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Dad urges parents to stop worrying about giving their kids a ‘good future’

A major part of parenting is setting kids up for as best an adult life as possible. It’s also a major source of every parent’s stress, as this is essentially a question without absolute answers.

Sure, there are many helpful strategies that can be implemented—setting up a college fund, enrolling into a great school, finding enriching activities—but even these cannot guarantee anything when the future is unwritten and the world continues changing at a rapid pace. Any jobless millennial still struggling to pay student loans for a prestigious university degree can tell you about that.

With all these unknown variables that could wreak havoc on even the best laid plan, what is a parent to do? Popular content creator and fellow dad Abraham Piper argues that maybe parents shouldn’t even make it a goal to provide a good future in the first place.

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Crane operator saves cow by scooping it out from raging water in canal with incredible timing

Some people want to help others at any cost, that is the sort of kindness that we rarely get to see. And to show that kindness to animals in the most adverse situation is just beautiful. An excavator operator in Igdir, Turkey saved a cow who fell in a water canal and the best part was his incredible timing.

In a video posted on Reddit by u/kzoxp, a cow can be seen drowning in a water canal from a distance. An excavator operator was waiting for the cow to reach a particular area so that it could be picked up immediately using the machine and that’s what happened.

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What’s the best response to ‘Dad, I think I’m gay’? Here are 20 of the funniest and most heartfelt.

In a previous Upworthy article, we shared how dad jokes aren’t just a way for fathers to embarrass their children. But a way to build them up and teach resilience is by showing that it’s ok to embarrass yourself.

When a dad tells a joke that gets more of a groan than a laugh, it demonstrates his ability to handle an uncomfortable situation. According to researchers, dad jokes appear in many cultures and are a way for fathers to teach their kids that it’s okay to put themselves out there without worrying about what other people think.

A recent viral thread on Reddit shows how some fathers have used dad jokes to show how they accept their child’s sexuality in a way that made a tense situation comfortable for everyone.

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19 super practical life hacks people swear by to save money, time and aggravation

There isn’t a person on the planet who doesn’t have some trouble with the basics in life, whether it’s time management, focus, money, health, children, waking up, staying organized, getting enough exercise, or making sure they can find their car keys.

Some of us do better than others, but we could all help with the basics. The good thing is that we have each other to help us along the way. One of the great things about the internet is that it allows us to crowd-source great advice on conquering life’s struggles from strangers.

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Bat rescued as a preemie baby acts exactly like a puppy, even demanding belly rubs

Halloween movies might have taught us to think of bats as scary, vicious, disease spreading creatures of the night, but in many ways they really are just sweet, adorable dogs…with wings.

Take Eddie, for instance.

Eddie was a teeny tiny little fruit bat (aka flying fox) born prematurely and found at a theme park. Luckily, he was rescued by wildlife nurse and bat rehabilitator Rhi, who surmised that the poor guy fell from his mom while she was flying one night. Flying foxes hold onto their mother’s stomach as she flies around at night. However, being born premature meant that Eddie probably didn’t have the strength to do so.