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Kangaroo Rainbow Beach Balls Rainbow inflatables are the O.G. ocean toy — ideal for being batted around at the beach, backyard, or by summer concert crowds. This 12-pack should last you the entire summer. Buy Now $9 Emoji Universe Beach Balls (6-Pack) If love emojis, these 18-inch beach balls are a silly way to show it. But even better: if you hate emojis, there’s something pretty damn satisfying about volleyball-serving the the smirk off their stupid round faces....

Out now from publisher Hero Collector is a stunningly beautiful hardcover book called James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5. This oversized coffee table book is wonderful just to leaf through and admire, but the real treat is the detailed story of how this car became a character all its own. Here are just five of the most mind-blowing details about James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5. The first Goldfinger car wasn’t a true DB5 In Ian Fleming’s 1959 novel Goldfinger Bond switches from driving a Bentley to an Aston Martin DB Mark III....

First of all, there’s no one-stop solution. You might think, “hey, I do 100 sit-ups a day, so I can totally skip this story.” Not so. You should find some sit-up alternatives to get your full core firing. Just make sure you don’t just start doing the below core work that are, for the most part, a waste of your time. Skip it: Crunches Here’s why: The least-effective core move has to be crunches with your feet on the ground, says Shaun Jenkins, senior trainer manager at Core House in New York City....

Here are five myths about what makes a spoiled kid that parents ought to ignore. Myth #1: Babies Can Get Too Much Affection There is no such thing as spoiling a baby. But for some reason, the idea persists: If parents are too attentive to an infant, the kid will have them wrapped around their tiny finger. It’s telling that those most likely to shame a parent for giving a baby too much attention are people who lived through the hard-scrabble years of the early 20th Century where hardness meant survival....

That’s not to say it’s easy. Nearly half of us spend the bulk of our waking hours thinking about something other than what we’re actually doing, according to Harvard researchers. When your brain is used to juggling five things at once, it can feel foreign to shut off all those competing thoughts and simply live in the moment. “The practice is in some ways even more difficult for us as parents,” adds Emily Horn, a certified mindfulness coach in Asheville, NC....

Don’t Instinctively Believe Your Child Is Right From the moment your child can crawl, they will begin to explore the magical world of lies. Will lying get them out of having to eat lima beans? Will lying about how sick they feel, by putting the thermometer under a lamp to make their temperature 106º, excuse them from going to school? Will lying absolve them from getting in trouble for the stuffed animal that clogged the toilet and flooded the bathroom?...

So, ask yourself: What do you value most in a relationship? It may sound like a silly exercise, but understanding the core relationship values that makes a couple work — like really, truly work — is a smart move. Comparison may be the thief of joy, but ignoring the work of those who’ve succeeded before you can be a happiness-killler, too. Is there simple roadmap for navigating long-term relationships? God, no....

Since we started seeing Cyber Monday deals go live on Sunday morning, we’ve posted 81 deals and scanned around 10,250 listings. We keep our deal scanning standards strict by putting our trust in our editorial department — we’re only posting deals on products they’ve vetted and recommended in our guides. No matter how good a deal may look, if it’s on a bad product, you might be throwing your money directly into the trash....

Even though the weekend feels and sounds like an extensive amount of time, when I sit down and crunch the numbers and deduct time spent eating, sleeping, and arguing over the pair not eating or sleeping enough, that leaves 31 hours — just 31 hours — to be together before it’s time to drop them home. For newly single dads, it’s crucial to plan ahead and keep a loose schedule of activities to fill a weekend....

See! Despite the fact that your hair has turned gray, and you already had to disinvite your crazy uncle from Zoom Thanksgiving because he’s voting for Kanye––democracy can still be fun! These books will help you spark a smart conversation with your family, but (hopefully) won’t start any political arguments at the dinner table. Although, you’re still on your own for the neverending battle between your kiddo and those Brussel sprouts....

The problem is that unless parents seek out education about childbirth, they will largely be unprepared for the experience. That’s particularly true for expectant fathers who likely haven’t had close female friends or sisters who are happy to be more than frank about the realities of delivery. That means many fathers are unaware of some of the harsh truth of childbirth. In order to pack their mental go-bag, they need to be ready for the fact that baby delivery might not be what they are expecting....

Rocket Mortgage wanted to understand how forgiveness of student loans could impact millennials who want to buy homes. To find out more on the topic, the company surveyed 2,065 people who have student loans or had them in the past and are between the ages of 26 and 41. The survey was conducted in April 2022, and although it found student loan debt won’t specifically prevent millennials from buying a home, the debt overall does play a key role in how the millennial generation enters the home market....

I walk around the house at night when the boys are in bed and survey the objects left behind. It’s like reading an executive summary of their day. More than that, the wreckage tells a story of who they are in that exact moment, their developmental stage, their interests, their personality. I like to linger in those moments, putting myself in their shoes, feeling close to them, reveling in who they are, and who they are becoming....

1. Donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds The National Network of Abortion Funds, or NNAF, is a network of state-level abortion funding organizations that helps women in financial need acquire the money they need to terminate their pregnancies. These groups are volunteer-run and run out of money every single year. One NNAF sponsored organization is the Yellowhammer Fund — a fund specifically meant to help people in Alabama get abortions at one of the only three functioning abortion clinics in the state....

“We looked at new users, people who are being prescribed these medications for the first time,” study coauthor Lauren Moran, a psychiatrist at Harvard’s McLean Hospital, told CBS News. “We found that the Adderall-type drugs had an increased risk of psychosis.” The reason for this difference likely boils down to how each drug functions. Both drugs have the job of getting dopamine, a neurotransmitter responsible for rewards and motivation, out of brain cells....

For a non-car guy like me, auto shows have the same pleasure as something called the Final Four which is about baskets-ball. I appreciate that people feel intensely about it one way or the other but I approach the thing dispassionately. Cars are fast but not sentient. Therefore my interest in them limited. I gather my apathy for luxury vehicles rests from being subjected to my father’s love of Corvettes as a young fatso more than any inherent disdain for automotive achievement....

The CNN anchorman joined his best TV bud in the ranks of fatherhood after a surrogate gave birth to Wyatt Morgan Cooper on Monday. Cooper made the announcement on his show last night in a characteristically eloquent speech. It was also a damn tear-jerker. “It has been a difficult time in all of our lives, and there are certainly many hard days ahead,” Cooper said, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic....

A new project from John Black, a Charleston-based artist whose name sounds like a superhero alias, takes this connection to the next level. Black’s Instagram page betrays his interest in original comic book art (the Jack Torrance is particularly cool). So for his latest post, he decided to create an ink-and-color version of the Avengers: Endgame poster. It’s exceedingly cool. Gone are the Hollywood superstars, replaced by comic book-style versions of the characters they’ve reintroduced to a new generation....

Strapped the roof rack, the Autohome Air Top looks like any other aerodynamic rooftop cargo carrier, just slimmer. It stands a foot tall, measures 7-feet long by 4½-feet wide and mounts atop almost any vehicle ⏤ even smaller cars like a Mini Cooper. It boasts a double fiberglass shell and weighs around 130 lbs.; so, it’s light, but unless you buy their ceiling lift, it’ll still take a buddy to help install before the big trip....

If you’ve ever seen pictures of rock climbers sleeping on the side of a mountain, just crazy dangling there in one of those portaledge tents, then you know exactly how it works. Essentially, the Baby Change-N-Go is a portable hammock-like changing station that hangs over the side of a door or bathroom stall to create a 34-inch long nylon basket in which your baby can rest securely (belted in) while you change their diaper and/or check the score of the game....