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#1 You’re on a flight with these famous singers, and you want to overhear some celebrity gossip.
Hi friends, and thanks for stopping by for Friday favourites. I’m so glad you’re here!
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I can hardly believe it’s already Friday, and this week has gone by so fast for me. I’ve really enjoyed my second week back at preschool so far. We’ve met most of the children, with just a couple more to start, and for the first time in a long time, I have a feeling it’s going to be a good year, even though I’m trying not to say it out loud just in case.
I’m not entirely sure what happened over the past few years, but things definitely changed after COVID. I’m no expert, but as an early childhood educator, I really felt the gradual impact it had on children and their families, and I wasn’t the only one. I wanted to make sure it wasn’t just me who thought this, so I’d regularly check in with coworkers and people I knew in other schools and early childhood settings.
Everyone I spoke to said the same thing. Children’s behaviour was noticeably different, and not in a good way. Last year was the hardest in all of my 35 years working with children and very nearly brought me undone. I usually try to soften things on the blog, but sometimes you just have to say it. It’s been rough!
Now I feel like we’re finally on the other side of that, and things are settling back to what I guess life was like pre-COVID. I’m so relieved that many of the reasons I loved working with children are starting to come back. For a long minute, I even wondered if I could keep going. I couldn’t remember who that person was—the one who wrote Six Favourite Things About Working in Early Childhood Education.
Anyway, I’m happy and very relieved to say she’s slowly coming back, and that is a big favourite.
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A while ago, I shared that I had this amazing system for remembering to take my thyroid tablet in the mornings. I’d leave a glass out on the kitchen bench as a signal that I’d taken it. I also loved that it killed two birds with one stone. I took my tablet with a full glass of water, so I started the day medicated and hydrated. What a winner!
The system usually worked. But sometimes it didn’t. There were days when I remembered drinking the water but not taking the tablet. And last year, for all the reasons I’ve already shared, I was often not sure whether I was coming or going. And I forgot to take my tablet three days in a row more than once.
When you don’t have a thyroid, that medication really matters. Missing a dose here and there doesn’t cause instant drama, but over time, especially when you’re already exhausted and stressed, it can start to catch up with you. Without enough thyroxine in your system, you start to fade and flop like a ragdoll. So I took the advice of a lovely reader who had commented on the post where I shared my not-so-great system and bought a pill organiser. Revolutionary stuff!
Do you know why I never bought one for myself before, or even considered it? Because I always thought it was for older people. Ha! How ridiculous is that? Anyway, I love my pill organiser, and this Gen Xer better start facing the truth. Feeling 29 doesn’t make it so 😅
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I’ll finish off my week’s favourites with this refreshing glass of Aperol Spritz I had on Thursday night at Humphreys Hotel. Cheers to more happy weeks at work, and cheers to the weekend!
When you marry someone, you’re not just committing to them—you’re also joining their family. In the best-case scenario, that’s a genuine bonus: more people to celebrate with, support to lean on, and gatherings that actually feel warm and fun. But in the worst case, it can mean dealing with relatives you don’t click with, and that kind of stress gets exhausting over time.
One woman found herself in that situation. Her mother-in-law kept showing up uninvited and unannounced, treating the couple’s home like it was hers. After one too many surprise visits, the woman finally told her, clearly and firmly, to leave. The mother-in-law didn’t take it well, and worse, the husband didn’t back his wife up. What followed was a dramatic blowup that left everyone furious.
Read the full story below.
In-laws can be surprisingly good at overstepping boundaries
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After her mother-in-law showed up uninvited one too many times, one woman finally had enough and kicked her out
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The MIL joke has a long and storied history
While “annoying mother-in-law” humor might be the territory of comedy hacks these days, this worn-out genre does have some pedigree. Many quips throughout history went unrecorded—no doubt due to scribes being killjoys—but some of the earliest instances appear to come from the ancient Romans.
