Easter is almost here, and that means one thing: It's officially jelly bean season. I guess we could eat jelly beans all year, but I literally can't remember ever having eaten them or even seen them in stores outside of spring.

Now, there are a few universal truths I hold near and dear to my heart, and one of them is that any black licorice jelly beans should be immediately thrown away. But I guess I'm in the minority, because according to CandyStore.com, which unearthed the top 30 jelly bean flavors in America broken down by state, black licorice is the most beloved jelly bean flavor in the country.

You have got to be kidding me.

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Now, the second-most popular flavor, buttered popcorn, makes total sense to me. Buttered popcorn jelly beans have the perfect balance of sweet and salty flavors, making them utterly snackable. And watermelon, coming in at No. 3, is a winner too — who can resist that burst of fresh fruit flavor? Also high on the list are cherry, cinnamon, pear, orange, green apple, and toasted marshmallow, all of which are inoffensive enough.

Black licorice, on the other hand, is just... the worst. It tastes like licking cough syrup off hot tar — it's just not a flavor I can even come close to understanding.

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But America has spoken. It's almost as bad as finding out that saltwater taffy is California's favorite Halloween candy. Like, I'm sorry, what? Who's eating saltwater taffy outside of summer? And who are all these people who love black licorice jelly beans?

Some mysteries in life are too complex for my brain to come close to solving, and I'm afraid this is one of them. But hey, at least I know there's a ton of people out there who are totally willing to eat my cast-off black licorice jelly beans!

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There's always a delicate line to be walked after the death of a celebrity in determining how much of his or her life should stay private within the family and how much is OK for the eyes of the public. Heath Ledger's tragic death was nine years ago, but that debate is just beginning for him, as a documentary set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival before airing on Spike TV will allow us all a look into his most private moments.

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The good news about Ledger's situation is that his family is fully on board. In fact, his sister, Kate Ledger, told People that she sees the soon-to-be public footage like a last gift that Ledger left for his daughter, who was only 2 when he died.

"You can tell her about things, but with her being able to visually see his movement and his expressions, it’s almost like he had actually filmed the documentary himself and pieced it together for her," Kate Ledger said, adding that Matilda, now 11, is Ledger's greatest legacy. "Everything she does, her movement I suppose, reminds me of Heath. I think the first five years after Heath passed, every time I’d see Matilda [I] would be in tears. Now, I am really happy that I am at a stage that I can see Matilda and be happy and feel her daddy’s energy through her."

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The documentary explores Ledger's rise to fame after, unemployed and dreaming of being an actor, he went after the lead role in 10 Things I Hate About You and landed it despite being a complete unknown.

"My friend had just written 10 Things I Hate About You and they were just lacking young actors to read for it," Ledger's friend and roommate, filmmaker Matt Amato, said. "I talked to my friend who wrote it and said, 'This kid is staying here, and he’s unemployed and no one really wants an unemployed roommate.' I was quickly developing a scheme to get him moving... The next day he said, 'I like your friend’s script. I would like to play Patrick.' That was the lead. It kind of dawned on me who we were dealing with right away... I didn’t discourage him, I just kind of came to my own conclusions about his confidence and his ambition — that it was well placed."

Ledger's fame exploded after that, but he was never quite comfortable with the spotlight. He turned to drugs, and an accidental overdose caused his death in 2008.

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In addition to Ledger's sister, friends from the industry and childhood friends have spoken to media about his documentary, and no one seems to have a problem with it. That's a good sign that the once-private footage will honor his life instead of putting things on display that should have stayed within the family.

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We are so down with Ford taking on crib design — as long as they branch out and create beds for adult insomniacs next.

The car company has designed the coolest crib ever (prototype only thus far): the Max Motor Dream. No more will sleep-deprived, drooling new parents have to stumble out to the car with a wailing baby at 2 a.m. to drive around the neighborhood to get that baby to sleep (which really, when you think about it, is a pretty unsafe idea).

The Max Motor Dream replicates a car ride. The frame looks like a basic baby cot, but the crib is more like a Disneyland ride than a bed. What does it do? All the things that babies love about cars. It imitates the feel of riding along blissfully, complete with the glow of passing streetlights and the faux hum of an engine. Parents can also use some kind of app (this part is a little confusing to us) that will mirror the noise, motion and lights of the family's particular car in the crib.

Witchcraft, we tell you. Witchcraft that we want right now. Give us the witchcraft, Ford. Give us a queen-size bed frame that purrs and we will never need Motrin PM with a vodka chaser again. What? Oh. The babies. The sleepless babies, right. As we were saying...

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According to the Good Housekeeping Institute's chief technologist, Rachel Rothman, "Sleeping should always be done in a sleep-safe environment, ideally a crib or bassinet that meets the CPSC's safety standards and is free of anything inside of it (no pillows, blankets, toys, etc.). While we have yet to see or test this item in person, this could presumably provide a safer alternative than your child sleeping in a car seat to gain the benefits of the lulling nature of a car ride."

Parents' responses to the prototype are obviously pretty positive, so Ford may turn this "one-off pilot" into something available to the (underslept) public.

In the meantime, all is not lost: Harvey Karp's $1,100 Snoo is a groovy smart crib that is "algorithmically designed" and provides delicious noise and motion based on your baby's specific needs.

BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR NEEDS, FORD AND HARVEY KARP? WHAT ABOUT OUR NEEEEEEDS...

Anyway, babies are getting luckier by the minute.

So this happened: An Australian mother delivered a 13.5-pound baby boy with no epidural.

If you told us she also cured cancer and had the solution to world peace in her back pocket, we'd believe you. Because are you familiar with vaginas? If not why are you here?

Anyway, anyone with a passing familiarity with the vagina knows that we humans should be delivering infants the size of hamsters. Even a guinea pig would be pushing it. But no, women regularly give birth to creatures the size of unneutered tomcats (thanks, evolution, but you missed the mark on this one) without the help of anesthesia or even Tylenol. Women plop out big babies all the time, and major props to everybody who's ever competed in this event and is well-versed in the subsequent healing of the female nether regions.

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Natalie Corrigan of Melbourne, however, wins all the things with her vagina's prowess. We salute her Down Under.

Corrigan was warned by doctors that her newborn — born in January — would likely be a wee bit larger than the usual. Just a little bit bigger. So nobody was expecting a child the size of a 3-month-old to Hummer its way through her cervix — least of all, Corrigan.

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“I think I was in a bit of shock because the birth was natural,” Corrigan said to her local news outlet. “I only had gas, so I was still in a bit of shock just from that.”

No epidural, just a whiff of nitrous to kick off this party. This woman is our new hero.

“I’ve always wanted a little fat baby and I’ve got a big one!” Corrigan said after the delivery of her son, Brian Junior. (We love the "Junior.")

Yes, ma'am, you sure do have a big one. Sources report that her man-child has already moved into her basement and likes to borrow her car. OK, we made that part up, but seriously. How big will this kid grow up to be, and how fast?

