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Woman shocked to learn the cost of diapers in 2025: “How is it legal?”

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“You gotta unplug sometimes”: Twitch streamer Fandy just gave birth on a livestream, and viewers can’t believe what they just witnessed

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“My son understood”: Concerned mother cuts off the internet after Charlie Kirk shooting hits too close home

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Mom breaks Guinness World Record sprinting across Legos barefoot—and everyone’s making the same joke

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.

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“I want the colors”: Daughter of “sad beige mom” tries to brighten up her room, breaks hearts

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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

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“Tried to start a riot in his first-grade class”: 19 parents who had to discipline their kids while secretly dying of laughter

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“Nothing has united any form of social media as much”: TikTok unites behind the “Antipasto Salad Mom” as drama explodes into meme territory

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“And they wonder why people aren’t having babies”: New mom stunned by baby formula prices

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“This can’t be real!”: Parent goes to child’s graduation. But they are only allowed 1 clap per child

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Former teacher’s 11 parenting rules spark heated debate across the internet: “Extremely messed up”

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Mom’s theory about how baddies make the best kind of parents goes viral: “Confident moms raise confident kids”

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‘This is devastating’: Woman gives birth. Then she finds out she was given the wrong baby

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She ‘de-pilled’ her son: Mom goes viral for calmly dismantling her son’s red pill logic, one question at a time

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