Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

All kids do embarrassing things, right? Every single day I count my lucky stars that I grew up before there were cell phones in every single hand, ready to document said embarrassing things for all eternity. Seriously. I think kids today really do have things worse in some ways. I’m guessing these 15 people are...

Over the past decade, school lunch has been a topic of conversation, partially because former first lady Michelle Obama was passionate about making school lunches healthier in the United States. But if things are so bad here, what does a healthy school lunch look like? Well, different people (and cultures) have different definitions, but these...

Every career probably has pet peeves like these – misconceptions you know to be patently false but that are nonetheless accepted by most laypeople as being fact. That said, getting your taxes wrong isn’t going to cost someone their life (most likely), so you might want to listen closely to the advice these 15 EMT’s...

Dogs do a lot of things that seem strange to people (enjoying a delightful afternoon snack of poop, for example), but if you remember that our domesticated pets are descended from wolves and once had entirely different, feral lives, many of those behaviors can begin to make sense. Take, for example, how dogs turn around...

Need a little shot of riddle-solving with your morning coffee? We’ve got 6 that just might trip you up – so read them carefully, but don’t think too hard… Good luck! #6. From here to there. Continue reading when you’re ready for the answer!

If you’ve ever suffered from insomnia, or been forced into nights without sleep because you’re taking care of a newborn or other children, then you’re already aware that losing out on much-needed sack time can impact your life in myriad ways. You’re confused, you’re unable to focus, your motor function is slow and your emotions...

Most parents have good intentions when trying to bring their children up right, and that usually includes imparting some wisdom along the way – perhaps even teaching them some lessons that are difficult for all parties involved. But none of us are perfect, and sometimes our kids (or life) seem to have our number. That...

It’s no secret that there are plenty of families in the United States that struggle to put food on the table. If you’re talking about being able to put healthy food on the table, well, that’s even harder. Fresh produce is more expensive than cheap processed foods, which is one more thing that makes this...

If you’ve been in a thrift store and spent some time perusing the shelves, then maybe these 15 items won’t surprise you. But then again, maybe they will. #15. Two kittens “In the six years I’ve worked there (still working there), we’ve received two kittens. They were in the donations so we didn’t see them...

It’s probably safe to say that no one (other than a curious psychologist, maybe) befriends a legit sociopath/psychopath on purpose. Sociopathy and psychopathy (which are often confused for each other, but are different) actually aren’t even considered distinct mental disorders anymore – nowadays they’re just rolled into borderline personality disorder. The thing about psychopaths (and, to...

If you’re a parent, this is something you’re likely guilty of doing, even though you know that car seat manufacturers and pediatricians warn against – when you’re dying for some sleep and your little one is snoozing away, it’s just too tempting to leave them be for a little while, right? Well, as easy as...

Yes – antlers and all. My husband is an avid fisherman, and I can tell you from observation that he pulls non-fish items out of the water on a regular basis. Sadly, most of them are some kind of refuse that’s been carelessly dumped, but he’s also caught snakes, turtles, and, once, even a seagull....

The Marshmallow Experiment, for those of you who aren’t in the know (I wasn’t), is a test of delayed gratification performed on young children. You give them a marshmallow, tell them that if they can wait for 10 minutes without eating it, they may have a second, and see if they can wait it out....

It’s almost Halloween, so you’re probably out looking for fun activities to do with your wee ones on those crisp fall Saturdays (around football games, of course). Between pumpkin patches, costume shopping, haunted houses, and apple picking, you’ve likely got things covered – but don’t forget to throw in a bonfire, hayride, and corn maze...

There are more than a few parts of teaching that are bound to be unsavory (lecturing kids about hygiene or about making out in the halls anyone?), but these 15 teachers have some true horror stories when it comes to things they’ve lifted off their kids. And there’s no doubt in my mind that they...