Whether you have kids or plan to have kids in the future, you should know that you’re going to clean up someone else’s bodily fluids and waste. It’s just a fact of caring for small children. In fact, you can almost guarantee that you’re going to clean up vomit that exits a tiny person’s body with more force than you knew possible. Is it fun? No. Does it help that kids are cute and just want cuddles when they’re not feeling well? Absolutely.
There are all kinds of tips and tricks to make your little ones feel better during cootie season, which can sometimes feel year-round. Some people swear by homeopathic preventions and remedies while others stock up on vitamin C. But outside of Pedialyte popsicles and keeping a bucket nearby hoping for the best, there’s not really a trick to surviving the dreaded stomach bug.
Except, maybe there is. A mom who runs the TikTok account @lovedthishatedthat may have just cracked the code to surviving those long nights when your kid has a stomach bug: an inflatable bed.
What?! This is absolutely genius. In the video, the mom gives a quick look-see at her child’s bedroom, complete with a perfectly made bed and a small inflatable bed on the floor.
“Ok, so if your kids have caught every single illness/stomach bug known to man this month, this is for you,” she says as she pans down to the floor. “This is an inflatable mattress that we got on Amazon.”
She explains that the bed was purchased for travel, but they haven’t gone anywhere. Instead, they use it as “the puke bed,” alternating it from their kid’s room to the floor in their room. Quite honestly, I’m impressed as a veteran mom who has yet to hack the stomach bug roulette. (You know, the game of “Will they make it to the bathroom or will I be up at 2 AM washing sheets and scrubbing mattresses?”)
This could be a game-changer for parents. You can line the bed with old towels or sheets, and if your little one doesn’t make it out of the bed to revisit their dinner, you can wipe it down with a disinfectant wipe. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
If there’s a shortage of inflatable mattresses on Amazon, it’s because of the video below.
How many illnesses can my kids catch in a month? The limit does not exist. The puke bed is saving me this sick season. #sickbaby #sickkids #parentsoftiktok #sickness #parenting101 #parentingtips
Arjun Mahadevan gave the world a gift when he crowdsourced the best “life pro tips” from nearly 22 million people. He shared the top 20 in a Twitter thread that’s got over 619,000 views. Mahadevan sourced the tips from the Life Pro Tips subforum on Reddit, which has been running since 2010.
Mahadevan is the CEO of doolaHQ which he calls the “business-in-a-box” for LLCs.
Mahadevan labeled his advice “20 life tips you wish you knew when you were 20,” but they are helpful for everyone regardless of age. They’re useful for anyone who is in a relationship, has a job or wants to stay sane in an aggravating world.
Many ideas involve reframing how we judge others to see them with more compassion. Mahadevan also has some advice for professionals to prevent them from making embarrassing mistakes or wasting other people’s time.
Sometimes the simplest change in behavior or perspective can drastically affect our lives. Here are Arjun Mahadevan’s 20 life tips you wish you knew when you were 20:
u201cMost life hacks suck. n nSo I crowdsourced the best from 21.9 million people on Reddit.nnHere are 20 life tips you wish you knew when you were 20:u201d
1. “If you’re stuck on an annoying call, put your phone on airplane mode instead of just hanging up. The other person will see ‘call failed’ instead of ‘call ended.'”
2. “When you sign up for anything online, put the website’s name as your middle name. That way when you receive spam/advert emails, you will know who sold your info.”
3. “Always tell a child who is wearing a helmet how cool you think their helmet is. It will encourage them to always wear it in the future.”
4. “When you don’t have all the facts, try to give people the most generous reason you can for their behavior. Annoyingly slow driver? Maybe it’s a mom with a birthday cake in the back. This mindset will gradually make you less reactive and more compassionate.”
5. “Do not try to be the man your father would want you to be. Be the man you would like your son to be. It more clearly defines your own convictions, desires, goals and motivates you to be your best.”
6. “When a friend is upset, ask them one simple question before saying anything else: ‘Do you want to talk about it or do you want to be distracted from it?'”
7. “After a bad breakup, do 10 things that your ex would never do with you. You’ll feel better and realize how much of yourself was being held back.”
8. “Before you give your child a unique name, try it out first. Use it on food orders, reservations, appointments where applicable, etc. It’ll give you a glimpse of what they’ll deal with when they’re older and could prevent future issues.”
