From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

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Having an Afro or dreadlocks can mean solitary confinement. Meanwhile, going with mandated hairstyles may be life-threatening ...

Jenny Schlecht reflects on the life of her daughter's cow and how growing up on a ranch is teaching her girls lessons in work ethic, caring for living things and carrying on through hard times.

“When my siblings grow up, I don’t want them to be, like, ‘[You’re] not biologically related to him.’ I’m going to be, like, ‘We’re his kids and we didn’t get to experience him ...

Back when I was growing up in the ’70s, no one used words like “resilience” — at least not in everyday conversation. We didn’t talk about “mental toughness” or “grit,” and there ...

But when it comes to understanding those who’ve felt ignored growing up, there are distinct patterns that emerge. Knowing these traits can definitely shed a light on why they act the way they do.

“You hear sort of the same ethos for all of these [younger candidates], where it’s like they feel like they’ve been growing up one crisis after another, and that’s how young people across ...

When I grew up, I would often ruminate over how badly I treated my sister in my teen years. My sister coped with her issues, which are also numerous, by getting involved in the drug world as a teen.

Austin Butler's father had a "fundamental influence" on him growing up. The 33-year-old actor recalled that when he was a child, his dad David exhibited a type of lifestyle that affected him in a ...