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Etsy Rank: 4 2017 Rank: 2Full-Time Employees: 1,043 Headquartered in Brooklyn, Etsy, a global marketplace for creative (crocheted, bird-covered) goods, remains a standard bearer for the wellbeing of white collar workers. No longer a B Corporation, Etsy employs hundreds of programmers, customer advisors, and marketers who, in the wake of some high-level restructuring following a first quarter loss in 2017, now roll up into a largely new management team led by former American Express President of Consumer Products and Services Josh Silverman....

The expectation was that he would hit the big shots, and not only did he deliver on a regular basis but he also embraced the lore of his late-game heroics by tapping his wrist every time he hit a last-second winner. Equal parts confidence and cool, Dame Time is a whole vibe. But Lillard has embraced a new nickname over the past year as he’s spent more time parenting and less time on the basketball court....

In a new survey of 2,001 Americans conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by Apple Vacations, 36 percent of those surveyed said that the hotel or other accommodations was the biggest reason they looked forward to taking a vacation. This makes sense, as it’s significantly easier to enjoy some much-deserved time off when you know the place you are staying in is up to your standards. Unsurprisingly, the part of vacations that people look forward to the least are the cost (51 percent), the planning (36 percent), and, of course, packing (33 percent), all of which can sometimes make a vacation feel a little too much like work....

Trade off mornings with your spouse Simple math: They handle the mornings on even-numbered days, and you handle the odds. This way, each of you enjoys a reasonable amount of coffee-on-the-balcony time while also ensuring that the children are appropriately nourished. TWIST ENDING: It can also be an afternoon or evening. Wherever you install this trade, it doesn’t have to be an hours-long endeavor — it’s amazing how much a little sliver of alone time can impact the rest of your trip....

I am an involved father of a 14-year-old son, engaged to a woman who has three additional children (24, 14, 7). I have managed to successfully navigate the relationship with the 24-year-old (he’s an adult and out of the house); however, my fiancée has a much stronger attachment to her 14-year-old. He is clearly her favorite and I believe a lot of that is driven by the fact that he is the most challenging child — he has ADHD, which is untreated....

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is one of the most known and loved sitcoms of all time. In a space dominated by white families, the fully Black cast was a very needed perspective we didn’t see much on TV at that time. It’s one of those shows that will go down as the best of the best, not just for its time, but re-watching it now is still entertaining and relevant....

The contest first launched 10 years ago and has been a yearly event ever since. This year, between February 5th to February 21st, parents and legal guardians of children between the ages of one day old and 48 months (or you know, 4 years old) are encouraged to submit a photo and application. The company has said that in honor of their 10-year anniversary, they’re making it easier than ever to show off why your baby is unique....

Instead of sliding a reel into the new View-Master, you’ll lay it on a flat surface and then “view” it through the lens of your phone. The reels (available in packs of 3 for $15) contain virtual reality triggers that launch immersive worlds, which are augmented with computer animations and text layovers. The reels are a little weird since they’re not technically necessary — everything contained in the individual reels will be available for purchase in a View-Master app — but it’s a nice bit of high tech throwback that parents will appreciate....

What an expert roast, huh? Trump should quit being president and take over for Jeff Ross on Comedy Central. It’s in no way a surprise that Trump would mock Thunberg, who recently sailed across the ocean to come to the United States and has essentially dropped out of school in order to combat world leaders who fail to take a stand against global warming. Trump is a bully, yes. But he’s also a noted climate change skeptic, openly doubting whether or not human beings have anything to do with the warming planet....

In this weeks edition, a dad whose baby favors him over his wife asks what he can do to tip the scales. Is it even worthwhile? Meanwhile, another father complains about losing his wife to their toddler son’s bedroom floor and wonders if there’s any way he can possibly bring her back to bed. Fatherly, My son likes me more than my wife. He just turned one and wants me to pick him up all the time and when she reaches for him he will turn away....

I Thought I Was “Man Enough” One of the most difficult decisions in my life was admitting that I needed talk therapy. I suffered for over a year, believing I was “man enough” to get through our family crisis without help. Macho men didn’t go to counseling. Macho men do not admit weakness. Mental illness just doesn’t happen to successful families like ours. This will pass and everything will go back to “the way things were....

I had met this fantastic woman. I’d been divorced a while. She opened her heart to me, and framed in the center of it was her son. Before I got serious with her, I wanted the easy way out: no responsibilities, just date nights and weekends away. I’d thought that would end it, but my partner thought more of me than I did of myself. The title is stepfather — as in, the prime suspect in 700 episodes of Law & Order....

And there’s always a varying amount of what support to provide. Sure, there are certain things you need to do, but there are moments that come up that can only be explained via experience. So, we spoke with nine moms about what their husbands did right and wrong during their births. Each mom’s experience differed wildly, with labor stories ranging from funny to harrowing. But each offers valuable lessons about what partners should and shouldn’t do while the person they love most in the world is trying to get a baby out of her body....

The emergency room admitting nurse validated our fears by inquiring, “How far along were you?” The average number of eggs collected for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is 12. Jo Ann had seven. The viable embryos created in the lab usually number three or four, from which the best one or two are introduced to the womb. Of the three embryos created for us, two died. The sole survivor was graded a “B” for unequal cell division....

What lessons from Essena O’Neill’s social media exodus better prepare our kids for a life lived online? Recently I’ve been exploring independent middle schools in San Francisco. During my search, I came across the Millennium School, a re-imagining of middle school, set to launch in 2016. Serendipitously, they were looking for someone like me too and invited me attend one of their Pop-Up School events, which focused on social media....

Still, you avoid it. Maybe it wasn’t encouraged where you grew up, or you tried once, it backfired, and that emotional scar tissue makes it difficult. Maybe you don’t do it because, well, it’s scary. Sharing threatens the status quo and while it might work, it could also bring rejection and shame. That, says Daniel Singley, a San Diego psychologist, can be “kryptonite to dudes.” There’s another fear as well....

Experts agree that, when it comes to significant others trying to understand each other better, self-awareness is the key. “One way spouses can become more self-aware is to notice when their emotional reaction to a situation seems out of proportion — and then to ask themselves why,” says Raffi Bilek, a clinical social worker and therapist in Baltimore. “Did you get over-top-angry when your wife came home five minutes late?...

Your snow fort doesn’t have to be made of just snow. There are clear advantages to using natural barriers like trees, piles of dirt, and mounds of already piled-up snow, says Gookin. “Using what’s already around you makes your fort look less obvious.” Plus the more you rely on existing structures, the less snow you have to pack and build up. There are snow fort purists out there, but not in the military and not in backcountry....

According to Dr. Terri Apter, resident scientist and professor at Cambridge University and author of What Do You Want From Me? Learning to Get Along With In-Laws, the biggest challenge when it comes to having a good relationship with in-laws is creating it, because the different relationships you’ve already established with the same person — your significant other, and their child — get in the way. “The person who joins a new, overlapping family when they marry hopes that they’ll be forming their own family, that they’ll be negotiating mutual respect and mutual status with a partner, and that they will have a direct line of influence on their partner,” Apter says....