Kids are interesting, especially between the ages of early toddlerhood and first grade. They can literally fall over laughing because you ripping paper is suddenly hilarious or develop a deep connection with a mixing spoon that they insist on taking everywhere. You really never know what they’re going to do and as parents we just learn to go with it.
As long as it’s not hurting them or anyone else, go for it. For nearly two years my daughter dressed up as Snow White every day, complete with plastic heels, only taking a break for wash days when all three costumes were dirty. So it’s not a surprise when one little girl decided she wanted to be a pink chair for Halloween.
Recently, her parents posted a compilation video on their TikTok page, Toy Story Dad, partially captioned, “This is her world and we are all just living in it,” giving an explanation on her viral chair costume.
The best part of the explanation is that it didn’t need to be explained. They just compiled videos of all of the times they asked their daughter, Scarlet, what she wanted to be for Halloween, likely thinking she would change her mind. But she didn’t, in fact, she started to look a bit miffed at them constantly asking. Every time they would ask, the little girl who looks to be about three replies, “a pink chair.”
No further explanation is needed. She was a pink chair for Halloween last year simply because she was persistent in her request and she just happened to be the cutest little pink chair out there. Commenters loved her adorable insistence and some included their own interesting costume choices their kids have had.
“The request, the persistence, the delivery, the execution (chef’s hand inserted) this little lady is going places,” one person writes.
“HER LEGS BEING THE BACK LEGS OF THE CHAIR IS SO CUTE,” another commenter writes.
“My friend has twin girls. One was a princess and the other was a crouton as per their requests,” someone says.
There were some revelations of unique costume choices in the comments. Kids dressed up as an oven, air conditioner, water bottle and even a recycling bin. Little ones are so creative but so are their parents because I’m going to assume it’s unlikely to come across an oven or chair at your local Target. But you can see her adorable costume below:
Being a parent is often a thankless job, and being a stepparent is usually even more thankless. But most parents show up and do their best to make sure their kids have what they need and feel loved. So when our kids do or say something to show appreciation, it melts our heartsâbut nothing melts it faster than a stepchild calling their bonus parent “Mom” or “Dad” for the first time.
A creator named Shane posted a clip from a longer video showing his reaction to hearing his stepdaughter call him “Dad” for the first time. The full video is about three years old, but when it was reposted as a clip recently, it pulled on everyone’s heartstrings.
Shane and his wife, Liana, run the social media pages Shane and Liana where they post silly videos pranking each other. But this video wasn’t a prank. His stepdaughter, London, wanted to surprise him after wanting to call him “Dad” for a long time.
She can barely contain her excitement in the clip, squealing loudly when climbing into the back seat. When Shane gets in the car, London knows this is her chance.
“Hi Dad, how was your day?” she asks.
Shane turns completely around in shock as the heartwarming realization of what she just called him sets in.
“Did you just call me Dad? Just made my heart melt to know she called me Dad,” Shane says full of emotion.
London and Liana explain earlier in the video that Shane has raised the little girl since she was 2 years old. She didn’t meet her biological father until she was 5, and he was only in her life briefly before leaving, so this was a big moment. Viewers under the newly re-uploaded clip revealed that watching the interaction made them just as emotional as Shane.
“This video hits me right in the heart and soul,” Sarah Douglas writes. “My ‘step’ dad raised me from 7 years old. Iâve never met the sperm donor once, but my REAL dad is the one that chose to love me regardless of biology. Forever grateful for the real men that ‘step’ up to be there for us.”
“So true the first time my oldest daughter called me dad I cried sheâs not blood but she is mine no matter what,” Timothy Evans says.
If you live in the United States of America then you know that sometimes it feels like health insurance is a scam. You pay lots of money every month for them to deny things you need or only cover a small portion of it. But it’s not just insurance users that have to jump through hoops lit aflame to get the insurance company to approve something, it’s doctors too.
Recently a Doctor Peter, MD, donned a blonde surfer style wig and his best California surfer accent to reenact his first time having to call in a prior authorization. A prior authorization is often needed when a doctor prescribes a medication that the insurance company deems unnecessary. No, the insurance companies are not doctors nor are they the patient needing the medication but they have a list of approved medications they’re willing to cover. If the medication you’re prescribed isn’t on their list, it sets of a frustrating chain of events.
The doctor opens the video by saying, “today was my first prior auth and last,” before diving into the hurdles that is prior authorization. He explains he was working in an emergent situation and needed medication for his pediatric patient, which required him putting the prescription into the computer system. That’s where things quickly go downhill.
“Then the pharmacy calls me and says ‘hello’ I say ‘howdy do.’ They said ‘your medicine needs a PA.’ I said, ‘well I have three of them sitting next to me should I send one down,'” he recalls.