The poet Juvenal, in Satire VI, writes that no one can be truly happy while their mother-in-law is still alive. Given Roman attitudes toward women, this is possibly one of the most intense cases of punching down ever recorded. Then again, there are enough horror stories about in-laws that at least some of this humor starts to make sense. It wouldn’t be the first time an overbearing mother caused relationship drama.
The fact that Juvenal could make this reference without further elaboration suggests the trope goes back even further. For whatever reason, unlike much ancient humor, this type of gag could still get a few laughs today—though without context, it increasingly comes across as hack material.
Interestingly, most current mothers-in-law don’t actually find this offensive. One survey found that many mothers-in-law saw the humor as harmless, even if not particularly funny. The reasoning was simple: they believed they didn’t behave that way, so it didn’t apply to them.
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Personal boundaries are essential in any relationship, and so is communication
The real issue here isn’t just that this woman is the wife’s mother-in-law, although that certainly complicates things. More fundamentally, the problem is twofold: the mother-in-law seems entirely unaware of normal personal boundaries, and the husband has repeatedly failed to communicate with his wife about inviting people over.
While some might see boundaries as limiting, they’re actually essential for healthy relationships. Without them, as this story demonstrates, one person develops mounting resentment toward the other—often the genesis of breakups and divorces.
This can be particularly difficult with family, since many normal social norms don’t apply. After all, your parents probably changed your diapers—how do you make them understand what they can and cannot do now? In-laws can be even trickier, since the only person who can really address the issue is your partner—and sometimes your partner doesn’t share the same boundaries at all.
As many commenters noted, most of us would never show up at a close friend’s home unannounced, yet somehow in-laws often feel entitled to do exactly that. But here’s the critical point: while the mother-in-law’s behavior is problematic, the husband’s role is arguably worse.
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He has repeatedly invited people to their shared home without giving his wife a heads-up, dismissing her concerns and prioritizing his own comfort over hers. The fact that he’s “embarrassed” by her reaction reveals that he’s completely overlooked her needs in this situation.
This couple should sit down and have a serious conversation about communication. The husband would do well to respect his wife enough to discuss plans for their shared space before making them, and they should set boundaries with his mother as a team.
There are countless relationships that fell apart because people kept things to themselves or avoided hard conversations.
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Most readers thought she was not at all to blame
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Others, however, felt her reaction went too far
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And some insisted the author was the one in the wrong
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I was originally going to share a few shows I’ve been watching lately. But then I thought I’d just focus on one: The Nanny, mostly because I can’t get over how funny it is. I really didn’t expect to enjoy it this much, and I still can’t believe I never watched a single episode when it first aired. Watching it now has me wondering how this kind of ’90s humour would be received today. Would it fly, or would it cause a huge fuss?
Rediscovering 90s Humour with The Nanny
How I Accidentally Started Watching It
I started watching The Nanny by accident while we were away in Gosford for our anniversary. It was on the hotel TV as background noise, but then it caught my attention (maybe it was Fran’s laugh), and I thought oh my gosh, this is actually really funny.
I didn’t finish that episode, but I filed it away in my brain as something I needed to come back to, and soon. Since then, I’ve been watching an episode or more almost every day. We’re into season three now, and my husband is completely hooked, too. We laugh so much the neighbours must be wondering what’s going on!
Watching The Nanny In Today’s World
Part of what makes it so interesting is watching it now and realising how PC the world has become. The humour is loud, obvious, and unfiltered. Some of the jokes would probably send the internet into meltdown today and cause a stir.
But please don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying people should be rude or insensitive. Of course, it’s good to be aware, but sometimes it’s just classic Nanny funny, not mean funny. It’s the kind of humour so many 90s sitcoms had in common, the over-the-top, playful kind that makes you laugh hard. And it makes me nostalgic for a time when we weren’t all so easily offended.
Would a Show Like The Nanny Be Made Today?
Ummmm, probably not.