9. “If you need to cancel a hotel reservation but are unable to because of a 24-hour policy, call the company and move your reservation to a later date. Call back within a few days and cancel for no charge.”
10. “If you tell someone you need to talk to them, for the love of God give some indication of what you need to talk about, or at least that it’s not bad news.”
11. “Never send a work email when you’re emotionally compromised. Type it up, save it as a draft, and walk away. Ideally, sleep on it. You’ll make a smarter choice when you’re not heated.”
12. “Don’t just let kids win at games. You can slow it down, you can teach them strategy, but keep it real. Someday, they will beat you fair and square, and it will be a moment they always remember with pride.”
13. “When cooking things on aluminum foil, first scrunch the foil up, then lay it loosely flat again out on your baking tray. The juices will stay put—and the food will not stick to the foil half as much, if at all.”
14. “If you think of a good idea, write it down. Your brain will try to trick you into thinking you will remember it later, but it’s a liar! Therefore: Write it down!”
15. “It takes 4 minutes a day and almost no cost to maintain dental hygiene. It takes a lifetime and a lot of money to correct it. 2-minute brush and mouthwash in the AM, 2-minute brush and floss in the PM.”
16. “Don’t wait until you have ‘time’ to start a fitness program. Because then when you get busy again, you’ll stop. The best time to start is actually when you’re busy. Learning how to fit it in when time’s are tough means you’ll stick with it over the long haul.”
17. “When using text messages or IMs for business, say everything you need to say in the first message. Don’t just say ‘hi’ or ‘hey’ or ‘are you there’ or ‘are you busy.'”
18. “Instead of feeling that you’ve blown the day and thinking, ‘I’ll get back on track tomorrow, think of each day as a set of four quarters:
• Morning• Midday• Afternoon• Evening
If you blow one quarter, you get back on track for the next quarter.”
19. “Many problems in marriage are really just problems with being a bad roommate. Learn how to be a good roommate, and it will solve many of the main issues that plague marriages. This includes communicating about something bothering you before you get too angry.”
20. “Ask yourself ‘what does it matter to me’ the next time you find yourself judging someone for their clothing or hobbies. The more you train yourself to not care about the personal preferences of other people, the more relaxed and nicer you become as a person.”
Wait, is April seriously here already? How the heck did that happen? It feels like just yesterday that 2023 began, yet here we are already a quarter of the way through it.
They say time flies when you’re having fun, so maybe it’s a good thing that the year seems to be going so fast!
This week’s list is full of fun finds, such as a 9-year-old aspiring tailor, the sweetest sibling wake-up ever, an incredible 3D artist, an adorable, thumb-sucking baby monkey and more.
Take a stroll through these delights and share them with others in your life who could use a boost of joy.
1. The way these students surprised their teacher with a 152-page book of his own random quotes is hilariously heartwarming
day 365 of trying to make my dad famous 🖌🎨 #art #mural #illusion #2d #3d #surreal #crazy #plants #nature #weird #painter #artist #professor #ucdavis #california #norcal #famous #viral #trending #fyp #foryou #foryoupage
Since he was diagnosed with aphasia, David Hollowell’s speech has been limited, but his artistic skills certainly aren’t. Absolutely incredible. Read the full story here.
10. Person shares dragon fruit with a baby monkey and generosity has never been so cute
The thumb-sucking at the beginning, though. Gracious, the preciousness.
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WrestleMania 39 week is upon us, and the Showcase of the Immortals yet again offers the opportunity for superstars across the WWE roster to create iconic moments. As he recovers from breaking his neck more than a year ago, Big E won’t be wrestling, but he’s taking part in the festivities through a partnership with Snickers as the presenting sponsor for the eighth year.
“It was a blast, man. Every time we work with Snickers, I have a ton of fun and we got to shoot a commercial, which was honestly a joy,” Big E told Uproxx Sports. “I love doing that stuff. Snickers is the presenting partner for WrestleMania for the eighth year, also co-promoting with WWE 2K23, and obviously when you’re watching WrestleMania, when you’re feeling outta sorts before, after, or during, what better thing to grab than a Snickers?”
While he’s on the mend, Big E is is taking it all in, starting with WaleMania on Thursday night before the big shows kick off on Saturday.