Of course at this point the doctor is assuming for some reason the pharmacy in the hospital needed a physicians assistant to help them. That’s when Dr. Peter learned about prior authorizations. After learning he had to contact the insurance company to authorize the medication he confusingly says he authorized it when he hit enter on the computer. One would think a doctor ordering the medication would be enough to authorize it, but Dr. Peter quickly found out that his prescription meant little.
This should be illegal #kids #doctor #parents #teacher #nurse
Though the doctor delivered the message with humor, the entire situation is frustratingly familiar to patients and medical professionals alike.
“We should be able to bill the insurance company when we have to complete a prior authorization for our time,” one person writes.
“Every year the insurance company makes me get a PA for *insulin* for my son who is a *type 1 diabetic* as though he’s been magically cured,” someone says.
“I am *enchanted* with your storytelling. I’m deeply *disenchanted* by the American health system,” a commenter writes.
Dr. Peter’s reenactment is amusing but his video is also informative showing others what people have to go through to get the medication they need.
Not everyone liked or appreciated Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolanâs Dark Knight trilogy, but he did manage to wear the heck out of those rectangular-frame glasses, so you have to give him some credit there.
The movies came at a weird time in Oldmanâs career: he unfortunately had to turn down certain acting opportunities after gaining sole custody of his three children after divorcing his third wife in 2000. Luckily, he was able to secure roles in a handful of big-budget movies so he could be a dad and Gothamâs police commissioner and a dog-wizard hybrid.
The Slow Horses star stopped by Drew Barrymoreâs talk show/celebrity confessional show where he revealed some of his past career moves. âAt 42 years old, I woke up divorced and I had custody of [my] boys,â Oldman said. âThat, in itself, was⌠that was hard because there was a shift in the industry where a lot of productions were being [filmed in] Hungary, Budapest, Prague, Australia, you know, all of these places. So, I turned down a lot of work,â he recalled.
The actor then praised the Batman and Harry Potter franchises because they were able to give him that flexibility. âThank God for Harry Potter,â Oldman began. But he wasnât being thankful for the magical memories or cultural impact. Instead, he was happy because it was a low-key job for him. âI tell you, the two â Batman and Harry Potter â really, they saved me, because it meant that I could do the least amount of work for the most amount of money and then be home with the kids,â he explained.
Heâs right! Itâs so easy to play a police officer in Gotham because most of the time, they werenât doing anything anyway. Thatâs why Batman exists. As for Harry Potter, Oldman portrayed a slowly burning fire log, so yeah, it was probably a pretty easy gig for him. He also probably seemed really cool to his kids at the time, so it all worked out. Then he had to go and play Mank.
2023 has been a year filled with monumental highs for âThe Wayâ singer Ariana Grande. From the tenth anniversary of her debut album, Yours Truly, and filming Wicked to the release of her Cloud Pink perfume, Ariana has received a flood of love from fans. It was also filled with explosive public tension surrounding the news of her divorce from Dalton Gomez and Arianaâs rumored relationship with Ethan Slater.
Still, Grande has found joy in it all. Today (December 29), in an Instagram Story, the musician confessed excitement about her 2024 plans (that might include new music) in a lengthy note recapping her âtransformative year.â
Read Grandeâs note below.
âone of the most transformative, most challenging, and yet happiest and most special years of my life. there were so many beautiful and yet polarized feelings.
iâve never felt more at the mercy of and in acceptance of what life was screaming to teach me. iâve never felt more fulfilled by or present in my work, being able to cherish every moment. i gave everything i could have possibly given of my heart and of myself to the projects i was fortunate enough to be a part of and learned so much from every brilliant, beautiful, soul that i had the privilege of creating art with and crossing paths with this year.
i have never felt more pride or joy or love while simultaneously feeling so deeply misunderstood by people who donât know me, who piece whispers together and make what they want out of me and their assumptions of my life. i have learned how much more important one of those things is than the other.
i have never felt more tightly held or fiercely protected by those who love and understand me (friends, family, and fans alike). i feel safe, even amidst so many things id usually be afraid of. i am listening to and trusting myself, even when fear or trauma tells me not to.
i am reacting to things that deserve my energy only and removing and protecting myself from things that do not.
i am so eternally grateful for all of the feelings i was lucky enough to feel so deeply this year. mine and Galindaâs alike. the unfathomably hard ones and the inexplicably happy ones. i feel more human than ever. i feel more deeply than ever. i feel softer and stronger, all at once.
i am wrapping you all in a cocoon of love and wishing you a very happy, healthy new year. if you ever feel misunderstood or alone, just remember that it will pass and you are not. take a deep breath and know that you are so incredibly loved.
