‘Talk to a lawyer’: Company fires pregnant woman 12 hours before birth, creates perfect storm for a lawsuit

It is not uncommon to get fired for no reason in The United States. Sure, your boss might give you some cock-and-bull reason for firing you, but you often have no real way of knowing if that’s the true reason for your termination. There are rare occurrences when somebody gets fired so carelessly at such …
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‘She’s pretty much trying to steal your child’: Overbearing mother-in-law throws a baby shower for herself, but it’s not her baby

There are so many mother-in-law horror stories from around the internet that there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to it. It’s a classic gripe, the whole Meet the Parents franchise of movies is based around the phenomenon of hating your in-laws. But it’s classic for a reason. Family who’s not quite your family but acts like your family… that’s a …
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Dude Leaves Pregnant Girlfriend Home Alone During Birth To Go On Vacation for 3 Weeks

Putting yourself first isn’t always such a bad thing. We live in a society that encourages us to self-sacrifice constantly, and depending on the context, it can be brave to put your needs above others. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. Whether you like it or not, sometimes you are absolutely positively needed …
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‘We only use 10% of our brain’: 20+ Old wives tales that folks still believe

Before the internet, the only way you would possess information was if someone you knew told it to you, or you read it in a book somewhere. It was hard to fact-check something, so you generally accepted what your parents/elders told you, no matter how valid it actually was. Community knowledge is important. We lean …
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Selfish Fiancé Chooses Family Vacation Over Pregnant Partner Days Before Due Date

Having a child with someone should be an «all in this together» type of moment, but unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. It takes two to make a baby, but since it’s only growing in one of your bodies, priorities can get a little blurry. Being pregnant is a physical odyssey. Your body changes, your …
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People Share The Most Unprofessional Things Doctors Have Said to Them

If you’ve been to the doctor enough times, you know that they don’t always know what’s best for you. So many people in the medical profession take a cursory look at patients and say the first thing that comes to their mind, regardless of whether it’s appropriate or relevant. I’ve heard more stories than you …
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Lousy Husband Gets Roasted for Complaining About No Longer Being Attracted to Pregnant Wife

Pregnancy is one of the most insane things that the human body is capable of. Growing a whole person is hard as hell, and it’s definitely one of those experiences that you can only truly appreciate if you’ve been through it yourself. The least a mom-to-be could hope for in these difficult months is a …
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‘Don’t cry over spilt french fries’: Husbands on TikTok hilariously try to guess why their pregnant wife is crying

Pregnancy hormones are no joke. If you have ever been pregnant, had a pregnant partner, or have just spent time with a pregnant person, then you know how high emotions are running. It’s not just every now and then a little burst of the blues. Pregnant women are burdening raging hormones for two people (sometimes …
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‘They can’t afford a child’: Couple asks friends and family to finance their $27,000 IVF treatment, get offended when their sibling refuses to give them $10,000

Raising a child is expensive. If you’re unfortunate enough to attempt to have a child in America, with healthcare costs, it’s debatably even more expensive to even birth the child. To complicate things even further, most American healthcare companies don’t recognize IVF (in vitro fertilization– a technique to have a baby despite all natural odds) …
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People Share The Worst Things To Say in an Elevator

Elevators are one of the most uncomfortable social environments the public has to offer. You’re trapped in a tube with a bunch of strangers. You’re packed incredibly closely with people of all different hygienic statuses. Worst of all, you’re supposed to stay silent to avoid making people uncomfortable. Everybody’s already uncomfortable in an elevator, and …
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