“For the show, I think the buildup for the Bloodline stuff has just been so amazing, everyone involved has really taken their game to the very next level,” he says. “So the tag match with Usos, Sami and KO, that’s definitely something I’m gonna have my eyes, I’ll be locked in for that one. And obviously, Cody’s return has been really inspiring in so many ways. I just love seeing people who, if you’re not satisfied in life, make a decision, take your career into your own hands. And he did that and seeing him come back, seeing the way the fans have taken to him has been amazing. In my opinion, I think he’s the guy, I think he’s the guy to to take that next step and be the face of Raw. Hopefully we’ll see if the uncrowned king will actually get his crown. So I’m excited for that one as well.
“But also, I’m such a big fan of Bianca Belair and Asuka, both of them,” he continues. “I hope they’re given the opportunity to go out there and tear it up because I know they have that in them. Both incredible, and to see the leaps that Bianca has made in such a short time in her career, what an incredible superstar, athlete, human being. And Asuka might be my favorite wrestler on the planet. So there’s a lot really to look forward to.”
There is one thing that I wanted to know among all else. Big E, famously, described his ideal match as “big, meaty men slappin’ meat,” and when he looks on the card for this sort of match, one sticks out among the rest.
“Ooh, ooh. Omos and Brock, that’s a lot of beef in there,” Big E says. “That’s a lot of be beef, that to me is definitely the one. I’m excited about that, man.”
The clip is pretty famous among the Internet Wrestling Community, and when big fellas take the ring against one another, you can usually see it pop up on Twitter. It’s a very silly line that mixed hilarious commentary on a very specific kind of match and an all-time reaction from everyone else on set — “[Xavier] Woods just laughing, like he really has an infectious laugh and that, I think, really made it cause this man almost needed medical attention,” Big E says. “He was keeled over laughing.”
But it’s more than just a funny video. As Big E explains, he loves that this riff has resonated with wrestling fans.
“As silly as that little saying is, I really enjoy that people have really clung to it, that it’s become a moniker for hoss matches,” Big E tells me. “The term for a match between big men just running into each other with big muscles, big chests, all that jazz. I love that people still love it. I try not to mention it too much so I don’t beat it into the ground, so I don’t make it something that you guys are tired of. But I love that big meaty men is still a thing. People on a regular basis, on almost a daily basis, I see a tweet and I’m tagged in it about big meaty men, or that clip replayed over and over, and it warms my heart.
As for Big E and a return to the ring, he says he feels great as he waits for the bone in his neck to fully heal. He’s had no nerve issues, no strength issues, and calls himself fortunate and blessed to not have any displacement when he broke the C1 in two places.
“When I get back home in early April I’ll get scans and then we’ll talk to the doctors, see what that looks like, and go from there,” he says. “But I really just wanna say thank you so much. I’ve had so many people reach out. So many people give the well wishes, and even though I can’t respond to everyone, honestly, it means the world to me. Oftentimes, when you think of rehab, physically, that’s the focus. The focus is on how’s the body healing. But I know for a lot of athletes, the mental part is the hardest part, and oftentimes it’s feeling like you’re forgotten about. Like you’re away from people. But the constant outpouring of love, people reaching out, sending their well wishes, asking how I’m doing, that has definitely helped make this so much easier mentally.”
As he recovers, Big E has taken advantage of the opportunity to travel on weekends for the first time in almost 13 years since joining the business. Currently, he’s working on WWE’s NIL program and other components of the company, but he’s taking it day to day when it comes to his recovery.
What he fondly refers to as the “Neck Club” has helped him gain perspective on not rushing the process, listening to doctors, getting multiple opinions, and taking the time to make the right decision for his future. He brings up a number of individuals who have served as a support system and shown that a serious neck injury is “not a death sentence for your career.”
“Right out the gate right, I had so many people reach out,” he says. “I refer to it as a club that you really don’t want to be in, but once you’re in, it’s a pretty incredible group. It’s the Neck Club, so Edge reached out to me. Edge is honestly one of the best human beings in the business. Has always checked in on me a bunch of times. Steve Austin reached out as well. Kevin Nash, and just so many guys that I grew up loving as a kid and have been blessed enough to be in rooms with as peers have reached out because unfortunately so many of us have dealt with neck injuries to some degree.”
For now, Big E isn’t focused on ambitions to hold this title, main event a show, or anything outside of what he can control. Meditation has become something that means a lot to him and it’s given him the mentality of being present in the moment.
“As much as I still have hopes and dreams and want to plan, I’m just really more focused on where am I at today? What is the next step? What’s the next hurdle? The biggest thing, I’m really on that health is wealth kick,” he says. “And that’s the biggest thing is if I come back too quickly and this were to end catastrophically, that’s obviously not what I want or what anyone wants.