For some reason, probably due to deadlines and such, social media platforms love to share end-of-year data sometime in early December. This is problematic, of course, since Wonka was just released, so how could anyone possibly know that it was your favorite movie of 2023 if you already told everyone you loved Super Mario Bros Movie? These are battles you need to pick carefully.
Luckily Letterboxd, the only good social media platform out there, isnât sharing its year-end list until âearly January.â This means your fun holiday viewing of Saltburn will count, thankfully.
Letterboxd, if you are unfamiliar, allows users to share reviews and rankings of their favorite films, but it has mostly turned into who can make the best jokes in just a small amount of characters. Just stop by Ayo Edebiriâs profile for more examples.
For its âwrappedâ event, the platform gives its users a handy look back on their favorite actors and movies from the year. Itâs like Spotify Wrapped but for every John Wick rewatch. And youâll be able to see yours next month.
If you want a more thorough analysis of your watching habits, you can upgrade to the Patron tier, which offers even more data from your account. The site will also publish a general year in review in case you donât have a Letterboxd account. But you should make one now before it becomes uncool.
Upworthy has covered quite a few stories about people who have abandoned dry land to live their best life at sea. Usually these cruise enthusiasts are older, retired couples looking for cost effective adventures during their golden years, but for 37-year-old Angela Linderman, different motivations were at play.
Linderman tragically lost both of her parents to cancer at the age of 65 to cancer. Then, she learned that she inherited the BRCA2 gene mutation, which increases her risk of developing breast, ovarian and skin cancer.
To offset some of the risks of being diagnosed, Linderman underwent a preventative double mastectomy, removing all breast tissue and nipples before having implants.
Dealing with the death of both her parents, along with her own mortality, gave Linderman a hard won epiphany: waiting is overrated.
âTo me there is no thought of retirement,â Linderman said in a now-viral TikTok clip. âThere is no way Iâm waiting to do sh*t til I retire. Thatâs not promised to any of us, and my family’s genetics arenât lining up to let me have a terribly long life so âdoing all the things nowâ is kind of my motto.â
And this is why, at the age of 37, not 65, Linderman chose to embark upon the much talked about Royal Caribbeanâs Ultimate World cruise, a 274-night journey to every continent across the globe. Her dream was made possible by the life insurance money her parents left behind.
In some ways, regular life goes on. Though Linderman took a step back from client management at her job, she still works as a part-time social media freelancer when not taking in the views. Above all though her main focus is creating joyful memories.
On various social media platforms, Linderman has shared several of those memories, from a hike to Mexicoâs ChichĂŠn ItzĂĄ to the gorgeous beaches of Aruba to simply knitting and binging Netflix during canceled port days.
Royal Caribbeanâs website boasts a tour that includes 11 Wonder of the World, 60+ countries, and a visit to all seven continentsâthough passengers will not touch down in Antarctica. Prices for tickets start at around $59,999 per person and go upwards of around $117,599 per person.
But even if you canât afford a round-the-world cruise, there is still valuable wisdom to be had from Lindermanâs story. Long term plans serve a great purpose, but so does remembering that the future is not guaranteed. What we do know is that people tend to leave this world regretting all the ways they didnât truly liveâworking too hard, not expressing themselves, or not allowing themselves happiness.
So maybe not every gratification needs to be delayed. Maybe there are a few bucket list items, big or small, that can and should be enjoyed now, rather than being put off. If for nothing else, to simply feel like oneâs precious life really is theirs to create.
âAfter an eight hour plane trip from westchester to palm beach- horrible by the way â we went to bed early and wore my beautiful @sabbiarosa nightgown (linen with robe),â she wrote on Instagram. âI didnât look so bad when I got up at least not as bad as I did when I went to bed- it must be the $$$$$outfit!!â
Is this free advertising for Sabbia Rosa? Yes, but a) she got the tag wrong (I believe itâs @sabbiarosaparis), and b) itâs Martha Stewart sharing a thirst trap and using four dollar signs before the word âoutfit.â In the final week of the year, this counts as news. Also, what happened during her âhorribleâ flight? The first-class plane must have run out of champagne.
âI was trying to take a picture of the beautiful turquoise planter at the end of the pool, but the camera was on me, so I just snapped it,â Stewart told People about her first viral thirst trap. âIt looked so good, so I posted it. I didnât know what a âthirst trapâ was, but now I do. Now Iâm looking for the next thirst trap. I love doing those promiscuous, provocative things, because itâs just fun.â
Anybody who thought the vinyl resurgence was just a fad was mistaken: The industry has experienced a legitimate revival. As a result, music fans are interested in physical media in ways they may not have if the decades-old medium hasnât made a comeback. That doesnât mean everybody is listening to just their parentsâ old music, though. Thatâs part of it, sure, thanks to rereleases that present classic albums in new ways. A vital part of the renewed vinyl wave, though, is new projects being released as records, of which there are plenty.
