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If you wanted to raise a child who grows up confident, emotionally stable, and capable of handling life, there are some pretty obvious things you’d probably do.
You’d encourage them. You’d let them fail sometimes. You’d listen when they talk. You’d make them feel safe without making them soft.
So naturally, if you want to raise a child to be deeply insecure, you do the opposite.
The New Face of Investment Scams on Facebook – Shield And Fortify
A Damn Fine Collection of Fascinating Photos – Ned Hardy
If you’re serious about drinking cleaner water every day, this is way better than a Brita. It removes a much wider range of contaminants and gives you truly purified water straight from the tap for years. – Amazon
3 buttons that don’t actually do anything – Popsci
Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge – AP News
318 Thought-Provoking Questions to Ask a Girl (or Anyone You Want to Have a Conversation With) – Teen Vogue
Why raves are such a reliable source of spiritual experience – Psyche
I Tested Every Popular Way to Thaw Ground Beef — The Best Method Is Clear – Food And Wine
Erin Brockovich Targets AI Industry With New Data Center Map – Gizmodo
Apple reportedly working on anti-phone snatching security feature – Mashable
32 Memes for Anyone Financially Fighting for Their Life – Ned Hardy
A Luxury Survivalist Community Is Tearing Itself Apart – WSJ
YouTube will automatically detect and label AI-generated videos – Variety
After Being Deported Back to the Country They Fled, Can a Family Build a New Life? – NYTimes
There are bad television ideas.
There are catastrophically bad television ideas.
And then there is The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, which somehow looked at slavery-era America and thought:
“You know what this needs? Laugh track.”
Not metaphorical laugh-track energy.
An actual laugh track.
And the craziest part is not that the show existed.
A few weeks ago, my boyfriend claimed he completed a full marathon in an impressive time, under four hours. Since we started dating six months ago, this marathon had been a huge topic between us. I watched him train, helped him fundraise, and supported him emotionally the entire way.
On race day, I could not attend in person, so I asked for his bib number so I could track him online, while my parents went to cheer him on. When I tried tracking him, his name was nowhere to be found. At first I assumed he was registered under the charity name, so instead I used Find My iPhone to follow his location and update my parents.
I’m 26 and my wife is 21. We’ve been together almost 3 years and married for over a year. From the beginning, my mother never liked my wife. At first I thought maybe it was because she was young, but now she’s my wife and nothing has changed.
We recently moved and my mother came to visit our new house for the first time. My wife was exhausted but still cooked dinner and even baked my mother’s favorite cake. She was genuinely excited for the visit and smiling the whole time. But my mother barely acknowledged her. She only talked to me and never smiled back at my wife. During dinner, my mother even stopped eating once she realized my wife had cooked the food.
There’s a weird moment that happens right before an uncomfortable conversation.
Your chest tightens. Your brain starts manufacturing excuses at lightning speed.
This isn’t the right time.
Maybe I’m overreacting.
Maybe it’ll work itself out.
And then you don’t say the thing.
20 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy
One of those boring purchases you hope never matters—but if a furnace, water heater, or garage leak ever starts pumping carbon monoxide into your house, it can literally save your life while you’re asleep. – Amazon
Ferrari Launches $640,000, Jony Ive-Designed, Glass-Clad Electric Speedster – WSJ
How Saudi Arabia’s spending spree reached the end of the line – BBC News
Kyle Busch Died of Sepsis. An Expert Explains the Condition and Why It Is So Deadly (Exclusive) – People
Pope Leo Uses First Major Papal Text to Warn About Dangers of AI – Time
California influencer disclosures offer a glimpse at how secret money distorts American politics – Semafor
23 People Describe Their Own Personal Hell – Ned Hardy
One of those cheap upgrades that quietly saves you money, prevents moisture and mold buildup, and stops the bathroom fan from running all day because someone forgot to turn it off. – Amazon
‘Wrench attacks’ leave crypto billionaires living in fear – Telegraph
China Launches Synthetic Human Embryos to Space Station – Futurism
It’s Called the NanoNeedle—and It’s Fixing Baseball’s Broken Pitchers – WSJ
Wemby Has Forced the Thunder Into an Identity Crisis – The Ringer
Ozempic Is Finally Turning the Tide Against Obesity, New Data Shows – Gizmodo
Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi as it investigates prediction market platforms – Engadget
If you’d asked me a few years ago if I could ever see myself marrying someone in prison, I would’ve said no way. But honestly, life has a way of throwing you curveballs, and sometimes you end up exactly where you never thought you’d be. I didn’t go looking for this. In fact, when it all started, I was actually with his brother. Yeah, it’s weird to say out loud, but his brother was the one who asked me to start writing to him. At first, I only agreed because I figured it would make someone’s day a little less lonely. I wasn’t searching for a soulmate, and I sure as hell wasn’t looking for a husband behind bars.
