This summer belongs to Megan Rapinoe. The 33-year-old co-captain of the US women's soccer team scored six goals as the reigning world champions retained their crown. However, just a day after their triumph in France, while Rapinoe and her teammates were probably still celebrating, public posters of the star back in her homeland were vandalized with homophobic slurs. Online, where fans are turning her iconic goal celebrations into joyous memes, hateful comments are thrown at the athlete over both her attitude and activism.
"I’m not going to turn that off just because she’s gone and you want to play nice now.”
As we grow older, lots of things change, and they’re not all related to knee pain or joint problems. People’s likes and dislikes tend to be altered by time as well, making something we dreaded as kids sound way more appealing years later.
Work uniforms are a very contentious topic. Some employees love ‘em while others think that they’re far too restricting and stifle individuality.
This former college graduate took it to Twitter to reveal how a $15K student loan her late mother was willing to help her with eventually turned into a $80K debt.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Looking for a babysitter can be tough, especially if you need to look outside the circle of close friends and family. You're essentially inviting a stranger into your home to care for your precious progeny, so it's perfectly understandable to have some basic requirements for this person, who you'll invest so much trust in.
Oh, the joys of parenting.
"I found the paternity test he had gotten behind my back"
The poster needed her mother-in-law to help with her grandchild passport which led to a frenzy. Apparently she didn't familiarize herself with the baby's name and couldn't be bothered to learn it.
Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, "eating carrots will make you see in the dark," "TV will rot your brain," "we're almost there" – parents say all sorts of untruths to their kids! Perhaps it's for protection, to make things more understandable, or to keep the magic and fantasy alive.
"Both men and women suffer from toxic masculinity," the message of the campaign says. "It happens every day both online and offline."
"I don't even know how to describe the feelings I was experiencing. I was so mad and sad and scared. I didn't even say anything, I just walked out of the house."
There are so many weird and creepy people around that look and act normal at first, but when you talk to them some more or even become friends or start a relationship with them, you realize that they are quite toxic or crazy. After a couple of these experiences, you start to look for signs before committing to getting closer to that person.
“Yes, my legs are pretty but I hate them," said the man who spent thousands on leg-lengthening surgery.
We don't all have what it takes to be an influencer. For example, some of us are capable of feeling embarrassed.
Atchoum is a male Persian cat born in May 2014 in Quebec, Canada, who has captured the hearts and fascination of social media users worldwide.
I've designed more enamel pins for fellow Chronic Warriors and the disabled community! The designs are inspired by the spoonie community online (a spoonie is a chronically ill person whose energy levels and activities are limited by their condition/s). The community helped me to adjust to my own new reality, accept my situation and adapt. The response to my illustrations about migraines and chronic illnesses online helped me feel accepted for who I am and be kinder to myself so I became determined to use my art to give back to the community; to provide them with that same sense of acceptance and personal agency.
All hail our impulsive purchases that were way over the budget but turned out to be worth it.
These parents are the best.
Scribbly G, a talented digital artist hailing from South Africa, has taken the webcomic world by storm with his unique and humorous illustrations. He has been sharing his art on his social media profiles for quite a bit of time now, and he has already established himself as a favorite among South African audiences and people all around the world.
This girl isn’t kidding around.
The ability to tell the entire world what you feel or think is dizzying. 'How should I phrase this?' 'Do I include that?' 'Is this oversharing?' So many doubts are lurking around that share button.
The idea that human civilization has been around for thousands of years can seem pretty abstract until you come face to face with material evidence of something made a millennium before you were born.
The most significant change is in these women’s mindset.