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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.

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Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

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‘I had mom guilt’: Woman warns against bringing kids into fancy restaurants after birthday dinner experience with toddler

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.

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‘I’m a disgusting excuse for a mother’: Woman cries after getting ‘mom-shamed’ for letting her child get her ears pierced at Claire’s

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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‘Learn from my mistake’: Woman says she’s been reading the tags on baby clothes wrong this whole time

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘She should not have told anybody’: Woman says Gypsy Rose Blanchard made a mistake by announcing pregnancy because of this law. It could affect you too

Woman shares air conditioning hack you can get at Home Depot for $20

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‘The best summer hack for your baby’: Woman shares air conditioning hack she bought at Home Depot for $20

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

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‘Shhhhhh don’t say it too loud’: Woman shares the ‘ultimate summer parenting hack’ at Chuck E. Cheese

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.

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‘You family vlogger people are going to hell’: The children of early 2010s YouTube stars are speaking out—and changing the law

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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Main Character of the Week: Mom who filmed herself baking and set off a firestorm 

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

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‘Normalize naming your kids after something you love’: Viral parenting meme encourages odd name choices for babies

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.

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