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Megan: I found that the first two births were probably the most difficult, because I had let a lot of other people take control of those births and pregnancies. When I realized that I had to take control and become knowledgeable about the whole process of birth, and after birth, the other four were fantastic. My body did really well, actually. It wasn’t until probably the sixth baby, who was breech and was breech all the way to the end, so I had my first c-section....

But being a night owl in a morning person’s world is more than just inconvenient. It’s also unhealthy. Research shows night owls are at greater risk for obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, addiction, depression, and even early death. This is not because they are inherently unhealthy people. Rather, by staying up late and sleeping the morning away, they are more likely to eat crappy food, skimp on exercise, and drink too much....

Kinky sex refers to any kind of non-traditional erotic expression. It spans anywhere from light spanking to hardcore bondage and discipline. Of course, that’s a pretty wide net to cast. Unsurprisingly, a good chunk of the population has already been caught up in the thread. According to the 2015 Sexual Exploration in America Study, more than 22 percent of sexually active adults have participated in role-playing while another 20 percent have engaged in being tied up and spanked....

That’s the good news. The bad? Not everything that glitters is gold in the world of online rentals. You may think you’ve secured a great house only to realize too late that it’s not at all close to the area you wanted or the amenities aren’t remotely as advertised. While rental apps certainly make things easier, they can also make the process almost too easy. After all, a few taps and swipes of an app and you’ve got a house....

You Might Feel Like You Just Took A Bong Rip You may already be seeing things, but staying up too late can make you feel like a stoner in more ways than one. Sleep loss creates a drive for fatty food that mimics the pathways stimulated by marijuana. Sleep appears to suppress the brain’s natural production of certain endocannabinoids, the active ingredients in weed. The increased activity of these particular endocannabinoids during periods of sleep loss could explain why exhausted people crave rich foods....

My wife was stiff with worry. She vaguely predicted the deep-dish pizza eaten in Chicago too close to bedtime, the precarious neighborhood explorations, annoying theme songs, and rambunctious sleeper compartment behavior, but she never guessed that those few days of rattling along the rails would loosen the rigid parenting roles that were causing so much friction. To her, it felt reckless, but the theme songs had already begun. She allowed herself a smirk, arms still crossed, an implicit approval....

1. Parent Shaming Gets a New, Robust Platform Instagram Launched, October 6, 2010 The decade began with the launch of Instagram. And as the photo-sharing app grew in popularity, parents inevitably joined to share images of their kids. Some of those parents included high-profile celebrities like Beyonce Knowles who announced her 2017 pregnancy with a wild, ethereal photoshoot. Also, pop star Pink documented her parenting adventures with husband Carey Hart, and Neil Patrick Harris offered diverse insight while co-parenting with husband David Burtka....

Here are nine streaming Christmas Yule Logs to take the edge off your holiday. 9. Doctor Who Christmas The long-running lighthearted sci-fi show might not have a Christmas special this year, but there is a cozy streaming yule log featuring a roaring fire and a blue police box that is actually a time machine. 8. The Property Brothers If you’re a big Property Brothers fan, then this yule log video was made for you....

1. “What do you think about that?” No, there’s nothing wrong with asking questions. But you should be careful how you go about doing it. Saying, “What do you think?” can come off as though you’re not sure in your own solutions or opinions and are looking for someone to solve the problem for you. “If you need approval or guidance, that is typically a sign of insecurity,” says Michele Goldman, a psychologist and media advisor for the Hope for Depression Research Foundation....

The penumbra is the Earth’s fuzzy outer shadow, so a penumbral lunar eclipse is when the moon crosses into that shadow. It’s part of a situation (delightfully) called a syzygy in which the sun, the Earth, and the moon are aligned. On the morning of November 30, this syzygy will result in a gradual darkening of 83 percent of the moon’s surface, a disconcerting view of Earth’s only satellite as a dim grey orb and not the bright presence in the sky it normally is....

