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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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world.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/a-stranger-at-the-dog-park-gave-her-the-creeps-her-dogs-reaction-made-her-trust-her-gut-instinct-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T23:45:40.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A stranger at the dog park made her uneasy — what her dog did next proved she was right to trust her gut</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/736948/uploads/ac95cc40-f37b-11ef-8907-d9acdcea8dc9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A stranger at the dog park made her uneasy — what her dog did next proved she was right to trust her gut</image:title><image:caption>Some instincts shouldn&apos;t be ignored—especially when your dog 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Two strangers stepped up for help.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-films-toddler-who-suddenly-forgot-to-walk-is-flooded-with-comments-pointing-out-the-same-thing-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T15:15:56.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom films toddler who suddenly &apos;forgot&apos; to walk. 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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I struggled in school, but I&apos;m good now, and I often think of my teachers,&quot; a user wrote.</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/woman-learns-she-is-having-a-girl-but-not-by-doctor-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman was skeptical when a psychic said she’d have a baby girl — until she found one item from her late grandma</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799991/uploads/9f76cfc0-3c75-11f1-987b-3f6db8cbf5e7_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman was skeptical when a psychic said she’d have a baby girl — until she found one item from her late grandma</image:title><image:caption>After searching for answers she couldn’t find elsewhere, a meeting with a psychic medium in January 2018 changed the way she understood what was happening around her.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/pregnant-woman-finds-dress-her-late-mom-got-for-her-daughter-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman was stunned to learn she was having a daughter — one detail in late mom’s closet convinced her she knew all along</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800939/uploads/ecdf37e0-479f-11f1-9943-13325bfcde92_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman was stunned to learn she was having a daughter — one detail in late mom’s closet convinced her she knew all along</image:title><image:caption>She explained that her mom perhaps got the dress, hoping to match outfits with her daughter and granddaughter. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-runs-marathon-with-fridge-strapped-to-his-back-for-one-reason</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man runs marathon carrying a 55‑lb fridge on his back — and the reason will break your heart</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801353/uploads/c8ec3050-4794-11f1-8a99-b3151d103b79_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man runs marathon carrying a 55‑lb fridge on his back — and the reason will break your heart</image:title><image:caption> &apos;I had a choice, and I chose to do something that shows life doesn&apos;t stop here,&apos; he said.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/grandma-reports-granddaughter-to-the-police-for-bullying-classmates</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>After her ‘Mean Girls’ behavior, the dad let grandma take over. Her next stop surprised everyone</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801419/uploads/a12d3440-4476-11f1-be17-45af58ae2878_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>After her ‘Mean Girls’ behavior, the dad let grandma take over. Her next stop surprised everyone</image:title><image:caption>The school staff revealed that Batey&apos;s daughter had been bullying other kids, bad-mouthing their parents, clothes, etc., only to provoke them. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/candidate-walks-out-after-the-recruiter-dismisses-expected-salary-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T19:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HR calls candidate&apos;s salary expectations &apos;cute&apos; before proposing a 50-hour work week. 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We expect 50-hour weeks, but the base rate is non-negotiable.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/scientists-claim-alzheimers-may-begin-to-accelerate-at-age-68</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Scientists say the brain’s Alzheimer’s &apos;clock&apos; may start ticking faster at this age</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801720/uploads/764a9540-4793-11f1-b1ad-b7df60fb63ad_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Scientists say the brain’s Alzheimer’s &apos;clock&apos; may start ticking faster at this age</image:title><image:caption> A study that was recently published by the Mayo Clinic Study in Alzheimer&apos;s &amp; Dementia points to late midlife — around the late 60s —as a key phase when the brain’s Alzheimer’s-related changes begin accelerating. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-travels-150-countries-reveals-what-americans-take-for-granted</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>After visiting 150 countries, he says there’s one thing the U.S. does differently — and it&apos;s a boon</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801757/uploads/f4d06090-4787-11f1-9b69-f550b9595fa7_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>After visiting 150 countries, he says there’s one thing the U.S. does differently — and it&apos;s a boon</image:title><image:caption>It all started with the traveler being asked about the least pleasant populations to interact with, such as being rude, isolating, and openly hostile.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/florida-cop-stops-man-from-jumping-off-bridge-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Florida man was about to jump from a bridge when a cop made one request of him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801758/uploads/1da116d0-479d-11f1-9943-13325bfcde92_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Florida man was about to jump from a bridge when a cop made one request of him</image:title><image:caption>&quot;Whatever you’re going through, man, you can get through it.&quot; Officer Antonio Richardson said these words to a man who was standing at the top edge of the Dames Point Bridge, ready to jump.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/waitress-who-served-a-mean-customer-got-a-surprise-after-his-death-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-04T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Waitress served a WWII veteran for 7 years when no one else would, then she found what he left her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801776/uploads/779d5c90-47aa-11f1-84b4-6bf699254814_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Waitress served a WWII veteran for 7 years when no one else would, then she found what he left her</image:title><image:caption>Every day at Luby’s in Texas, Walter “Buck” Swords would walk in just before 11:30 and make his demands clear. His coffee had to be hotter, his soup wasn’t right, and nothing ever seemed good enough. </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; Inman shared, adding that the shed holds a sentimental value for her mother. &quot;I told her I would take care of it, and I&apos;m not playing games.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-follows-company-travel-policy-and-ruins-boss-plans-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-05T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Employee booked the ‘cheapest’ flight to maliciously comply with HR policy — it ended up ruining the boss’s date night</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801808/uploads/029b9cb0-47a3-11f1-9943-13325bfcde92_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Employee booked the ‘cheapest’ flight to maliciously comply with HR policy — it ended up ruining the boss’s date night</image:title><image:caption>On Monday, HR summoned the employee and asked them to use their &apos;best judgment&apos; 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/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/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></urlset>