Military Mom Almost Ruins Plans for Surprise Reunion With Daughter and We Totally Get It (VIDEO)

dinsdag 24 september 2013

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by Jeanne Sager 2 hours ago

I love a good military homecoming video. Who doesn't (no, really, who?)? But I've always wondered how it is that these moms and dads manage to keep themselves from blowing the surprise. If it were me just home from war, I don't know that I could contain myself. That's what I really love about the latest military mom surprising her kid at a football game.

Capt. JR Lund came home early from Afghanistan. She didn't tell her 13-year-old daughter ... so she could manage to surprise her at Saturday's Wisconsin vs. Purdue game. But from the looks of it, Mom almost didn't make it to the game!

Aww! Did you catch the part about how Mom just wanted to go run over and grab her daughter ... but she was trying her darndest to rein it in so she could make the surprise even more meaningful? She almost ruined her own surprise! Maybe it's because she's an Army Reservist that JR Lund is so much stronger than the rest of us?

Or at least stronger than me?

I don't know that I could do it. If I'm away from my kid just for a few days for a business trip, I come home and it's all I can do not to smother the poor thing with love and attention!

Not that JR Lund's daughter isn't getting plenty of that -- did you see the look on mother's and daughter's faces when they finally DID see each other?

Would you be able to hold out to surprise your kid or would you ruin your own surprise?

Image via Wisconsin Badgers/YouTube

Click "Like" if you love someone in the military! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jeanne Sager

writes articles for The Stir by day, slays closet monsters and bounds through bedtime stories with her elementary schooler by night. The Phineas and Ferb soundtrack reverberates through her brain.

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Pranksters Tip $200 for Laughs and Almost Make Servers Cry (VIDEO)

dinsdag 17 september 2013

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por Adriana Vélez hace 30 minutos

¿Has comido, dejó una propina y entonces vi a ver cómo reaccionó su servidor a su punta? Andrew Hales, quien hace vídeos bromista en su programa de YouTube LAHWF, consiguió junto con amigo Stuart borde para tirar de la clase de broma que todos podamos detrás: ellos izquierdo $200 Consejos para sus servidores de. La mejor parte del video es cuando ves cómo reaccionan los servidores para recoger ese fajo de billetes.

Los chicos tire la broma inflexión de tres personas diferentes, y las tres son simplemente encantadas, por supuesto. Pero lo realmente interesante es que dos de los servidores también fueron relevados porque estaban en apuros financieros, y realmente ayudó esa bonificación inesperada.Te hace pensar en la diferencia su Consejo puede ser en otra vida.

Obviamente no podemos irnos todos consejos de $200. No puedo! Pero haremos lo que podamos. Uno de los servidores señala que él hace apenas más de 2 dólares la hora. Hace le pregunto si son tan bajos los salarios de los servidores, ¿por qué no les pagan más y deshacerse de vuelco en conjunto? Pero como eso no ocurre en la mayoría restaurantes en los Estados Unidos, vuelco importante.

me encantó ver cómo reaccionaron los servidores de. Estaba encogiéndose cuando filmaron los servidores agradeciendo a los chicos por las puntas, eso es sólo un poco egoísta (ejem) creo. Pero es cuando descubrimos lo que significan las grandes propinas para los camareros, así que puedo ver por qué lo dejaron en. Aún así, ¿no crees lo más gracioso sería sólo escapar tranquilamente?

De todos modos, con todas las inflexión historias de terror que leemos todo el tiempo, esto fue un regalo Bienvenido. Finalmente, alguien tratando de equilibrar la negatividad. Espero que esto inspira a aquellos que pueden dar más.

¿Alguna vez ha dejado una muy generosa propina?

Imagen via LAHWF/YouTube

Sobre el autorAdriana Velez

es un escritor que recrea en alimentos, crianza, noticias, Entretenimiento, biología molecular y nada más que eso salta a la cabeza. Ella vive con su hijo de edad escolar primaria en Brooklyn, tierra de chacras urbanas y artesanal todo.

