parents, But Their T-Shirts Leave People In Awe
By: Ileana Paules-Bronet/The Little Things When people dream about growing up and having a family, they typically imagine a big white wedding, a white picket fence, having kids with a spouse at their side, etc. Unfortunately, this dream just can’t be a reality for many people — some never have weddings, don’t get the white picket fence,…
A Mom’s Nightmare Come True: My Teenager, The Drug Addict
By: Katie Donovan/Scary Mommy I was the PTO mom, the carpool mom, the Brownie leader. We ate family dinners at the table, taught our children manners, and took family vacations. My husband and I were blessed to have very good jobs. My daughter Brittany, the beautiful girl in the photo, was the honor roll student, the…
Before European Christians Forced Gender Roles, Native Americans Acknowledged 5 Genders
By: Educate Inspire Change It wasn’t until Europeans took over North America that natives adopted the ideas of gender roles. For Native Americans, there was no set of rules that men and women had to abide by in order to be considered a “normal” member of their tribe. In fact, people who had both female and…
Teen Son Is Rejected Before Homecoming Dance. But When A Stranger Shows Up, Mom Loses It
By: Barbara Diamond/Little Things Daniel, 17, had always dreamt of going to his homecoming dance at school. Sadly, he was turned down by all the girls he asked. You see, Daniel has Down syndrome and has felt the effects of being stigmatized by his peers. That’s when a 10th grader named Kylie stepped up and…
Katherine Johnson, The NASA Mathematician Who Advanced Human Rights With A Slide Rule And Pencil
BY: Charles Bolden/Vanity Fair NASA chief Charles Bolden recalls the historic trajectory of the “human computer” who played a key role in the Apollo 11 moon landing, and as a female African-American in the 1960s, shattered stereotypes in the process. When I was growing up, in segregated South Carolina, African-American role models in national life were…
Homeless Man Tells Cop He’d Give Anything For Hot Shower. You Won’t Believe What Cops Did Next
By: Jasmine Allen/Liftable Bobby was in bad condition when he ran into Aaron Page, an officer with the City of Rome, NY Police Department. His facial hair was overgrown, scruffy, and matted. Though his clothes seemed to be in pretty decent condition, you could tell they had been worn for a very long time. He was…