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The author (right) and her daughter (left) are stressed about college admissions.
  • My daughter is in high school, and I'm stressed about her college applications.
  • I get so stressed that I start nagging and telling her what she should be doing.
  • Since she will be away at school in a few years, I'm trying to focus on our relationship instead.

At a recent workshop for parents of high


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Meta has announced that it’s introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp. Designed to allow young people under the age of 13 to use the messaging platform more safely, these accounts feature new controls that enable a parent or guardian to restrict who can send them messages. Parent-managed accounts can also only be used for messaging and calling, so additional features like Channels, location



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The author sends her kids to an assisted living facility that has a preschool.
  • My twins attend a preschool program inside a local nursing home.
  • They spend time helping seniors, including residents with dementia.
  • I chose empathy and community over traditional kindergarten prep.

Recently, my sons visited the adult daycare wing of the nursing home that shares their preschool


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A $2.7 billion dollar class action lawsuit against Sony is currently underway in the UK.

The issue at hand? Lawyers for the plaintiff are arguing that Sony is taking advantage of its "monopoly position" by forcing gamers to buy digital games solely through its PlayStation Store. The suit also claims Sony forced gamers to pay 'unfair download fees'.

The case went to London's Competition Appeal


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The writer's off-grid home in New Mexico, with a U-Haul truck nearby.
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  • In 2019, my husband and I moved to our dream off-grid home in New Mexico.
  • After our son was born, we realized how far we were from family, friends, and a hospital.
  • We moved back to a walkable part of St. Louis, and our new home is great for our needs right now.

My husband and I wanted space. We wanted to be off-grid.

After years of traveling in a van, our wild hippie hearts


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Adrien Brody won the Best Actor in award at the 2025 Oscars. Depending on who you ask, this year's favorite is either Michael B. Jordan or Timothée Chalamet.
  • At this year's Academy Awards, the Best Picture winner is likely to come from Warner Bros.
  • Will Warner Bros. exist a year from now? Paramount, its owner-to-be, says yes. But there are a lot of questions.
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Eight of the 10 most popular AI chatbots were willing to help plan violent attacks when tested by researchers, according to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), in partnership with CNN. While both Snapchat's My AI and Claude refused to assist with violence the majority of the time, only Anthropic's Claude "reliably discouraged" these hypothetical attackers during testing