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Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

2 Panel image, Mother with blue and pink foot print papers and Gender reveal cake

“My mom says I embarrassed her in front of the family”: Man never receives info while making gender-reveal cake for pregnant sister. He decides to make it grey

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Split screen with airplanes at airport on left and hand holding glass of wine inside airplane on right.

Passenger shocked by plane crew error that put her 3 year-old at risk—and she’s not happy with the airline’s response

‘Am I the problem?’: Baseball mom refuses to bring snacks for whole team. Then she gets ‘shunned’

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

sams club worker giving a child energy drink(l) Sams Club Store Logo(c) Alani Drink box(r)

‘It’s your responsibility to parent not his’: Sam’s Club shopper blasts store for letting her 5-year-old have 8 samples of Alani Nu energy drinks

man sharing why he was fired from his work(l) Fairmont Sign(c) Man playing piano with kids around(r)

‘I was there…’: Man gets fired from Fairmont Lodge when children start singing along to his piano playing. Then the guests hear about it

Wooden Brandy Melville Signage, and Baby sitter playing with kids

‘We cannot pay you more than $50 after you wore that’: Teen babysitter works over 6 hours. Then the parents refuse to pay her over ‘inappropriate’ Brandy Melville outfit

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

Left: Screenshot of Tiktok user @donnitta_renee; Right: Screenshot from Tiktok user @donnitta_renee on an airplane with the caption "I would've screamed how she stabbed me....that'll get someone's attention quick"

Culture

‘Get up lady, and get your kids!’: Passenger loses it after kid stabs her with fork with no parents in sight

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

woman shares what she received in package(l) Children swimwear items(r)

‘Sending back today’: Woman receives a package containing swimwear for 1-year-old child. Then she’s shocked by what’s inside

Target sign(l), Woman talking(c), Family restroom sign(r)

‘Crying over a bathroom is ridiculous’: Mom complains about Target worker using family restroom, gets manager involved. It backfires

3-panel image, on the sides a person explains, in the middle is a Build a Bear Workshop store.

‘That mom was 100% in the wrong’: Woman says her niece went to Build-A-Bear birthday party. Then the mom made a strange request

‘You’re better than me’: Woman says man at Walmart said her 2-year-old was ‘flirting’ with him

Woman talking(l), Pringles Valentines stacks with blurred out phrases(r)

‘Why you got my 9-year-old telling her classmates?’: Mom buys Pringles Valentine’s Snack Stacks for child’s class. Then she takes a closer look at what they say

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

‘That would be a better solution’: Who should control teens’ Meta, TikTok use? Health expert weighs in

Toy store(l), Woman talking(c), Sign that says "lock the door so we cannot see you through the window"(r)

‘A trick window in a children’s store is weird regardless’: Woman goes in bathroom at toy store. She thinks she can only see out

Two panel design with an image of a stack of christmas sweaters, next to an image of a Children's Place

Children