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In short: It’s a chilling and cynical move by the administration — one that shows they care more about shoring up votes than science or humanity or ethics. It’s also deeply troubling, especially to people such as Dana Pizzuti, transgender woman, author, and medical executive. Dana transitioned well into adulthood after having two kids and sending them off to college. She knew for a long time she was a woman, and when she transitioned, she was surprised by certain things, namely how differently she was treated in the workplace....

According to child psychologist Dr. Scott Carroll, if a divorce happens when a child is a baby, it’s likely that the divorce trauma the child experiences will be nominal. “Probably the only ages where you would say it has no meaningful impact is under two,” he explains. That’s largely connected to a child’s developing cognitive abilities before 3 years old. “Even 2-year-olds have memory, so they’re aware of the change on an emotional level rather than a cognitive level....

Super Mario Party Super Mario Party, like Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, has been a recurring title in Nintendo’s history. With every new console iteration, the game evolves as Nintendo perfects the formula in every new edition. Party is a turn-style game where you choose characters throughout the Mario-verse, play on a board game, roll the dice, and work through obstacles unique to each level. Every character has their own specialized dice they can use, which adds an element of strategy....

Around 100 incredible kids have been doing some really important work (after school, of course!) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to help experts determine whether the Pfizer vaccine will be safe for kids. They deserve a round of applause. The trials for the Pfizer vaccine — which does not contain any active virus and thus cannot transmit COVID-19 — began testing on adults earlier this year before opening up the trials to kids, following safety guidelines....

The shacket keeps you warm during the day and looks right at home at a bar, around a campfire, or even at dinner. Where a fleece or a heavier jacket can feel stuffy inside (and, frankly, make it look like you can’t wait to leave), shackets are more breathable. Think of them as a heavier-duty flannel. Finding a good one can be a challenge, especially since brands don’t often describe them as shackets — you might find them described as trucker jackets or shirt jackets....

Erector as in those metal-building sets that have been around since 1913? You betcha. Since its purchase of the Erector Set brand in 2000, toy company Meccano has slowly been working to reintroduce the storied brand to the American public. And by upgrading the parts used in the kits and revamping their designs, they succeeded in making them relevant again. The Ducati Monster 1200 S is a 10.2-inch long scale-model recreation of the gnarly Italian sport bike....

That local IPA you picked up at the beer store is going to taste good whether you drink it out of a special snifter, a standard pint glass, or — gasp! — directly from the bottle. But if you want to enjoy that beer and feel like a medieval warrior drinking the blood of his enemies, a proper drinking horn is the only way to go. AleHorn, as its name suggests, specializes in these kinds of horns....

Such a bag is the Bruno Italian Duffle Bag from Persamen New York. On sale today for 90 percent off, the hand-stitched duffle bag is made of genuine leather and available in four different colors (black, brown, tan, and Bordeaux). It has thick, rolled handles and a shoulder strap. Metal buckles and other such hardware add sturdiness as well as a bit more class. There’s a large interior pocket that’s more than capable of holding a long-weekend’s worth of clothes; a smaller zip-pocket inside is ideal for stowing electronics or toiletries....

What is the Blackwell School? According to NPR, in 1909, the small schoolhouse was built in Marfa, Texas, a small town on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Blackwell School was just one of many segregated schools in Texas where Mexican American children were taught away from their white peers despite no legislation requiring it. “In communities across the Southwest, school districts once enforced ‘de facto segregation,’ forcing Mexican American children to attend separate schools from their white peers....

The 10-Person Tent is built with the traditional semi-attached poles, which assemble quickly and secure to its polyester living space via J-hooks. If you’ve ever assembled a modern tent, you’ll recognize it immediately, making setup quick and easy. It also includes a removable rain fly, allowing unencumbered views of the stars if inclement weather isn’t in the forecast. An 18-by-nine-foot footprint (six-and-a-half feet high) certainly isn’t backpacker-friendly, but it will fit three queen-sized air mattresses, along with sleeping bags, pets, and more....

