Young and the Restless' Melissa Ordway Gets Real About Parenting
It's hard to believe, but even your favorite soap stars have their share of travel woes. Ordway is always honest about her life on Instagram. She shared an update about her recent travels and a snapshot of herself having ice cream with her kids. She admitted that her day wasn't as perfect as it might've looked.
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The Y&R star rocked a navy blue polka dot dress with matching sandals. She topped off her look with a cropped white denim jacket that was frayed at the edges. In her caption, she wrote, 'POV: it was a rough parenting morning and you're praying ice cream will save the day… 🍦'
Most fans noticed that Ordway's family stopped in Franklin, Tennessee, as evidenced by her recent Instagram post. One shared their thoughts on the family-friendly spot, 'Love this. My kiddos live in Hendersonville. They love it. 🌹' Another user commented, 'Glad to see you enjoying our beautiful state…'
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Parents also shared similar woes in the comments section. One fan recalled her 'rough parenting mornings' because her daughter struggled to obey. She relied on her faith to get her through those challenging times. Meanwhile, other fans wanted more details about Ordway's ice cream. 'At least tell us the flavor??' one user asked. Another exclaimed, 'Ice cream fixes everything❤️,' and we have no other choice but to agree.
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There is a Superman for all seasons. When we need him, when the hour grows dark and hope grows dim, he appears, imagined by artists and writers and filmmakers, reborn again and again in the crucible of chaos to deliver us a single gift: hope. The character has been an arbiter for that hope for nearly 90 years, offering a balm to readers and viewers alike who need a reminder that there is inherent good in this world. Superman Ending and Post-Credits Scene Explained Superman Review James Gunn Took a Huge Risk By Changing Superman's Origin Story, Does It Work? Ranking the Superman Actors The Utterly Bizarre History of Superman's Powers Superman Movies Ranked Worst to Best and Where to Watch Them Through the span of a little under a century, the Man of Steel has shown us time and time again that the battle for a better tomorrow is never-ending. Champion of the Oppressed In the opening to 'Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow,' legendary author Alan Moore calls Superman 'A perfect man who came from the sky and did only good.' Kal-El is a modern-day champion of unconventional wisdom, respecting kindness, compassion, and even humility as true strength in the face of evil. He sees the world through the lens of what is possible just outside of the horizon, that he and human beings can all become better and better through generosity, understanding, decency, and perhaps most importantly, by saving one another. Economic strife birthed Superman. His creators conceived him at a moment of cultural and fiscal uncertainty unimaginable to most now living in the U.S. In the 1930s, American society was unraveling at the seams, critically wounded by the unchecked greed and corruption that fed the Great Depression. Peaceful protesters in Washington were ridden down by the army. Homeless campers in California were beaten by local mobs. Hunger, debt, and suicide were everywhere, a pattern that worsened year after year until President Roosevelt began reforms that slowly reversed the decline. Many of these helpful laws and acts were blocked by the judicial opposition, resulting in over a decade of concentrated economic disruption. And across the sea, the rising tide of Nazi fascism and Soviet expansionism threatened all the world's people with the shadow of a global war. This discord was the womb in which Superman incubated. We needed a hero, and near-revolution conceived that hero in the minds of two creators. He was born into a threatening, brutal, and violent historical America that kids reading comics at the time knew and understood. The dystopian reality forged by powerful men was far more terrifying than any monologuing metahuman. When the Man of Steel first appeared, his four relatively tame superhuman abilities (strength, durability, leaping, and speed) still placed him among the most powerful fictional characters in comics to that date. But for quite some time, Superman rarely used these incredible gifts against monstrous beasts, petty criminals, or superhuman foes. Instead, Superman's early adventures pit him against threats inspired by the real world: corrupt politicians, arms manufacturers, greedy business owners, and establishment landlords. Most of the folks he takes down in those early years are rich old men too powerful to be held to account by the law. The earliest appearance of Superman introduces him with brilliant conciseness: 'Superman! Champion of the oppressed.' Into an unexpecting world comes Clark Kent, reporter, and Superman, a blunt instrument of rough-and-tumble problem-solving. While not brutal, he is not at all sheepish about breaking and entering, destruction of property, or roughing up a spousal abuser. His first act of heroism? Fighting his way into a state governor's mansion to prevent an unjust execution. He wrecks fetid slums owned by corrupt landlords so that Roosevelt can build decent housing in their place. He threatens mining magnates to secure decent working conditions for the miners. When confronted with the problem of a regional war fermenting overseas, the earliest Superman goes to the source: corrupt American arms manufacturers using US government connections to fuel the conflict. Superman's solution? Kidnap a millionaire weapons dealer, then haul him into the trenches of a war zone. Superman then strips off his own costume, dons an army uniform, and leads the robber baron on a trip through the horrors of armed conflict. The owner repents, and Superman goes on to forcefully negotiate an end to the campaign. 