“So I’m really just focused on let’s get these scans, let’s talk to doctors,” he continues. “Let’s get these opinions, let’s see where we’re at with that. Because everything else I really can’t control. And for me to expend a lot of mental energy or being anxious or worried or sad about any of those things that I can’t control just doesn’t serve me at all. So right now, that’s really just the focus is right now just enjoying being out here for WrestleMania and like truly enjoying. I love being out in LA, it’s also a big reunion for a lot of us. And then I know when I get home, we’ll get the scans and then we’ll go on from there. But I try not to spin out of control, worrying about things that I can’t control.”
If you haven’t heard: on Thursday evening, a New York grand jury officially indicted Donald Trump over his hush money payment to porn legend Stormy Daniels. Which officially makes Trump the first former president to be indicted on criminal charges. (Congratulations?)
While it was Trump himself who alerted the world to the pending charges, hearing that it actually happened still came as a bit of a surprise — particularly as it occurred shortly after it was reported that the grand jury would be putting the case aside for the month of April. And while the history-making ex-POTUS’ response to the official news was about what you would expect, it turns out that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg wanted to move things along even more quickly and have Trump turn himself in today. But the Secret Service stepped in — or at least served as a scapegoat — to delay that particular embarrassment.
According to Politico, when Trump’s lawyers were informed about the grand jury’s decision, the plan was that the freshly indicted ex-president would turn himself in on Friday. But Trump’s lawyers claimed that wouldn’t be possible, as his Secret Service detail would not be able to coordinate security regarding his surrender that quickly. As Erica Orden wrote:
The exchange, which was relayed to POLITICO by a law-enforcement source and confirmed by Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for the former president, underscores the extremely delicate, unprecedented nature of the indictment. Until Thursday, no ex-president in history had been criminally charged. And both the charges itself and the application of them have placed the country on uncharted legal and political terrain…
Trump is expected to surrender to the Manhattan D.A.’s office, but Tacopina said that no precise date had been set for it. Ultimately the Secret Service will have to coordinate the conditions of the surrender with court officials and the New York Police Department.
A spokesperson for Bragg’s office did not respond to Politico’s request for comment.
On March 21, Tekashi 69, real name Daniel Hernandez, was hospitalized after being attacked in the sauna in LA Fitness in Lake Worth, Florida. Footage showed a man punching and kicking Hernandez and several attackers can be seen in the video. He suffered cuts to his face as well as injuries to his back, ribs, and jaw.
It was reported today (March 31) that three men have been arrested in connection to the event, according to Billboard. Rafael Medina Jr., Octavious Medina, and Anthony Maldonado were arrested on robbery and assault charges, said The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Their respective ages are 43, 23, and 25.
In August of last year, the notorious rapper’s girlfriend, Rachel Wattley, was arrested on a battery charge after punching him. He told TMZ directly, “She attacked me in front of the police. I told them, ‘You have to evaluate her, she’s obviously under the influence.’ I don’t plan to press charges … I’m the one trying to bail her out.”
After paying tribute to the iconic producer and recording artist Missy Elliott at the 2023 Recording Academy Honors Gala, Chlöe’s collaboration with Elliott is now available across streaming platforms. The song titled “Told Ya,” featured on the singer’s debut solo album, In Pieces, is specifically aimed at the haters.
The Praise This actress tries not to address the naysayers. Well, so long as it isn’t tied to her sister Halle Bailey. But as Chlöe sings, “I thought I told you that I’m the sh*t / You must not know who you f*ckin’ with / I thought I told you that I’m the one (Uh) / All of you hoes, get up off my D (Woah) / I thought I told you that I’ma win / I thought I told you that I’m a ten / I thought I told you I never lose / I can see now that you’re listenin’,” she uses the track as her official clap back reminiscent of Kelly Rowland’s 2007 track “Like This.”
Although the official visualizer leaves much to be desired, knowing Elliott and seeing Chlöe’s series of recently released visuals, when the time does come to film an official video we’re sure they will knock it out of the park.
When discussing the inspiration behind the album’s cover, Chlöe took to Instagram to write, “I saw a photo of a porcelain doll 3 years ago, holding her heart just like this, and from then, I said this will be my album cover… that same day I also wrote ‘Heart On My Sleeve.’ The beginning of a scary and exciting journey for me,” adding, “This cover represents so much for me, down to the color of my hair when I had the red hair 1.5 years ago, it was one of the darkest times in my life that’s why I never wore it again. It reminded me too much of the pain that I was going through at that moment, and I didn’t want any reminders.”