Corrigan and Brian Junior are doing swell according to her Facebook page. She offered thanks to her doctors and nurses at Mercy Hospital in Victoria — and said, "the power of positive thinking during birth" made her natural labor possible.

Girlfriends, make no mistake. We beg to differ with the amazingly modest Ms. Corrigan. Because no amount of positivity can slide a bowling ball through the slot in the pinball machine. This was a vagina miracle, and as soon as we figure out which saint we're supposed to be giving thanks to for that, we'll let you know.

I'm really sorry, but am I the only person on the internet who thinks this Friends musical is a terrible idea?

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All my fellow '90s kids have been absolutely giddy today since headlines hit saying the iconic sitcom is going to open as a stage musical in New York this fall, featuring Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe singing as they "navigate the pitfalls of work, life and love in 1990s Manhattan."

Friends! The Musical! has some big guns backing it up — it's written by parody legends Bob and Tobly McSmith, who brought us the hilariously over-the-top musical versions of Beverly Hills 90210, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Saved by the Bell. It'll clearly pay homage to some of the series' most hilarious moments from its 10-season history, with songs like "45 Grove Street — How Can We Afford This Place?," "Hey Ugly Naked Guy Who Lives Across the Street!," "We Were On a Break!," "Oh. My. God. It’s Janice!," "The Ballad of Fat Monica" and "Could I BE Anymore…..in Love with Monica."

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There's just one reason why Friends doesn't work like those other shows did. Its cast is as iconic a part of the show as the plotlines. You can put fat Monica on a stage and make her sing, but she won't be Courteney Cox. Rachel and Ross can argue in falsetto about what it means to be on a break, but they won't be Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer. Chandler can belt out his love for Monica, but he won't be Matthew Perry. You get the idea.

Friends was a truly incredible, once-in-a-lifetime show. Wasn't putting the whole series on Netflix so it can be binged and appreciated by old and new fans alike enough of a tribute?

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In our new series Pregnancy Diaries, we ask expecting women to jot down every pregnancy-related detail of their lives for a week. (Special thanks to New York mag and Refinery29 for the inspo.) Work-related conundrums, struggles with IVF and a whole lot of nausea ahead. For the seventh entry in our series, we have a 29-year-old labor and delivery nurse who got pregnant a few nights after her wedding. She’s 26 weeks along with her first child, living in Vermont.

Money situation: I make $65,000 annually, and I have a retirement fund. My husband and I also have about $10,000 saved for an eventual down payment on a house. We have some student loans from my husband’s law degree.

Were you previously using any method of birth control before or during the time of conception? Oral contraceptives since I was a teenager, but I stopped a day or two before we got pregnant.

Any other details relevant to your pregnancy? I thought I got my period in August, but it turned out to be implantation bleeding. We went in for our first prenatal visit thinking I was eight weeks pregnant, but had an ultrasound for dates that day and it turns out we were 13 weeks pregnant. I was very embarrassed-feeling since this is my specialty that I should have known. Therefore we were right at the end of the first trimester and decided to forgo any genetic screening — with the knowledge that neither of us carried any risk factors. I also suffered from severe nausea and vomiting — hyperemesis for the first 24 weeks — causing me to lose 18 pounds (although I had plenty of weight to lose, so not too concerning) and need IV fluid hydrations a couple of times. I tried every herb, vitamin, prescription, old wives tale that was suggested, but nothing made me feel better but time. I still have nausea every day, but rarely vomit anymore and am able to eat more and have gained some of the weight back.

Day 1

8:30 a.m. — I wake up to my alarm and roll out of bed: It’s time to walk the dog. She has a standing 9 a.m. dog-walking playdate on the weekends, and I always feel guilty when I skip it, which is rare. My back hurts, a fun new pregnancy symptom that developed last week. Sciatic pain, it feels like someone is pinching my lower back. I made a chiropractor appointment yesterday but can't get in until next week! I feel like my bladder is going to explode as I hobble to the bathroom only to pee a tiny bit. How is that even possible?

10:30 a.m. — I’m home from walking the dog, so I eat breakfast and start thinking maybe I feel good enough to have sex; I’m finally not nauseated or constipated — a rare occurrence during this pregnancy.

11 a.m. — I get in the shower because it’s been a week since I shaved, aka the last time I had sex. Just as I am getting soapy and starting to relax, my husband jumps in. He thinks he’s being sweet and sexy, and it is… kinda. But our shower is small, I don’t want to share the hot water and it’s getting tighter with my growing belly to trade spots under the showerhead.

11:30 a.m. — Foreplay! He makes me laugh and then I cough, which then triggers my gag reflex and off to the bathroom I run to vomit. Damn it! I hadn’t thrown up in a week — a new record! I brush my teeth, swish with mouthwash and hope I haven’t ruined the mood since I’m not nauseous and want to do this while I’m feeling good!

12 p.m. — Some post-coital snuggling in bed while we discuss baby names — I love my life right now.

3 p.m. — Is it bedtime yet? I’m so tired and it’s so cold outside, so snuggling under the covers and going to sleep sounds like heaven right now.

5 p.m. — Baking chocolate chip cookies to bring to a friends 40th birthday celebration. Why is it that sugary goodness is the only thing I’m craving in this pregnancy? I’m starting to get nervous for my glucose tolerance test in two weeks, which will determine if I have gestational diabetes.

9 p.m. — Home from birthday party. I’m so tired and it’s only 9! It’s so much harder to stay awake and socialize without alcohol. Is that sad? Time for an Epsom salt bath and bed.

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Day 2

8:30 a.m. — My alarm goes off again, and I think, "Why can’t my husband do the doggie playdates?" He says it’s not fun since it’s a group of women gossiping about life and dogs. I know I’ll feel better once I’m outside walking and getting some fresh air, but the initial motivation to get out of bed is so hard. What am I going to do once this baby is here and I’m getting up all night?!! I love my sleep and usually try to get 8 to 10 hours a night.

10:30 a.m. — We’re finally getting organized to start preparing the “gear” for this little one. Just ordered a jogging stroller from L.L. Bean — it kind of makes me laugh since I’m not a jogger, nor do I think having a baby is going to turn me into a one, but everyone says they’re best and of course the most expensive!

11:30 a.m. — I’m picking up around the house while my husband sits on the couch watching the Liverpool vs. Manchester United soccer match. I start to feel annoyed, which is happening more frequently — damn hormones!! — and tell him he has to help. He says his plan is to do chores tomorrow, but we’ll see. It’s a holiday weekend for him so he has Monday off, but I work tonight and Monday night so I need to get a few things done before I take a nap before work.

2:30 p.m. — I get into bed for a nap before work. I’m always excited to nap these days, as it seems I cannot get enough sleep. I don’t know what people talk about when they say it’s a first trimester thing, being tired all the time. So far for me it’s been an entire pregnancy thing. I don’t have those bursts of energy that some women talk about, but man do I wish I did.