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Racist 1-Word Note on Restaurant Bill Is Almost Too Awful to Believe

woensdag 11 september 2013

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by Adriana Velez 13 hours ago

We've seen a lot of nasty things written on restaurant bills, but I think this must be the worst. Student Toni Jenkins was waiting tables at a suburban Nashville Red Lobster when she saw the note a 20-something couple left her. Instead of a tip, she got the n-word scrawled on the bill. Ugh! Toni was so appalled, she posted a photo of the bill on Facebook, commenting, "... so happy to live in the proud southern states ... God Bless America, land of the free and home of the low class racists of Tennessee."

I can see how that insult would sting. I don't blame Toni for responding the way that she did. She says it was a post intended just for her friends and family, and she just wanted some support and commiseration. But then her employers found out about her Facebook post.

The restaurant suspended Jenkins for a couple days while they decided what to do. She was suspended on full pay, but still -- what kind of message does that send? Is she really such a danger to her customers that they're afraid of exposing more customers to her? OMG, the uppity bitch who doesn't like being called racist slurs -- run for the hills!

I can see why it's unprofessional to post a receipt with an ugly slur online. While it's not the restaurant's fault at all, it's not great publicity for them, either. But I'm a little puzzled by the suspension. They say it's "standard procedure" for employees who post photos of receipts online. But under these more extreme circumstances, couldn't they have just had a conversation with Jenkins and asked her to remove the photo and not post any like that in the future? 

At least Red Lobster sent out a statement condemning the racial slur. A spokesman says the chain is "extremely disturbed" by the incident. "We take this extremely seriously. This kind of language is completely disgusting and has no place in our restaurant or anywhere else, and we are committed to getting to the bottom of what happened as quickly as possible." Jenkins hasn't actually missed any days at work and is expected to return on schedule. I kind of feel like her suspension got blown out of proportion in reports, though I also think she shouldn't have been suspended at all. 

At any rate, I'm glad Red Lobster is clear about saying bigotry has no place at their business. Like I always say, racism is not delicious.

Would you feel uncomfortable dining near the kinds of people who leave racist comments on restaurant bills?

Image via Robert S. Donovan/Flickr (N.B. This is not the receipt referred to in the post)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adriana Velez

is a staff writer who dabbles in food, parenting, news, entertainment, molecular biology, and anything else that that pops into her head. She lives with her elementary school-aged son in Brooklyn, land of urban farms and artisan everything.  

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dinsdag 3 september 2013

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Hayden Panettiere Does Something So Shocking With Her Hair It Almost Looks Fake (PHOTO)

vrijdag 30 augustus 2013

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by Mary Fischer 4 hours ago

It's perfectly normal to want to experiment and change up your hairstyles from time to time to keep things exciting -- but just wait until you see Hayden Panettiere's new locks, which are anything but characteristic for her.

Compared to a lot of other celebrities, she's just so fresh faced and natural, well, other than the boob job she's rumored to have had, of course. (That doesn't count.)

And that's why it seems strange that she went for such a drastic change with her bold new do. Hayden's hair is so shocking, in fact, that I'm not totally convinced that she isn't wearing a wig.

Drum roll, please -- check out those blunt bangs and her platinum blonde shade!

Well, what do you think -- are you digging it? I hate to say it, but I'm really not a fan. At all.

Take a closer look -- couldn't this be a wig? It certainly wouldn't be the first time a celeb donned fake hair in an effort to nab a little extra attention. There's a chance that Hayden's style could magically go back to normal the next time we see her.

But if this really is a permanent change, it's kind of a shame. The heavy bangs make her look a few years older, and her hair is so straight, it really takes away from the natural beauty vibe she usually has going on. And one more thing about the bangs -- they hide her gorgeous face! Hayden's skin is flawless, and it just seems like a waste to cover up her perfect complexion.

Hopefully this major shift is only temporary, and the old Hayden will be back to showing off her beautiful self in no time. But if her new hair does turn out to be the real deal, those bangs are going to be a serious bitch to grow out. Just sayin'.

Do you think Hayden is wearing a wig? And do you like her hair this way?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mary Fischer

is the writer behind The Mommyologist, and the mom of a future famous comedian. Her current loves include cosmopolitans, reality TV, and shoes that don't pinch her feet.

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