Classic 90s Humour
Haha, I’m laughing just thinking about all the things that make this show so funny. Fran is basically a human cartoon who manages to turn almost everything into chaos. And I especially love that all the characters get their moments to shine. The kids, in particular, are a surprise.
I thought they would be unkind, a bit like the children in The Sound of Music at first, but nope. They’re clever, cheeky, sassy, and sweet all at the same time. Mr Sheffield is serious and straight-laced, but he could have been stuffy. Instead, he’s kind, lovable, and endlessly patient. Then there’s Niles with his dry, sarcastic lines, and C.C., always dramatic and clearly wishing Fran had never left Flushing.
And of course, Yetta and Fran’s mum—oh my goodness, I want to be just like them when I grow up. Ha! I’m sure I will, especially Yetta, who reminds me a little of my mum with her cheeky humour.
The thing I love the most about the show is that they sometimes say the meanest things to each other in the kindest way, if that makes sense. I guess it helps that everything just rolls off Fran, and it makes me think we could all take a leaf out of her book and not let things get to us. Hasn’t Mel Robbins got a theory about this that’s taking the self-help world by storm—the Let Them Theory? I say let them all be unbothered, just like the Nanny!
The Exaggeration Is Everything
The Nanny feels so different from modern comedy because everything is dialled up to the nth degree. The outfits, the voices, the reactions, the facial expressions, the physical comedy. It’s all just so extra.
Fran’s Fashion
And then there’s the fashion. You don’t even have to be a fan of The Nanny to know exactly what kind of outrageous style I’m talking about. And I’m surprised at how much I love her outfits. This neutral-loving girl actually loves Fran’s licorice allsorts ensembles, bright colours, wild patterns, and leopard prints. Yikes!
Why I Keep Watching
It makes me feel good! I know not all the jokes are side-splittingly funny, and some are a bit corny or dated, but it’s still so much fun, with plenty of real laugh-out-loud moments. We used to end the day with an episode of Seinfeld, but now we finish with The Nanny. My husband believes it’s good to end the day on a funny note, and I couldn’t agree more!
The lineup for the “All-American Halftime Show” has been unveiled for the 2026 Super Bowl, and the internet can’t decide if it’s sad, funny, or somehow both at the same time.
This weekend, millions will be tuning in to watch the Super Bowl, but a full-blown controversy has already unfolded, and it has nothing to do with football.
Highlights
The halftime show for the 2026 Super Bowl is already steeped in controversy.
Turning Point USA unveiled its lineup for the alternative, “patriotic” All-American Halftime Show.
The lineup of artists, competing against Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl performance, was brutally mocked online.
“This is somehow sadder than I thought it would be,” one said.
“This is somehow sadder than I thought it would be,” one commented online.
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The halftime show for the 2026 Super Bowl is already steeped in controversy
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Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, has unveiled its lineup for the “All-American Halftime Show,” which will be an alternate performance to the official Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, headlined by Latin music superstar Bad Bunny.
The rival show will be running in parallel with the Latin superstar’s 2026 Super Bowl performance on February 8.
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The All-American Halftime Show was organized to be a “family-friendly, values-driven” event.
Four artists were chosen to perform and offer “uplifting, patriotic entertainment” to viewers.
Kid Rock is set to be the main act, joined by country musicians Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett.
Turning Point USA unveiled the lineup for the MAGA-friendly “All-American Halftime Show”
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Meanwhile, Bad Bunny, who is fresh off his victorious Grammy night, is going straight to the Super Bowl stage as the official headliner of the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.
Green Day—whose anti-Trump frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda. I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda” during a concert last month—will warm up the Super Bowl with their opening ceremony performance.
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Kid Rock didn’t mince words when he spoke about “competing” with the Grammy-winning reggaeton rapper from Puerto Rico.
“We’re approaching this show like David and Goliath. Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible…or is it?” Kid Rock said in a press release.
The All Summer Long singer seemingly took a dig at Bad Bunny in his statement.
“He’s said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish? Cool,” Kid Rock continued. “We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.”
