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What do you do with him?&apos; And honestly, it&apos;s nothing special. I just take up time with him,&apos; said the mom.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-shows-how-she-fakes-homemade-lunches-for-her-childs-daycare-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T18:15:16.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom shows how she &apos;fakes&apos; homemade lunches to get around her child&apos;s daycare&apos;s strict rules</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/631854/uploads/c9fe0110-1bed-11ee-8ea9-73ffedf02fa2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom shows how she &apos;fakes&apos; homemade lunches to get around her child&apos;s daycare&apos;s strict rules</image:title><image:caption>She basically packs ordered food into plastic food containers and passes it off as a home-cooked meal on days when she can&apos;t 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She defied her cruel order and went straight for the trash</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/739529/uploads/7857b890-03c9-11f0-b0cf-432f70735a10_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teen’s stepmom and dad tried to wipe out every trace of her late mom. She defied her cruel order and went straight for the trash</image:title><image:caption>When her stepmom trashed her late mother’s keepsakes, a determined teen plotted the ultimate stealth move to reclaim them!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/nasa-mindblown-by-340-day-experiment-on-twins-one-was-sent-to-space-while-the-other-stayed-back-on-earth-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T23:45:03.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>NASA studied twin brothers for 340 days. One stayed on Earth while the other was sent to space</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/739637/uploads/d0d1f420-0484-11f0-80fb-b733d5f44741_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>NASA studied twin brothers for 340 days. 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She was flooded with comments asking her to rush to the doctor</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/739968/uploads/3fe2aeb0-4875-11f1-9150-cdaac0e8d513_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom films toddler who suddenly &apos;forgot&apos; to walk. 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on-air—what followed was iconic!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/husband-records-wife-sleepwalking-and-her-late-night-antics-are-just-wild-welcome-to-the-night-crimes-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T13:15:45.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Husband watches wife sleepwalking and decides to record her late-night antics</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/740510/uploads/db43a180-0ae0-11f0-9461-a5e062f97ccb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Husband watches wife sleepwalking and decides to record her late-night antics</image:title><image:caption>Sleepwalking gone wild, and you won’t believe what this woman did in her sleep!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/pastor-dressed-as-homeless-man-gets-overwhelmed-with-peoples-kindness-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T21:45:19.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Pastor disguised himself as a homeless man outside church to see who would help</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/774403/uploads/1e517320-99da-11f0-b122-390c7a224b5c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Pastor disguised himself as a homeless man outside church to see who would help</image:title><image:caption>His experiment showed how small gestures from strangers can speak louder than words.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/stepdad-makes-adult-daughter-sign-rent-contract-or-face-eviction-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Stepdad makes 20-year-old daughter sign strict $200 ‘living at home’ contract — it’s going viral for the wrong reasons</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801792/uploads/cb7f30d0-4850-11f1-b870-ed4da2ad46a5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Stepdad makes 20-year-old daughter sign strict $200 ‘living at home’ contract — it’s going viral for the wrong reasons</image:title><image:caption>One 20-year-old girl whose aunt decided to get suggestions on her niece getting a two-page &quot;Contract for Adult Child Living at Home.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-threatens-83-year-old-widow-to-remove-40-year-old-shed</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T03:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA demanded 83-year-old widow tear down the shed her husband built 40 years ago — her daughter hit back</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801800/uploads/3100ea00-47cc-11f1-80b8-23422e1af970_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA demanded 83-year-old widow tear down the shed her husband built 40 years ago — her daughter hit back</image:title><image:caption>&quot;She&apos;s been getting very upset,&quot; 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when booking flights.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-did-dna-test-for-baby-green-eyes-discovered-dark-secret-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman wanted to silence the in-laws with a DNA test — ended up discovering a shocking family secret</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801814/uploads/1d62a4e0-47b6-11f1-b89e-2d2cf561c55f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman wanted to silence the in-laws with a DNA test — ended up discovering a shocking family secret</image:title><image:caption>What began as a way to put her relatives’ doubts to rest ended up uncovering something far bigger, setting off a chain of events that left her family on the brink of falling apart.