"Actually, and this was the plan all along, I donated my hair to Locks of Love. Then they hauled out the clippers, cut the mullet into a mohawk, took more photos, shaved his head completely and snapped a few more. His wife posed him in front of friend Jen Owen's 1979 GMC truck and took some photos the next day. It's just not me."Īccording to the post, Downey had the haircut for just about 16 hours. I have friends that I'd call and they'd call themselves rednecks or hillbillies. "I'm not like that, but I mean no disrespect. The mullet is associated with rednecks or hillbillies for sure," he said. I got some clippers and cut my hair in 10 minutes and I was the hit. "They had special clothing, glitter on their faces, they went to a lot of trouble. "Two of my friends were going out on Halloween as superheroes," Downey recalled. At the time, his wife, Tricia, snapped a quick shot of him the morning after Halloween and uploaded it online where it spread and became a meme. According to a post on Reddit, Downey cut his hair into the mullet as a joke for his Halloween costume back in 2003. Here’s hoping that Maisie-and other parents-find some order in the lovely chaos of parenthood.The man behind the photo is Zach Downey, a photographer who worked at the Lilly Library at Indiana University. There’s nothing wrong with setting limits to make things flow a little more smoothly. But it’s certainly not without its inherent stresses. Having a baby is a beautiful life-changing event. “Honestly as a visiting guest I would feel so much more comfortable being handed this list so I can make sure I'm making the mum most comfortable." "Normalise following boundaries that parents set for being around their newborns. One commenter even warned that “people might be scared to come near/see the baby eventually so you will miss out on memories made and baby bonding with wider family.”īut for the most part, people were incredibly supportive of her rules. From June 8 to June 14, get a 20% discount on the entire GOT BAG assortment, while the brand plants five mangroves in Indonesia for every product sold.Ĭrompton’s list was met with some skepticism from others, who doubted whether or not people would actually adhere to her commands. GOT BAG turns trash into treasure by creating lightweight, durable, fashion-forward backpacks, bags and accessories that are not only great for everyday use, but recycle roughly 9.9 pounds of ocean-impact plastic per product! To date, GOT BAG has recovered and recycled nearly 1 million pounds of plastic from oceans and other waterways. The plastics are then removed from the ocean and coastal areas, cleaned and recycled, then ground up and processed into high-quality yarn and polyester fabric. By collecting plastic from our oceans, coastal waterways, mangrove forests and the delta areas of nearby rivers and using new, innovative recycling technologies, GOT BAG has developed a line of super stylish and sustainable backpacks made of ocean-impact plastic! The company works with a network of more than 2,500 Indonesian fishermen who catch plastic waste as bycatch. The cat is out of the gotbag, or at least that’s part of this brand’s mission. Whether they’re removing ocean impact plastics or offering longer-lasting alternatives to single-serve necessities, each of these brands is making a major splash. In honor of World Oceans Day, we’re showcasing five brands that not only make awesome products, but help create a more sustainable future by protecting our seas. And though their stories don’t necessarily paint the best picture of their beastly bestie, it’s certainly an amusing read, if not an all-too-relatable one. We love them anyway, of course.īelow are 22 of the best responses from traumatized pet owners.
Whether its fur babies or feathered friends or scaly companions, pets are capable of some truly horrific-slash-hilarious antics. Most of the time.Ī Reddit user recently asked pet owners, “ What’s the worst thing your pet has ever done?” and boy, some critters really know to act out.
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