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People are helping a dad explain his ‘cheap’ grocery purchases to his 11-year-old daughter

Even though parents may try to shield their children from tough topics such as economics and social status, they develop their own sense of them as they age. Studies show that children as young as 5 know the difference between being poor, middle-class or wealthy.

By age 11, children are fully conscious of brands and see them as the “dominant feature in their product categorization compared with other perceptual attributes.”

A father was recently embarrassed by his 11-year-old daughter at the supermarket when she called him out for buying generic products instead of brand names. He shared the story on Reddit’s Mildly Infuriating forum, where many commenters shared advice on teaching preteens about household economics.


The post is probably relatable to a lot of parents who’ve had to tighten their budgets given the steep rise in prices over the past few years. When prices go up and your wages stay the same, providing for your family becomes even more difficult.

“Been food shopping with my kid for years. She’s 11 now and has developed an opinion on everything. She questioned me on why I buy Pricerite (generic) brand items over brand name. I explained when you only have $100, you can’t use it all up buying brand name foods, it goes further if you buy items at a good price,” the father explained in his post.

Even though the daughter seemed to understand her dad’s point, she made fun of him to the cashier while they were checking out.

“Five minutes later, when checking out, the cashier greets us, ‘How are you doing today?’ my daughter replies, ‘It could be better. We can’t eat brand-name food ’cause my dad is cheap… cheap like a bird.’ And flocks her arms and goes cheap cheap cheap cheap,” the embarrassed father shared.

A group of commenters stepped in to help the exasperated father teach his daughter how to make sound economic decisions while giving her a lesson in manners.

“Next time shopping, have her bring a calculator and put in the name brand prices for each item. Then when she gets to $100, say if we bought the name brand, this is all we would be getting, since we aren’t, I can get more food,” SnooWords4839 wrote. “Hang in there, kids sometimes need visual aids while learning.”

Another commenter thought it would be a good idea for the child to learn generic and name-brand products are often quite alike. Maybe that way, she’d understand that her dad isn’t just frugal but smart.

“Do a blind taste test sometime between generic and brand name,” Tubagoat suggested. “And ask her why someone would pay more for something that tastes exactly the same. Then when she thinks she’s getting wise to your ways, blindfold her and have her taste two of the same store brand samples.”

Another person suggested a real-world way to teach a child about spending is by comparing cereal that comes in a bag versus the type that comes in a box.

“I once gave my kids $5 each to buy their favorite cereal (this, of course, was when name brand cereal was about $3 a box) they were happy to have their favorite name brand but quickly realized it didn’t last as long as the bag cereal mom buys,” ColorMeSlowly wrote. “They were disappointed and never asked for their name-brand cereal again.”

Another commenter believed the real lesson the daughter should take from the exchange is about respect.

“This is not about money, this is your child being absurdly disrespectful to you,” Luxxielisbon wrote. “Even if you were cheap and not budget conscious, that’s still your decision (assuming of course children are not being neglected). I would never presume to tell my parents what to do with their money. When she earns her own, she can decide how to spend it.”

Making it through hard times is an exercise in resourcefulness but also one in character. It teaches us to be resilient, adaptive, gracious and, most importantly, humble. For parents, hard times can also be a way to impart those tough lessons to our children so they can navigate the tough times in their lives with grit and grace.

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A photographer mom shoots portraits of girls in sparkly dresses and sports equipment because YES


This one’s for the girls who know you don’t have to chose between sparkles and sports.

For too long, girls have been sent the message that they have to be either/or. You’re either a girly-girl or a tomboy. You’re either into sparkly princesses or sports practices. From the early days of childhood, we’re told in bold and subtle ways to squeeze ourselves into separate boxes.

But those boxes are bullspit, and most of us know it. Girls don’t have to choose between feeling beautiful and being badass. We can be both at the same time.


Perhaps that’s why a portrait shoot shared by HMP Couture Imagery showing girls dressed up in fancy dresses and sports equipment has gone insanely viral. The shoot is called “Because you can do it all,” and in just a few days it has already been shared 175,000+ times.

The woman who photographed the shoot says a comment from a fellow mom sparked the idea.

Heather Mitchell, the photographer from Alabama who runs HMP Couture Imagery, told Upworthy how the portrait shoot came about.

“My youngest daughter is 8 and she is trying softball this year for the first time,” said Mitchell. “We were at practice a few weeks ago and I was talking with the other moms. I was saying that I hoped Paislee learned to love the game because she was athletic. One of the moms told me that she was not athletic, that she was a girly-girl.”

“I couldn’t sleep that night,” Mitchell continued. “All I could think was, ‘Why does she have to choose?’ I played every sport my school offered and wore lipstick to every game. So the next day we went to the studio and created her shot.”

Mitchell says she only spent about three minutes shooting because she knew exactly what she wanted to create. After she posted the photos of Paislee to her personal Facebook page, she got a ton of requests from other parents for the same kind of shoot. After adding two days to the schedule, they sold out in an hour—and the requests just keep on coming.

Mitchell hopes that girls see these photos and realize that they don’t have to choose one identity.

