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27 signs you’re the mum of your friendship group

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It’s okay to be the Marnie. (Picture: HBO/GIRLS)

Every friendship group needs a mum. The responsible one. The one who always has tissues in their bag and sensible shoes on their feet.

The mum isn’t the most rebellious or wild, but who cares. A night in with wine and cheese is just as fun as a drunken bar crawl – which they’ll come to, by the way. They’ll just chase all their shots with a big glass of water.

Don’t feel embarrassed if you have a sneaking suspicion you’re that person. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. You may be a little old before your years, but who cares?… Read the full story


16 things to look forward to in 2016

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Happy January!

After a nice festive break it can sometimes be hard to look forward to much, especially on your commute to work, which instead you spend thinking of how you’d much rather be in bed.

It’s not all bad news though, because there actually is a lot to look forward to in 2016.

With a flurry of addictive TV, new music and some snazzy anniversaries coming up, 2016 is already looking like it’s going to be a pretty cool year.

1. Netflix 

If anyone says that their favourite pre-bedtime activity doesn’t involved Netflix in bed, then either they are a liar, or you need to stop talking to them because no-one needs that kind of negativity… Read the full story

A 2-year-old amputee found the perfect pet: Holly, a kitten with a missing leg

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Scarlette Tipton met the perfect pet in Holly, a kitten with a missing leg. (Picture: KTLA News)

Scarlette Tipton was only 10 months old when she lost her her left arm to cancer. Now 2 years old, she’s learning that she’s different to other kids, and slowly adjusting to her condition.

Her parents thought of something that could help: a friend going through the same thing, so Scarlette would know she’s not alone.

So when they heard about Holly, a 3-month-old kitten missing a leg, they knew it was meant to be.

9 ways to get and stay healthy in 2016

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Find something you like and do it regularly (Picture: Getty)

You’ve made it though the most indulgent time of the year and have vowed to lose weight, get fit and shake off the excess.

Millions of us will sign up to gyms, diet plans and weight loss courses in the first week of January. Sadly, too many of us will be back to old habits and over indulging by February because our new ideal lifestyle is so hard to keep up.

So here’s a few tips to make it manageable. Make it work. And make it to May with a real sense of achievement that you stuck with it.

1. Chuck fads out the window

Unless you genuinely believe… Read the full story

21 types of people that are the absolute worst, according to Reddit

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Look. We’re all terrible people sometimes, whether it’s doing rubbish things or being unreasonably irritated by other people doing rubbish things.

It’s okay. It’s perfectly normal to feel like you might explode with rage when someone takes FOREVER to take out their Oystercard at the barriers.

Or to decide someone at work is your nemesis because they pressed the button for the lift when you’d already pressed it.

We’re all grumpy, and miserable, and have intense pet peeves. It’s fine to think that anyone guilty of doing one of those said pet peeves is the worst.

People over on Reddit are sharing their personal pet peeves over on a thread that asks: ‘What type of people are the worst type of people?’ Do not be these people.

1. ‘People that walk really slow down the middle of the aisle.’ – DaisyLayz

2. ‘One uppers, those people are trash.’ – eid14

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14 signs he’s not (and probably never was) that into you

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Do you ever get these moments of realisation?

When you finally understand that the bloke you’ve been chasing around (in you head or, for the more affected, physically) for months really isn’t that bothered.

And probably never really was.

It can come in many forms.

A blanked WhatsApp or even a Facebook relationship change with a girl that’s not you (yep, cheers for still texting me though pal!).

And after years of it ‘just not working out’, I’ve developed quite a list. So here it is.

1. You only ever hear from him after 9pm at night

When he’s only got one thing on his mind, and that thing isn’t how your day was.

2. He rarely (read never) rings

All communication is via text. Or Whats’App. Or, even worse, Snapchat. Gross.

3. Sometimes you’ll go for days without hearing from him

And then he’ll like a photo of yours on Instagram. Which is a head f**k.

And just goes to show he can’t even… Read the full story

Why you shouldn’t tell people your New Year’s resolutions

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Run on the treadmill. Just don’t tweet about it. (Picture: Getty)

Stop. Don’t tweet that ‘first day of the new me’ nonsense. Hold back on that Instagram of your new Nike shoes.

