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Indianapolis mom of two Katie Lyman worked as a childcare provider at the LA Fitness Kids Klub, where she looked after children while their parents used the gym facilities. “I knew right off the bat, something was just a little off,” Katie told RTV6 Indianapolis news.
“The first couple of days, I had kids just running around crazy, being violent, and there weren't any specific rules,” Katie said. She found herself watching 17 children, all under age 6. “It was chaos.”
Katie reported her situa...

Every once in a while, a family trip to the fast food drive-thru is warranted, especially after a busy day at work or a stellar grade on the day’s spelling test. But for one child in England, who developed a daily habit of eating nothing but fries, chips ("specifically Pringles"), and processed meats, excessive junk food caused him to become hard of hearing and legally blind, Live Science reports.
The child’s health issues, which were detailed in a report published on September 2 in the medic...

Forever 21, the fast-fashion giant, might file for bankruptcy. That means the mall staple would close unprofitable stores and restructure its debt and financing, according to a report by Bloomberg. It also means saying goodbye to impulse buys of trendy crop tops and rainbow glitter makeup brushes that those of us well over the age of 21 never need—but feel this strong gravitational pull toward.
Now, the trendy chain isn’t closing for good; but if it does, Twitter user @baddestmamajama has a h...

Halloween always brings a fair share of witches, ghosts and goblins trick-or-treating at your door, as it should. There's nothing wrong with a classic Halloween costume. But, thanks to today's wide array of hit TV shows, video games and movies, it's likely your kids will go gaga for one of the popular picks below. So if you don't have time to whip up a DIY costume, may we suggest you simply have one of the options below delivered directly to your door? Save yourself some time this October—it'...

Every year for the past quarter century, on the last Sunday of September, photographer Howard Schatz has made his way to Folsom Street for the world’s largest leather and BDSM street fair. Schatz opts not to dress up; he usually wears a T-shirt and shorts, plus plenty of sunblock and a baseball cap. He gets there early—before the crowds—to set up his photo booth. And then he spends the day making portraits of the bondage enthusiasts, kink beginners, pups, sissies, and dommes who flock to Fols...

This is "Think Tank," an occasional series of conversations with Bay Area power players, conducted by San Francisco editors. Interviews have been condensed and edited for clarity.
Name: Virgie Tovar
Occupation: Author, activist, and founder of Babecamp
Age: 36
Residence: San Francisco
San Francisco: In your new book, You Have the Right to Remain Fat (August 14, Feminist Press), you write about the politics of fatness. What ultimately led you from feeling shame about your body to now having th...

Families at a Las Vegas elementary school recently were sent home a letter that encouraged them to practice “bladder endurance” with their first-grade children. Apparently, the students were missing out on class time by getting up to pee. The parents were understandably infuriated and confused.

Every working mom has battled a wandering mind one too many times. When the anxiety and worries start bouncing around in your brain, it’s impossible to stop them from spiraling out of control. Did I agree to drive carpool on the morning of a big presentation? Can I hit this deadline, meet with my boss and arrive at preschool orientation with more than five minutes to spare? How on earth will dinner ever get made when it’s still, you know, dinner time?

In a Reddit thread asking parents the most physical damage their kids have accidentally caused, we certainly weren’t expecting the number of hospital trips, house repairs, and Lego-inflicted wounds that came up in parents’ responses.

After the birth of her son Ennis, 1, whom she shares with fiance Jesse Plemons, actress Kirsten Dunst wondered if she would ever be able to go back to work again. Fortunately, a project that came her way made her realize she could handle much more than she thought as a new working mom.

This week, sources leaked the alleged XXL Freshman 2019 list online. This year only two women were featured on the leaked list. We think there are more female rappers who deserved a spot, so we made our own list of artists to watch out for.

Until a consumer shift occurs and the textile industry takes accountability for the growing number of microfibers it contributes, we may, as fashion historian Clemente puts it, “end up dying in a sea of athleisure.”

In under an hour, 500 students mobilized on Wednesday to protest the racism and bigotry expressed in a video produced by Theta Tau, an engineering fraternity that has since been expelled from campus. What started as a small GroupMe chat quickly spread, recruiting non-Greek and Greek students in NALFO and IFC to take a stand.
Outside Chancellor Kent Syvurud’s house, sirens from DPS cars flashed in the faces of protestors. Liam McMonagle, a leader in organizing the group, reminded everyone to s...

The New York Times published an anonymous op-ed this week, mostly discussing the ways Trump has failed as president. This might not sound out of the ordinary, but the author claimed to be a senior official in the Trump administration; meaning, they work with Trump every day, and are privy to his erratic behaviors off-camera.
The piece, titled, “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration,” details how members of the administration work around Trump’s “anti-democratic impulses,...