A furious mom overheard her teenage son make a sexist comment in front of his friends – and has decided to punish him in a controversial way. His birthday party was coming up, so she thought it would be the perfect occasion to teach him a lesson. Without a second thought, she canceled it. But when she posted … Read more
The days of pulling all-nighters might be over. Teens who don’t sleep enough could be at risk for a life-threatening illness, a new study suggests. Researchers from Stockholm University in Sweden discovered that teenagers who get less than seven hours of zzz’s every night are 40% to 50% more likely to later develop multiple sclerosis … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 17 years and have three wonderful daughters, ages 13, 10 and 5. Lately, I’ve felt like I’m the odd man out in a girls-only club. I wish I had a son I could share my interests with. I’d love to have someone I could take … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have a problem I just can’t identify. I suppose it’s a combination of a lot of issues. I live with my boyfriend and work from home. When it comes to patience about almost anything, I have the shortest fuse. Simple things trigger me, and I flare up quickly. If I see someone … Read more
Dear Abby advises a woman who is still dealing with the effects of childhood trauma and a woman who lost her self-confidence and hasn’t dated after having had cancer. Source link
It nearly turned into a deadlift. A UK gym shark who thought he pulled a muscle while working out was flabbergasted to discover that the lump was actually a cancerous mass. “The lump was quite big and about the size of an apple,” Tomas Evans, 18, told Kennedy News of the incognito tumor. The exercise … Read more
Teenagers’ brains prematurely aged due to the stress of pandemic lockdowns, according to a new study. The study, published in “Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science,” compared scans of teens’ brains from before the COVID-19 pandemic and at the end of the first year — finding their brains aged three years in about 10 months. The research … Read more
Teens in the UK are killing badgers and other wildlife in a worrying trend, sparking concern among animal rights organizations. During the Covid-19 lockdown, the number of wildlife crimes jumped from 1,056 in 2019 to 1,401 in 2020, reports the UK-based Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL). One gang of teenage boys in the Burnley used dogs … Read more
A group of white Utah teenagers are being slammed online for an alleged hate crime after they were seen grinning in a viral video on TikTok while dressed as prisoners and wearing blackface. The video, posted Halloween night, depicted three kids dressed in prison uniforms with their faces and hands colored black, while another in … Read more
These are the confessions of an adult comeback queen. Lindsay Lohan has returned to acting, ready for the spotlight. But in a new interview, the “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” star admitted she’s still getting used to modern-day Hollywood. In a recent profile with Cosmopolitan, the 36-year-old actress revealed her envy towards young starlets … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My 9-year-old daughter, “Kennedy,” plays volleyball. One of the assistant coaches is a transgender woman. I had known about the coach before Kennedy started playing. Although I’m OK with a transgender person coaching my child (I feel their gender identity is absolutely none of my business), my husband is not. He wants our … Read more
A teenager from Sydney became addicted to vaping at just 14 years old and at one stage was doing 3,000 puffs a week. Ruby Ellis, now 18, estimated 90 per cent or more of her classmates and friends use vapes and she was aware of young kids importing them in bulk and selling them on … Read more
Thousands of American teenagers may have suffered heart inflammation after getting a Covid jab, a study suggests. Researchers found up to one in 7,000 boys aged 12 to 15 years old developed myocarditis after receiving the Pfizer vaccine. The condition — which is mild for most but can cause a recurrent heart palpitation in rare … Read more
Suzie* was a typical 22-year-old recent college grad from the Midwest who was admitted into my mental health clinic in Austin with a variety of increasingly common psychiatric disorders: depression, self-harm (cutting her arms) and a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) diagnosis. BPD is a serious personality disorder that has 50 times the suicide rate of … Read more