Mom tirelessly preps her son for the perfect school picture. He had other ideas.

September 17, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20the%20Upworthiest&body=New%20Post%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fnewsletter.upworthy.com%2Fp%2Fnew-post-a766) [Mom tirelessly preps her son for the perfect school picture. He had other ideas.]( Good luck topping this one. No parent knows what they're going to get when they open up their [kid’s]( [school]( [pictures](. Even if they’ve practiced their smile a million times that morning, something could (and let’s face it, probably will) go awry. But more often than not, these bouts of chaos make for a delightfully entertainment parenting monet. Just take Vially Dorestant’s word for it. In a clip posted to her [Instagram](, Dorestant is seen trying to prep her son Corey for his big picture day happening at preschool the following week. “Are you gonna smile?” she prompts. Corey replies, “yes!” He even shows off an adorable grin. [Read the story]( [Couple who rescued German shepherd left as 'bear bait' have a message for its previous owners]( The couple found the dog chained up to one side of the house. On Sept 9th, 2023, Amanda Pidruchney and her husband Darren had arrived at a house to rescue six [German shepherds]( from a seemingly responsible [breeder]( who simply couldn’t continue her program after her husband passed away. Amanda and Darren told “[Newsweek](” that their plans were to take the [dogs]( and enter them into Schutzhund competitions, which are popular for the [breed](. Those plans however got quickly “derailed” when they arrived to find the dogs severely malnourished and in “horrific conditions.” And it was the runt of the litter, named Dorel, that had the worst treatment of all. [Read the story]( [Free yourself from worrying about things you can't control with the help of a simple image]( "Rewiring your thinking this way can be, well, almost magic." — Dr. Solomon In a world of 8 billion people, [a septillion stars](, and 17 different ways to stub your toe while walking through your bedroom, there are infinite things that we can all spend our time and emotional energy worrying about. The problem is that many important things, whether [it’s politics](, [the environment](, or the economy, are realistically beyond our control. So what do we do? From the ancient Stoics to modern-day psychologists, great thinkers believe that if we refocus on what we can control or influence, we’ll be much happier and empowered to make real changes in the world. [Read the story]( [California man buys small island in Finland because it was cheaper than deposit on house]( The couple’s new home is in Finland on their own island. The cost of living is getting quite ridiculous. Pretty soon people will feel like they need to take a loan out just to buy basic groceries. But there's one area that has people struggling beyond compare and that's the extreme cost of not only rent but purchasing a home. Many people are being completely priced out of the market causing people to rent longer than they'd like while some are having to move back in with their parents. Oliver Russell, 24 was slightly ahead of the curve with his exit from the United States. Though he is American, he's also half Finnish giving him dual citizenship with ties to the country through friends and family that he visited often. [Read the story]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( [in]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 GOOD | Upworthy. All rights reserved 1370 N St Andrews Pl Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States of America [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv]( [Terms of Service](