The idea that crinoline and cleats can’t exist in the same mental space is silly, but common. Girls (and boys for that matter) can love pretty things and kick butt at sports. They don’t have to be one thing or the other.

“My parent taught me that I could be anything I wanted growing up,” Mitchell told Upworthy. “I didn’t realize till I was much older that everyone is not that blessed.”

These photos are an excellent reminder to questions our assumptions and not place unnecessary limits on anyone—and an empowering example for girls who don’t fit neatly into a socially constructed box.

“I hope that every little girl that sees this series can see that there is no box,” says Mitchell. “Whatever their dreams are they can achieve.”

This article originally appeared on 4.17.19

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Experts Are Warning That A Second Trump Presidency Would Be A ‘Disaster’ For The U.S. Economy

If Donald Trump becomes president again, he’ll “significantly increase” his powers, reinstate travel bans, and restrict teaching on race and gender, among other nightmare scenarios. Oh yeah, and he’ll destroy the global economy.

That’s according to American Enterprise Institute economist Michael Strain, who told the Washington Post, “It would be a disaster for the U.S. economy — it would raise prices for consumers and be met with considerable retaliation from other nations, which would raise the costs facing U.S. businesses. It would reduce employment among manufacturing workers. It would be very, very bad.” He was speaking about Trump’s plan for a “universal baseline” tariff on nearly all imports to the United States.

On Fox Business on Thursday, the former president called for setting this tariff at 10 percent “automatically” for all countries, a move that experts warn could lead to higher prices for consumers throughout the economy and could likely lead to a global trade war… This idea, which Trump has taken to describing as the creation of a “ring around the U.S. economy,” could represent a massive escalation of global economic chaos, surpassing the international trade discord that marked much of his first administration.

Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, called the plan “lunacy” and “horrifying. He continued, “It is a recipe for corruption. They will decide that whoever cozies up to Trump, or whoever his commerce secretary is, will get the exception.” Another expert, economist Chris Clarke, added, “On net, this would harm the American economy substantially… Producers would have higher costs, and now all the consumers are paying higher prices for goods that used to be imported.”

The art of the deal!

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GloRilla’s Life Advice For Women In Their 20s Is ‘Toxic,’ But It’s Absolutely Necessary, She Believes

Rapper GloRilla is an open book regarding her social media profiles. Whether she’s laughing in embarrassment over old photos or talking back about her run-in with the law, the “Tomorrow 2” musician is quite transparent. Yesterday (August 21), GloRilla took to her Instagram Story to share some controversial life advice for women in their 20s.

In the video, shared by 2Cool2Blog, GloRilla opened by checking in with her women fans, saying, “Hey ladies, how are you?”

She then unloads her wisdom to the ladies, professing, “I just wanna let you know: be toxic for the rest of your 20s. You only get one life. Live your toxic 20s. You never get to be 20 years old, 21, 22, 23, 24, none of that ever again in your life. Be toxic because don’t get in your 30s thinking you can just go slashing tires and doing all this crazy sh*t. You’re too old for that now. You are too mature, be toxic for the rest of your 20s.”

Users online were torn on the declaration. “Crazy how someone in her position is saying this,” wrote one fan.

However, according to GloRilla, it is for the best that women make these irrational decisions earlier in life to learn to regulate their emotions for a point in life when the damage may not be as easy to repair.

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The ‘Rebel Moon’ Trailer Launches Sofia Boutella And Charlie Hunnam Into A Galactic War In Zack Snyder’s New Sci-Fi Epic

Zack Snyder just dropped the biggest look yet at his upcoming sci-fi epic Rebel Moon.

The space epic is a decades-in-the-making passion project for the director who originally pitched it as a darker, more mature Star Wars film in the early 2010s that was heavily-inspired by the Akira Kurosawa samurai films that sparked George Lucas’ imagination. When Lucasfilm passed on the pitch, Snyder struck out on his own and turned the film into an original project for Netflix where Rebel Moon is set to premiere later this year.

Now, split into two movies because Zack Snyder is going to Zack Snyder, the director unveiled a new teaser trailer at Gamescon where fans got their first look at the opening chapter to an all-out intergalactic war.

Here’s the official synopsis:

When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors — outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge.

As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a battle over the fate of a galaxy is waged, and in the process, a new army of heroes is formed.

Rebel Moon starts streaming December 22 on Netflix.

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Why Are Artists Leaving Scooter Braun?

Over the past few days, there have been reports that some of Scooter Braun’s biggest clients are seeking new management: Billboard reported yesterday that Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato have left Braun. That followed reports that Justin Bieber, who Braun famously started representing after seeing him on YouTube, was also splitting with Braun, although representatives for both parties declined the rumors.

Regardless, there’s something going on here, so what is it?

Variety has a new report that seems to offer some answers. What appears to be happening is that Braun is actually taking a step back from hands-on, day-to-day artist management so he can put more energy into being CEO of HYBE America.

A source told the publication, “All of Scooter Braun’s clients are under contract and negotiations have been going on for several months as Scooter steps into his larger role as HYBE America CEO. People are spreading rumors based on what they know, but they are off. Scooter’s team at SB Projects are still handling both Justin and Ariana as they work through what this new structure looks like.”

