The conversations swirling around the chilly mountain air of Davos‚ Switzerland‚ keep returning to one issue. “2024 is the year of 50 or so elections around the world‚” Carl Bildt‚ a former prime minister of Sweden‚ told me. “But there is only one election we are all talking about: the one in America.” When abroad‚ Americans can often be parochially attentive to their own politics‚ boring their foreign counterparts with long discussions of party politics in the Senate or the prospects of a...

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Grief is such a strong emotion that most people don't exit this earth having skipped the experience. When grieving the loss of a loved one in the early days‚ the grief can be so strong that it feels like physical pain. You may start to believe that you've cried so much that there must be something medically wrong with you for your body to still be producing tears. There's no placating cliché about grief that can make the early moments of it more tolerable.But as people move past the active grieving stage‚ it contorts itself into something more tolerable that allows you to continue daily obligations before it changes again. Once years pass‚ grief becomes sort of like a silent passenger holding a jack-in-the-box. You find yourself having full on belly laughs again‚ feeling quite normal when suddenly out pops that dang clown from the depths of the box.One man took to his TikTok account‚ dadchats‚ to share his experience with a surprise moment of grief for his father that passed away three years prior. It's the perfect depiction of the realities of grieving a profound loss. "Last night my dead father called me on his cellphone‚" he starts the video. "It's 9:30 p.m. and I'm watching the Packers vs Taylor Swift game when all of a sudden my phone goes off and for the past five months if I get a call that late at night it's either about a vehicle warranty or it's about getting more printer ink."The grieving son jokes about not having a printer before explaining how his deceased father called him. Turns out‚ it wasn't his father‚ likely much to is relief and simultaneous disappointment. The call was from his mother who never stopped paying for his father's phone unbeknownst to the man picking his heart up off of the floor after seeing "dad" pop up on his phone screen. He explains that his mother only ever calls him from her home phone so this call was sort of a jump scare of the worst kind. @dadchats Grief still knows my number The man got emotional talking about the deep yearning you feel when missing a parent who has passed away. He revealed that his dad dying was a fear he had since childhood due to how old his father was when he was born so he stocked up on voicemails to avoid forgetting his dad's voice. After a few more tear filled moments‚ the grieving son gives a bit of advice. "If you're struggling‚ especially just out of the blue‚ that's ok‚ that happens. That's normal‚ just sit in it. Grieve with it‚ feel it. It doesn't go away I don't think‚ it certainly hasn't for me‚ it still feels as fresh today as it did three years ago."Viewers of his heartfelt video flocked to the comments to leave words of encouragement and to detail their own experiences with grief. It was truly a moment of what community can look like online."Your[sic] absolutely right that the first thing you forget is the sound of their voice! I so badly wish I could still hear the sound of my mom's voice‚" one person writes."Hits home! I called my dad every night for years and kept picking up the phone for months only to remember he won't answer‚" another admits."Grief is like glitter. You never know when it's going to show up‚ sometimes‚" someone relates.That commenter is right‚ grief is like glitter. No matter how long ago you handled glitter you'll still find little sparkly flecks of it every where you go.

A TikToker’s story about the grandiose title her mother-in-law chose instead of grandma is an excellent example of the growing trend of baby boomer grandparents rejecting their traditional titles.A new mother who goes by the name EvieKizmet on the platform shared the story on January 6 and it received nearly 2 million views.It all started when she and her husband asked her mother-in-law to choose the name she would use as a grandparent. Using a fake name as an example‚ she said that her mother-in-law chose “Mama Smith” and that didn't sit well with the mother. “Because realistically‚ a child is not going to call you by 2 names and it's going to be shortened to Mama. I'm a mama. Not you‚" she said.Her husband agreed that it was an "insane" idea.this one was quite the ride and ended so funny‚ i got the last laugh  @eviekizmet this one was quite the ride and ended so funny‚ i got the last laugh #monsterinlaws #inlawproblems #monsterinlawproblems They asked the mother-in-law to come up with another name. "So‚ after a lot of thought and effort‚ she came back with ‘Queen Mother‚’" she said. The mother-in-law rationalized the name‚ which also works as an aristocratic title‚ by stating that she may not be a "mother" to the up-and-coming king‚ but she is a mother to the "reigning king.""To be fair‚ I think she's watching 'Bridgerton‚' so that may have played a role‚" the TikToker said. The mother then suggested a shorter version‚ "Queenie." This wouldn't fly with the parents-to-be either and eventually‚ they all agreed on "G-ma."The story about the entitled mother-in-law appears to be part of a more significant trend where boomers don’t want to be known as grandmas or grandpas.“Many baby boomers have a hard time reconciling their vibrant‚ vital and active selves with the traditional names — they don’t fit their self-image‚” Ellen J. Klausner‚ Ph.D.‚ a clinical psychologist in the New York area‚ told Good Housekeeping. “They think of themselves as organizing and running marathons and associate those traditional monikers with a more sedentary lifestyle — the older relative in a rocking chair — that is not their own.”To further complicate things‚ the older generation is now grandparenting in an era where they are more likely to be part of step and blended families and there are a greater number of great-grandparents still around. Dr. Kluasner says that “means that names have to differentiate between the generations and different extended families.”Paula Span‚ a New York Times columnist specializing in aging‚ believes that boomer grandparents have a different approach to names because they don’t think they have much in common with their grandparents.“A generation of women who entered the labor force‚ and men who entered the delivery room‚ isn’t so keen on the old standbys‚ perhaps‚” Span writes. “But here’s my deeper suspicion: However mightily my peers may pine for grandchildren and adore them when they arrive‚ some don’t want to acknowledge being old enough to be dubbed Grandpop or Granny.”The younger generations often criticize boomers for being selfish and their inability to understand the challenges that young people face today. But you have to give it to them for being reluctant to admit they’re getting older by taking on the title of grandma or grandpa. Plus‚ it’s something the younger generations can use to their advantage. “Grandma” or “Grandpa” may be too old and tired to babysit on a Friday night‚ but “G-ma” and “G-Pa” definitely should be up to watch the kids so you can have a date night.

