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See it for the first time through their eyes.
The Notebook is one of the most iconic love stories in American pop culture. Few can say they've watched the 2004 release (written by author Nicholas Sparks) and not shed a tear as the love story between Ally and Noah is told.
And for TikToker Noel Delano's (@noeldelano) 80-year-old grandparents, their first time seeing the film led to a flood of tears for them both. In a touching post, Noel shared a video of the couple snuggled up laying side by side on the couch together watching the movie.
Your body may not be at its peak anymore, but your life can be.
One thing almost all of us have in common is a fear of getting older. Besides the obvious reckoning with our own mortality that comes along with aging, we're also forced to deal with unavoidable realities like a changing physical appearance (rarely for the better), mental decline, a body that can't do what it used to, and more. Fun stuff!
40 seems to be the magic number where people really begin to seriously reckon with getting older, a la a midlife crisis. The idea of a midlife crisis is usually played as a joke — middle-aged men buying flaming red sports cars — but can be a significant milestone in most people's lives where they really reflect on what matters and what their priorities will be for the remainder of their lives.
The camp in northern Minnesota was founded as a "safe haven" for sick kids who faced discrimination and isolation.
The news of a beloved, long-standing camp for sick kids closing its doors may sound like a sad announcement, but in the case of Camp Heartland in northern Minnesota, it's a positive one. The camp, which has been operating for 31 years, served as a vital safe space for kids with HIV/AIDS, but now the need has all but vanished due to incredible advancements in HIV treatment and prevention.
Neil Willenson, who founded the camp as a college student in the early 90s, calls the massive turnaround in mother-to-child HIV transmission a "medical miracle." The year the camp started, 1,630 children were born with HIV, he told Minnesota Public Radio. Today, that annual statistic has dwindled to a handful.
Dr. Becky has 3 lines that parents can use to defuse the behavior.
At some point, every parent has to deal with a child who talks back and makes rude comments. It’s a normal part of growing up. But it’s a parent's job to stop it before it becomes an everyday behavior and an ingrained part of their personality.
Stopping rude behavior can be especially difficult for parents because it's easy to get upset and escalate the situation when their children talk back or act rudely.