Throughout our lives, we experience many different graduations and each one comes with its own set of hopes, fears, and excitement. No matter your age, good advice is always appreciated when embarking on the next stage of life. With Twitter and other social media platforms, we live in a golden age of crowd sourcing advice on the right way to live a happy and successful life. Using #gradadvice, we’ve found some of the most hilarious, mind blowing, and practical pieces of advice for grads of all ages.
Work Matters (A Little)
#ATT My #GradAdvice: Work to live, don’t live to work. Make sure you’re always trying to find the balance.— Carol Tagayun (@caroltagayun) May 25, 2016
Networking is understanding what others want and what you can offer them. Not hey we went to the same school, hire me. #AdweekChat— Alfred Ko (@AlfredTweeted) April 20, 2016
Some #gradadvice from Rich: be yourself, never take 'no' for an answer and treat all co-workers with respect and you'll do great!— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) June 13, 2016
"It no longer suffices to be an expert in only one's own field. Professionals must collaborate & build interdisciplinary skills" #gradadvice— Alan Kadish (@DrKadish) June 7, 2016
#GradAdvice Ask that question, always. Try things that are scary. Embrace being a part of a community. Be open to taking an unexpected path.— Erica Gordon (@erica_g) May 25, 2016
@multnomahu Be okay with not saving the world right out of college. Life is a process. Little steps make the journey.— Courtney Huskisson (@Huski10) April 22, 2016
Accept the things you can’t change, change the things you can’t accept. Learning the difference is the way to a happy life. #gradadvice— Cathy Steiner (@catspjs79) June 3, 2015
You're more than what friends, teachers or family think you are. #GradAdvice— Wade (@wadewire) May 19, 2015
If you really want something, you will have to work hard, take advantage of opportunities & never give up! – #JaneGoodall's mum #GradAdvice— Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute (@JaneGoodallInst) June 8, 2016
A7: The journey is just beginning. Follow your passions, set high goals, don’t be afraid to ask for help #PromiseChat#GradAdvice— Tanya Tucker (@TanyaMTucker) June 8, 2016
Some grad advice tropes persist over the years: Find a balance between work and play, be kind to others, don’t be afraid to take a chance or ask for help, etc. Join the conversation and share some inspiring words with others using hashtag #gradadvice.
Graduation. It’s the perfect time to look back, and forward. It’s a time to celebrate all that has been accomplished, and to set goals for the years ahead. AT&T hopes that you’ll share your stories and experience using #GradAdvice. The important life lessons that we’ve all learned along the way deserve to be handed down to the graduates of tomorrow.
Reddit user Girlfriendhatesmefor’s three-year-old pitbull, Otis, had recently become overprotective of his wife. So he asked the online community if they knew what might be wrong with the dog.
“A week or two ago, my wife got some sort of stomach bug,” the Reddit user wrote under the subreddit /r/dogs. “She was really nauseous and ill for about a week. Otis is very in tune with her emotions (we once got in a fight and she was upset, I swear he was staring daggers at me lol) and during this time didn’t even want to leave her to go on walks. We thought it was adorable!”
His wife soon felt better, butthe dog’s behavior didn’t change.
Girlfriendhatesmefor began to fear that Otis’ behavior may be an early sign of an aggression issue or an indication that the dog was hurt or sick.
So he threw a question out to fellow Reddit users: “Has anyone else’s dog suddenly developed attachment/aggression issues? Any and all advice appreciated, even if it’s that we’re being paranoid!”
The most popular response to his thread was by ZZBC.
Any chance your wife is pregnant?
ZZBC | Reddit
The potential news hit Girlfriendhatesmefor like a ton of bricks. A few days later, Girlfriendhatesmefor posted an update and ZZBC was right!
“The wifey is pregnant!” the father-to-be wrote. “Otis is still being overprotective but it all makes sense now! Thanks for all the advice and kind words! Sorry for the delayed reply, I didn’t check back until just now!”
Redditors responded with similar experiences.
Anecdotal I know but I swear my dog knew I was pregnant before I was. He was super clingy (more than normal) and was always resting his head on my belly.
realityisworse | Reddit
So why do dogs get overprotective when someone is pregnant?
Jeff Werber, PhD, president and chief veterinarian of the Century Veterinary Group in Los Angeles, told Health.com that “dogs can also smell the hormonal changes going on in a woman’s body at that time.” He added the dog may “not understand that this new scent of your skin and breath is caused by a developing baby, but they will know that something is different with you—which might cause them to be more curious or attentive.”
The big lesson here is to listen to your pets and to ask questions when their behavior abruptly changes. They may be trying to tell you something, and the news may be life-changing.
Throughout history, women have stood up and fought to break down barriers imposed on them from stereotypes and societal expectations. The trailblazers in these photos made history and redefined what a woman could be. In doing so, they paved the way for future generations to stand up and continue to fight for equality.
While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, there is one type of event that seems particularly likely to spark them: mass shootings, typically defined as attacks in which a shooter kills at least four other people.
When one person kills many others in a single incident, particularly when it seems random, people naturally seek out answers for why the tragedy happened. After all, if a mass shooting is random, anyone can be a target.
