Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Kids can be mean. That’s not news, but it still hurts when bullies come for you or your child – and that goes double when the child is hurt after trying his best to fit in with the rest. It all started when Altamonte Elementary School in Florida encouraged its students to dress in their...

Some people need a full eight hours of sleep to function no matter what, while others seem to be able to go go go with less than six hours of solid sack time. The latter like to brag about their ability as if it’s something they’ve trained for, or a reason to think themselves a...

Studies have come out here and there extolling the benefits of having a glass of red wine (aside from stress relief) now and then (and now), so add this one to the mix. It claims that red wine has the potential to improve your gut health. The study of almost 3,000 drinkers in the U.S.,...

There’s nothing sweeter than life with pets. Dog, cat, rabbit, whatever – they make us smile, lift our spirits, make us laugh and complete our families. It’s a subject that never grows old; the internet was basically invented to share cat videos, after all. Artist Beanie totally gets it. She loves her fur babies as...

It might be hard to believe, but Steve Buscemi has been in more than 100 movies over the past 30 years; from big budget films to independent gems, he’s a character actor with a face no one is likely to forget anytime soon. But even if you’ve seen all of his films and count yourself...

There are many obstacles and challenges that can arise from one’s name – from initials that spell something untoward, nicknames no one anticipated, or yes, names that sound “dirty” or that can be read that way, there’s always someone out there ready to make a joke about something you had zero control over. Thanks guys,...

Get your mind juices flowing with these 5 brain teasing riddles of the day! #5. An empty container. #4. Bright and yellow. #3. Less  is  more. #2. Fresh only. #1. Look, Ma! No hands! Continue reading when you’re ready to check your answers!

Now, I’m not one to book shame. If you’re reading, that’s awesome, and whatever you enjoy is totally cool! Butttt there’s no denying these 20 books are a bit on the weird side. 20. Does God Ever Speak Through Cats by David Evans https://www.instagram.com/p/BfeLehuHDkA/ I can’t believe the religious scholars of the world haven’t tackled...

There are some things in life you’d better be sure you want to see, because once you do, you’ll never be able to not see it again (the arrow in the FedEx logo, anyone?). Someone on Reddit asked others what falls into that category for them, and the netizens have got some good ones –...

As a parent, I’ve realized that many of the cartoons we were weaned on, well…let’s just say it doesn’t seem as if there was a ton of thought put into them, as far as child development. Programs now are geared toward specific ages and developmental stages, don’t feature violence, teach kids to be kind to...

Being online as a woman can be exhausting. Everyone wants something, and if they don’t want something from you, then they want to send something to you. And absolutely none of that business is attractive or appealing. If you’re wearying of those unwanted pics from men (you know the ones) or requests for images you definitely...

If this isn’t the sweetest story of the week, we’ll all go into diabetic shock reading the one that actually is, because I don’t know how anything could be more saccharine (in a good way!) than this tale of love and romance. Bill Duncan has been suffering from dementia, a neurological disease that causes a...

If you’re a lover of riddles, you can find them all over social media – like these 6 from Twitter account @Braintwister, which posts new ones every day (so follow that account to get your daily riddle fix right into your feed)! If you’re not a lover of riddles, well the 1) maybe you should...

You might spend more than a little bit of time at Target, but you’ll never really know what it’s like to work there until you don the red shirt and nametag and dig in. Once you do, these 8 secrets will be yours, too. 8. They have their own forensic lab. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfJzsl4FMd8/ Target works hard...

We all hope to one day have a career that’s both meaningful and helpful, and after reading through this Twitter thread, there can be no doubt that speech pathologist Rachel Romeo has found her true calling. I just had such an affirming experience. On my 8hr intl flight back from a conference, I sat next...