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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Mother looking into camera next to her child, caption overlay reads "this is how you know the generations of my family have been healed."

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Culture

“This is how generations of my family have been healed”—and it only took one moment

Mom talking about her 3-year-old breaking a 600 pound table at Hazelnut Cafe in New Jersey.

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“Sue them!”: Toddler breaks $1,600 table at cafe. Mom says she was pressured to hand over credit card on the spot

"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Mikayla Matthews balancing her newborn while doing the Nicki Minaj Stiletto Challenge

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“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star defends doing Nicki Minaj Stiletto Challenge while blindfolded and holding newborn

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

British tennis star Emma Raducanu paused her match at the Cincinnati Open on Monday after a baby’s cries rang out for 10 minutes, disrupting play against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Caption overlay reads "crowd cheering because she told the ump to kick a child out….look at my sport dawg."

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Tennis star stops match to complain about crying baby, crowd says “yes!” to booting it from courts

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

Mom looking into camera in her office and crying under caption reading, "Me at work because I’m watching my baby sit up for the first time through the monitor."

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“We were NOT supposed to live like this”: Video shows the exact moment a mom realizes she’s missing her baby’s milestones

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“This is just bad parenting!”: Christian family’s “night owl” bedtime routine has the internet up in arms

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

calvin harris surprising instagram birth post

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“No one is ready for that”: Calvin Harris praised for normalizing childbirth in shocking new Instagram post—while completely horrifying others

Left: BlueSky post reading "like having a relationship with your kids or something? ha ha ha. why have relationship when you can have dictatorship." Right: Skechers shoe with an Airtag compartment

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Skechers made kids’ sneakers with a hidden pocket for AirTags. Are parents going too far?

3 panel: Girl in a pink jacket riding down the escalator

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“I’m flabbergasted”: The “pink jacket girl” who went on a mall rampage has become a diva anti-hero legend

millennials say boomer parents dont really know their children

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“They’re happy to keep things surface level”: 19 millennials who feel their parents don’t really know them

Left: Woman handing baby to man Right: Man holding baby as he inspects meat on a girl. Caption overlay reads, "His wife swapped their baby with a friend's to see if he would notice."

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“I’d go insane if my husband failed this bad”: Dad gets dragged for failing to recognize his own baby during a switcheroo prank

3 panel: Mom @heylilianschmidt on TikTok showing how she uses ChatGPT to help "co-parent" her 3-year-old daughter

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“You should be tarred and feathered”: Mom says she uses ChatGPT to “co-parent” and plan meals, bedtime, and gifts. Now she’s public enemy #1

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Left: Tweet reading 'Some of the recruiting letters my husband’s parents withheld from him until he was 24 because “we didn’t want to have travel far to home meets, and you aren’t that smart anyway.'" Right: Opened recruitment letters

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“I’d struggle to EVER forgive them”: Boomer backlash erupts after man learns his parents hid Ivy League offers…because they didn’t want to drive that far

Left: Children ride scooters and roller skates in the autumn park Right: Boy riding scooter under caption reading: "No bedtimes, eat whatever/whenever, showers optional"

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Is “feral child summer” really making a comeback or just Gen X nostalgia?

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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“Nobody cares”: Wait, does Gen Alpha not laugh at farts? The next generation is normalizing bodily functions

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