Because running around telling everyone about your New Year’s resolutions won’t do you any good. In fact, it could make you less likely to keep them.

As The Science of Us pointed out this week, more than 80 years of research has been conducted around the theme of the following question: ‘if you tell people you’re going to do something, are you more or less likely to do it?’

And the overwhelming answer to that question? Telling people you’re going to do things… Read the full story

19 ways to read more books in 2016

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Let’s get reading. (Picture: Getty)

So you’ve decided your New Year’s resolution for 2015 will be pretty simple: you just want to read more.

Congratulations. You’ve picked one of the best resolutions there is.

It’s easy, especially if you haven’t established a set number of books (reading ‘more’ is easy if you’re comparing it to last year’s total of 5 books read), it’s fulfilling, and it doesn’t have that same win/lose mentality of vowing to get in the best shape EVER or go to the gym five times of week.

But even though it’s supposed to be pleasant, you’ve somehow managed to fail at this very same resolution the last… Read the full story


17 people share the things their parents were so right about

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Listen to your parents. They know what they’re talking about. (Picture: Getty)

Listen to your parents, kids. Adults, if your parents are still around, still listen to them.

They are wise, have much more life experience than you, and usually have your best interests at heart.

Give whatever they’re saying a chance, even if it sounds stupid. Don’t be like the people currently sharing their stories on Reddit, on a thread that asks: ‘What was your best “f***, my parents were right” moment?’

1. “Put away a little bit from every paycheck you make, even if it’s only a $1. Save some money whenever you have the chance.”

‘When my transmission blew and I only had… Read the full story

15 things you only know if you have narcolepsy

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XX things you only know if you have narcolepsy (Picture: Liberty Antonia Sadler)
(Illustration: Liberty Antonia Sadler for Metro.co.uk)

Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally.

It’s a widely misunderstood condition which can be frustrating and isolating for those of us who live with it.

Here’s 15 things you only know if you have narcolepsy.

1. There’s narcolepsy and then there’s Hollywood narcolepsy

The cartoonish depictions in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Rat Race have caused widespread misperceptions of narcolepsy.

Unlike on-screen portrayals, it is incredibly rare for someone with narcolepsy to go from fully alert to fast asleep at the drop of a hat.

2. People misinterpret your symptoms

You’ve been… Read the full story

23 worst date stories that’ll make you delete your Tinder forever

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Sometimes a date is so bad you just want to run away, screaming.

That’s possibly what these Mumsnet users wanted to do, after revealing their worst date stories on the parenting website.

From cheese and onion crisps to velvet purses, some of these will make you want to give up on dating and delete your Tinder profiles forever.

MORE: Tinder’s all about the love, not the hook-up

MORE: 10 gifs that sum up how we feel about the loss of Tinder Moments

1) When he took… Read the full story

10 things you only understand if you are addicted to cycling

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Cycling is a very easy and expensive sport to be addicted too.

Once you have gotten over the first few rides the miles just start adding up and the endorphins released really makes climbing up that hill worth it.

Here are 10 things that all cyclists of all levels can relate too.

1. You have or want to build a collection of bikes

Two or three isn’t enough.

It doesn’t matter that you may not use them, you just want them.

And, no, your babies can’t go in the garage – you don’t want to risk them getting stolen.

2. The cost

There is a good chance your bike or collection of bikes is worth… Read the full story

8 ways to get your baby to sleep better on Festival Of Sleep Day

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Today (Sunday, January 3) is Festival Of Sleep Day – a time for people who need to catch up on sleep after the Christmas and New Year festivities.

Now that’s all well and good but what if you’re desperate for sleep but a small person in your life is making it impossible?

Sleep for babies and toddlers is a surprisingly controversial area with opinions differing wildly and people getting hot under the collar about those who disagree with them.

At the end of the day though, we all want the same thing – a good night’s sleep.

Here are eight ideas from parenting and sleep experts to help your child – and you – to get a… Read the full story

9 reasons why you should go to Jamaica immediately

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Bird watching

Yes, that’s right, bird watching. It might not be on the top of everyone’s list when they go on holiday but Jamaica has an incredible number of different species.