“We’re approaching this show like David and Goliath,” said Kid Rock, the main performer for the rival show
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Turning Point USA branded the All-American Halftime Show as a “unique, patriotic event proudly celebrating American culture, freedom, and faith.”
The performance will be streaming on the MAGA-friendly organization’s social media channels, including YouTube, X, and Rumble.
“Never heard of three of them, but, enjoy,” a social media user quipped
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Andrew Kolvet, the spokesperson for Turning Point USA, said the show will be an opportunity for “all Americans to enjoy a halftime show with no agenda other than to celebrate faith, family, and freedom.”
“We set out to provide an entertainment option that will be fun, excellent, and exciting for the entire family while millions are gathered together for the big game,” he added.
The patriotic branding of the “competing” show received a lot of side-eye online
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The patriotic branding and the line up of the All-American Halftime Show received a lot of side-eye online.
“I’ve seen random street festivals with better lineups,” one commented online, while another said, “Y’all couldn’t even get like a b-list celebrity?”
Another asked, “MAGA’s obsession with Kid Rock? Like? I don’t get it????”
“Ain’t nobody watching that sh**,” one said.
On the other hand, MAGA heavyweights like US Vice President JD Vance and Donald Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., praised the lineup for the All-American Halftime Show.
The former called it a “fantastic lineup,” while the latter said, “I’ll take this over Woke Bunny any day of week [sic].”
MAGA heavyweights cheered what they called a “fantastic lineup” for the All-American Halftime Show
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After Bad Bunny was announced as the headliner for the 2026 Super Bowl performance, MAGA supporters were vocal about their disdain for the DtMF artist.
Bad Bunny spoke against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at the Grammy Awards last Sunday, and said, “ICE out” during his acceptance speech for Best Música Urbana Album.
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“We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens – we’re humans,” he declared on music’s biggest stage.
Rock band Green Day has also been openly critical of the Trump administration and the MAGA agenda.
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Donald Trump berated both Bad Bunny and Green Day last month and showed his displeasure in seeing them perform at the upcoming Super Bowl.
“I’m anti-them. I think it’s a terrible choice. All it does is sow hatred. Terrible,” the US president told the New York Post.
Donald Trump berated the choice of Bad Bunny and Green Day as performers for the upcoming Super Bowl
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He however insisted that he wasn’t skipping the game because of the artists.
“It’s just too far away. I would. I’ve [gotten] great hands [at] the Super Bowl. They like me,” he added. “I would go if, you know, it was a little bit shorter.”
Netizens had plenty to say about the two halftime shows running in parallel with each other
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Sibling rivalries go back beyond Cain and Abel, or Romulus and Remus (depends on who you are asking). But the modern version is less about founding empires and more about who gets the bigger half of a shared bedroom. Often, these roles are assigned at birth by the real directors of the drama: the parents.
There’s the responsible oldest, the default parent, and the precious youngest, who must be shielded from all harm. This delicate, if deeply unfair, ecosystem relies on everyone playing their part. For one young woman, trying to resign from her lifelong, unpaid position was treated as an act of treason.
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In many families, the oldest daughter is handed a crown of responsibility she never asked to wear
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A 20-year-old’s social life was being systematically destroyed by her parents’ demand that she be a nanny for her younger sister
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The conflict escalated when her parents taught her sister ‘anything she owns is yours’ and forcibly took her things
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Having reached her breaking point, she launched a protest by locking herself away from her family
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Her parents were furious at her protest and retaliated by forcibly taking her Wi-Fi to ‘force her to talk’
For this 20-year-old woman, her job description was written the day her youngest sister was born. She was the built-in babysitter, the responsible one, the family’s designated adult-in-training. It was a role she never asked for but was expected to perform without complaint. As an adult trying to build her own life, she’s finding out that this “job” is actually a life sentence, and escaping is not an option.
