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One of the most wonderful things about childhood – besides afternoon naps and pancakes for breakfast – is the endless possibilities. Little ones are not afraid to dream about seemingly impossible things such as owning a zoo or becoming an astronaut. A 6-year-old boy was obsessed with all things related to space and would wear cool t-shirts featuring planets and astronauts. Sadly, he got bullied by other kids for being “uncool” and became ashamed of it. That is until a real-life astronaut reached out to him and…

Dealing with co-workers is something that one must do in any job. In some cases, co-workers can be amazing and not problematic at all. But in other cases, you might encounter some despicable people. For example, the ones that like to bully people for no apparent reason. Just like in today’s story, where a person had a co-worker who was not only a poor employee but a very unpleasant and even manipulative person.More info: RedditSome people just like to get on your nerves, no matter how nice you are to themShare iconImage…

Brad Pitt's tiff with his Russian business rival has significantly intensified as the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star accused him of 'bullying' as they battled it out over the Oscar-winner's vineyard. The 60-year-old Hollywood star is stuck in a fight with vodka tycoon Yuri Shefler over the Chateau Miraval, the South of France vineyard previously jointly owned by Pitt with his ex-wife Angelina Jolie. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 17: Brad Pitt, star of the upcoming Formula One based movie, Apex, walks in the…

Standing up for your children is a very important task for a parent. And sometimes, to do so, parents must face difficult decisions. For example, refusing to be civil to another human being just because they were awful to your child.This woman is the perfect example of that, as she found herself in a situation where she had to cut funding to another child’s camp after he made fun of her gay son.More info: RedditSometimes withholding your generosity is the only right decision. Especially when it comes to your…

Credit: Mikhail Nilov from Pexels "Pupil stabbed to death at Gauteng school had suffered history of bullying." "Grade 6 learner commits suicide after bullying." "Grade 11 learner takes her own life after taunts over her appearance." These are just some headlines about the occasionally tragic effects of violent school bullying in South African…

One of the most poorly-aged cameos in Christmas movie history has now been explained If you spent your Christmas holidays binge-watching the Home Alone franchise on Disney+, you were probably stunned to see the familiar off-white dome of former President Donald Trump wandering through New York City’s Plaza Hotel lobby at the beginning of Home Alone 2. (It’s the scene where Kevin asks him for directions, and Trump does a double-take before giving them to him.) In a new interview with Business…

Aled Jones in 1986 and 2023Aled Jones in 1986 and 2023. Later photograph: Pål Hansen. Styling: Andie Redman. Grooming: Sadaf Ahmad. Archive photograph: Avalon/Getty ImagesAled Jones was born in 1970 and joined the choir of Bangor cathedral aged nine. He became a household name in 1982 for his version of Walking in the Air, from the animated film The Snowman. As a boy soprano, Jones sold more than six million albums by the time his voice broke at 16. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music, before starring in…

Has the focus on Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Premchand, Qurratulain Hyder, and Gulzar among Urdu-English translators overshadowed other writers from being known more widely? Or do you hold publishers responsible? Author Rakshanda Jalil (Courtesy the subject) Certain names are most anthologised and taken to be most representative of a literature. In this, more than the publishers, I would say lazy volume editors are at fault. Like tired ghosts, some writers – and only some of their “best known” stories –…

Sometimes people go too far when trying to be original. Yes, originality is good, as long it doesn’t pose a risk of hurting other people in one way or another.For example, naming babies. Some parents tend to go over the top and come up with the most unhinged names. And these names make a child a potential bully target. Just like in today’s story – a woman picked out very weird names for her unborn kid. And even her friend saying that the kid would be bullied couldn’t change her mind.More info: Reddit What to do when you…

Forty years ago, Jennifer Lee was miserable in middle school. Her parents had got divorced and she had moved to Rhode Island with her mother and sister. She was, by her own account, “always a mess. Stains on my clothes … knots in my hair … chubby.“I was born into a very modest life,” she says today. “I was a kid with ADHD; terrible in school. I don’t think people ever thought I could amount to anything.”Her liferaft was a VHS tape of Cinderella, rewatched daily for its pep talk in perseverance. “Cinderella was bullied…