TikTokker Elyse Myers has perfect response after being criticized sporting her curly hair

1 [TikTokker Elyse Myers has perfect response after being criticized sporting her curly hair]( In a day and age where inclusivity and individuality are more widely encouraged than ever, you wouldn’t think that something like the [hair]( someone’s head could be the subject of ridicule. But alas, here we are. Sometimes these offhand remarks are a masked insult against a larger aspect of a person’s identity, like their race or culture. Other times it’s simply continuing the stigma against that which does not fit into extremely rigid beauty standards. Either way—it can be isolating, humiliating and painful for those on the receiving end. TikTok comedian [Elyse Myer]( who normally is the first to bust out a self-deprecating joke, recently found herself the target of some hair-related jabs…and let’s just say she didn’t find it funny. [Read the story]( 2 [Boomer Dad explains why America is experiencing labor issues and hits the nail on the head]( Millennials and Gen Z do not necessarily look up to the boomer generation because a majority of them are condescending, often branding the younger generation as lazy. While the boomers enjoyed a fair wage and were able to live out the American Dream, the same cannot be said of the younger generations. One boomer's child took to [Reddit]( to explain their father's take on the worker shortage and for a change, that's one boomer all of the younger generations agree with. He explained in detail how America took a turn for the worse in 1963, effectively moving money from the hands of the workers to that of the owners. [Read the story]( Did a friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( 3 [OBGYN explains the eyebrow-raising reason you're not allowed to eat during labor]( If you've ever delivered a baby in the hospital or been a part of someone's support system while they [gave birth]( then you know that American hospitals generally have a strict policy on not eating while in labor. As someone who had children in a hospital, not being able to eat while in pain can make you feel absolutely feral. Weak, but feral. Most people I know who have had babies don't understand the seemingly [nationwide hospital policy on depriving birthing people of food]( right before they push an entire human out of their bodies. [Delivering a baby]( is not a bystander event for the one doing the pushing, so [restricting calories is a confusing practice](. Turns out there's a reason for this strange practice, and honestly, I can't promise that it won't make you angry. Dr. Danielle Jones, board-certified OB-GYN, breaks down why doctors started this practice in a video uploaded to her YouTube channel, [Mama Doctor Jones.]( [Read the story]( 4 [A simple 'test' can help identify potentially abusive partners early in a relationship.]( Most abusers don't start their relationships by hitting their partners. That's why early warning signs are vital to recognize. I know two women who recently left abusive partners. Both men seemed sweet and likable—even gentle—each time I saw them. Both had some lovely qualities as people and even as partners. And both turned out to be controlling, increasingly abusive partners behind closed doors. The thing about domestic violence is that most people don't enter into relationships with someone who abuses them from the get go. It's often like the analogy of the frog in boiling water. If you place a frog into a pot of boiling water, it'll jump right out. But if you put it in a cool pot and gradually increase the temperature, the frog won't recognize that it's being slowly cooked until it's too late. [Read the story]( 5 [The hilarious moment a 15-year-old realized her mom misspelled her name on her birth certificate]( Gabrielle Mayor, 24, has gone viral on TikTok after posting a video where she recounts the time when she realized that she was living a lie. In the video, Gabrielle shares that she didn’t know that [her legal name]( “Babrielle” until she went to get her driver's permit at the age of 15. The video of her giving a deadpan look at the story written in white text has received over 3.4 million views. “Thinking about how my parents made a typo on my [birth certificate,]( and I didn’t find out until age 15 that my real name is actually Babrielle,” the video reads. It’s incredible that the people at the hospital didn’t notice the mistake because Babrielle isn’t exactly a common name. [Read the story]( Find us on the World Wide Web: [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [LinkedIn]( Copyright © 2023 GOOD | Upworthy, All rights reserved. 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028 You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.