5:30 p.m. — Up, shower and start to dress for work. I feel so lucky that I can just throw on leggings or yoga pants and sweatshirt. Scrubs are provided at work; this means no extra laundry and I can go up a size when I need to without buying new ones!

7 p.m. — My shift starts. I usually love taking an active labor patient and generally pick that assignment over the more relaxed slower assignments of an early induction or mother-baby couplets, but my body is starting to get sore quicker, I have to pee more often and I’m tired ALL the time! I choose a mother-baby assignment and start making my rounds. I love the flexibility of my job and not to mention the support from my co-workers — an awesome group of midwives, OB docs and labor, delivery, and postpartum nurses.

Day 3

8 a.m. — I arrive home from work so tired as the shift had gotten crazy; lots of laboring women coming in all night, which meant I took on more moms and babies. I spent the night running back and forth from room to room helping moms breastfeed, checking baby vitals and teaching dads how to change diapers! A crazy shift usually means no lunch break, so my feet are sore and I’m starving! I walk in the door to find my husband still sleeping. This annoys me for no reason.

8:30 a.m. — I’m so hungry, but nothing is appealing to me as I open the fridge. This seems to be a theme in my pregnancy. I can never decide on what sounds good. I go grocery shopping without a list and just buy what looks good in the moment — not really a smart way to shop, as I often end up with a random assortment that doesn’t really come together to make cohesive meals.

8:45 a.m. — I end up making French toast with real Vermont maple syrup, of course — sweets are always tasty these days.

9 a.m. — Finally make it into bed.

11 a.m. — Up to pee after sleeping for only two hours. This is so annoying! I never used to wake up to pee, and I try to keep my eyes closed so that the daylight doesn’t really wake me up.

3 p.m. — Up again to pee, and this time my stomach is growling I’m so hungry. A snack is in order before hoping for a few more hours of sleep. This time I try to get a little protein in, and since meat is still revolting to me, I opt for some pita and hummus.

5:30 p.m. — While getting ready for work, I notice the laundry is actually done and I can hear the dishwasher running. My husband did his chores! I find myself smiling, relieved not to have another argument.

Day 4

3 a.m. — It’s a slower night at work and I’m able to sit down and relax a bit. I open up my Amazon baby registry that we started to work on and I ask my co-workers what I really need to have a baby. Everyone has an opinion and everyone says something different! How should we decide what we really need, what will work for us, what to spend money on? It’s slightly overwhelming even for someone who has spent so much time around babies at work, with friends and family. How is it possible that there are 5,400 results when you type in “infant swing” on Amazon?

5 a.m. — I can’t count how many times people at work have asked me if we’ve decided on a name yet. I know they’re just curious and being nice, but we haven’t even really begun to get serious about names. Like most things in this pregnancy, it feels overwhelming. A name is so important: The child will be judged based on the name, how we spell the name, pronounce the name, etc. Another thing to add to the to-do list.

8 a.m. — This time when I get home, my husband is off to work and he brought the dog with him! I love when he takes the dog to work with him, as then I don’t feel guilty for sleeping all day instead of walking or playing with her.

8:15 a.m. — Quick bowl of cereal, as I’m too tired to make anything substantial, and head to bed.

3 p.m. — I make myself get out of bed. I’m off tonight and know I could sleep all day, but then will need to “flip” so I want to be able to sleep tonight. This is the hardest part of working night shifts — my husband keeps telling me I will be so prepared to be up at all hours of the night with the baby since I already stay up all night at work. I hope he doesn’t think that this means he’s getting out of nighttime wake-ups.

6:30 p.m. — We have a lazy night — my favorite these days — and enjoy dinner while watching TV on the couch. It’s amazing how fast our lives have already changed — a weeknight off together used to mean meeting up for drinks when he got off of work and then coming home to cook a late dinner together.

Day 5

7:30 a.m. — I’m awoken by my husband's alarm clock. I roll over to give him a quick kiss and then back to sleep for me — I have the day off!

9 a.m. — Head out to walk the dog. I usually would bring a hot cup of coffee with me for the walk, but this pregnancy has turned my stomach against coffee. I hope this is something that doesn’t last — I miss the morning ritual of coffee.

11 a.m. — Dentist appointment. I usually don’t mind going to the dentist and even look forward to the feeling of really clean teeth afterward. But I’m dreading it today. My gums bleed at any touch — another pregnancy symptom no one talks about.

12 p.m. — Yup, I was right. The dentist was a bloody mess.

2 p.m. — I meet up with a friend who’s home on maternity leave to walk dogs. She pulls her 6-week-old out of the car seat to tuck into her front carrier, and I am immediately teary — what is wrong with me! These hormones are so intense. I cannot wait to have my own baby to snuggle. I relay these feeling to my friend and she laughs, saying to enjoy the quiet while you can and then invites me over to snuggle any time.

6 p.m. — I’m laying on the couch reading a book when my husband comes home. He bends down to kiss me and then kisses my belly. I know it sounds cheesy, but I absolutely love that he does this. Not only does he kiss my belly, he talks and sings to the baby daily. “Hows my baby today?” he asks, and I know he is asking about me and the baby. He loves getting a report on how active the baby is, where I’m feeling kicks and just a general update on how I’m feeling. I think I’m pretty lucky at how interested he has been. I recently talked to my grandmother and mentioned that my husband talks to the baby. She didn’t understand — ”Talks how?” she asked. When I explained that he talked to my belly so the baby will get to know his voice too, she was shocked. She couldn’t remember my grandfather even touching her belly once during any of her three pregnancies. Have times changed or am I just lucky?

Day 6

5:30 a.m. — I wake up feeling pretty good. The heartburn medication I’ve been on for a week now is really working, and I slept with only two pillows under my head last night! I head to the shower before getting ready for work.

12:30 p.m. — No lunch break again. Something’s in the air and we’re swamped again. I stuff a protein bar into my mouth, feeling thankful my mom sent me a few boxes of my favorite bars the other day after hearing me complain about being starving at work all the time. I need to remember to thank her again, but I’ll probably forget: I have “placenta” brain as my co-workers call it — the forgetfulness of pregnancy.

7:30 p.m. — I call my mom on the drive home from work. She’s full of questions — what color crib do I want, does the brand matter, should it convert into a toddler bed? I remind her that I have no idea either! My parents generously offered to buy the crib, but as most projects my mom takes it on, it’s turned into searching the internet for the best deals, reading a million reviews and consulting Consumer Reports. I just want to talk about my day at work and not about the million decisions that need to be made for once.

7:45 p.m. — Yup, I forgot to thank her for the protein bars.

8 p.m. — Home at last. I ask my husband if he’s noticed my swelling feet. “Umm, I don’t know,” he replies — a typical male response. I think as he probably doesn’t want to get in trouble if he says yes.

8:45 p.m. — After dinner my amazing husband — well, amazing in this moment — rubs my feet and I lay back on the couch. This feels like heaven.