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/server-sued-hooters-after-they-gave-her-toy-yoda-instead-of-toyota-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Hooters promised a waitress a ‘Toyota’ for winning a sales contest — what she got instead made her quit and sue them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801816/uploads/9317cca0-4875-11f1-9150-cdaac0e8d513_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Hooters promised a waitress a ‘Toyota’ for winning a sales contest — what she got instead made her quit and sue them</image:title><image:caption>The servers were given a challenge to see who could sell the most beer in a month. The winner was promised a brand new Toyota. Instead of getting a new car, the winner got a toy Yoda.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-begs-worker-to-join-at-350-charge-after-they-quit-silently-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company &apos;forgot&apos; to renew star employee&apos;s contract, so he left — and got a 300% hike to fix their mistake</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801820/uploads/aeab8ff0-4862-11f1-969a-f3795a8bc8da_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company &apos;forgot&apos; to renew star employee&apos;s contract, so he left — and got a 300% hike to fix their mistake</image:title><image:caption>Their contract ended, so the employee left the company silently with another offer lined up. It wasn&apos;t until a few days had passed that both companies flooded the person&apos;s email with messages, begging them to join. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/groom-sister-manifests-his-wedding-with-his-gf-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T19:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Groom’s little sister sealed a question for Derren Brown. 6 years later, her brother read it at his wedding and wept</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801821/uploads/798bd330-47b7-11f1-b49c-ef99e0fa70ba_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Groom’s little sister sealed a question for Derren Brown. 6 years later, her brother read it at his wedding and wept</image:title><image:caption>Liam&apos;s parents and his sister were attending a show when illusionist Derren Brown insisted that the audience scribble down a question in a sealed envelope and submit it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/people-pledge-millions-on-man-website-to-buy-spirit-airlines-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He tried to buy Spirit Airlines with a website — strangers pledged $22.8M in hours</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801829/uploads/dc5ba2a0-47bd-11f1-b49c-ef99e0fa70ba_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He tried to buy Spirit Airlines with a website — strangers pledged $22.8M in hours</image:title><image:caption>Hunter Peterson proposed to buy Spirit Airlines as a joke after it went bankrupt. He is shocked at how many people took his idea seriously.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ask-jeeves-shuts-down-after-30-years</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>&apos;Ask Jeeves&apos;: America&apos;s internet helpline shuts down after 30 years</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801875/uploads/29121430-4845-11f1-876a-456718c0812d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>&apos;Ask Jeeves&apos;: America&apos;s internet helpline shuts down after 30 years</image:title><image:caption>As AI chatbots emerge, the internet&apos;s popular search engine from the 90s has decided to shut down after 30 years. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-considers-breakup-after-fiance-leaves-without-morning-kiss-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>After 6 years together, a woman wants to cancel her wedding over one argument — it started with a morning ritual he missed</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801934/uploads/883ba9e0-4849-11f1-876a-456718c0812d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>After 6 years together, a woman wants to cancel her wedding over one argument — it started with a morning ritual he missed</image:title><image:caption>The man called out her &apos;entitled&apos; behavior and confessed his desire to date an &apos;adult woman&apos; who doesn&apos;t cry over a goodbye kiss.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/17-year-old-refuses-to-bond-with-new-stepmother-and-her-unborn-baby-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Stepmom pushed a 17-year-old boy to celebrate her pregnancy — then demanded an apology after he called out his dad</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801941/uploads/5bd77ef0-487c-11f1-8708-758ce60f0810_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Stepmom pushed a 17-year-old boy to celebrate her pregnancy — then demanded an apology after he called out his dad</image:title><image:caption>The boy explained that he and his mother wanted to end his dad&apos;s visitation rights, but because his father never missed a day, he had to wait until he was of legal age. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/friendster-is-back-but-users-have-to-follow-one-rule</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T03:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Friendster, the OG social network is back — but with one surprising rule to join</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801950/uploads/3b7ec1b0-485c-11f1-9094-2b387896f4a3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Friendster, the OG social network is back — but with one surprising rule to join</image:title><image:caption>Mike Carson bought the Friendster domain in 2023, and reintroduced the social networking site to the younger generation in 2026.