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Parents, especially moms, often wonder what to pack for their kids' lunch every day. While some schools forbid the pupils from bringing specific food items, others provide the standard peanut butter and jelly sandwich meal packs. But a mom named Caroline (@pezzi.shop on TikTok), who also runs a business that manufactures baby and toddler products, came face to face with a unique situation. One day, her daughter came home from school to reveal how their teacher made them feel about "bad food" in their tiffin box.Her daughter said that they were made to start their lunch with the "good" food items in their box before moving to the "bad" food items. In the case of Caroline's daughter's lunchbox, the sandwich and fruits were considered "good" whereas the cookies were considered "bad." As confusing as it might sound to others, Caroline additionally wrote in the caption of her TikTok video, “My three-year-old came home from school yesterday, telling me that her teacher told her that she had to eat all of her 'good' foods before she ate her 'bad' foods." Caroline can be seen opening the lunchbox briefly to show the kind of food items she had given to her daughter. hey arnold nicksplat GIF Giphy There is a peeled orange, some chopped strawberries, two cookies, a sandwich in a wrap and cut cucumbers wrapped securely in the side. "She couldn’t have her cookie before eating her sandwich and cucumbers. In this moment, I felt a little frustrated by the antiquated instruction from the teacher," she continued. Caroline believes that in the field of childhood and nutrition, she is well-equipped to send a proper response to the teacher. The mom did not understand why her three-year-old was told that her lunchbox had good and bad food items in it. “I am so proud that she sensed something was off - to know that was not right enough to tell me about it," Caroline further wrote. Kids at lunch time.via Canva Photos"If you only eat carrots or broccoli, your body won’t have the protein it needs to grow strong muscles. If you only eat chicken, your body won’t have enough energy to do things like run and play all day long. We need little bits of everything to make sure that we can learn and play and grow all day long," she concluded.To drive the point home further, Caroline decided to write a special note to the teacher and slip it into her daughter's lunchbox for the next day. "Hi! Evelyn has our permission to eat lunch in any order she chooses," she wrote in the note. “None of her foods are 'good' or 'bad' - they are just food! Thanks, Caroline and Joey.” Caroline later turned off the comment section of the video. @pezzi.shop Here’s the story: My three-year-old came home from school yesterday, telling me that her teacher told her that she had to eat all of her “good” foods before she ate her “bad” foods. She couldn’t have her cookie before eating her sandwich and cucumbers. In this moment, I felt a little frustrated by the antiquated instruction from the teacher, but I responded saying, “Well that’s silly. There are no good foods or bad foods. Food is just food!“ I will say, this was not my internal dialogue growing up, but because of the information that I have from so many great accounts created by moms and experts, in the field of childhood and nutrition, I am armed with better responses, knowledge and practices for my kids. Three years old. At three years old someone has told her that foods are good or bad. I am so proud that she had sensed something was off - to know that was not right enough to tell me about it. We talk about it all the time at home… If you only eat carrots or broccoli your body won’t have protein it needs to grow strong muscles. If you only eat chicken, your body won’t have enough energy to do things like run and play all day long. We need little bits of everything to make sure that we are able to learn and play and grow all day long. So to the accounts that make sure we have the words, knowledge and confidence to write the note and practice it at home, I thank you, thank you, thank you. It has changed our family for the better. What you do and what you share is so important to young families. #kidsnutrition #kidseatincolor #solidstarts #kidfood #babyledweaning toddlers moms babies family @Jennifer Anderson, MSPH RD @Feeding Littles @Kacie Barnes, MCN, RDN @Food Science Babe You can follow Caroline (@pezzi.shop) on TikTok for more videos on kids' nutrition and lifestyle.This article originally appeared in September.

Almost 100 years ago, nine newspapers joined forces to create a national spelling bee to help promote literacy. Now, the Scripps National Spelling Bee has become so popular that it has been televised on ESPN for 27 years before moving to its own network in 2022.The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a serious competition with students who have studied arduously to memorize root words, phonetic rules, and unusual spellings in the hopes of being crowned the nation's spelling champion. The honor also comes with a $50,000 cash prize, so the competition is fierce.But that didn't stop one competitor from bursting into giggles at being asked to spell the word "sardoodledom."During the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee, 11-year-old Kennyi Aouad approached the microphone with serious concentration when it was his turn to spell. But when the judges told him the word he was to spell and he repeated it, he burst out laughing.Watch Kennyi lose it repeatedly as he tries to make it through his turn:Despite how serious the competition is, these kids are still just kids, and people loved seeing their joyful reaction to a silly-sounding word."His laugh!! I love that in the seriousness of spelling bees, he was able to be himself. This made me smile!" wrote one person."So cute. Smart with a touch of sense of humour," wrote another."Talk about breaking the tension!!" shared another. "I love it and he got it right!"If you're curious, Kennyi placed 34th in that year's spelling bee. He would go on to compete again, however, and tied for 5th place in the 2009 bee."Sardoodledom" isn't a word most of us have ever even heard, much less recognized. (It means "mechanically contrived plot structure and stereotyped or unrealistic characterization in drama"—basically "melodrama"—according to Merriam-Webster.) It does sound a bit funny saying it out loud, and even one of the judges started giggling at the young contestant's reaction to it.Even though the kid totally nailed it with sadrdoodledom, he was later knocked out after having a hard time spelling “palatschinken,” a type of Austrian crepe. So what happened to Aouad? He clearly didn't lose his love for learning. He is now a registered pharmacist and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from Midwestern University in Illinois. He also received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Carleton College, a private liberal arts college in the historic river town of Northfield, Minnesota.This article originally appeared two years ago and has been updated.