Whatever you might be into, each month brings a new slew of vinyl releases that has something for everybody. Some stand out above the rest, naturally, so check out some of our favorite vinyl releases of December below.
Keys had a striking start with her debut album Songs In A Minor, and she kept that success going with Diary Of Alicia Keys, her second No. 1 album. The latter LP turns 20 years old this year, so Vinyl Me, Please has come through with a gorgeous reissue. The 3LP release is pressed on gorgeous âpiano keyâ vinyl and comes with a bonus disc of remixes and alternate takes, along with a live performance at Webster Hall.
DJ Rashad â Double Cup (10th Anniversary Reissue)
Partisan
Late footwork pioneer DJ Rashad ultimately only released one album during his lifetime, 2013âs iconic Double Cup. That project is now a decade old and it just got a reissue that comes with revamped artwork and a limited-edition gold vinyl pressing. Thereâs also a documentary in the works, so thatâs something for Rashad fans to keep an eye out for.
Aretha Franklin â A Portrait Of The Queen 1970-1974
BMG
This 6LP set is a great way to get into Aretha Franklin, or to revisit some favorites you already know and love. The collection includes five albums from the early â70s, plus a bonus LP of session alternates, outtakes, and demos. On top of that, the original albums have been remastered from the analog master tapes, so theyâve never sounded better than they do here.
Sheryl Crow â Tuesday Night Music Club (3oth Anniversary Reissue)
UMe
Crowâs Tuesday Night Music Club didnât get a proper vinyl release back in 1993, so hereâs one now, on the projectâs 30th anniversary. Bernie Grundman originally mastered the album, and he returned to remaster it from the original master tape for this reissue. In addition to a standard black pressing, a translucent sea blue LP is also available.
Violent Femmes have been at it for over four decades now and it all started with 1983âs self-titled debut album. As the album turns 40, the band has reissued it in an expanded collection. The set features the remastered album, along with rare B-sides, live sessions, and demo recordings, as well as âa book featuring new liner notes by journalist David Fricke and interviews with the band.â
The Cranberries â Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Canât We? (Reissue)
Island/UMe
âLingerâ by The Cranberries is often dubbed one of the best songs of the â90s, and it comes from the bandâs 1993 debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Canât We?. For the projectâs 30th anniversary, the album has been pressed onto crisp gold vinyl, but do keep in mind that you might not want to waste time getting this one if you want it, as itâs a limited edition.
Willie Nelson â Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl
Legacy Recordings/Blackbird Presents
Earlier this year, Willie Nelson celebrated a major milestone: he turned 90 years old. There was a literal celebration, too, via a star-studded concert at the Hollywood Bowl that featured performances from Nelson, Beck, Dave Matthews, Gary Clark Jr., Keith Richards, Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert, Sheryl Crow, and Snoop Dogg. Now, that special night has been immortalized on vinyl.
For Big Thief, it all started with 2016âs Masterpiece, a boldly named debut album that lives up to the title. Now itâs gotten a reissue and the âevo-vinylâ edition is an opportunity for a fun surprise: The LPs are pressed on random recycled vinyl, so you wonât know what color record you get until you get it and open it up.
Gaucho was a major moment for Steely Dan, as the 1980 project was their last album before a lengthy hiatus, which they ended in 2000 with Two Against Nature. The band has been reissuing their old albums this year and the series continues with Gaucho, which just got a fresh remaster sourced from an analog tape copy.
Perhaps the most defining movie musical of all time, The Sound Of Music is a classic that still holds up, and now the filmâs music has gotten a fresh reissue. This is the one fans have been waiting for, as this edition âcollects every musical element from the film for the very first time,â including 14 previously unreleased tracks.
In a statement, Cohen shared his excitement about this yearâs broadcast despite the standing ban on booze. âThereâs no one Iâd rather spend New Yearâs Eve with and nowhere Iâd rather be at midnight than New Yorkâs Times Square,â said Cohen. âSpending New Yearâs with my dear friend Anderson is my idea of a great time and a happy tradition that I look forward to all year long,
How To Watch CNNâs âNew Yearâs Eve Live With Anderson Cooper And Andy Cohenâ 2024
CNNâs 2024 New Yearâs Eve Live With Anderson Cooper And Andy Cohen is set to kick off at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, December 31. There are several ways to catch this yearâs festivities. The traditional method is to watch the show live on cable television across the CNN network. If viewers prefer to enjoy the broadcast on their desktop, laptop, or other smart devices, New Yearâs Eve Live With Anderson Cooper And Andy Cohen can be enjoyed on CNN.com, with particular cable subscription plans. The last option for viewers is to stream the show live on CNN Max. Find more information here.
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