Day 7

 9 a.m. — I’m making plans to go the Women’s March in Montpelier, Vermont. Texting a few friends to carpool the hour north drive. I’m so excited! Although I have been feeling very emotional about bringing a child into this world after the election in November — listening to the news is another easy trigger for my pregnancy tears. I think the march will give me some hope and the sense of community I need right now.

12:30 p.m. — It’s a slow day, I’m tired after a busy shift yesterday, and spend most of the morning running errands and doing those boring household chores. Now I am going to sit on the couch and watch some guilty pleasure TV while I eat lunch!!

4 p.m. — I shower and think about shaving. Do I want to try sex again after Sunday’s debacle? Do I have the energy? I really wish I was one of those pregnant women who got hornier, but alas, that is so not me. I get out of the shower and put on my pajamas. In the middle of the afternoon. I know.

7:30 p.m. — It’s Friday, so my husband stopped at our local pub with his co-workers for post-work drinks and is now late getting home. I guess no sex for him since now I’m irritated that the dinner I made is cold.

8 p.m. — Husband has a martini with dinner and is now a little buzzed. This also irritates me. I miss alcohol — not every day, but a Friday evening is the perfect time for a cocktail or glass of wine. I tell my husband he better enjoy it now because once the baby is born, I get to have cocktail time while he is the responsible one (designated driver) when needed! Instead, I settle for ice cream — almost as satisfying as that martini would be. I haven’t taken my glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes yet, but I’m dreading it. Sweets have been my guilty pleasure this pregnancy and I don’t want to give them up!

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Nick Viall and Vanessa Grimaldi are (how can I put this delicately?) not the most popular Bachelor couple of all time. Since the finale of the show and their engagement, they've seemed pretty lukewarm about each other, and Viall's past on the franchise raised more than a few questions about the legitimacy and longevity of their relationship.

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That's why Viall's performance on Dancing with the Stars on Monday is getting a lot of attention. Viall chose 2016 for his Most Memorable Year-night dance, planning choreography inspired by the year he and Grimaldi got engaged. At the end of the dance, he grabbed her for a lengthy onscreen smooch that seems to have inspired some renewed confidence in their relationship.

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But their televised PDA didn't fill every viewer with the warm and fuzzies. Turns out some people thought it might have been a little too pointed and publicity stunt-esque, because, well, it kind of was.

To their credit, if Viall and Grimaldi are actually sticking it out just for the fame, they're super-committed. In an interview with Mario Lopez on Tuesday, Viall had a sweet (if maybe a little too well-crafted) answer to whether he and Grimaldi want their wedding to air on TV.

"Vanessa and I are just focused on our relationship — when we decide it's time for us to take that next step, we're just going to plan a wedding, and if the show wants us, great," Viall said. "We're not really focused on whether it's going to be televised or not."

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So the jury's still out on these two. We can only hope they're happy, whether because they've found love or a way to stay in the spotlight.

Before you go, check out our slideshow below.

Bachelor franchise producers, what gives?!

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Those of us who are committed citizens of Bachelor Nation must be predictable as all hell, because for season after season now, the producers have given us the most boring, useless promos possible. We're so stoked for Rachel Lindsay to be the next Bachelorette, and we may have squealed at our computer screens when we saw that her first promo dropped today only to watch it and find out that it's complete bullshit.

See for yourself:

The video is all of 16 seconds long and just features little flashes of footage from when Lindsay competed on The Bachelor. There's nothing new. Not even a hint at something new. How is this a promo? We've already seen this, ABC. Give us something to make us excited!

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Of course, therein lies the rub. ABC knows we're excited anyway, and it can give us the shittiest shit promo videos before the season premieres, and we'll all tune in anyway. We're so predictable it hurts.

Also, since ABC isn't giving up anything about the upcoming season, which starts airing next month, we're basically being forced to scour the internet for spoilers. We didn't want it to come to this, ABC, but here we are. When we accidentally ruin the entire season for ourselves, it's going to be all the fault of the producers who gave us that terrible promo.

In the meantime, without going too deep for spoilers, let's all just take a minute to talk about how gorgeous Lindsay looks on Night 1 courtesy of Bachelor executive producer Mike Fleiss:

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Samentha Moore was 18 when she was first sexually assaulted. Yes, "first," as in it happened again — twice — for a total of three attacks when she was in college. Moore's experience deviated from statistics in that she didn't know any of her attackers (three of four rapes are committed by someone known to the victim) but adhered to common sexual assault patterns in that none of them were brought to justice (research shows that out of every 1,000 rapes, 994 perpetrators will walk free.) Are you infuriated yet? You should be.

I first connected with Moore last spring while working on a series about rape for SheKnows' sister website StyleCaster. Her story, like every other sexual assault victim's, triggered fury and empathy in me, but what stood out about her is that she's a single mom and says her daughter has been a major part of her path to healing.

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I caught up with Moore — who's now 32 working at a social change agency in Washington, D.C. — to talk about her story, changing the conversation around survivors and how motherhood and dance have brought joy to her life in the wake of assault.

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SheKnows: Can you share a bit about how your assaults happened?

Samentha Moore: I was living on my college campus, but came home on the weekends, where I worked at a dry-cleaning company. As a student, it was a great job because it was never truly busy and I was able to get work done. That also meant it didn't take much for customers to notice that I was the only one in the building and that the security cameras were fake. There, I was attacked twice: First, I was sexually assaulted in June, and then I was raped the following January. Finally, the following December I was raped on my college campus.

Looking back on the assaults at my workplace, I wish I was empowered more to listen to my gut and insist more when I questioned the company's safety and security. When I first asked, I was made to feel like I was being unreasonable. It took me a long time to stop blaming myself for not pushing more on the topic.

SK: What happened after the assaults?

SM: My immediate reaction was to feel extremely tired and detached. I couldn't sleep, eat, stop crying or reliving the attacks. It was very hard. The world keeps spinning, even when it feels like it shouldn't, and it's very difficult to even do small daily tasks while dealing with the emotions that come with such a vulnerable crime.

After the first two assaults, I asked for help. The first time, the police found the man and said because he had no priors, they gave him a "slap on the wrist" and told him not to do it again. The second guy fled on foot and the police didn't find him. The detective was a woman so I figured she'd be more understanding, but instead she told me my case wasn't "big enough," and that she was dismissing it.

By the third assault I was so hurt and had no trust. It took me about a week to say something because my boyfriend at the time was the only one who knew, and finally called the police against my initial instincts.

SK: Can you tell me about the challenges of recovering, emotionally?

SM: I fell into deep depression, debilitating anxiety, and insomnia after my assaults, and I sought therapy. It was during that process that I learned I was going to have to fight for my sanity and peace of mind. I didn't have much support, and was even admonished for going to therapy and taking medication to help my PTSD. It took some time to find the right therapist, but when I did, it was such a helpful tool in my healing.

One thing I had to learn was my triggers — any sight, sound, smell or even emotion — had the ability to make the day hard. I'm very sensitive to and of others, and am extremely cautious of my surroundings and safety. On the positive side, I've become empathetic and I have allowed that to help me help others in need.