Especially in the year 2025, it feels like the gulf between how we should treat others, and the way we often do, has gotten bigger and bigger. So when we see a good example of good behavior, especially in a situation where things so often go the wrong way, it's notable. It's worth celebrating, even if that behavior should be the bare minimum.Such is the case with Ronny, a young man caught on a doorbell security camera dropping off a young woman who had been drinking. The footage is only 20 seconds long, but people are holding it up as a perfect example of how a guy dropping off a drunk girl should go. The TikTok video has nearly 50 million views, and the comments are filled with people praising Ronny for how he handled the situation. Parties or nights out can be a parent's worst nightmare, unless there happens to be a Ronny around. Photo by Jacob Bentzinger on Unsplash First of all, Ronny walks the girl to the door and opens it for her. Very gentlemanly.After she says, "Mommy, I'm so sorry!" into the doorbell camera and goes inside, Ronny addresses the camera himself."My name is Ronny, I am sober. I drove her home," he says. As he starts to walk away, he turns around and adds, "My girlfriend's in the car."Watch: @achi.1122 Lord its me again ? #TheSecondChild #ThanksRonnie #RingDoorBell #DontDrinkAndDrive #MyWildChild #Sissa #oldfiles So, this guy stays sober at a party, serves as a designated driver, makes sure the girl gets into her house safely, assures the girl's mother that he drove her there sober and even adds that his girlfriend was with them so she doesn't have to wonder if she was in the car with him alone."My dude answered every question mom would've had in like 2 seconds. Who he was, why he was there, that he was sober, just friends" a viewer wrote."Shout out to all the Ronnies!" wrote one commenter on Instagram. "I married one. My friend died her senior year of HS, because she was hit by a drunk driver. In my 20’s when I was out, I would ask my boyfriend (now husband) to take some very intoxicated females & males home who had no other ride. He NEVER said no. Now I’m raising young men and this is so so important!! #mothersagainstdrunkdriving""Everything about this," wrote another. "Props for her not driving. Props for the gentleman taking the girls home. Props to the adults in his life that modeled that behavior, and in her parents that taught her not to drive after drinking!!!!""This is fabulous. I love it. Way to go sorry girl and Ronnie," wrote another. "I did however literally lol at the 100% tired sigh quality in Ronnie’s voice. #Good ol’ Ronnie- doing the right thing even when he’s sick of your nonsense." Will Sasso Compliment GIF by CBS Giphy Ronny did sound a bit exasperated, but that's all the more reason to give him kudos for doing all the right things.However, after the video went viral, Ronny took the opportunity to share that he didn't think he deserved praise—he only did what his parents had raised him to do."I want to take the 10 minutes of fame I have right now to spread the message, be kind," he wrote in a follow-up TikTok caption. "If at any point, you are in a similar or relevant position where you know you have the ability to help, help. There are certain things in life that sadly not all of us were told and I think that's why the world is the way it is. I am really grateful for my parents for raising me the way they raised me. And to be quite honest, I don't think I would've acted the same way if they would have taught me otherwise. All I'm trying to say is, although I greatly appreciate the attention and the compliments what I did shouldn't be something exceptional." @ocqv to be quite honest, I got tired of re-recording this video, I feel like I got my point across enough to be understood. However, if you did not understand what I was trying to say, I’m going to further explain it. I want to take the 10 minutes of fame that I have right now to spread the message, be kind. If at any point, you are in a similar or relevant position where you know you have the ability to help, help. There are certain things in life that sadly not all of us were told and I think that’s why the world is the way it is. I am really grateful for my parents for raising me the way they raised me. And to be quite honest, I don’t think I would’ve acted the same way if they would have taught me otherwise. All I’m trying to say is, although I greatly appreciate the attention and the compliments what I did shouldn’t be something exceptional. It should be the normal thing in my opinion, I believe that everybody’s in a position to help at some point in their life some people just don’t take that opportunity so let this just be a little reminder, help, be kind. Thank you guys ?? Well, if there was anything that could endear people to Ronny any more than they already were, it's his giving credit to his parents and encouraging everyone to be kind and helpful.Commenters were adamant that they wanted to meet Ronny's parents, but he said in a comment reply that they're "a bit camera shy."Well done, Ronny. And well done, Ronny's parents.This article originally appeared last year. It has been updated.