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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

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‘So unethical’: Mom says toddlers were ‘terminated’ from home daycare. She can’t believe the reason why

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Woman gets government letter asking her to take in a child she’s never met.

Secret child

‘Does my husband have a secret child?’: Woman gets government letter asking her to take in a child she’s never met. Is that normal?

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

pen and notepad (l) kids at Scholastic Book Fair with logo (c) receipt (r)

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‘They scammin the babies’: Mom calls out Scholastic book fair after what they sold her daughter

woman in mirror with caption "me telling the kids I babysit for that it's inappropriate to wear a Native American headdress and then getting fired" (l) Native American headdress (c) woman speaking with caption "they were just showing me their Halloween costumes and they were like" (r)

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‘Ask them for a 23 and me’: Babysitter says she got fired after telling kids wearing Native American headdresses is ‘inappropriate’

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

Woman slams Whole Foods for ‘smashing’ her son’s birthday cake

Whole Foods birthday cake

‘I’m just really upset’: Woman slams Whole Foods for ‘smashing’ her son’s cake and ‘ruining’ his first birthday

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘She’s confusing Costco with the library’: Customer complains about families who bring their kids to Costco. It backfires

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Speaker at SXSW; Sephora Sign; Stats on Gen Alpha requests.

Brand name Sephora

‘It happens around the 8-10 age’: From Walmart to Sephora, Gen Alpha customers are requesting products by brand name

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Mom finds inappropriate messages sent to her daughter on Roblox

Roblox Messages

‘Hardly anything is blocked’: Mom warns fellow parents when she finds inappropriate messages sent to her daughter on Roblox game

Parents say they'll sue school cafeteria after what it served child for lunch

Cafeteria Burger

‘Barnacle burger’: Parents say they’ll sue school cafeteria after what it served their child for lunch

Mom says school principal held phone against child's face to unlock it

face unlock principal

‘Was it even legal?’: Mom says school principal held phone against child’s face to unlock it

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Viewers divided after gas station sells child ‘Hard-Charged Tea’ that contains 7% alcohol

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‘To be fair, Panera calls theirs “charged”’: Viewers divided after gas station sells child ‘Hard-Charged Tea’ that contains 7% alcohol

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‘She look 22’: Father tells restaurant server his daughter is 8 years old to get discounted kids meal

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‘It was one of the most awful realizations I had’: Mom shares unexpected realization about motherhood

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Target customer gets $400 back with ‘Cat and Jack’ return hack

Cat and Jack Returns

‘If you look on the inside of your kids’ clothing there’s a teeny, tiny little tag’: Target customer gets $400 back with ‘Cat and Jack’ return hack. Here’s how you can do the same

Mom warns not to raise iPad kids. Here's what she's seeing in her 12-year-old after she let her always be on it

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