SK: How did people react when you told them about the assault? What helped, and what didn't?

SM: The biggest surprise to me was how people showed no patience and had no problem telling me that the subject made them uncomfortable. It's shocking how quickly people will run away from a topic they feel no immediate connection to. This is a subject that needs to be talked about more so that we can start making changes.

A victim and survivor should never feel like they have to persuade those close to them to believe and care for them. I always tell survivors that a major part of healing is pruning those out of your life who don't take your care seriously. Waking up every day is hard enough, and spending any type of emotional energy on those who don't listen to your needs is more damaging than it is good.

What I appreciate most is when friends ask about my experiences. It shows me that they understand that healing is a process that will always be in motion. Keeping all of those ever-evolving emotions in is exhausting. I have a few close people who have been integral in my healing because they ask the tough questions. Sometimes you don't even know how you feel about certain aspects until you're in a conversation. And you know what? You don't have to answer every question asked. You can politely decline. And as time progresses, the questions will change. Being raped doesn't define me, but it's a large part of who I am today, and that needs to be recognized and respected.

SK: How has becoming a mother changed your perspective on assault? How will you talk to your daughter about it?

SM: My beautiful daughter, Ava, is the reason I am the woman I am today. She's my daily miracle and blessing and encourages me to be the best version of myself that I can be. She's the smartest girl I know and brings light to anyone she meets since the moment she was born!

She also brings a lens to my life that makes me realize how important it is for her to know the truth about my experiences, so I don't shy away from telling her. She's only 6, so she knows that I help people that have been disrespected and hurt because that is what happened to me. She knows I help people who are sad and need a friend to walk with them. As she gets older, our conversations will evolve as her understanding and maturity deepens. It won't be easy, but that's why it's important to make it a part of how we naturally communicate. She knows her personal boundaries physically, mentally and emotionally, and we discuss these things in detail so she is equipped to protect herself. She's also empowered to use her voice and speak up.

Telling her about my experiences, I'm less concerned about her being afraid of what can happen to her and more interested in helper her being aware and listening to her gut. I think it's vital that we talk to our kids about these specific issues because it isn't enough to hope and pray that they won't ever have to experience this, and not talking about it isn't insurance that they won't. Unfortunately, sexual assault is an epidemic in today's society. It's our duty to raise our sons and daughters with the knowledge of exactly what's happening, to know that everyone deserves respect, but most of all, to know their own worth and that no matter what happens in life, that worth will never change.

SK: How did dancing help your recovery?

SM: After being assaulted, I hated my body. I figured if I hid under the radar, even gained weight, I'd be less of a "target." I danced every day for years, and I ended up quitting. Then one day, I danced, and it was the most free I felt since being assaulted. I felt like with every move I was releasing hurt, anger, fear and pain and regaining my new sense of self and confidence. I was able to do something beautiful with the body that I felt was not. I now dance every day, even if it is around my house. Some people express themselves with writing or singing; my voice is dance. I really focused on choreography of lyrical dance and found that I was able to truly heal myself and tell my story, a story of pain, healing and triumph.

Dance also allowed me to catapult into advocating for fellow victims and survivors. Every time I'd finish performing somewhere, people would come up and ask me how I dance with so much passion. It was an easy answer for me and I was honest with them about my journey. I had a lot of victims and survivors then open up and reveal to me their story, some for the first time, simply because I was open about mine. I've never looked back and have been advocating and traveling to speak and raise awareness of rape and sexual assault ever since.

SK: Tell me about your advocacy work for sexual assault survivors.

SM: Advocacy work has become my passion. I visit university campuses and talk to sororities and fraternities about consent and respect, a truly powerful dialogue. I travel to conferences, churches and seminars to share my testimony. But truly, every step I take every day is advocacy for me — I cannot separate it; it's my mission in life. I survived a hell that, when described in detail, many cannot stomach. I lived through it, and lived through it for a reason, I will use my last breath to speak up for and to those that are suffering. You don't have to suffer alone, I am walking with you!

I truly believe that once you survive something like this, there is really nothing that can stop you. I've taken my focus of advocating and apply it to every aspect of my life. If God kept me through those nightmares, then I know I am here for a reason and I will always be working to be heard.

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It has been a good, long while since there's been a true public spectacle of a TV wedding. Everyone fondly remembers the all-night media frenzy that was the union of Kate Middleton and Prince William, and the closest thing America ever offered to that was its own version of royalty: the star-studded affair that was Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's trip down the aisle.

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And now, since we're so overdue for some more reality TV nuptial porn, it seems only natural that we would look to another Kardashian to provide it.

Kourtney Kardashian is out — she and her longtime boyfriend-when-it's-convenient-for-them-both Scott Disick are solidly off right now. (Or are they? Can anyone even keep track?) So are the Jenner sisters, Kendall and Kylie, both too focused on building their respective empires to spend time on boys in general, let alone color schemes and flower arrangements.

So that leaves us with Khloé Kardashian, who luckily for us is feeling pretty serious about her NBA star du jour, Tristan Thompson. In a new interview with Es magazine, Kardashian admitted that, despite marrying one NBA star and dating several others, she's "never been in this type of love," and whenever Thompson decides to pop the question, she'll be ready to say yes.

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She's also ready for another major milestone: babies.

"I would love to have a family... We’ve talked about it," Kardashian said, adding that she's seen Thompson with his son Prince, who was born in December 2016. "He [already] is a father, and I know for a fact that he would be an impeccable father."

She added, "I definitely want to be a mom, but I don’t put the pressure on it. It’s not like, 'the clock is ticking.' I feel in my soul it will happen."

That'll make for some great upcoming seasons of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

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There’s nothing like the sound of a kettle beckoning you to pour a cup of tea and snuggle on the couch. It's relaxing, right? Well, you'd better get ready to throw that Zen moment out the window, because soon we'll all be hearing the microwave do its obnoxious beep-beep-beep when our tea is hot enough to drink.

Quan Vuong, a food scientist from the University of Newcastle, says that if you want the best cup of tea for your taste buds (and health), you need to use water you’ve only boiled once. Vuong initially conducted his research in 2012, but it has recently resurfaced on ABC Radio after a U.K. television drama, Broadchurch, showed a character brewing tea, not in a teapot or even on his countertop, but in his microwave. This prompted practically everyone to dig up research to figure out why.

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Here's part of what most of us have been doing wrong: “Usually when people’s tea goes cold, they reboil the kettle and make another cup. But doing this, you're guaranteed to give yourself a dull cup of tea.”

Vuong’s study showed that in order to extract, isolate and purify the important components of green tea and black tea — and thus activate 80 percent of the caffeine, theanine (a relaxing compound) and polyphenols (which can lower your risk of heart disease) — we must get rid of Grandma's kettle and nuke our tea instead.

Vuong really gets into the nitty-gritty, recommending a super-specific process for properly making tea: First, add water and a tea bag to a microwave-safe cup; then pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds, ideally on 50 percent power; let it sit for one minute before removing tea bag, and presto — you'll supposedly have the best-tasting and healthiest cup of tea.

