The act of regifting—passing on as new a gift someone else gave you—is controversial but only because of those who do a noticeably bad job of it. If every act of regifting were carried out flawlessly, no one would have the occasion to find it distasteful. The secret to flawless regifting is to know and…
4 Things We Really Want for Christmas
Do you remember the TV show “Supermarket Sweep”? Contestants had several minutes to fill grocery carts with as much stuff as possible. But the winner wasn’t determined by the quantity of stuff jammed into the cart but by the total monetary value at checkout. The contestant with the biggest tab won the game. The strategy…
A Mostly Complete Guide to Tipping During the Holiday Season
It is a social custom in this country to give cash gifts, known as tips or gratuities, during the holiday season. How this custom came to be I have no idea. And while we see editorial suggestions in newspapers and magazines during the holidays, thankfully there are no rules, no tipping police. What makes one…
Astros Fan Promised to Take Daughter to World Series but Can’t—Until Braves Fan Gives Them Tickets
Houston dad David Bramlet and his 11-year-old daughter, Addison, are diehard Astros fans, and in 2017 he promised her if their team made it to the World Series, he’d buy tickets and take her to her first World Series game. When last month the Astros upheld their end of the bargain, David found himself coming up…
Woman Gives Birth to ‘Miracle’ Triplets After 2 Miscarriages: ‘We’ve Been Blessed’
After two miscarriages, a UK woman has become a proud mother of naturally conceived “miracle” triplets. Following the loss of two babies at 11 weeks, Natasha O’Grady, from Isleworth, London, learned the good news at the end of a grieving therapy program. Natasha, 32, and her husband, Ryan, 34, were in “total shock” when a…
Baby Born With Her Intestines on the Outside Now Has an Outie Bellybutton and Is Thriving
A mother of four was left terrified when she was told during her pregnancy that her baby girl would be born with her intestines on the outside of her body. However, the now-11-month-old girl, who received reversal surgery to reinsert her small and large intestine into her body, just has an outie belly button to show…
Video Shows Tender Adoption of Baby Chimpanzee by His Aunt After Mom’s Mystery Sickness
A pregnant female chimpanzee at a zoo in Switzerland has adopted her sick sister’s baby, caring for the vulnerable infant under the watchful eyes of zookeepers, even after the birth of her own baby. On Oct. 13, Basel Zoo, a nonprofit in the city of Basel, Switzerland, shared heartwarming footage of the adoptive mom with two young…
Parental Time Management Hacks That Work
Parents who work full-time provide a little magic and grace throughout the day. The COVID-19 pandemic punishes working parents. Parents who work full-time are the best people to provide a little magic and grace throughout the day to their own children—But don’t underestimate the care they take with your team, either. Parental Time Management Hacks that…
Purposeful Parenting: It Starts With a Plan
Strategic planning sessions. Company retreats. Visions and goal setting. Most of us who have worked in any kind of administrative environment have sat in brainstorming meetings with someone facilitating the event probably with a flip chart or computer screen. We know the drill. You have a vision, a mission statement, you arrive at “the why”…
Let’s Make It Happen: Saving Thanksgiving From the Grinch
Dr. Seuss wrote “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” the story of a sour, solitary creature who despises the joy that Christmas brings to others. This year, the Grinch has widened his ambitions and is taking aim at Thanksgiving. Our country is in a mess. Gas prices are soaring. The cost of groceries, including turkeys, is…
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