RETCHING

There are sounds that can send an erroneous signal to the brain and make it interpret the wrong thing. In her case, this happens whenever she hears retching sounds. Her father knows it and doesn't miss an opportunity to expose her.

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Oh my god, what is that?

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PLAYING IN THE ATTIC

Kids used to disappear for hours. They�d run outside, climb trees, sneak into places they definitely weren�t supposed to be, and come back covered in dirt, random bruises and stories their parents probably didn�t want to hear about.
Now a lot of them barely leave the house. They grow up glued to a screen, swiping before they even learn how to tie their shoes. TikTok, tablets, phones, ten-second videos, instant dopamine and brains working like they need a brand-new stimulus every fifteen seconds just to stay switched on.

And honestly, seeing how the world is these days, you can kind of understand it. There are probably plenty of parents sleeping better knowing their kids are sitting on the couch watching Minecraft videos instead of acting like maniacs twenty floors above the ground.

But every now and then, a little bit of resistance shows up. Kids who, for some reason, still feel that old instinct to climb, explore, do incredibly stupid risky things and turn any random place into an improvised playground.
Like some primitive part of the brain still refuses to become just another accessory connected to the house WiFi.

And while half the internet keeps debating kids and screen time, others are simply up there, playing where they probably should never be playing.
-The kids?
-Relax, they�re playing in the attic.



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SHE ARRIVED AT HER DESTINATION

The classic situation where you follow your GPS directions and end up somewhere you definitely shouldn't be. And we're not talking about driving down a closed street or entering a parking lot through the exit. No. We're talking about ending up driving on the Seattle light rail tracks while stunned passengers watched from the platform.

According to local reports, the driver ended up with her vehicle on the tracks near Mount Baker Station, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend service while crews removed the car. Fortunately, nobody was injured and there was no collision with any train.

I swear situations like this fascinate me. I mean... how do you even get that far? I understand missing a turn, taking the wrong exit, or getting distracted for a few seconds. But driving onto train tracks means ignoring a considerable number of signs, curbs, physical barriers and, above all, common sense.
And the best part is that the explanation is almost always the same: "I was just following the GPS directions."

Between the people who somehow wedge their cars into pedestrian staircases, those who drive into subway entrances, and those who turn train tracks into improvised roads, I'm increasingly convinced that some people drive looking at a screen instead of the world around them.
It reminds me of the people who put on virtual reality headsets, throw themselves into empty space, run straight into walls, or take off running because their brains decide that what they're seeing is more real than reality itself.



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THE PHILIPPINES EARTHQUAKE

The following images were recorded yesterday, Monday, during the powerful earthquake that struck the city of General Santos in southern Philippines. In them, you can see several workers standing near the entrance of a building while the structure shakes more and more violently.

From outside, several people begin shouting at them and gesturing for them to leave the area as quickly as possible. For a few moments, some of them seem hesitant, watching the building continue to move while the earthquake goes on.
Eventually, they decide to run. And it turned out to be the right decision.

Just moments after the last workers moved away from the facade, a large section of the building collapsed within seconds. The structure came down, creating a huge cloud of dust and debris exactly where several people had been standing moments earlier.