Oh, and Vuong also suggests doing this three times a day to get maximum benefits — well, I guess my microwave's about to start getting a lot more action.

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Babies don't have a lot of patience. When those little bundles of joy are hungry, you have to feed them. Immediately. And that means moms are used to feeding their babies in all kinds of places. All sorts of awkward, inconvenient places. So if you're a new parent and feeling just a teensy bit nervous about having to nurse your baby in public, don't. Read these stories and you'll know other moms have paved the way before you.

Plane, trains and automobiles

Many of you moms out there have breastfed in a moving car. Yup, while the baby was buckled in the car seat. That sounds like it takes some serious flexibility! Mom Megan J. has pulled this off. She says, "I nursed leaning up and over my car-seated baby while in back of a cab, traversing the stop and go, the turns and hills of San Francisco. When we stopped, I puked in a garbage can due to the car sickness it caused." Anna D. also somehow accomplished this. "Overnight trip on the PA turnpike. Screaming baby strapped in car seat, so I climbed in the back, sat on a cooler, while I leaned my breast over into her face," she says.

But it's not just cars. Lots of you have breastfed on airplanes. Talk about close quarters to other passengers. Ursula R. says, "How about on an airplane in business class next to a guy in a suit. He was mortified and did his best to keep his head twisted looking out the window the entire flight."

And subways too. Nancy H. remembers it well. "Right on the NYC subway on the F Train. It was my third kid, he was hungry and I was covered with a Hooter Hider. Even the older gentleman on the train were nice about it and I got nods and smiles."

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Religious institutions

Babies get hungry in houses of worship too. Many moms have breastfed during church, even one during a funeral service. And Amy W.'s baby didn't care what was going on around him. She says, "I nursed during my son's baptism ceremony. He was the one being baptized. I mean not during the actual baptism part, during the let's all sit and listen to the priest part. I think the statue of the Virgin Mary was OK with it, but the priest tried unsuccessfully not to appear horrified."

Multi-tasking mamas

Sure, you can walk and talk at the same time, but can you walk and breastfeed? Lots of moms figure out how to do it. Jodi P. has breastfed her son while walking down a New York City street. "I didn't even use one of those slings. I would just stick him under my shirt and he would do the rest. He was a hungry baby and was so colicky. My arms got super-toned!"

Jaffe B. nursed while doing a 10K walk. "My baby was 5 months old. I held her in the football position while walking — totally classy! I would also breastfeed my son in the Ergo while shopping at the supermarket and pushing my daughter in the cart.” 

Leigh Ann T. learned how to get things done while nursing. "When my youngest was born, my twins were not even 2. I remember one day sitting in front of the twins in their high chairs at lunch, simultaneously nursing the baby with my right arm around her and cutting up oranges with my left hand."

Anna D. also pulled off this juggling act. She says, "I remember standing at the counter nursing my second while I managed to use a can opener to open a can of pineapple for the oldest."

And mom Kimberly W. says it's a big difference between the first baby and the second time around. "The first baby was nursed in the nursery with quiet music playing and all kinds of serenity. The second child I nursed while unloading groceries from my car. Momma's gotta do what a momma's gotta do."

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Anywhere will do

If fact, moms are pretty resourceful and will figure out how to breastfeed their hungry baby anywhere, anytime. Jennifer S. says, "I nursed my daughter Abby in the hallway right outside of the Sistine Chapel. And then a couple days later, just around the corner from the Statue of David in Florence."

Sarah M. says, "I sat on a pallet of lawn fertilizer bags in the garden section of Home Depot to nurse just the other day. If Baby's hungry, Baby gets fed!"

Risa S. nursed in a public bathroom in a park. "It was an outside bathroom and very hot! I wasn't in a stall. I was walking around and little kids kept walking in and staring."

Drew D. found out that Magic Kingdom at Disney World is truly magical indeed. She says, "We took our 2-year-old and 5-month-old to Disney, and I don't believe there is a square foot of the Magic Kingdom where I didn't nurse her. I highly recommend nursing mothers at Disney World take a break on It's a Small World, which is a lovely, smooth and long enough ride to get a full feeding in. The music may drive you crazy, but mine seemed to like it! Also, the People Mover was a great nursing break as well!"

Catherine H. says, "On the table at the OB during my six-week postpartum exam. And I mean during the exam."

And Gail S. has nursed among the animals. She says, "My baby Andrew was a couple months old and we decided to take the boys to the Philadelphia Zoo. I stopped in a somewhat secluded area to nurse, and about one boob in, I hear over the PA system, "Coming up at 2, there will be a milking demonstration," to which I replied "Hey, there's one over here too!"

Now that's the spirit.

Who calls the shots in your relationship these days? It's something you probably don't spend a ton of time pondering if you have a healthy relationship, especially as traditional (read: outdated) gender roles quickly become irrelevant. But according to a new study published in The Journal of Sex Research, relationship dynamics may not be as par for the course as you might think, and feeling subordinate to your partner’s decisions in a relationship can have a major negative impact on its stability — especially if you’re a woman.

The study analyzed the dating lives of 114 adults between the ages of 18 and 25 in heterosexual relationships. Researchers sought to find out how each partner perceived and internalized their relationship experiences through timelines of their sexual and relationship experiences. This involved rating different aspects of relationships and recording feelings through anecdotes, audio clips, video and even emojis.

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According to study author Laina Bay-Cheng, associate professor of social work at the University of Buffalo, if you ask a couple who's "alpha" or "in charge" in a relationship, it’s likely that both people will identify the same partner. The same goes for being the beta — or less dominant partner — in the relationship: Couples are likely to agree on which partner makes most decisions in the relationship.

That's all well and good, unless it results in one of the partners — the submissive one — feeling less stable and secure as a result of having less control in the relationship. And as it turns out, that's what happens to women in these circumstances. Female participants who self-reported being the beta partner perceived their relationship to be less stable, whereas women who reported being alpha didn't have those feelings.

What it means that beta men don't feel their relationships are unstable, but beta women do isn't speculated upon by the researchers, but you have to wonder: Does it have to do with the fact that women are so used to being subordinated and sidelined, treated as the less important, disempowered gender for hundreds of years?

Perhaps we're a tad more sensitive to being treated like we don't deserve to call the shots than men are — and rightly so. This could be a (fully warranted) age-old wound and anxiety that has beta women thinking about their partners, "Why should I answer to you?" Hey, it's a fair question.

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In delightful casting news that will leave you just as surprised as you will be excited, Jude Law will play Albus Dumbledore in the next Fantastic Beasts film. According the the press release on Pottermore, the hub of all things Harry Potter, "The second film in the Fantastic Beasts series will show Dumbledore decades before he became Headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At this point in the story he is the wizarding school’s Transfiguration professor and a contemporary of Gellert Grindelwald – the Dark wizard we met in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, played by Johnny Depp."