She is forced to share a room with a 10YO, and she’s branded “selfish” for simply having more belongings. Her parents have even started teaching her younger sister a toxic and bizarre family rule: that anything OP owns belongs to her too. This twisted philosophy reached its peak when her parents forcibly took one of her possessions and gave it to her younger sister, a violation that finally pushed her over the edge.
Having reached her breaking point, she shut down. She locked herself in her room as a protest against the years of being treated as a resource instead of a person. Her parents’ response was a petty and controlling act of retaliation. To punish her for her silence, they “forcibly” took away her Wi-Fi privileges, a move designed to break her will and force her back into her designated role.
The root of this toxic dynamic, she explains, is her mother’s own unresolved childhood trauma. As the youngest of her siblings, the mother is now projecting her own history onto her daughters, casting the narrator as the “tyrannical older sister” she grew up with. The narrator is fighting a ghost from her mother’s past, a battle she can never win, and it has sent her into a “spiral of rage.”
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This family is trapped in a deeply toxic dynamic. Imi Lo explains that one of the most common toxic sibling dynamics is the “Golden Child and the Black Sheep” model. In this setup, one child is forced into a scapegoat role, while another can do nothing wrong. This is exactly what’s happening here, with the narrator being saddled with all the responsibility while her sister is given all the privilege.
The parents are the active architects of this dynamic. Dr. Gale Gross writes that parents can foster sibling rivalry by failing to respect kids’ individual needs and boundaries. The parents’ decision to tell the younger sister that anything OP owns belongs to her too is a direct and destructive act of fostering this rivalry, teaching one child that she is entitled to her sister’s life and the other that her boundaries are meaningless.
The long-term consequences of this kind of favoritism can be devastating. As reported by the BBC, being the “less favored” child can lead to a lifetime of mental health struggles, including anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. The mother’s projection of her own childhood trauma is a cycle of harm that she is now inflicting on her own daughter, creating the exact kind of “tyrannical” dynamic she claims to have hated.
Their decision to punish their daughter by taking away her Wi-Fi is a desperate act of control. They are punishing her for daring to break out of the role they have assigned her. Her “spiral of rage” is a completely normal and healthy response to a family system that is systematically trying to erase her as an individual.
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Hey there, friends. It’s time to link up with Holly and Sarah and recap my very quiet weekend at home. Being home felt good after going back to work last week.
It’s funny how even after Christmas, New Year, and the long summer holidays, it still felt like I’d never really had that time off. Boom. Just like that, it all feels like a distant memory, and Captain Routine came back to take over last week. Not complaining, just reflecting on how quickly time flies. I mean, what happened to January?
So what did I get up to?
Well, the wildest thing I did was get all of my washing done. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to see the bottom of the laundry bag empty for more than five minutes.
But having said that, I think I actually prefer to see dirty washing, because that means Sam is home and he’s gone to work, the gym, or hung out with friends and has gone through about three changes of clothes, which explains the usual full laundry bag. He’s away in Bali, and I’m sure he’s having fun wth his friends.
In the evenings, I’ve sent him a casual text, “Hey, how’s it going?” I don’t mind if I don’t get details. All I want is proof of life. He did send me one photo of his food and one of his accommodation. Good egg! Keep it up.
This weekend, I also got back to cooking some basic, high-protein meals. Over the holidays, it’s been a snack here and a snack there, nobody’s gonna know. Well, the diber dobber scales sure did. I put on a couple of kilos, and so did my husband. He was annoyed at himself, as he is determined not to put on his pre-knee replacement weight, and he still has a goal to drop more.
But it’s all good, because life would be so boring if we didn’t enjoy all the treats during the festive season. Don’t you agree? Anyway, fun’s over and we’re back on track. Cauliflower rice, anyone?