That’s mostly because this sudden burst of toddler brain activity promotes some truly bizarre behaviors. Luckily much of this behavior is totally normal. It’s your job to figure out how to react (then go get the mop … and the bleach). Normal But Bizarre So, imagine you had to wear a black pillowcase over your head for an entire year. Now imagine that when it was finally taken off, you were in an entirely new world among alien beings whose social and cultural norms and customs were completely foreign to you....

While the country is on the cusp of seeing some benefits from herd immunity, to continue protection, a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will likely be needed to combat COVID-19 variants. Here’s what we know about the third dose, when it will be given, and how the vaccine will likely be given out annually going forward. We’ll Likely Need A Third Dose — Soon CNBCPfizerModerna When the Third Dose Will Be Given 12-month markCNBCup to six months have similar results,...

For advice we turned to Dr. Timothy Kremchek, a man who understands the ache of an overused throwing arm. An Ohio-based orthopedic surgeon who serves as team doctor for the Cincinnati Reds, Kremchek regularly repairs the busted shoulders and elbows of pitchers. In fact, he’s performed more than 1000 Tommy John surgeries in his career. And although on-call with the majors, Kremchek most commonly treats younger clientele — youth players, most often pitchers, suffering from injuries that stem from improper form or, most commonly, years of overuse....

Adia, who just turned three years old, lives in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. A video of her when she was just shy of her third birthday has gone viral across social media. Why? She’s a beast on the slopes, and as she’s skiing down hills, through the trees, and across different textures, she talks herself through all the challenges. Adia’s parents, Erich Leidums and Courtney Haeusler, posted a video of Adia skiing with a microphone placed on her....

October’s release of No Time To Die continues the affiliation with clothing and accessories that can help elevate your fandom without going full Comic-Con. Here’s some of the best gear you’ll see on screen or inspired by Daniel Craig’s curtain call as James Bond. Goldfinger. The Giubbino is the brand’s take on a lighter weight, linen and cotton blend bomber-style jacket. Bond wears it in the warmer weather scenes that take place in Italy, which is also where this limited-edition shell is hand made....

These employees, located in the United States, Costa Rica, India, and Romania, work nine-hour shifts in which they review and transcribe up to 1,000 audio clips recorded from the Echo speakers. The information is then fed back into the software to make Alexa even smarter and more advanced. Noting that they “only annotate an extremely small sample of Alexa voice recordings,” the spokesperson went on to assure people that “employees do not have direct access to information that can identify the person or account” and that “all information is treated with high confidentiality....

It sounds vague, but that’s because the project itself is pretty vague right now. We have almost no information about the plot and little is known about the show beyond that fact that the same producers who brought you 13 Reasons Why and Daredevil will be handling the series. While 13 Reasons Why has been the subject of controversy, both it and Daredevil have been huge hits for Netflix. Journalism is not new to Lysiak ⏤ she’s been running down leads since she was eight-years-old....

The most notable change applies to newer iOS devices that use Face ID as their unlocking mechanism. Users of such devices have probably noticed that their faces can’t unlock their phones while obscured by a CDC-recommended mask. That means they can either irresponsibly take off their masks in public or waste precious seconds waiting for Face ID to fail before they can enter their passcode. It’s a choice between risky and annoying, and it’s not a great one....

The 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, from mid-2019, is everything you need in one pretty dope package. It has an an 8th Generation Intel Core quad-core processor, which means it’s fast a hell. Plus it has True Tone display technology for precisely adjusted color, and Apple’s T2 coprocessor chip. The picture is crystal clear and sharp as hell. It’s great for photographers and video editors, sure, but also slick and powerful enough for anything else you need to do during the day....

TikTok creator Morgan Kline believes the next line of trendy baby names will be a blast from the past in 1922. “To make my prediction, basically I’m just considering the trending names of today, what qualities they hold, and which names may have been long forgotten that hold those same qualities that I think deserve a second chance,” she said on a TikTok video that’s now gone viral. She’s not looking at the popular baby names from 1922, she’s digging a little bit further, looking at the top 1000 baby names from that year....