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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: 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.

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“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.

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

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

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

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“I will leave the country”: Oprah’s podcast stirs millennial fears over “filial laws,” responsibility over their baby boomer parents

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

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“Just before a major holiday”: Oprah’s episode about going “no contact” is causing backlash—here’s why some say it missed the mark

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Left: Tweet text reading "Christian churches talking about there’s a war on Christianity in response to the baby formula social experiment lady." Right: Dark-haired woman underneath text reading, "Testing your church to see if they would feed a starving baby."

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Pastors are crashing out after woman tests churches pretending to need baby formula to see who actually helps (most refused)

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“I am being 100% real”: Man stunned to find out he’s named after a “South Park” character

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Rebekah Harding

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“Ready, set, go”: Parents are sharing their outside-the-box hacks that actually work

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

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“They’re happy to keep things surface level”: 19 millennials who feel their parents don’t really know them

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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

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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“What is this?”: Woman has a C-section while giving birth. Now she says something was left inside her

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Tiffanie Drayton

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Gen Z parents are reportedly refusing to read to their kids because it’s “boring”

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ALDI announces price freeze on baby formula in the U.K. What about Americans?

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