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Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

Help! We're Watching Our Friends Make the Same Life-Altering Decision. It's Making Us Rethink Everything.

Choose parenthood only from genuine desire rather than social pressure; imagine how current daily life would change to determine whether children fit.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 days ago

There Is No Right Way to Mourn

Cultural mourning rituals can compel dishonest displays of grief and harm individuals when personal emotions differ from prescribed expectations.
fromBuzzFeed
1 week ago

21 Popular Foods That People Have Secretly Hated All Their Lives

Sometimes, there are foods we're a little afraid to admit we don't like because they seem as if they're so universally loved. Cue the hateful eyes from my friends any time I pick the hellish nightmare that is cilantro off my food.
Food & drink
Women
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

Free the Bride Tribe

Bridesmaid duties have evolved into prolonged, costly commitments that impose significant financial and time burdens on young women.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

The Anxiety You've Never Heard Of (But Have Definitely Felt)

Insinuation anxiety makes people stay silent and agree against their judgment to avoid implying something negative about others.
Philosophy
fromAeon
1 month ago

Inside a tattoo parlour where hateful images are covered for free | Aeon Videos

Three men with white supremacist tattoos undergo free cover-ups at a Springfield parlour, revealing social pressure, personal change, and the possibility of redemption.
Food & drink
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Men like meat because it makes them feel MANLY, study finds

Many men consume more meat because they associate meat with masculinity and feel social pressure to choose meat in male company.
Relationships
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

27 Child-Free People Shared The Wildest Things Adults Have Said To Them

Child-free adults face intrusive judgment, insults, jealousy, and entitled expectations from family and strangers about having or caring for children.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Breaking the Shame in the Fertility Journey

Shame around infertility isolates people, erodes self-worth, and keeping it secret deepens pain; speaking small truths and breaking secrecy helps release shame's hold.
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Fitting In vs. Belonging: The Hidden Cost of Social Drinking

The desire to fit in is deeply human, leading individuals to make choices that may not align with their beliefs, especially in social settings involving alcohol.
Mindfulness
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Snack duty at my child's preschool nearly broke me. Then I decided to stop caring about kale chips.

Since then, I've learned to stop chasing gold stars.
Parenting
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Regret and Reality: Living Beyond Society's Pressures

We often struggle with social pressure to chase false achievements.
We often forget that each turn in life may conceal an unpredictable disaster.
We should prioritize our life goals based on our values and the needs of those who love us.
Video games
fromHackernoon
6 months ago

Screen Addiction and Children: Do the Benefits of the Internet Outweigh Its Deficits? | HackerNoon

The promised time savings of the internet are being questioned in light of new challenges and complexities it introduces to daily life.
fromBusiness Matters
6 months ago

How I Hide Likes on Facebook (and How You Can Too)

It's human nature to compare, and on social media it can be toxic. Seeing that my friend's post got more reactions than mine was feeding unnecessary self-comparisons.
Social media marketing
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