From very early on, Levine didn’t feel any connection to his child. He had a deep, unsettling feeling that something was amiss. “I didn’t realize how much a baby cried. And when mine cried all the time, I couldn’t help but think that something was wrong with him,” Levine says. As the weeks went on, the situation grew worse. Levine started getting angry with his baby. He didn’t think he fed well, and the crying — oh, the crying....

The whole concept is pretty straightforward: The MorfBoard is an 8-inch plastic yellow skateboard deck (smaller than traditional boards for younger riders) with a cored-out truss pattern (for a stickier grip) and two giant holes, in which different wheelsets can be locked in place depending on what your kid wants to ride (MorfBoard calls these exTensions.) So if it’s a skateboard day, simply drop in the 53mm skate wheels with aluminum alloy trucks and twist until they click....

With the rise of low rise pants and the standardization of slim fit shirts, you may find yourself spending more and more time re-tucking your shirt. The Tommy John Stay-Tucked dress shirt changes everything with an elastic band, extra length, and snap buttons at the bottom. In short, there’s no way this shirt is coming untucked. Available in classic and slim fits, and several solid colors and patterns, Tommy John didn’t just add elastic and call it a day....

But some have taken their comedic prowess one step further — like this one TikTok dad and his pun gems that belong in a dad joke hall-of-fame. Meet Dave Ogleton, aka FitDadCEO. Dave is a dad of six, and he has gone viral on TikTok with a hilarious “No Dummy” joke series that is full of the funniest puns we’ve heard in a while. Each of the videos starts with a recap of a question he asked one of his kids....

Although the core advice for timeouts remains fairly consistent among experts, parents often go rogue. Anger, lecturing, yelling, excessive time, and a lack of reconciliation at the end of the timeout can all derail the method’s efficacy. The harsh truth is that timeouts can work, but many parents are doing them wrong. Harsh Truth #1: Timeouts Don’t Work During Meltdowns Many parents don’t feel their discipline is working until a kid is crying fat, devastated tears....

On October 2, Tom Brady shared an image to his Instagram Stories, according to Gawker, that referenced his 9-year-old daughter, Vivian. The photo featured some Halloween decorations, a pretend tombstone behind a stack of them which had yet been placed on the lawn, was circled prominently in orange. Brady wanted to make it known that he was serious about the pretend grave for “anyone who dates my daughter.” “I want to be crystal clear about this,” Brady wrote on the photo with the tombstone circled in bright orange....

It’s too expensive, often difficult to secure, dependent on underpaying women of color, and puts a severe constraint on family finances and the economy at large. “It’s past time that we treat childcare as what it is – an element whose contribution to economic growth is as essential as infrastructure or energy,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. “This is why the Biden Administration has prioritized the Build Back Better proposals, many of which are now moving through Congress....

This week, Donald Trump seemingly mistakenly believed that a recent episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm featured a scene in which Larry David was coming out in support of him. In the scene, Larry David (as a fictional cipher of himself) wears a MAGA hat in order to repel people away from him, and also, briefly, to avoid having biker beat the shit out of him. The joke is, Larry David — an anti-Trump guy — put a hat on to make a pro-Trump biker think they were all on the same team and it worked....

“They look so innocent,” the president said. “They’re not innocent.” He’s right. Those Mexican children are not innocent. In fact, not only are they criminal masterminds willing to openly exploit immigration loopholes and wreak havoc in Chuck E. Cheeses across America, they are ruiners of good times, enemies of sleep and, as a group, fairly annoying. Here is just a sampling of the terrible things these immigrant children have done:...

Imagine that black, strange-looking lump that hangs from your baby’s belly button and eventually falls off on its own. That’s the umbilical stump. Now imagine that same thing draped around your neck. Or on a ring. Or as a pair of earrings. It sounds strange but there is some reasoning behind the DNA-inspired jewelry. In some cultures, for example, parents save the umbilical cord for good luck, while others just want a physical reminder of the miracle that is childbirth....