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“Porcupine,” Tempera and Sharpie with Quills on canvas, by Uma Szczesny
We came upon a dead porcupine recently… freshly dead most likely, the poor fellow well preserved but still soft, his brown and tan quills swaying in the forest wind.
My daughter had never seen a porcupine up close and it’s in her nature to be drawn to new things in the natural world.
I’m usually more circumspect when it comes to discovering dead things – more cautious. Perhaps the little rodent was scared and just playing dead and would leap up as we drew near and bulls-eye us with a quiver of quills. Or perhaps his body would burst forth with a tornado of flesh-eating insects.
Littles
In the Reddit thread, although the user who shared this cringy nickname did not give any sort of explanation, netizens were quick to agree. One user said, I think because it often comes from the stereotypical perfect mom-blogger type that I try to avoid like a plague.
Other Reddit users also expressed how much they do not like calling babies Littles. They said, I feel so creeped out every time I read/hear this.
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Bean, Little Bean, Peanut
For one Reddit user, this nickname just drives her crazy. According to the netizen, she just feels lucky that no one she knows uses those words to refer to their babies. The Reddit user said, I hate bean, little bean, peanut for the baby! It drives me crazy! Luckily no one in our circle has used those words.
welcome back. he s america s most popular doctor but dr. oz is taking fire from a group of his peers for medical claims he s made on his tv show. that is medical claims like these. today is all about miracles, revolutionary items big and small that could change your life. this little bean has scientists saying they found a magic weight loss cure. you want to look younger, live longer and live stronger. the number one miracle in a bottle to burn your fat. this week a group of ten physicians wrote to columbia university and demanded it drop dr. oz as faculty member. this is not the first time he s taken heat over his role as a medical doctor turned tv host. last june he was scolded by a group of u.s. senators by
go-to doctor. it wasn t long before his flowery language and product promotion attracted controversy. now the number one miracle in a bottle to burn your fat. reporter: last june oz was brought before a senate subcommittee about his promotions for miracle weight loss cures and called to the carpet. i don t get why you need to say this stuff because you know it s not true. why when you have this amazing megaphone and this amazing ability to communicate, why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that? i actually do personally believe in the items that i talk about in the show. i passionally studied them. i would give my audience the advice by give my family all the time and i have given my families these products. this little bean has scientists saying they found the magic weight loss cure for every body type. reporter: the makes of one product tauted on the show was sued for false advertising and settled for $3.5 million.
say this stuff because you know it s not true. so, why, when you have this amazing megaphone, and this amazing ability to communicate, why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that? i actually do personally do believe in the items i talk about in the show. i passionately study them. i would give my audience the vice i give my family all the time. and i ve given my family these products. this little bean has scientists saying they found a magic weight loss cure for every body type. reporter: the one touted on the show was sued by false advertising and settled for $3.5 million. all fodder for the doctors asking columbia university to rethink dr. oz s position. elizabeth cohen reporting. i ll be back with another hour of newsroom in just a moment. [ male announcer ] you wouldn t leave your car unprotected. but a lot of us leave our identities unprotected.