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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.

Charlotte Colombo

Concerned parents can now block their children from watching YouTube Shorts

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: Two children at McDonald's, text overlay reads "Yes they eat McDonald's. Yes I made them pay for it with their own money they got for Christmas." Right: Brunette woman sitting in the car responding to a TikTok comment reading, "Why make them pay? They are children."

“Not the flex you think”: Mom who made her kids use their own Christmas money for McDonald’s fires back at critics

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

Left: Jennifer Lawrence attends the "Die My Love" UK premiere at the 69th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall. Right: Actress Jennifer Lawrence speaking into a microphone, side-angle view.

“Did not pass the vibe test”: Jennifer Lawrence under fire for rehoming her dog, saying she wants to “obliterate” them all after one bit her son

Lego Smart Brick at CES 2026. Tweet text overlay reads, "Legos gone digital? Goodbye childhood, hello dystopia."

“Sign of the apocalypse”: Lego’s new “Smart Brick” has some parents deeply unsettled

Active dad and his young son playing soccer in the backyard of a house. Tweet overlay reads, "My feelings of love toward them are perfectly strong, but if I have to watch them or entertain them for more than about 10 minutes my blood starts to boil."

Culture

“Am I just a monster?”: Dad admits, unprompted, that his “blood starts to boil” if he has to spend over 10 minutes with his kids

Left: Two shirtless men, father and son, text over older man's head reads "Dad 41," text over younger man's head reads "Son 18." Right: Father and son walking through a parking lot, lifting their shirts up.

“Please be kind”: OnlyFans dad defends his decision to collaborate with his son

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: A small sheet of printer paper with elementary school homework printed on it, laying on a marble countertop. Text overlay reads, "The homework our five year old came home with." Right: Female elementary school teacher helping cute schoolboy with homework.

“This is so sad”: Mom points out error on 5-year-old’s grammar homework. Teachers rush to defend it

father copies daughters tiktok dance videos til she acts right

“He stretched my shirt out”: Dad hilariously copies daughter’s dance video in bid for her to “act right”

“Literally leave me alone”: Alabama Barker hits back at the response to her dad buying her lingerie for Christmas

Mom’s “spicy saltine crackers” for a teacher gift sparks debate over what educators actually want: “Feels ruder than no gift”

“Puppies aren’t plushies”: Kim Kardashian’s puppy gifts for each child draws sharp criticism from PETA

ai slop christmas presents parents bought

“I thought it was real”: Children are showing off the terrible AI gifts their parents bought for Christmas

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: Woman looking into camera under text reading, "People without kids are basically on vacation 24/7." Right: Woman looking into camera under text overlay reading, "The 'child free people don't know how much free time they have' woman is a clear examples of why we need childfree friends."

Parenting