It also means you get to see a side to the country that not many people think about when they go there – the jungle. We took a trip with Mocking Bird Hill Hotel’s resident bird expert, Roger, and saw all kinds of avian activity.

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13 emotional stages of going back to work after Christmas

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Bad news – the festive period is officially over.

With the end of the Christmas, the in-between period where everyone forgets which day it is, and the horrific hangover of NYE it is now time to be painfully shifted back into reality.

Reality demands that you wear actual clothes instead of joggers, and get out of bed before 9am, and stop eating three lunches in one afternoon.

Basically reality is awful, and you’ll be faced with a rollercoaster of emotions on your first day back at work and in real world.

1. Denial

It’s early in the morning, and you’re wrapped up snugly and practically cocooned in your duvet.

And then there goes the alarm, blaring at you to remind you that you’re a peasant and must leave your warm nest and get ready for work.

You try to cope by denying it’s time to get up, but sadly you give up after the third time you hit… Read the full story


Mark Zuckerberg has perfect response to joke about ‘dating the nerd’ at school

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., speaks during the Internet.org summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Zuckerberg said a lack of relevant local language content is the biggest barrier to the 4.4 billion people globally who don't have Internet access. Photographer: Udit Kulshrestha/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Mark had the best response to a comment about dating the nerd at school (Picture: Getty)

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook founder, philanthropist, dad to little girl – and Jedi-in-training – Maxima. And feminist.

Zuckerberg took to Facebook yesterday to talk about the personal challenges he’s set himself for 2016, which includes building a robot butler.

Because guy’s got to have goals.

‘My personal… Read the full story

16 cute baby animals that will make back to work Monday slightly more bearable

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Let the happy baby hamster make it all better (Picture: http://imgur.com/gallery/9foKw)

It’s back to work Monday and we feel your pain.

For the majority of people up and down the country, today’s the day you mooch back into the office after Christmas and New Year with all the enthusiasm of a coeliac at an all you can eat pasta buffet.

It’s grey out, it’s January and it’s far too long til your next holiday.

But it’s ok – we know just how to fix this – via the medium of cute baby animals, of course.

Here’s 16 cute baby animals that will make back… Read the full story

Guy wakes up in nursing home after ‘large’ New Year’s Eve night out

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Jonny went ‘out out’ (Picture: phatpunk/Twitter)

You know those nights when it all gets a bit messy and you end up waking up in a nursing home?

No, us neither.

That is, nevertheless, what happened to 18-year-old Jonny Wilson and his mates, who had a particularly ‘large’ New Year’s Eve.

The student from North Devon tweeted about his unexpected start to 2016, at 9.45am, with the immortal line: ‘Oi help have I woken up in a nursing home??’

He also provided some pictures of his makeshift bed for the night.

It… Read the full story

You’ve got to admire this little girl’s attempt to convince the parents she’s got another week off school

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Worth a try (Picture: Getty/Imgur)

You’ve got to admire the idea – it was just the execution that let her down.

A little girl’s attempt to get an extra week off for Christmas by forging a letter from her school, or should we say ‘the school company’, didn’t quite convince her parents.

We really don’t know what gave it away.

An amused mum posted a picture of her daughter’s hilarious attempt to get out of a week of school on Imgur yesterday with the comment: ‘My daughter got the mail today (it’s Sunday), apparently they have another week off school.’

While many Redditors were skeptical initially (maybe it was the… Read the full story

Man asks people if they’re okay with teachers being gay; gets taught an excellent lesson

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A Twitter user had an excellent response to a very dumb question (Picture: Getty)

After a Twitter user asked his followers whether they would be okay with their child having a gay teacher, he was taught a powerful lesson in acceptance – and grammar.

‘As a straight male, how would u feel about your child having a homosexual school teacher?! Who their around for 8hrs of the day!’ user Nas asked.

Where do we start?

It’s hard to decide what’s more offensive: the suggestion that sexual orientation has any impact on a person’s ability to do their job; or perhaps it’s the implication that homosexuality is, in some way, catching; or maybe it’s the glaring grammatical error in… Read the full story

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