Tuesday's theme: none of us are ever quite done growing up. Evan Porter digs into the strange relationship between parenthood and happiness, Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack make childhood sound impossibly sweet, and millennials ask the eternal question: why do our parents do that?
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Researchers have identified two major life stages that bring parents the most joy. | ||
Studies reveal the 2 phases of life when parents are happiest, but not everyone agrees | ||
“This cannot be right.” | ||
By Evan Porter | ||
Many people have children to find deep personal fulfillment or to give their lives greater meaning. Whether having kids actually makes us happier at a core, fundamental level has long interested researchers. | ||
So far, the results are mixed. But we’ve learned a lot about how parenting affects our mental health and overall satisfaction with life. | ||
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October 6 is National Coaches Day, and it's a good moment to think about the coach who believed in you before you believed in yourself. At a coach appreciation night in Washington, D.C., former U.S. Men's National Team captain John Harkes told a room full of youth coaches that the job isn't about being perfect. It's about showing up, listening, and doing the best you can for the kid in front of you.
Through Yes, Coach!, the U.S. Soccer Foundation and Stand Together are training 100,000 coach-mentors by 2030 to reach 3 million young people. Learn how you can be a coach making a difference in young people's lives at YesCoach.com.
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Resurfaced clip of young Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack singing ‘When We Grow Up’ is pure magic | ||
How did this disappear from the cultural radar? | ||
By Tod Perry | ||
Every once in a while, a gem of an old performance starts trending online, and you wonder, how have I never seen that before? Michael Jackson is one of the most popular entertainers ever to live, and Roberta Flack is one of the most prominent singers of the ‘70s, so where has their magical performance together in 1974 on the Free to Be…You and Me TV special been hiding all this time? | ||
The TV special was based on a popular 1972 album put together by the actress Marlo Thomas, fresh off her hit show That Girl, and was sponsored by Ms., a popular feminist magazine. The goal of the project, which would become a gold album, a television special, and a foundation, was to show the younger generation that they can be whoever they want to be. The video gained attention recently after being shared on X by Melodies and Masterpieces. | ||
Watch the list of celebrities at the beginning of the show. You might recognize a name or two…or twelve. | ||
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An Upworthiest Quiz
What makes you feel your age the fastest?
Yesterday's Results
In yesterday's issue, we shared the story of two 11-year-olds who mowed 50 lawns for free.
And we asked: What is that wonderful smell of freshly cut grass actually signaling? 38.6% of you knew the answer was: The plant is sending a distress signal. Delightful smell, mildly alarming explanation.
The plant is sending a distress signal (38.6%) 🏆
Chlorophyll is evaporating (24.3%)
Soil bacteria are waking up (8.0%)
The grass is releasing stored oxygen (29.0%)
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Boomer parents and grandparents sure do have some interesting habits. | ||
Millennials share their boomer parents’ 15 odd (and hilarious) habits they just don’t get | ||
Secretly, they are the most smartphone-addicted generation. | ||
By Tod Perry | ||
When it comes to intergenerational conflict, you never hear too much about Gen Z having a hard time with Generation X or the silent generation having beef with the baby boomers. However, there seems to be some problem where baby boomers and millennials 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, while the grandparents get frustrated when their adult children don’t know how to do basic homemaking and maintenance tasks. 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, which leads to a ton of conflict within families. | ||
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