Meanwhile, Variety also cites sources with conflicting perspectives. One said, “He’s imploding. It’s a different world since the pandemic. You just can’t be an asshole like that anymore.” Another noted, “He’s getting out of management — he has been for years. That’s the real story.”

Braun himself cryptically addressed the situation today (August 22), tweeting, “Breaking news… I’m no longer managing myself.” That is so far the only public comment Braun has offered about the rumors.

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Reason Celebrates His New Album With A Spot-On ‘UPROXX Sessions’ Performance Of ‘Call Me’

Top Dawg Entertainment rapper Reason released a new album, Porches, earlier this month, and now he’s celebrating with an appearance on the latest installment of UPROXX Sessions. Standing in front of the classic colorful graffiti wall, he delivered an A-plus rendition of the introspective album highlight “Call Me.”

Porches is Reason’s second album and the follow-up to his 2020 debut, New Beginnings. The project saw Reason seamlessly integrate himself into the contemporary hip-hop landscape as he linked up with featured artists like Schoolboy Q, Vince Staples, Rapsody, and Ab-Soul. His debut LP arrived after a series of independently released mixtapes caught TDE’s attention; He initially released There You Have It on his own in 2017, but TDE reissued the project the next year. Also in 2018, he landed an appearance on Black Panther: The Album, one of the year’s most beloved releases.

Check out Reason’s UPROXX Sessions performance of “Call Me” above.

UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.

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There’s A Sweet Reason Why Adam Sandler Sends Jennifer Aniston Flowers Every Mother’s Day

Jennifer Aniston has been open about her struggle with IVF treatments. “I was trying to get pregnant. It was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road,” she told Allure in 2022. “All the years and years and years of speculation… It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it. I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.’ You just don’t think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed.”

Aniston has received support from her friends, including Adam Sandler. The Friends actress revealed to the Wall Street Journal that her Murder Mystery co-star and his wife Jackie send her flowers every Mother’s Day.

Aniston previously discussed her friendship with Sandler, which dates back to the 1990s. “Oh my god, I love this man with all my heart. This is one of the kindest human beings you’ll ever meet,” she said in 2019 after he presented her with an award. “I’ve literally known him for 30 years, we’re family. Am I crying? He made me tear up out there, Adam doesn’t do this kind of stuff so that’s why… That’s just the true sweetness and friendship.”

Sandler’s impression of Aniston could use some work, though:

(Via the Wall Street Journal)

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A Fan Claimed Ciara Only Made ‘TikTok Music’ And The Singer’s Response To The Criticism Was A Goodie

Grammy Award-winning singer Ciara has made a career of crafting a blend of irresistible R&B pop dance hits. On her latest EP CiCi, for every ballad, such as “Forever” featuring Lil Baby, there are tracks like the Jersey Club-influenced song “BRB.” But apparently, that range bothers trolls online.

Ciara doesn’t mind addressing online criticism, but after one user claimed she only made records to suit one social media app, her response was a goodie. In response to a rehearsal clip soundtracked by Ciara’s song “BRB,” one user wrote, “She making Tik Tok music at this point.”

“And.. ..you’re watching…:) taking time to comment. Gotta love it #CiCi EP,” replied Ciara.

Supporters of Ciara applaud the singer for putting the troll in their place. “THANK YOU FOR LETTING #CiCi OUT ON THESE HOES! SHUT ‘EM UP, FAVE!!!!!!!! #CiCi outside fr! lmaoooooo YES,” wrote a fan.

To that, Ciara replied, “Not the assistant coach of a women’s basketball team taking time to hate.. that makes no sense [facepalm emoji],” calling out the initial users for trying to belittle another woman when her job is all about supporting them both physically and mentally.

Another fan pointed out, “They wanna be noticed so badly. They screamed the same thing with ‘Level Up,’” referring to her 2019 Jersey Club track.

CiCi is out now via Beauty Marked Entertainer, Inc. Find more information here.

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Demi Lovato, Stray Kids, And More Will Perform At The 2023 Video Music Awards, With More Acts TBA

The MTV Video Music Awards for 2023 are just a few weeks away, as they’ll be hosted at New Jersey’s Prudential Center on September 12. To give those either attending or watching an idea of who will be performing, they’ve unveiled the first round of musical acts.

Demi Lovato will be returning to the VMAs after six years, gearing up for the release of their album, Revamped. The project finds them putting a rock-inspired shift on the biggest hits across their career, complete with modern vocals.

Karol G is on the performance lineup for the first time. The musician is also nominated for three awards, including Artist Of The Year. Stray Kids will also be giving their first performance from the VMAs stage, performing their hit “S-Class” from their latest album, according to Variety. The song was also nominated for Best K-Pop.

Finally, rounding out the first drop of performers is Måneskin, who rose to prominence during the Eurovision Song Contest. The group found mainstream success with their hit “Beggin” and previously won a VMA for Best Alternative. Now, they are returning to promote a new single, “Honey (Are You Coming?).”

Fans can still vote through September 1 for who they want to win the awards in most categories. Find more information here.