Why Six Weeks Maternity Leave Is An Absolute Joke

I was still bleeding. My breasts were still leaking. My hemorrhoids hadn’t healed. My hormones … well, let’s just say they weren’t back to normal. And, of course, Isla wasn’t sleeping and neither was I. But, six weeks is the maternity leave that my employer offered, so that’s what I took. (Side note: I was covered under FMLA so I could have taken an additional six weeks, but that felt indulgent and sinful....

December 6, 2022 · 6 min · 1172 words · Anna Kennedy

Why You Need To Stop Being Ok With Settling

“Never settle for bad coffee, bad friends, or bad men.” To settle or not to settle? The question we are all plagued with numerous times throughout our life. It is not hard to find someone in your life that’s settled on the mediocre job that just pays the bills, the “okay” significant other that doesn’t cheat, or that friend who is never there for you when you truly need them....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 822 words · John Rickett

Why You Need To Wake Up And Appreciate The Sunrise

Deep in the depths of sleep, I am awoken to the idea of something big. I lay there trying to piece together the night images that just played out before me. I try to find myself back there, remembering where I once was and the calmness that I just felt. Barely awake as the sounds of my dog wrestling against my bed sends me into a new state of mind....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 674 words · Bruce Smith

Why Your Pupils Dilate When You Look At Someone

When your pupils appear larger, they’re dilated. Why do your pupils dilate when you look at someone? The most common reason for pupils to dilate is dim lighting. Your eyes will dilate in order to allow more light to enter in a dark setting. Similarly, your pupils will get smaller in brightness to prevent excessive light from entering the eyes. However, there are several other reasons your pupils may dilate....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 682 words · Sidney Ford

Why Your Vagina Smells Like Bleach Or Ammonia What To Do About It

To me, a bad vagina smells like fish, or at other times, sweat. There are even times when my vagina (and probably yours too) has smelled like a loaf of slightly rancid bread. More specifically, like a loaf of bread thrown into the ocean and then retrieved and left to sit on a counter for a day or two. All of those smells aside, there is one particular bad vagina smell that really makes my hair stand on end: when my vagina smells like bleach....

December 6, 2022 · 5 min · 975 words · Chris Clerk

Woman Argues With Boyfriend After Posing In His Military Uniform

One 25-year-old woman has been dating her 29-year-old military boyfriend for six months, and things seem to be going well until one day she decided to grab his uniform. Not only did she grab it, but she put it on, took pictures in it, and posted it to Facebook where everyone could see it, thinking it would be cute. Except, her boyfriend’s reaction wasn’t quite the one she was expecting....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 642 words · Justin Martin

Woman Asks For Advice After Son Reacted Negatively To Her Pregnancy Claimed He Is Forced To Parent Younger Siblings

The woman, who is 36, had divorced her ex-husband six years ago, and the two share a 16-year-old son, whom the woman refers to as Jamie in her post. The woman continues, explaining that she had remarried and has a 10-year-old son, Nick, with her current husband. Nick and Jamie get along most of the time, and are described as being really close. Her son seems to do a lot for his younger step-brother — maybe more than he is willing to take on....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 715 words · Mary Culpepper

Woman Billed 700 After Waiting In Er For 7 Hours Without Treatment

After receiving a head injury in July, Davis did what anyone would say was the best thing to do when injured and sought emergency care at Emory Decatur Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Davis then proceeded to spend seven hours patiently awaiting treatment at the emergency room. Finally, after an entire workday’s worth of sitting around awaiting treatment in the emergency room, Davis decided to leave. Davis was later billed $700 for her ER visit....

December 6, 2022 · 3 min · 570 words · James Busk

Woman Blocked Fiance After Being Bullied For Proposing To Him

With nothing stopping women from proposing to men — apart from old-fashioned expectations — role reversal is becoming increasingly common. What hasn’t been done away with yet, however, is the criticism hurled by people who believe it should be up to men to pop the question. When one woman decided to share the “wholesome” way she proposed to her fiancé, folks weren’t happy. RELATED: What It Means When A Man Gives A Woman A Ring — But Doesn’t Actually Propose...

December 6, 2022 · 3 min · 521 words · Francisco Maloney

Woman Glad After Discovering Her Husband Was Cheating On Her

She then took to Reddit’s “r/TrueOffMyChest” thread to share the story about how she discovered her husband, Matthew, sleeping with someone else. The woman’s husband cheated on her after the two decided to have an open marriage. After being married for several years, Matthew came to the conclusion that he wasn’t sexually attracted to his wife anymore, but he didn’t want to divorce the woman as he still loved her....

December 6, 2022 · 3 min · 574 words · Rodney Taylor

Woman Leaves The Restaurant After Her Boyfriend Refuses To Pay For Her Dinner

After doing so, however, she thought that she may have overreacted, so she went to Reddit’s AITA “r/AmItheA–hole” thread to ask internet users for their opinions. The woman left the restaurant after her boyfriend insisted that she just eat from his meal. The woman started her post by explaining that she and her boyfriend made plans with some friends to have dinner together outside — but before that, something terrible happened to the woman....