ICYMI: In the world of Harry Potter, the young Dumbledore and Grindelwald were childhood friends who grew up to become enemies. Dumbledore, of course, ended up on the right side of this feud and it was this goodness that made him the sage, wizened wizard we know from Harry Potter. But meeting a younger version of Dumbledore will allow for some really exciting ways for Law to flesh him out; we've also seen that Dumbledore can be a bit moody and secretive. Yay for that.

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Part of the reason Law is such a perfect fit to play the young Dumbledore is because he's already played a younger version of a dude we're used to seeing as a much older man: the Pope. That's right, bros, Law is our new go-to to play young versions of old dudes and he's going to slay. I mean, if you think about it, there's a lot that the Young Pope and the Young Dumbledore have in common. Did Law's job just get a whole lot easier because he's literally prepped for Dumbledore already?

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1. They both love to wear half-moon glasses

Listen, when you know what frame shape works for your face, you stick with it forever. Luckily, the young Pope and Dumbledore have that figured out.

2. They are both in positions of power

The young Pope is charged with caring for the souls of a majority of the Earth's population. Dumbledore goes from Hogwarts professor to Hogwarts headmaster, proving he knows how to deal with hormonal wizards better than anyone else. Being a leader is no easy feat, but they really do the damn thing.

3. The young Pope loves to sport a stylishly long robe, just like the Young Dumbledore

To be honest, these dudes are serious #FashionGoals.

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4. In a way, they both believe in magic

Okay, before you have a fit because you think I'm saying Catholicism is just another form of wizardry, take a step back and consider this: the power of prayer and the power of a well-place spell can do an equal amount of good, right? Sure, one comes from a fictional world and the other from real life, but you tell me about the last time you said a prayer and it didn't sound just the teensiest bit like a spell Harry Potter learned at Hogwarts and I'll give you a million dollars.

5. They both have enemies trying to bring them down

The young Dumbledore might face off against his childhood bestie (and maybe his lover?) Grindelwald once more in the next Fantastic Beasts film and, as you recall, he fought alongside Harry Potter against Voldemort later on in his life. The young Pope faced real life enemies in the form of literally everyone at the Vatican plotting in Machiavellian ways against him to gain power.

6. They have a penchant for the eccentric

The young Pope didn't wanted commemorative memorabilia made but he was more than happy to have a pet kangaroo hopping around the Vatican gardens. Meanwhile, Dumbledore loves a good pair of socks and saying odd words just to break the tension.

7. They are both adept at saying phrases in foreign languages

The young Pope favors Latin when the occasion calls for it; Dumbledore loves to say a good "Alohomora" or "Avada Kedavra," depending on the situation.

8. Let's be real: the sex appeal is very real and very present

Is it getting super hot in here, or is it just me?

9. They both look suspiciously a lot like Jude Law

The young Dumbledore is going to look a whole lot like that one super handsome pope as played by Law and I am here for it. All of it.

Are you here for Jude Law playing young Dumbledore? Let us know in the comments below!

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Caitlyn Jenner is set to spill a lifetime of secrets in her upcoming memoir, and what’s already leaked is incredibly juicy. Secrets of My Life will be released later this month, and she is not kidding when she said she is telling some major secrets, guys. Here are a few from her book that have already come to light.

1. She underwent complete gender-reassignment surgery

Two years after she publicly announced she is transgender and would transition from male to female, Jenner confirmed she underwent her final gender reassignment surgery in January 2017.

"So why even consider it? Because it's just a penis. It has no special gifts or use for me other than what I have said before, the ability to take a whiz in the woods," she wrote, after explaining the complexities of the surgery. "I just want to have all the right parts. I am also tired of tucking the damn thing in all the time.

"The surgery was a success, and I feel not only wonderful but liberated," she wrote. "I am telling you because I believe in candor. So all of you can stop staring. You want to know, so now you know. Which is why this is the first time, and the last time, I will ever speak of it."

2. Robert Kardashian thought O.J. Simpson was guilty as hell

Although Kris Jenner's first husband was part of O.J. Simpson's "dream team" of defense attorneys and one of his closest friends, Jenner reveals that Kardashian all but told her outright he thought Simpson was guilty of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in cold blood.

"I would've been okay with it if they had gotten him in the first trial," Jenner said Kardashian told her, referring to his criminal trial. (Simpson was later found responsible for the deaths in a civil trial.)

"The implication was obvious that he believed O.J. was guilty," she wrote.

Jenner wrote she believes a major reason Kardashian took on the case was simple revenge: to get back at Kris Jenner for remarrying so quickly after their divorce.

3. The rest of the Kardashian family was split on the murder case

Kourtney and Kim Kardashian were just kids at the time of the trial, but they fervently believed their "uncle" O.J. was innocent.

"See, I told you he didn't do it!" Jenner said Kourtney Kardashian told her after school the day the Simpson verdict came back not guilty.

But both Kris Jenner, who was best friends with Brown, and Caitlyn Jenner believed Simpson was guilty. "I believe he got away with two savage murders," she wrote. And after the trial, O.J. Simpson's name was strictly forbidden from being spoken in the family home.

4. Keeping Up with the Kardashians ruined her marriage

Jenner claimed that the success of KUWTK and Kris Jenner's need to control the family's empire ruined their relationship — and in fact, she was deeply uncomfortable being thrust into the reality TV spotlight. She described receiving a letter from Aunt Ellie saying she looked deeply uncomfortable in every scene, much to the disappointment of the public.

"The implication is that I have sold myself out, willingly destroyed what positive reputation I have left," Jenner explained. "Pretty much on the mark."

Read more when Secrets of My Life is released on April 25, 2017.

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Science says it’s time to say adieu to some of our favorite comfort foods.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is giving food manufacturers until the end of the year to completely remove all trans fats from their products. These fats derive from the hydrogenated oils put into processed foods. These oils are cheap, they give foods a more appealing texture and — as we know from their presence in fried chicken, doughnuts and our favorite greasy fries – they tend to taste really good. Unfortunately for the taste buds, these fats can cause higher levels of cholesterol and clog arteries, leading to dangerous and sometimes fatal heart problems.

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Simply taking something off the shelves doesn’t necessarily help to make consumers more conscious about what they’re eating — so will banning these fats significantly help American health?

New York City and other counties in the state enacted the ban themselves in 2007, and medical researchers now have one answer for us: Yes — the bans work.

The researchers compared hospital admissions data from counties with and without the ban from 2002 to 2013. The results? A 6 percent decline in cases of heart attack and stroke in locations with restrictions on trans fats, which means 43 fewer of these serious heart complications per 100,000 people — and that’s in the first 6 years alone.

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The ban isn’t the sole hero in this story — a combination of various smoking bans, mandatory displays of calories on menus and product labels and cheap and accessible gym memberships surely play a role in this improvement. But the results certainly hint at the great potential the nationwide trans fats ban could have in America.

It’s one of a parent's worst fears. Your child has had a few playdates with a slightly older friend and something feels off. After playing with this friend, your child acts differently in a way you can’t pin down. Is something going on?

