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Dad gives a masterclass in accountability after yelling at his young son. | ||
Dad gives a masterclass in accountability after yelling at his young son | ||
“It’s really important how Dad manages his anger, because it teaches you how to manage yours.” | ||
By Jacalyn Wetzel | ||
It’s easy to forget that parents don’t always have all the answers. Sometimes, mistakes happen and feelings get hurt. How you respond to those mistakes can create bonds with your children that last into adulthood. Dad and social media creator Jason Lewis is working to create strong attachments with his children and does so out loud, setting an example for other parents. | ||
Recently, Lewis and his young son, who appears to be between 8 and 10 years old, assembled a bed together. If you’ve ever assembled furniture, you know how frustrating the process can be, especially when things don’t line up. Inevitably, things became a struggle at some point in the process, and Lewis lost his cool. | ||
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Grandad Joe making a sandwich miners used to eat back in the day. | ||
92-year-old granddad makes a sandwich miners used to eat to last all day. People are awed. | ||
The ingredients in this sandwich are WILD. | ||
By Annie Reneau | ||
Back when working in mines was a common profession, miners had to come up with meals that would carry them through a long, grueling day of physical labor. Thanks to a 92-year-old British granddad, known simply as Grandad Joe on TikTok, people are getting a taste of what UK miners ate back in the day. | ||
And it’s…well, it’s something. You really just have to see for yourself. | ||
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Whoever came up with this deserves a raise. 🤣
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Left: Teacher Diane Tirado. Right: The note she left for students after being fired. | ||
Florida teacher was fired after giving zeroes to students who didn’t turn in their assignments | ||
“I’m so upset because we have a nation of kids that are expecting to get paid and live their life just for showing up and it’s not real.” | ||
By Kim Wong-Shing | ||
If you’re of the mind that kids today are being coddled and not properly prepared for the real world, well, you might want to buckle up for this one. The story out of a public school in Florida has parents and teachers alike up in arms. | ||
A Florida teacher was fired for giving her students zeros for missing assignments. Diane Tirado has been a teacher for years. Most recently, she was an eighth-grade history teacher at Westgate K-8 School in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Diane recently gave her students two weeks to complete an Explorer notebook project, but several students simply didn’t hand it in. Since there was zero work done, Diane gave them zeros. | ||
She got fired for it. | ||
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An Upworthiest Poll
A student turns in nothing. What should the gradebook say?
Yesterday’s Results
In yesterday’s issue, we shared 17 recipes from the Great Depression that people are still enjoying today.
Which Great Depression recipe are Upworthy readers brave enough to try? Wacky cake was the big winner, with over 41% of the vote.
Water pie (the main ingredient is exactly what it sounds like) (22.7%)
Tomato soup cake (dessert, courtesy of the soup aisle) (14.7%)
Mock apple pie (no apples, just Ritz crackers and confidence) (20.9%)
Wacky cake (chocolate cake with no milk, butter, or eggs, somehow) (41.7%)
Upworthy reader Lindy Duree voted with the majority. “I have made wacky cake for years. It was a recipe my Mom, born in 1925, liked to make.”
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15 quirky boomer habits that frustrate millennials to the core | ||
“Will text something foreboding like ‘we need to talk;’ then turns out she forgot a recipe.” | ||
By Tod Perry | ||
When it comes to intergenerational conflict, you tend to have you major nemeses. Gen Zers take aim at Gen Xers, while baby boomers and millennials are notoriously at odds and just can’t get on the same page. | ||
Maybe it’s because millennials were raised during the technological revolution and have to help their boomer parents log into Netflix. There’s also a political divide: Millennials are a reliable liberal voting bloc, whereas boomers are the target demographic for Fox News. Both generations also have differing views on parenting, with boomers favoring an authoritative style over the millennials’ gentler approach. | ||
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