Stephen: Let us all just take a moment to appreciate that all of human history and human language and the universe itself aligned to make this joke possible.

Did you look twice at the man with two masks on at the neighbourhood market? And later found a few more like him? As the second Covid-19 wave lashes the country, many are going for the double-mask approach to keep the virus away, with experts saying its “advisable” and an “established way to stop transmission”.

Every generation is shaped by their socio-political, cultural, and economic environment. This is also what creates the gap between generations, as these factors influence the thinking patterns, goals, and general lifestyle of that generation. This generation of teenagers was born to mobile phones and social media. This makes the generational changes more unique as social media plays a huge role in the daily life of today’s teens. 

Teenage life is full of changes; it sometimes extends to their hobbies and career choices. Adolescence starts a new phase in their life when they seek autonomy and seek their identity. It is natural they might want to quit some activities they no longer enjoy or relate to. But quitting some activities like a sport might be alarming to parents. Athlete kids spend a lot of time building their parents’ skills and finances on coaches and equipment. So, it is understandable that for parents, it might be a huge shock. Forcing or guilting them to continue an activity or sport will only lead to your teen distancing.

Dentist’s Day! I’m a big fan of the dentist. My father was a dentist and when my mother had errands to run, she’d leave me at Dad’s office. I spent hours sitting in his tiny cluttered office, full of dental journals, listening to the whirl of the drill and moans of uncomfortable patients. I spent that time mostly drawing comics, about a dentist superhero, Dr Dad. I also liked to imagine my always gentile dad as Steve Martin’s dentist, Dr Scrivello, in Little Shop of Horrors, inflicting pain in his patents for pleasure. It’s not everyone that can spend their days terrifying people. #nationaldentistsday #dentist #drdad #lunchboxnapkinsbydad #littleshopofhorrors #drscrivello #stevemartin #teeth #cavity https://www.instagram.com/p/BuqqKaxHC4d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mga5a2x36xkp