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-shattered-after-finding-letter-boyfriend-wrote-to-a-friend-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Girlfriend found a love letter he wrote to a ‘friend’ — what he said about their relationship made her heart drop</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801964/uploads/a2a27cc0-4874-11f1-9150-cdaac0e8d513_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Girlfriend found a love letter he wrote to a ‘friend’ — what he said about their relationship made her heart drop</image:title><image:caption>When her boyfriend wrote this letter to that woman, he seemed &apos;stressed,&apos; &apos;confused,&apos; and &apos;overwhelmed,&apos; as she put it, but it didn&apos;t feel that way.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/supermarket-worker-saved-an-elderly-woman-from-23000-usd-scam-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Worker heard a faint &apos;pleading voice&apos; from an elderly customer’s phone — his next move stopped a $23,000 scam</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801976/uploads/ac56b020-4936-11f1-b7c8-0943e3c9875c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Worker heard a faint &apos;pleading voice&apos; from an elderly customer’s phone — his next move stopped a $23,000 scam</image:title><image:caption>Campos said that his own mother had been a victim of a financial scam, and he couldn’t let this elderly woman become another. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/students-used-cpr-skills-they-just-learned-to-save-instructor-life-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Students thought their CPR teacher was ‘acting out’ heart attack symptoms — until they had to save his life</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801979/uploads/fce94060-487e-11f1-8708-758ce60f0810_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Students thought their CPR teacher was ‘acting out’ heart attack symptoms — until they had to save his life</image:title><image:caption>A group of students from Fox Valley Technical College thought their CPR instructor was pretending to have a heart attack. Their quick thinking made them realize he was not acting.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/brooklyn-resident-apologizes-for-loud-music-finds-letter-in-nyt</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He apologized for blasting music at 11 p.m. Days later, his neighbor wrote about him in NYT Magazine</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801980/uploads/00b4a7a0-487c-11f1-8708-758ce60f0810_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He apologized for blasting music at 11 p.m. Days later, his neighbor wrote about him in NYT Magazine</image:title><image:caption>“I argued with myself nightly, wondering whether I should say something, but stopped for the fear of being painted as the grumpy Millennial nextdoor,” she wrote.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-dumps-bumble-date-for-asking-his-salary-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man walks out on Bumble date after being grilled like a job candidate — one question was the final straw</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802076/uploads/8ff36570-4915-11f1-b577-5bfae4e9dd13_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man walks out on Bumble date after being grilled like a job candidate — one question was the final straw</image:title><image:caption>The woman was disappointed that her date was a fresher and had been working for only a year.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/11-year-old-student-conducts-bullying-experiment-on-two-plants-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T19:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>11-year-old bullied one plant and praised another as a science experiment — the difference shows even plants can’t survive negativity</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802090/uploads/d1c27b30-4924-11f1-b4f0-9b400a3a821d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>11-year-old bullied one plant and praised another as a science experiment — the difference shows even plants can’t survive negativity</image:title><image:caption>5th-grader Samatha Petraglia&apos;s science fair project taught her classmates the effects of bullying by using plants.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-refuses-to-share-lottery-prize-with-family-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He &apos;accidentally&apos; won a $20,000 lottery on a $1 ticket — then his family said he &apos;owed&apos; them half</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802096/uploads/a6f96e00-4928-11f1-aec0-83de8b44b464_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He &apos;accidentally&apos; won a $20,000 lottery on a $1 ticket — then his family said he &apos;owed&apos; them half</image:title><image:caption>The man shared that his sister and brother-in-law spend between $400 and $800 monthly on scratch-off tickets. Ironically, the couple struggles financially, but wasting money on lottery tickets never bothered them</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/f-1-driver-wife-hits-back-at-troll-saying-she-is-nothing-without-him</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-06T20:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Troll said Formula One star’s wife was &apos;nothing&apos; without him. Her response humbled him real quick</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802112/uploads/50e7c590-493f-11f1-a7df-596c03ded081_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Troll said Formula One star’s wife was &apos;nothing&apos; without him. Her response humbled him real quick</image:title><image:caption>Stunned by her unexpected response, the troll deleted their comment and also disabled their profile. </image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>