In a 2022 survey, the Pew Research Center found about two-thirds of American parents with kids younger than 18 (66%) say it’s extremely important to them that their little ones grow up to be honest and ethical adults. About half (48%) say the same about their children being hardworking, while about four in ten want … Read more

Even if they’re not a cat person, one has to admit, some of them are pretty darn cute. There’s something about them that just puts people in a better mood, whether it’s the tiny pink nose that they can’t help but boop or the jelly bean-like paw pads, which ought to evoke an inadvertent “awww”. … Read more

Tech companies are no longer recognized as just computer software producers. From the take-outs we order to the movies we stream, they’ve become integral parts of our lives. So to better understand the folks that belong to them and make it all happen, let’s take a look at what’s going on in the Facebook group … Read more

“To run one’s mouth” is considered a bad thing for a reason. Similarly, “to put your foot in your mouth” carries a similar emotion, one which makes us wish real life had an edit button. But in this way, regret can be a powerful lesson for people who really need to learn thinking before speaking. … Read more

The deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the wreck of the legendary Titanic was found in pieces after a “catastrophic implosion” that killed everyone aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said, ending a multinational five-day search for the vessel. A robotic diving vehicle deployed from a Canadian ship discovered debris from the submersible … Read more

Do you remember favorite childhood toy? Mine was an orange mouse named Chester and he had massive ears that were perfect for listening to all my stories. Whenever he had to be washed, my mum would tell me he was going on an underwater mission. Now, as a grown up, I realize how that it … Read more

If you’ve been on social media long enough, you know well that most of what you see is as real as unicorns (which may just be a horse with an ice cream cone stuck on its forehead sans filters). Barbie-like figures, smooth skin faces, perfectly sculpted abs. That’s all fine. Except when people start being … Read more

Bringing home a newborn often evokes various feelings we didn’t even know we had, in addition to awakening our sense of alertness – we wish to protect our child from any possible harm directed their way. However, we might as well question whether there are some limits to our protectiveness that might benefit the child … Read more

Shakespeare’s legendary play King Lear is perhaps the first such large-scale work in world culture where the problem of old age and the care of the elderly by their children rises to its full height. Of course, King Lear didn’t have to deal with Social Security, Medicare and other things that his American peers have … Read more

Anyone who says that parenthood is the greatest joy in the world is absolutely right. Anyone who says that parenthood is one of the most difficult tests that fall to the lot of a person is also absolutely right. This is the kind of unity and struggle of opposites that philosophers spoke of in the … Read more