I spent a good chunk of the weekend watching TV. Blue Bloods was one of my all-time favourite shows, and I was very sad when it ended. So when the spin-off Boston Blue came on, I thought, yay! We’ve been watching and are up to date with all of the episodes that have come out so far. I’m not sure… I mean, I do like it and definitely don’t dislike it, but I don’t love it yet. A few too many plot holes for me, and I miss all the Reagans. The weirdest part is that the storylines feel very similar, with the same types of roles and situations repeated. I’ll still watch it, and who knows, I might change my mind.
I also watched four episodes of the last season of Stranger Things. Oooh, it’s so good, and I can’t see how it’s going to end, but I’m really hoping it finishes all neatly wrapped up and everyone alive. Everyone except Vecna!
And that’s about all I got up to over the weekend. How was yours? I hope you had a good one.
Hi friends, happy Friday! So glad you’re here. Oh my goodness, it is so hot and humid over here. I just got home from work and had to jump straight into the shower before I could even sit down to write about a few of my favourite things from the week.
Now that I’m feeling squeaky clean, I can think a little better.
Ok, so let’s get into it. Today I have five quick favourite moments from my first week back at work.
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First up, I’m so happy to share that this week has been a positive start at work. After feeling more than a bit unsure, it has been really nice to ease into the week and feel that things are heading in the right direction. I don’t want to say too much and jinx anything, but I’m tiptoeing my way into feeling optimistic about this preschool year. Phew!
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Hello, shiny new coffee machine! Normally, it’s instant coffee for us at work, so this feels like a major upgrade. I’m enjoying figuring out which strength and blend I prefer, and yes, this machine stores your own coffee profile. I had no idea this was even a thing. This is my first real experience in the world of coffee machines, as I only have a plunger at home.
I’ve had more coffee than usual the past couple of days and had to cut myself off before heading down the road to heart palpitations—yikes!
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On Monday, I shared that one of the positives of going back to work was that I eat a lot healthier. While I often look at my salads and wish that I had the power to turn them into a Big Mac, I know that this is better for me.
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Thursday afternoon, Sam texted that he had arrived safely in Bali. Maybe one day I’ll get used to it, because I have a feeling he’s going to be someone who loves to travel. But I don’t love it when my boy is way up high on a plane. Even though I know flying is the safest mode of transport, I can’t help feeling anxious. I’m also not sure if it’s helpful to track him on Flight Radar, but I did anyway.
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Steve and I went out for happy hour at Humphrey’s. Cheers to Sam and his friends landing safely!
That’s week one, term one, done and dusted. This work week went way better than I expected, and I couldn’t ask for more. Well… yes, I can—I want more weeks like this one, please!
Now it’s time to enjoy the weekend, which looks like a very quiet one at home. I don’t have any plans, and I think I’m ready to watch the last season of Stranger Things. I’ve been holding off because I didn’t want it to end, but the longer I leave it, the more chance there is of getting spoilers, right?
Sydney Sweeney brought major thirst-trap energy to the streets of Downtown Los Angeles this week.
Cameras flashed as the 28-year-old actress posed in front of a popular LA theater, flaunting pieces from her new lingerie line called Syrn.
Fans said she is a “Goddess doing goddess stuff,” while critics tsk-tsked, saying: “She really is trying hard to become a multimillionaire for sure at all and any cost.”
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Sydney Sweeney is enjoying the words “sold out” all over her website.
The actress launched a lingerie line called Syrn this week and had a photoshoot in LA to flaunt some of its pieces.
She was captured posing in front of a vintage car, parked outside the LA’s United Artists Theater.
During a recent interview, Sydney spoke about her brand as well as her idea of what “romantic love” is.
Sydney Sweeney brought major thirst-trap energy to the streets of Downtown Los Angeles
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Sydney Sweeney broke the internet when she unveiled her new lingerie line, Syrn, this week.
Her debut collection, Seductress, has already sold out, with only a Syrn gift card available for purchase on the website.
“Our first drop SOLD OUT,” read a message from Syrn on social media on Thursday. “We are beyond grateful for all the love and support we received these past few days, it truly means everything to us.”
