A dad's hilarious letter to school asks them to explain why they're living in 1968

Earlier in the week, Stephen Callaghan’s daughter Ruby came home from school. When he asked her how her day was, her answer made him raise an eyebrow. Ruby, who’s in the sixth grade at her school in Australia, told her dad that the boys would soon be taken on a field trip to Bunnings (a …

‘Collect a check! Write a letter!’: Woman notices something unusual on her Lindt chocolate bar that she received from HelloFresh

Imagine enjoying a chocolate bar—and something on it *moves.* One HelloFresh customer says she purchased a Lindt chocolate bar from the meal kit delivery service, and while it was in fact a delicious chocolate bar, she says there were some uninvited guests that had hitched a ride in her snack. In a video posted to …

People are shocked to learn that 200 years ago we lost the 27th letter in the alphabet

An eye-opening video on TikTok by @ZachDFilms3 is an excellent example of how language constantly evolves. In a video with over 900,000 views, he explains that the English language had a 27th letter a little more than 200 years ago. ZachDFilms3 is popular on TikTok for creating videos that explain surprising facts about science and …

Manager Changed The Lateness Policy To Be Less Lenient, So An Employee Followed It To The Letter And Ended Up Helping Less

There’s nothing wrong with being a strict boss, but you need to know what you’re in for. Many don’t and this one certainly didn’t either. Fortunately for this employee, he knew exactly how to play that game. Check out how he handled his manager’s new rules. My employer’s policy was that if you arrive within …

A woman with dementia adored her haircut. Her husband's letter to the stylist is everything.

Grab a tissue, folks, because this is one of those stories that has almost too much love and goodness to bear in it. Sara Verkuilen was working at Hair Cuttery in Round Lake Beach, Illinois last winter when an older couple walked in for a haircut. “I don’t think I had ever done their hair …

Single dad receives letter from late wife and immediately gets a DNA test

Ten months after a man’s wife passed away, he finally got the courage to read a letter she left him, which contained a devastating admission. The 4-year-old son they had together may not be his. “My ‘darling’ wife passed away 10 months ago,” the man wrote on Reddit’s Off My Chest forum. “She wrote a …

Careless Neighbors Kept Using Her Parent’s Driveway And Dumping Garbage In Their Bins, So She Sent Them A Friendly Letter But They Got Even Worse

How rude is it when people live their lives however they please without considering the ease of anyone around them. These annoying neighbors kept intruding this girl’s driveway even after she confronted them. Check out the full story! My parents own a house in Outer Sunset in San Francisco. All the homes in this area …

A letter to my mother-in-law who spoiled my sons

You always stole my thunder. You gave them everything they wanted. You never said no when they asked for anything. Tina Platamura A second helping of dessert. Candy before dinner. A few more minutes in the bath. Money for the ice cream truck. I struggled to show you respect and appreciation while trying to make …

His Mom Passed On And Left A Heartfelt Letter Just For Him, But Now His Stepmom Wants Him To Share The Letter In Family Therapy And He Says No

Losing a mom to cancer is so hard, especially for children. Sometimes the loss brings the child closer to their stepparent. Then there are situations like this one when the opposite happens. The stepmom and child have an even bigger rift. Here’s why it happened in this case. When I was 6 my dad met …

Radio personality gets emotional while reading open letter to men by his female co-host

All across the globe, men and women have different experiences from childhood through adulthood. We are socialized differently which causes us to walk through the world differently. Since much of the world is still patriarchal, women’s lived experiences are vastly different than men’s. These different experiences can make it feel nearly impossible to understand what …

A letter to the woman who told me to stay in my daughter's life after seeing my skin.

To a stranger I met at a coffee shop a few years ago who introduced me to what my life as a parent would be like: My “welcome to black fatherhood moment” happened five years ago, and I remember it like it happened yesterday. I doubt you’ll remember it, though — so let me refresh …