Watch the official visualizer for “Told Ya” above.
In Pieces is out now via Parkwood/Columbia. For more information, click here.
On Tyler The Creator’s deluxe edition of Call Me If You Get Lost, subtitled The Estate Sale, the former demon child enters what Pitchfork is calling his “Munch era,” embracing the freedom and sincerity of falling in love on previously unreleased tracks like “Dogtooth” and “Sorry Not Sorry.” Honestly, it’s a good look on him, cementing his evolution from a talented but obnoxious enfant terrible to a dapper, forthright artiste.
His latest video from the release, “Wharf Talk,” keeps the good vibes flowing. On this one, Tyler’s in full loverboy mode, singing plaintively about how much he wants to spend time with this special lady over what sounds very much like some classic Neptunes production. When Tyler’s good friend ASAP Rocky shows up for a good, old-fashioned rap bridge — man, remember those? — he too sounds transformed by the affections of a good woman. It’s genuinely endearing and inspirational to see our boys really grow up. They’ve come a long way.
The video’s pretty clever, too, messing with the viewer’s perception as Tyler goes on a series of what appear to be solo dates: a picnic in the park, a day trip to the beach, and more. However, a bike ride through nature throws off this reading when one of the bikes propels itself — is Tyler dating The Invisible Woman, or what? (There’s some nifty commentary about how this makes his “keeping it low-key” approach to his relationship visual, but it’s also just fun to see him toasting what appears to be nobody.)
You can watch the “Wharf Talk” video above and check out Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Salehere.
One of the biggest Oscar snubs in recent memory is Florence Pugh in Midsommar. She should have won for her vulnerable, cathartic performance, but because the Academy only acknowledges horror once a decade and Get Out had already come out, she wasn’t even nominated. I’m still mad.
In an interview on the Off Menu podcast, Pugh revealed what she put herself through while making the Ari Aster film. “Each day the content would be getting more weird and harder to do,” she said. “I was putting things in my head that were getting worse and more bleak. I think by the end I probably, most definitely abused my own self in order to get that performance.”
Pugh continued, “There were so many places that I had to go to. I’d never played someone that was in that much pain before, and I would put myself in really shit situations that maybe other actors don’t need to do, but I would just be imagining the worst things.” She also explained what was going through her mind when she left the Midsommar set to go film Little Women.
“I felt like I’d left her there in that field, in that state, and it was so weird. I’ve never had that before. I’ve always thought all my characters, once I left like, ‘They’ll be fine.’ She can’t fend for herself, almost like I’d created this person, and then I just left her when I had to go do another movie. I created such a sad person, and then felt guilty that I’d created that person and then left her.”
During the courtroom proceedings in Utah, Paltrow faced off against retired optometrist Terry Sanderson who sued the Oscar-winning actress for damagers after accusing her of colliding into him then fleeing after allegedly causing him several injuries. Paltrow, however, countersued and accused Sanderson of crashing into her, which a jury believed. She was awarded a symbolic one dollar in damages and a reimbursement of legal fees.
After the verdict, Paltrow was seen whispering in Sanderson’s ear, and we now know what she said. Like a bone broth angel on wings of grace, she had nothing but good will for her opponent.
“Her exact words: ‘I wish you well,’” Sanderson said. “Very kind of her.”
He said he responded, “Thank you, dear.”
Despite Paltrow reaching down from her organically gilded pedestal to bless the rest of his days, Sanderson was understandably not thrilled with the outcome. He lamented that Paltrow’s celebrity status gave her “assumed credibility” with the jury.
“Who wants to take on a celebrity? No wonder I hesitated, right? It’s difficult,” Sanderson said. “Who wants to do that? Someone who learns lines, learns how to play someone else’s part and be believable, be credible, wins awards? Who wants to go on that path.”
As for Paltrow, obviously, she’s pleased with the outcome and congratulated herself for showing up in court.
“I felt that acquiescing to a false claim compromised my integrity,” Paltrow wrote in an Instagram Story via PEOPLE. “I am pleased with the outcome and I appreciate all of the hard work of Judge Holmberg and the jury, and thank them for their thoughtfulness in handling this case.”
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