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“Fairness is in the eyes of the beholder,” says Molly Olson, co-founder of Leading Women for Co-Parenting says. “Regardless of whether you and your co-parent agree to a certain amount to be paid per month or a certain percentage of income to be paid per month, you have to base the amount of the unique needs of your children.” But when those needs seem, well, unfair to one party, it’s helpful to look at averages and numbers that can help balance the negotiation....

But despite the wishes of President Joe Biden and all but one Democratic Senator that payments continue for several more years, any plans for an extension were stonewalled by West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin, leaving millions of American families to plummet back into the depths of food insecurity, poverty, and crushing debt. Some states, however, have taken the reins after the federal government failed to come to an agreement on how best to support American families....

According to CNN, Chipotle is increasing the pay of the workers in their restaurants, bumping the average to $15 per hour. On top of this, the company said that some employees will become eligible to make an “average compensation” of $100,000 for staff promoted to a general manager position. According to the company, it takes approximately 3-and-a-half to four years for an employee to be eligible for those top pay positions....

“Women who are codependent often engage in people-pleasing behaviors, but so do men,” Sal Raichbach, a therapist at Ambrosia Treatment Centers told Fatherly. “However, there are some subtle differences.” Here are some signs of codependency in men and how to understand them. 1. You Want To Rescue People While women’s codependency can manifest in the form of extreme caretaking, codependent men are drawn to people who seem like they need saving....

What does this mean for people who are just trying to survive the pandemic? If you’ve had COVID-19, should you donate your plasma? If you’re sick, should you ask for this treatment? This is everything you need to know. What is Convalescent Plasma? Plasma is the fourth major component of blood, along with red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, which help make blood clot. The plasma is liquid and yellow and carries around water, salts, and enzymes....

Keep on Top of Your Credit Report If you’re used to paying all your bills on time and your credit score looked good, perhaps checking your credit reports didn’t seem all that important. But with COVID-19 decimating swaths of the American economy, it may be time for a more hands-on approach. Borrowers can get a free copy of their reports—it’s likely that Experian, Equifax and TransUnion each have a file on you — once a year through the website AnnualCreditReport....

Back at the end of June, COVID cases in kids dropped to about 8,400 per week, the AAP notes. During the height of the Delta wave, caseloads shot up to more than 250,000 per week in American kids, before dropping again by the end of October. But in the past few weeks, pediatric coronavirus cases have started rising again, and the past week saw more than 140,000 new cases. The percentage of total cases occurring in children has also risen since the start of the pandemic....

Crib Bumpers are Dangerous, Yet Still in Stores According to data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, (CPSC) between 1990 and 2016, 113 infants died in cribs that contained crib bumpers—soft, padded additions intended to protect babies from crib rails and between 1985 and 2012, 146 babies sustained injuries directly related to crib bumpers including choking and near-suffocation. Crib bumpers are still available for purchase in stores across the United States despite the safe sleep guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommending against them, though the sale of crib bumpers has been banned in some states....

As Bustle reports, fans are buzzing about a line in Swift’s fifth track, “You’re On Your Own Kid.” There’s one line of lyrics in which she sings, “I see the great escape, so long, Daisy Mae.” Twitter and TikTok have lit up with theories that the line was connected to the singer’s long-time friends, Reynolds and Lively. In mid-September, Lively confirmed that she was expecting her fourth baby with Reynolds by sharing several personal photos collected over the summer....

After a cursory look at the massive 2019 offering, the overall answer to this question is a resounding “no.” Disney+ is shaping up to be a very useful service for parents, but maybe not one that is all that exciting in terms of adult entertainment. Now, to be fair, if you get the $12.99-a-month package deal that includes Hulu and ESPN, arguably, you’re getting a lot of adult streaming options that rival what Netflix has in its catalog....

Hurricane Ian was upgraded to a Hurricane Warning on September 27, after the Category 4 storm swept through Cuba. When the wind and rain hit Florida, Disney World opted to close operations until the hurricane passed. Even though it was the company’s decision to close its doors, a “hurricane policy” only offers visitors the option to extend their stay with no option for a refund. “Partially used multi-day theme park tickets with a validity window impacted by closure due to Hurricane Ian will be automatically extended to allow the use of the remaining unused ticket days through September 30, 2023,” the policy on the company’s website reads....

Ask any divorce lawyer and they’ll tell you that hiding money is never, ever, the right move. “It is always a bad idea to hide money or assets,” says Benjamin Valencia II, a partner and certified family law specialist at Meyer, Olson, Lowy and Meyers, who says that, in California, where his practice is located, “ if you are caught committing fraud in failing to disclose an asset, the court has the ability to award 100 percent of the asset to the other party as a sanction....

Recognizing nightmares in babies isn’t easy. It’s not like they can sit up and be all, “Man, Pops, I had this freaky dream I was in daycare but, like, totally naked.” That said, nightmares are known to be a normal way the brain processes stress during deep REM sleep, so Junior will have some restless nights whether or not you put them to bed to Automatic for the People. Sorry, kid, but everybody hurts....

It, here, doesn’t refer to the car itself. A quick pop of the hood revealed a rat’s nest in the engine. The wheels needed changing and rust ate away at the body. No, “it” was Maine itself. “It” was being a dad who lives in Maine, with his kids, a pool perhaps, and land definitely. Ah land, that four-letter word that can drag men across oceans, around the world, and, most definitely, a guy from the city to the country....

That’s because parents know that if two kids find sticks in the woods, odds are better than good that they’ll end up whacking away at each other with them, imitating whatever medieval swordfight or Lightsaber battle they last watched on television. It’s a natural impulse, and the Dojo Battle Electronic Battling Game is a high-tech way to indulge it. The Dojo Battle comes with two swords and two wearable chest pieces, each with a “Ninja Strike Sensor....

“I realized how impressionable the kids are at the ages they’re at, and I just really wanna be an example to them to show them the right thing.” That’s quite a turn for a guy who’s earned his reputation through a series of highly public flops, kicks that seem to find his opponents’ testicles, and endless shit-talking. But fatherhood has changed Draymond. He shared a story about his son playing on his kid-sized hoop and displaying some of what can charitably be called the gamesmanship Green has been known for throughout his career....

EVERYTHING IN MY APARTMENT IS TRYING TO KILL HIM. Hey. I loved my apartment. It’s small, clean, cute. Kondo would be proud. I’ll always have warm feelings about this little Brooklyn box. It’s where my wife and I started our family. But now that my son is more mobile and exploratory than ever, the entire place is a fucking nightmare puzzle box set on destroying my nine-month-old. Well, Dude Turned Dad, you say, “why don’t you babyproof?...

According to Good Morning America, Judge Robert D. Leonard II wanted to help parents out after seeing a conversation on social media talking about the stress of the upcoming Elf on the Shelf. He decided to take matters into his own hands and banned the whole tradition. “My family loves all of our Elves and it is a fun family tradition. However, it is a nightly commitment and if you miss a night, you have some explaining to do,” Judge Leonard, who is the chief judge of the Superior Court of Cobb County said at the time....