They said they were “working hard” to restock the collection as soon as possible and couldn’t wait to “continue showing you the rest of the SYRN worlds.”
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The Euphoria star flaunted pieces from her collection on the streets of LA this week, giving old-Hollywood paparazzi vibes with a touch of modern-day thirst trap.
Standing in front of a vintage car, Sydney wore a Syrn lace br* ($89), a matching thong ($19), and a garter and garter belt ($22).
All this, she topped off with a burgundy fur jacket that fell off her shoulders.
Her debut collection Seductress reportedly sold out within hours of its launch on the Syrn website
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The camera, in the hands of photographer Ellen von Unwerth, captured the actress in front of the LA’s United Artists Theater.
“Syrn the Seductress,” read the marquee she posed underneath.
Fans went ga-ga over the pictures, with one saying, “Absolutely my favorite shoot ever.”
“I bought the whole set in black sooo pretty,” said another.
Naysayers took a different tone, saying she’s “unbothered by anything happening in the world.”
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“Well, they didn’t want her in jeans,” one said, making a reference to her controversial American Eagle Outfitters campaign from last year.
“She’s a queen. She couldn’t careless how people view her. She’s a millionaire who will keep making bank,” said one fan.
“She’s beautiful,” wrote another, “and she’s selling beautiful lingerie! I say Go for it.”
Standing in front of a vintage car, Sydney wore a Syrn lace br* ($89), a matching thong ($19), and a garter and garter belt ($22)
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The White Lotus actress said Syrn was born out of her own frustrations of finding correctly-fitting undergarments for her younger self.
She said if the garment is something she wouldn’t wear, then she “wouldn’t want to make it.”
“In sixth grade, I was a 32 DD, and I remember going to the store to get my first wire br*. It was silk and the only br* I felt good in. I literally wore it to the point that it had holes in it,” she told Cosmopolitan.
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“I brought it into my SYRN office and was like, ‘This is how much this br* has meant to me,’” she continued. “It has stood by my side my entire life.”
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Sydney said it was important for her to cater to all body types, and hence, included 44 sizes from 30B to 42DDD in her collection.
The first-to-drop collection Seductress is expected to be followed by three more: Comfy (explained by the name itself), Playful (a collection of loungewear-meets-lingerie pieces like boxers and shorts), and Romantic (a drop expected to include garter belts, sheer teddies, and more).
The actress said she wanted Syrn to “stand for the power of choice.”
“People will say, ‘Oh, she’s doing this for guys’ or ‘Oh, she’s a guy’s girl.’ But I’m like, ‘What is more girl’s girl than owning your body and doing it for yourself?’” she said.
She said she wants the wearer to have the “choice,” whether it is “for them, for somebody else, or for a camera lens.”
“People will say, ‘Oh, she’s doing this for guys’ or ‘Oh, she’s a guy’s girl,’” the Euphoria star said
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The Housemaid star said she has an “amazing diverse team” and all her designers are women, whereas her models are a “beautiful range of body types.”
“I’m always like, ‘I want to see it on every body.’ I can’t be the only model. I need to make sure everyone feels really good in it,” she added.
In the same interview, she was asked about what “romantic love” felt like for her.
“Like freedom,” she replied. “You know in The Princess Diaries when Anne Hathaway says that when she kisses the guy she knows she’s supposed to be with, her foot will flip up? That’s what love feels like.”
“The lights will magically turn on. The birds will start flying. The fountains start sh**ting water,” she continued. “Love is a Disney movie.”
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Sydney, who got engaged to Jonathan Davino after years of dating and then broke up in spring 2025, said she is “still figuring out love.”
“It’s hard to do that with millions of people who have their own opinions of what that looks like,” she said.
“At the same time, for all of my 20s, I put my head down and focused on work,” she continued, “and now I want to experience things. But it’s hard deciding that I want to experience love in the public eye. I’m just navigating it all.”
“Bunch of men gonna go buy their wife some of her lingerie now,” one commented online
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