December 6, 2022 · 3 min · 589 words · Patsy Ansley

Woman Puts Her Used Pregnancy Test In Her Husband S Mouth To Reveal That She S Expecting

We typically don’t watch a pregnancy reveal and think that it’s “gross.” However, one woman defied the pregnancy reveal norm to surprise her husband and viewers are disgusted. RELATED: Mom Who Chose To Keep Her Pregnancy A Secret Until After Giving Birth Faces Backlash From Family The woman placed her pregnancy test in her husband’s mouth. In a TikTok video posted by @taylormakesvideos that has generated over 760,000 views, a woman approaches her husband with a positive pregnancy test....

December 6, 2022 · 3 min · 467 words · Ronald Barfield

Woman Refuses To Babysit Child Her Husband Had During Affair

AITA is a thread where people post their situation and internet users comment their thoughts. This woman wrote that her husband cheated on her 3 years ago with their mutual friend, Jane. However, after a lot of discussion and counseling, the woman decided to stay with her husband. She further wrote that her husband is still in touch with Jane as they have a daughter together and she is also actively involved in that child’s life....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 672 words · Shelly Mcbrayer

Woman Reveals Her Husband Left Her After Cancer Diagnosis While Her Sister S Husband Stayed

Her sister’s husband stayed with her after her cancer diagnosis while the woman’s husband abandoned her after her own diagnosis. Her husband walked out soon after she was diagnosed with cancer. The woman shared her story on the subreddit thread, r/TrueOffMyChest, an online space for people to share personal and intimate stories they do not wish to share with those close to them. RELATED: Dad Who Allowed Teen Daughter To Smoke & Drink After Her Terminal Cancer Diagnosis Sparks Debate “My husband was out the door as soon as I got diagnosed,” she wrote....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 704 words · William Iannone

Woman Says Her Husband Confessed He Was In Love With Her Sister

For one woman, it wasn’t infidelity but what her husband said one night after he found out her sister was getting married. The woman shared her story to the subreddit thread “r/TrueOffMyChest,” an online space where you can get something personal off your chest that you do not wish to share with those close to you. The woman says her husband confessed to being in love with her sister and not her....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 683 words · Jami Gibson

Woman Says She Makes 10K Per Client As A Baby Namer

Taylor Humphrey, 33, helped name more than 100 kids in 2020. Humphrey also runs a TikTok account under the name “whatsinababynamedoula.” On the account, she responds to questions sent in by users and offers some name ideas for free. The baby namer can make $10,000 per client. The cost of her service ranges from $1,500, which gets the client a one-on-one phone call with Humphrey, all the way up to $10,000, which includes options much more personal to the parents....

December 6, 2022 · 3 min · 516 words · Pearl Brimmer

Woman Says Sister Accused Her Of Stealing The Baby She Abandoned

However, this is exactly what happened to her after she attempted to reconnect her niece with her biological mother — who had disappeared from her life months ago. The woman’s sister is claiming that she ‘stole’ her daughter after taking her in. Posting her story on the subreddit, “r/AmItheA-–hole (AITA), the woman asked other Redditors if she was wrong for pursuing appropriate actions to obtain legal guardianship of her niece after her sister abandoned her....

December 6, 2022 · 6 min · 1074 words · Maxwell Greene

Woman Sends Employee Home After She Refuses To Conceal Her Distracting Bra Straps

The woman posted about the unusual situation to the subreddit “r/AmItheA–hole” (AITA), a forum where users try to figure out if they were wrong or not in an argument that has been bothering them. In her Reddit post, the woman, 23, explained that she works as a senior software engineer, and part of her duties is “overseeing a group of eight programmers.” “I do not enforce a dress code,” she revealed....

December 6, 2022 · 4 min · 699 words · Kelsey Doyle

Woman Starts Argument With Her Boyfriend About Boarding A Plane

She posted the incident on Reddit’s “r/AmItheA–hole” (AITA) subreddit, where she could hopefully get an answer as to whether she was wrong for starting an argument with her boyfriend in the first place. She started an argument with her boyfriend because he boarded the plane before her. “We checked in together and had different boarding groups — he was group 1, since he is active duty military, I was group 3, for being a platinum card holder on the airline,” she begins her post....

December 6, 2022 · 3 min · 613 words · Jill Morin

Woman Steps In After Finding Mom Kids Sleeping On Airport Floor While Struggling To Get Home

However, during giving season, nothing spreads holiday cheer like the kindness of strangers — as was proven in a viral Facebook post in which one good samaritan shared what she did to pay it forward this year. A post shared by Daily Dose of Kindness, a Facebook page dedicated to providing joyful and happy stories to brighten anyone’s day, recalls one woman’s chance encounter at an airport. RELATED: Mom Asks If She’s Wrong For Cancelling Christmas At Her In-Laws To Avoid Disrupting Her Toddler’s Routine...

December 6, 2022 · 3 min · 633 words · George Williams