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Sean O’Grady is head of Trust and Safety at Pocket Worlds.Before that, he worked at TikTok.He says there are good resources to help parents navigate the complexity of online safety.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sean O’Grady, head of Trust and Safety at Pocket Worlds. It has…
Alcohol was part of my life. My wake-up call was after I crashed my car while driving under the influence. I realized I can’t fail my son, and now I’m working to regain his trust. For most of my adult life, alcohol was my crutch, my comfort, and eventually, my…
Every year, my dad would pick out the family Christmas tree at a nearby farm.After he had strokes, we figured out a way to continue to include him in the tradition.We kept up this new version of our ritual for over a decade.We want holiday traditions to be static, each…
When my son was little, his father and I went through a custody trial and agreed on a holiday-sharing schedule. It outlined that if my son spent a holiday with me, the following year, he would spend that same holiday with his dad. So if I got Christmas Eve and…
Tim Laielli, 34, freezer-preps 16-portion meals for his family to save time and money.Frozen food last a lot longer, and a chest freezer allows him to store many different meals at once.Buying ingredients in bulk is cheaper, and freezing gives his family more flexibility with meals.For many parents, cooking for…
Michael Johnston was making six figures in a remote job he enjoyed when his second child was born.He fell in love with full-time parenting and his wife, a successful editor, was keen to keep working.The couple’s move from California to Maine meant they could afford living off one income. This…
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Country singer Thomas Rhett said he prefers to tour alone to be more present at home.In an interview with Vanity Fair published Thursday, the “Die a Happy Man” singer said that although his marriage with wife Lauren Akins may seem ideal on social media, they do — like other couples…
Yvette Nicole Brown says she recently had to put her father — who has Alzheimer’s — in a care home because she could no longer be his primary caregiver.In an interview with People, the actor opened up about how she dropped everything to care for her father full-time when he…
Seth Meyer can remember the first time he met Tim Walz.”I was just your average adolescent, angry punk rock vegan kid who hated the system, and thought: ‘Oh, my God, this guy’s the football coach. Screw him’ — because nothing says ‘the system’ like the football coach.”During Walz’s tenure, the team…
