To some, their hair is their pride and joy—it’s tied to their entire identity. A teenage boy was particularly obsessed with his long hair and spent years cultivating his persona alongside his haircut, and even though he wanted to support his 7-year-old cousin’s cancer diagnosis, he refused. Noticing that his family was performatively shaving their …
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76-year-old mom mocks her daughter for having short patchy hair after having cancer, 8-year-old grandson comes to his mom’s defense: ‘[Mom said] I looked like a boy and last she checked she gave birth to a girl’
Moms are often their daughter’s biggest hater. You would think that your mom saying, «Aren’t you a little big to be wearing that dress?» would only last through your teenage years, but some moms are generational haters of any and everything their daughters do. I don’t have a clear answer as to why they do …
Seguir leyendo 76-year-old mom mocks her daughter for having short patchy hair after having cancer, 8-year-old grandson comes to his mom’s defense: ‘[Mom said] I looked like a boy and last she checked she gave birth to a girl’
Ex-wife asks dad to use the money he saved for his 12-year-old son on her other kid’s cancer treatments, dad refuses: ‘I told her I had a duty to my son and not her other children’
Did your parents tell you never to discuss money and politics with others? When I was younger, I thought that was a stringent set of rules to place on yourself, but as time has passed, it makes more and more sense why it’s not always advisable to discuss such personal things. Unless you’re married or …
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Mom pressures 17-year-old daughter to shave her head for a wig for her 14-year-old sister, won’t take no for an answer: ‘[She’s] saying that I obviously don’t actually care that she’s struggling’
There’s a huge difference between asking someone to make a major sacrifice on your behalf and letting them make it because they want to. A lot of people out there want to shave their heads in solidarity with or to make a wig for a cancer patient, but it’s far less common for said patient …
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Wife refuses to let husband see dying ex-wife despite her insistence that she needs to see him in person: ‘What could possibly need to be said that can only be conveyed face to face?’
There are some situations that are so complicated, so utterly morally grey, but ultimately require a strong decision. Nobody wants to be the guy at the lever in the trolley problem, but if you find yourself in that position, your decision means something whether it’s one of action or inaction. One man recently took to …
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Company Asks Employees To Donate Their PTO So Their Coworker Can Spend Time With His Dying Wife
Paid Time Off is a funny thing. Workplaces act like it’s a finite natural resource and not something that can be pulled out of thin air if necessary. Of course, not everything necessitates taking PTO. If someone wants to go on a month-long vacation, they can’t just get extra PTO because they want it. They …
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Mom With Cancer Forces Her Teenage Daughter To Shave Her Head Against Her Will
There are a lot of different ways to support people with cancer. Usually, the most important ways are acts of service; signing up to cook meals for their family is a great step. Even just being an ear to listen and not to lecture can help enormously. While some people enjoy symbolic means of support, …
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Leo Memes For Astrology Fans Born Between July 22 and August 23
Leo season is almost over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still celebrate it! Even if you’re one of those people who think they’re too good for astrology, we can break it down to its most bare-bones symbolism. If you’re a Leo, you’re a lion, and that’s pretty darn cool! I’m a Libra, and our …
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People Discuss Jobs They Wouldn’t Do For $150K a Month
«Selling out» is a far less cogent cultural concept than it was during the 20th century. At least, that’s how it seems to someone who only knows about the discourse of the 20th century through films and TV. The 90s were stock full of movie characters who did not want to sell out their values …
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Diet Coke Lovers React to News That Main Sweetener Aspartame is Carcinogenic
Few carbonated beverages have inspired a legion of dedicated fans in quite the way that Diet Coke has. There are people who genuinely can’t make it through the day without cracking open an iconic silver can or several. One of the things that Diet Coke enjoyers are adamant about is that it can’t be that …
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