Dad discovers his child has pinworms and now the entire internet is rethinking parenting

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                December 28, 2023 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=new%20post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-c1f7) [Dad discovers his child has pinworms and now the entire internet is rethinking parenting]( It’s totally common and absolutely gross. If you're a parent you're likely in one of two categories: parents who have never heard of pinworms or parents who shuttered at the headline. Parents are not really given any sort of warning for all of the eyebrow raising situations that occur in childhood and one dad has found out that there was a lot left out of that non-existent parenting handbook. Justin, a dad that runs the [TikTok page drumbeatlane]( took to social media to tell the world of the current nightmare fuel parenting situation he was experiencing. He's also doing parents on social media a solid by giving them a heads up on the disturbing secret plaguing the parenting world–pinworms. [Read the story]( [Watch pet octopus complete complex obstacle course, earning her return to home in the wild]( Sashimi showed Mark Rober she could thrive in the ocean after getting used to being hand-fed at the pet store. When you start listing the kinds of animals people keep as pets, ["octopus"]( may not even make the list. But some people do try to keep the smart cephalopods as pets, and some pet stores do sell them. YouTube [science and engineering educator Mark Rober]( found this out first hand when he procured his pet octopus, Sashimi, from a pet store. After some research, he found out that [octopuses]( (yes, "octopuses" is just as acceptable as "octopi") are not bred in captivity, which means Sashimi was taken from the ocean. As he says, he was "hit with the startling realization" that he had unintentionally become "the bad guy from Finding Nemo." [Read the story]( How do you feel about New Year's Resolutions? [Great! I do them every year.]( [Not for me]( [They're tough to stick by]( [Trying one for the first time]( [Three cheers for this Dollar Tree worker who saved a mom during toddler meltdown]( Every mom who’s been there feels this kindness in their bones. You're in the store, trying to gather the last of your items and head to the checkout counter before your toddler really starts losing it. You can see the meltdown coming—maybe you forgot snacks or it's too close to nap time or your wee one is just feeling particularly prickly for no apparent reason—but there's not much you can do other than hope you can get out of the store before the tornado hits. But then it hits. [Your child is wailing](, you're already at the checkout, people are staring (while pretending not to stare) and you wish you could just curl up in a ball and disappear. It's hard to describe the stress and anxiety of trying to [manage a toddler in a tantrum]( while also trying to get through the checkout lane, but it's real. Most moms have been there and know the helpless feeling, which is what makes the simple act of a [Dollar Tree]( employee all the more wonderful. [Read the story]( [Therapist reveals the number 1 'hurt feeling' her clients have after the holidays]( Everyone has this family member. The holidays are when we get together with family, which can be joyous, triggering, or a combination of both, depending on who you're related to. Therapist and TikToker[Dr. Angelica Shiels]( says that after the holidays, her clients' most common “hurt feeling” is from [passive-aggressive]( and critical comments from relatives. The pain stems from the disappointment people feel when trying to spread holiday cheer and are met with "negativity and criticism instead of positivity and enthusiasm" in return. [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2023 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](