Inappropriate touch between children

Child-on-child sexual abuse occurs when a prepubescent child is sexually abused by one or more other children or adolescent youths, and no adult is directly involved. The term has been defined as sexual activity between children that occurs without consent, without equality or as a result of coercion. This includes when one of the children uses physical force, threats, trickery or emotional manipulation to elicit cooperation. The harmful behavior may range from experimentation that has gone too far to serious sexual assault.

It’s difficult to determine how prevalent this form of sexual abuse is — it usually occurs outside of an adult’s direct supervision and once reported, is often dismissed by parents as “normal” behavior between kids.

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According to an article in Psychology Today, children will frequently express a certain amount of sexual curiosity and exploration with other children of the same age, size, status and power. When they do this, it is usually done with a sense of genuine curiosity and wonderment, coupled with a considerable level of embarrassment when caught. When one child is older or more powerful, however, then the behavior should raise an immediate concern.

How parents can help educate their children

Understanding and accepting that children can victimize other children is an issue many of us struggle with. But we must be able to educate our kids on how to protect themselves from the possibility of sexually abusive and intrusive behavior of other children.

Deborah Rue, a therapist in Washington state, tells SheKnows that when parents talk about appropriate touch, it’s a natural moment to also teach that inappropriate touch from anybody, no matter their age, is not OK. She also encourages children to tell a safe grown-up if they are not sure if someone’s touch was appropriate or inappropriate.

Rue says when talking about this subject with kids, it’s useful to ask questions like, “What does appropriate (and consequently inappropriate) touch look like and feel like?” 

“Lots of touch is fun and playful between kids, with the root concept being that appropriate touch is respectful and safe — anything else is not OK,” says Rue. It’s important to tell our children that good friends don't touch you in inappropriate ways or make you touch them in inappropriate ways. And she encourages parents to tell their children that if they feel uncomfortable, uneasy or nervous, then they need to say something or leave and tell.

Rue also says it's useful to extend the concept beyond sexual touch because often children express feeling unsafe, unsure or helpless more than they understand that something might be sexual. She tells parents to talk about how inappropriate touch feels (emotionally — not physically), which can help them identify it if it ever happens.

What parents should notice

“Listen for themes of power,” says Rue. Often the older child who is inappropriately touching the younger child uses his/her size and age to influence the younger child. Rue tells parents to watch for a desire to play with the older child combined with unsettled behavior after playing with the child. If this happens, it’s important to ask your child questions about their play.

“If there seems to be evasiveness in your child's answers, then modify the playing opportunities,” says Rue. Eliminating future opportunities to play with the child in question is critical. Additionally, having a policy of open doors when playing with other friends allows you to pop in and check on them intermittently. “If there seems to be an attempt to hide behavior, then change the boundaries so that all play is out in the open."

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Why kids don’t tell

“Being inappropriately touched is confusing for a child,” says Rue. They often like the attention of the older child because it makes them feel important, so it can be confusing to have a fun game turn into something that feels uncomfortable.

When asked why they don’t tell, kids often say they are afraid of getting in trouble themselves or worry that the older child (the one doing the inappropriate touching) will also get in trouble and won't want to play with them anymore. Complicating matters is how often victims believe that they somehow caused the behavior. They're embarrassed because they know something isn't quite right, but feel like they contributed to the situation.

It's important for parents to affirm their child's courage in telling the truth and express how proud they are. That helps children to see that they are not responsible for the inappropriate touch. We play a significant role in keeping our kids safe, and part of that is creating an environment where these difficult issues can be talked about.

Cute rabbits and chicks, gifts, jelly beans and chocolate are some pretty great Easter traditions — you'll never see me argue with candy and adorable animals.

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But when it comes to the coolest Easter traditions, England may just have us beat. Queen Elizabeth attended the Royal Maundy today, a tradition dating back to the 13th century, where she basically just hands out bags of money to people on the street.

What makes the Maundy even better is that the queen gives the money out according to her age, so as she continues on her clear path toward living forever, she'll just give out more and more money to more and more people. This year, since she's 91, she gave 91p worth of coins to each of 91 men and 91 women.

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People lined the streets to welcome the queen and watch her hand out the dough, because who wouldn't want to see such a great tradition? The recipients of the Maundy money were all retired pensioners recommended by church officials.

What makes Elizabeth the literally queen of the Maundy tradition is that she decided pretty early on in her reign that she wanted to make sure she wasn't only handing out Easter cash to people in London. So instead, she's traveled to a different church for the Maundy every year and given the gift to the locals there. According to People magazine, she's handed out Maundy money at every Anglican church in England as of this year.

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Before you go, check out our slideshow below.

"Don't show your mom."

Kids, that's the sound your teacher makes when she realized she just made a big, fat mistake.

A middle school teacher in Florida was fired after giving her sixth-grade class a handout titled, "How Comfortable Am I?" — then immediately trying to get it back from them.

The handout quizzed students on their comfort levels in various (super-inappropriate and racist) situations. There were 40 questions about gender, religion, sexuality and race — each requiring the student to rate how "comfortable" they would be in the scenario. We seriously can't pick our favorites (and by "favorites," we mean "most horrifying"). Top contenders are:

Your new roommate is Palestinian and Muslim.

A Native American student invites you to attend a Pow-wow with him. (!!!) 

Your brother's new girlfriend is a single mother on welfare.

Your mother "comes out" to you.

This was for a class called "The Leader in Me" in which the kids were (ostensibly) learning to be aware of innate privilege and unconscious bias in society. That's a good concept for a class for sure, but the tone-deaf teacher missed the mark by a mile. Maybe a hundred miles.

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Students reported being dismayed by the questionnaire, which was clearly skewed toward college students with references to bars and RAs and professors and minority scholarships. File this under "WTF Was This Teacher Thinking?"

Tori Drews, a student in the class, said, “There were children saying this is wrong. ‘Why are we doing this? Does this have a reason?’ [The teacher] was going, yeah this is kind of wrong… maybe I should take it back.” Note to all teachers: There are no takesy-backsies with handouts.

Drews continued, "Kids were asking if they could share it with their parents. She was like, ‘No. Don’t show your mom. Don’t take that home. I’m taking it back up.’” 

The teacher in question managed to collect her unfortunate handouts, but not without a few making their way home to shocked parents. (Of course.)

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In today's pregnancy is almost as cool as science fiction news: The internet can't get enough of vlogger Natalie Bennett's jaw-dropping baby bump comparison.

The mom of twin toddlers is now 36 weeks pregnant with a baby girl — and she created a video for YouTube comparing the dramatic belly difference between her pregnancies.

We bet you can guess which of Bennett's pregnant bellies is bigger. (If you can't guess, we probably can't help you much with life. Just saying.)

But it's just how much bigger that has the internet fascinated. That's Bennett teetering on the verge of becoming more of a horizontal human being than a vertical one, ready to pop with twins at 36 weeks on one side. And that's Bennett at 36 weeks with, you know, only one bun in the oven.

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