A research expert says dad jokes aren't just delightful, they're great for child development

1 [A research expert says dad jokes aren't just delightful, they're great for child development]( What’s brown and sticky? A stick. How do you get a country girl’s attention? A tractor. My wife asked me to stop singing “Wonderwall” to her. I said maybe… [Dad jokes]( tend to be simple, inoffensive attempts at humor that are often puns and never funny. Except, of course, to the dad who tells them. But he usually gets more of a kick out of the embarrassment it caused his children than the joke itself. According to a new essay, that’s the exact point. [Read the story]( 2 [Woman reveals Lucy Liu was her babysitter in the '90s and shares adorable photos]( Many of us remember our babysitters from when we were younger, and the majority of them were just fun teenagers looking to make some extra pocket money. However, none of us were as lucky as content creator Rudi, who goes by the handle @thenameisrudi on TikTok. Rudi was babysat by a famous personality before she was even famous. She revealed in a recent [TikTok carousel]( she, along with her sister, were babysat by none other than Lucy Liu, the "Charlie's Angels" actress. TikTok was shocked on finding out that someone can be so lucky as to be cared for by an award-winning actress. Rudi's post starts with an adorable photo of her with her sister in the '90s with the text overlay, "Your family moved to LA for a couple of months when you were a baby." Then, we see a photo of the sisters with Lucy Liu and the Hollywood sign in the background. The text overlay reads, "Your mum made friends with another artist called Lucy." Rudi then shares an old photo of Lucy in overalls and writes, "She also wore dungarees and would sometimes babysit you." She then continues and shares a current picture of Lucy with the text, "She ended up becoming a pretty big deal." [Read the story]( Did a friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( 3 [Dad found out his son bullied a kid at school and came up with a brilliant teaching moment]( What do you do when you find out your kid [bullied someone]( For many parents, the first step is forcing an [apology](. While this response is of course warranted, is it really effective? Some might argue that there are more constructive ways of handling the situation that teach a kid not only what they did wrong, but how to make things right again. [Single dad]( [Patrick Forseth]( recently shared how he made a truly teachable moment out of his son, Lincoln, getting into trouble for bullying. Rather than forcing an apology, Forseth made sure his son was actively part of a solution. The thought process behind his decision, which he explained in a now-viral [TikTok]( video, is both simple and somewhat racial compared to how many parents have been encouraged to handle similar situations. [Read the story]( 4 [Florida principal forced to resign after showing Michelangelo's 'David' to students]( If you ask most teachers why they went into education, they'll share that it had nothing to do with the money and everything to do with their passion for teaching. Even with rapid changes in curriculum and policies, teachers who remain in the classroom are lovers of education and are doing their best to help kids learn. Hope Carrasquilla, the former principal of Florida's Tallahassee Classical School, was one of those teachers who simply enjoyed teaching. As the principal, Carrasquilla was required to teach two classes. During her sixth grade lesson about Renaissance art, which is also a requirement of the school, Carrasquilla showed a picture of Michelangelo's "David" statue. According to the [Tallahassee Democrat]( three parents complained about their children being shown the picture. Two of those parents were mostly upset that there wasn't sufficient notice given before the photo of the sculpture was shown. The third parent reportedly complained that the statue of the Biblical figure was pornographic. [Read the story]( 5 [Afroman made a brilliant music video from clips of Ohio police's misguided raid of his home]( Joseph Foreman, better known to music fans as rapper Afroman, had his Ohio home raided by Adams County Sheriff's deputies last August. The deputies were acting on a warrant claiming probable cause that drugs, drug paraphernalia, and evidence of drug trafficking and kidnapping would be found on his property. Afroman wasn't home at the time of the raid, but his wife captured footage of it[on her phone.]( The deputies found nothing, confiscated over $5,000 worth of Afroman’s hard-earned money, bashed in his front door, broke his front gate and destroyed his home security camera system. No charges were filed after the raid. The money was later returned to the "Because I Got High" rapper. [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](.