This 21-year-old man with Down syndrome is continuously breaking barriers, and he has no plans of stopping. His latest feat? Landing a job at a popular nationwide delivery service. Jake Pratt of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, recently added one more item to his growing list of accomplishments: securing a position at UPS as a package runner. […]
An old lady was on the checkout at the local supermarket when a young female cashier approached her. The cashier looked at her arrogantly and told her that she ought to bring her own grocery bags next time, saying “plastic bags aren’t green and you are hurting the planet.” We didn’t have the green thing […]
After Quaker Foods announced its rebranding, the great-grandson of the real Aunt Jemima expressed his fury that cancel culture is erasing her legacy. Yesterday, we reported that Quaker Foods caved to calls to “cancel” Aunt Jemima, and that the brand will be renamed. Now, the great-grandson of the real Aunt Jemima, Anna Short Harrington, is […]
Chagas, a silent and deadly disease, is caused by nocturnal bugs that silently infect up to 8 million people each year. Emiliana Rodríguez, originally from Bolivia, experienced the fear of Chagas as a child when a friend died suddenly during a nighttime game of soccer. Moving to Barcelona, she discovered that she herself was a […]
No matter how much it hurts now, someday you will look back and realize your struggles changed your life for the better. The post Someday You Will Look Back appeared first on Live Life Happy. As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something […]
All week I’ve cooked dinner, and all week I’ve ended up doing the dishes left over from dinner in the morning. Even when husband does the dishes, by the end of the day, there’s more that I end up doing. My routine is that I tidy up the kitchen while my kids eat their dinner […]
Next Avenue readers share their insights about the many benefits of growing older, including their hard-won wisdom I’ve been poring over the many wise and intriguing reactions to Next Avenue articles, blog posts and Wrinklepedia discussion questions (the Wrinklepedia section of the site is where we actively engage visitors in chats that can help shape […]
I was a child in England in the 1950s and 60s, and we didn’t really have snacks. We had meals, which were cooked by Mum or later by Granny, and we didn’t normally eat between meals. Sweets generally happened just after a meal, if they happened at all. A biscuit, a rare ice cream, a […]
The advancement of technology today means most moms-to-be in the Western world can see remarkable 3D images of their babies while they’re still growing in the womb. There’s very little wondering about what your baby will look like and the sex anymore thanks to these amazing scans. But what doctors can’t show is your baby’s […]
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have been incredibly open about their journey with having suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage before they welcomed their third child. Now the couple revealed they secretly welcomed a fourth child through a more unconventional route. Keep reading to learn more! Shutterstock On Wednesday, the couple announced that they had welcomed a […]