Traveling with preteens and teens is a breeze in comparison to traveling with little ones but as a parent you still want to sit near your kiddos in case they need you for anything. If you've traveled on an airline in the last several years‚ you know it's much cheaper to chose the basic seats in the main cabin. There's nothing different about these particular seats other than the airline sort of randomly selects your seat and if you're traveling alone‚ that's really not a bad deal. The risk gets to be a little higher if you're traveling with a party that you'd like to keep together - like your children. One mom took the risk and banked on a stranger accommodating...that's not quite how it played out.People sit in the wrong seats on planes all the time‚ usually because they read their ticket wrong or accidentally sit one row ahead. Takes no time to double check your ticket and move along‚ but when Tammy Nelson did a double take at her ticket after seeing the mom in her window seat‚ she realized she wasn't mistakenly staring at the wrong row.This mom boarded the plane with her older children and had taken it upon herself to sit in the same row as her children‚ essentially commandeering a stranger's seat. Nelson assumed it was a mistake and informed the woman that the seat was in fact hers but the response she received was surprising."She said‚ 'Oh‚ you want to sit here?'‚" Nelson tells Good Morning America. "She said‚ 'Oh‚ well I just thought I could switch with you because these are my kids.'" That's an interesting assumption when seats are assigned and many people‚ like Nelson‚ pay extra to have the seat they prefer. Now‚ there's no telling if funds were tight and this was an unplanned trip for the mom and kids which caused her to buy the more budget friendly tickets or if she was simply being frugal and was banking on the kindness of a stranger. Either way‚ Nelson specifically paid for a window seat due to motion sickness and though she paid extra‚ she was willing to sit in the other row if that seat was also a window seat. But it turns out‚ it was a middle seat. Surely there's someone out there that loves the middle seat. Maybe a cold natured person that enjoys the body heat of two strangers sitting uncomfortably close. Or perhaps someone that doesn't mind accidentally sleeping on an unsuspecting passenger's shoulder. But that person isn't Nelson‚ so when the middle seat was offered in exchange for her bought and paid for window seat‚ she politely but sternly declined. @myconquering Having had only 90 minutes of sleep the night before and knowing I had to give a presentation to 500 people‚ I desperately needed some sleep‚ so I did not agree to switch seats. 🤷‍♀️ Before anyone comes after me… the kids looked like they were about 11 and 15 years old. And the mom was in arms-reach of both of them from the middle seat in the row behind us. The mom proceeded to complain for at least 15 minutes to the person next to her loud enough for me to hear. But the woman actually defended me – several times. It was so kind and I appreciated it so much because I was feeling really guilty. 🤦‍♀️ ##airplaneseat##seatswitching##airplanekarens Her refusal to give in to the mom's seemingly entitled request for Nelson's seat has resulted in parents and child-fee people cheering her on after she posted the details on her TikTok page‚ MyCONQUERing. The video has over 3.4 million views. "Nope. If it's not an upgrade it's a sacrifice‚" a commenter writes."You did the RIGHT thing. Folks need to plan their travel together. Lack of planning on their part does not constitute an inconvenience on yours‚" one person says. "I have 3 kids and have sat in different rows when they were passed toddler age. I agree‚ book your flight earlier‚" another writes. "You were right. As a woman with 3 children‚ I always pay extra so we're sat together‚" another mom says.Nelson is also a mom so she knows how important it is to sit next to kids on flights. But since airlines have made that a luxury‚ as the parent‚ you have to plan to pay extra or accept that you likely won't be seated next to your children. Hopefully in the future‚ this unnamed mom is seated next to her children or pays extra to make sure it happens. In the meantime‚ people continue to support Nelson standing her ground. This article originally appeared on 7.28.23