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It's a shame that this was the last time Reeve donned the cape as it was a film so disastrous that it shut down Superman movies for twenty years. In an alternate universe, a movie where Kal-el battles a nuclear powered villain while trying to broker peace talks during the Cold War could have been quite good, but everything here falls apart. 6. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Definitely not ineptly made like Superman IV, the mega-budgeted Batman v Superman just has too many missteps and cluttered incongruous parts to resonate as an intact movie. People still liked the idea of Henry Cavill as Superman and, despite a ton of pre-judgement, fans got on board with Bat-fleck. But 2013's Man of Steel had failed to deliver a worthy, upstanding Superman, instead opting for a fledging, grumpy hero whose third act collateral damage rivaled a battle from Invincible. Thus, Dawn of Justice had to make Superman's massive mass-casualty event the core of its story, burying poor Clark even further into murky anti-hero horribleness unbeffiting of his character. Add to this Warner Bros.' desperate attempt to catch up to the hefty head start the MCU had, trying to replicate that franchise's success in two films instead of six, and you get an overcrowded mess that ALSO, of all things, kills Superman at the end. Looks pretty, feels shitty. 5. Man of Steel (2013) Excitement was through the roof for Zack Snyder's Nolan-produced Superman movie. There was even warm anticipation for it being a more "serious" take on the last son of Krypton, as a counterpoint to the MCU. And still, to this day, there are redeemable elements, such as the Hans Zimmer score and a couple of soaring action sequences. But, ultimately, Man of Steel failed to produce a Superman who fans, or even the world within the film itself, could unite behind. No one faulted star Henry Cavill, really, instead looking to Snyder's penchant for refusing to make superheroes "good" people. Character complexity is great and all but when you create a Superman who is more or less ambivalent about humanity, where even his mom says "you don't owe this world a thing," and you've got a bummer of a blockbuster. On top of this, the movie gets too big and sloppy with its General Zod plot, making Supes' first mission an overwrought Extinction Level Event. 4. Superman Returns (2006) Superman Returns -- which delivered unto us a long-awaited (pseudo) sequel to Superman and Superman II -- is definitely the most interesting of the Superman films (while also being the most retro-problematic given director Bryan Singer and star Kevin Spacey). 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Superman III (1983) You might be surprised to see Superman III this high in the rankings but there's a lot of nostalgic appreciation for this one, making it proof that even Christopher Reeve's third-best Superman outing is better than most other Super movies. This was a double bill too, as Reeve was paired with legendary comedian and movie star Richard Pryor for an adventure that not only leaned heavily into Pryor's comedic stylings but also the early-80s computer/video game boom. It's the third Superman movie in our rankings to get a Razzie nomination (after Batman v Superman and Superman IV) but it's also fondly remembered for its dark doppelgänger sequence, in which synthetic Kryptonite causes Clark to surreally split into two beings. There's a lot of nonsense here but there's also a playfulness that works more than it doesn't. 2. Superman II (1980) Filmed back to back with the 1978 original -- with director Richard Donner helming 75% of this sequel before getting fired by father/son producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind -- Superman II still manages to be a glorious, rollicking follow-up that delivers one of the first (and most fun) super-battles of all time. It builds off of what was set up in Superman and expands the character in ways that superhero movies today still emulate. Can Superman lead a normal life with the woman he loves or is he forever destined to sacrifice happiness for his higher calling? What do his superpowers mean when faced with beings just as strong as he is? How can Superman's saga still use Lex Luthor as a perennial thorn in Supes' side, even when new villains arrive with even deadlier agendas? Reeve was still perfect here, embodying a being you could believe as both the awesome, adept Superman and the bumbling, beefhead Clark. The real Kryptonian is somewhere in-between, both powerful and vulnerable. 1. Superman (1978) It's not hard to guess that, yes, the original Superman is still the gd best. With the tagline "You'll believe a man can fly," Superman barreled into theaters in 1978 with locomotive power and bullet-like speed. Groundbreaking special effects and the absolute perfect actor in Christopher Reeve helped turn the world's most famous comic book character into a bonafide movie triumph. Superman was jaw-dropping, and on the heels of Star Wars it was further proof that movies could now deliver large-scale fantasy epics like never before. Reeve, who'd been a star of some TV and a whole lot of theater, became a household name overnight after wowing audiences with endearing slapstick as Clark Kent and noble kindness as Superman. And like its portrayal of Superman and Clark, the movie itself also struck the perfect balance between goofy antics and heroic exploits. 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