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Child-Free People, What Are The Wildest Things Parents Have Said When They Learned You Don't Want Kids
Whether or not you choose to have children is honestly nobody's business but your own, but that doesn't stop other adults from weighing in with their unsolicited takes. Considering this, I wanted to hear from you — our BuzzFeed Community. If you've chosen to be child-free, what has been the wildest reaction from parents around you? Maybe you and your partner are friends with a couple who have three children. They're always running on fumes and expressing how exhausted and stressed they are. However, when you both mentioned that you'll be remaining child-free, they gasped and claimed you weren't doing your part to keep the world turning. As if it's all up to you. Related: Or, maybe you told your parents you had no interest in procreating, and they guilted you for robbing them of their only chance at being able to right all the wrongs they committed when raising you. YOUR child was supposed to be their second chance. Related: Or maybe it was someone in line at a coffee shop. You had your nephew with you, and when they commented that you both looked so much alike, you mentioned that you weren't their parent and just babysitting. You also said you wouldn't be having any of your own, and the coffee shop lady scoffed. She said that you're what's wrong with your generation. That you're just too lazy to put in the work of child rearing, and it's really such a shame. Whatever the case may be, we want to hear about it. If you're child-free, we want to know the wildest thing someone has said to you about your decision. Share in the comments or via this anonymous form below. Your response could be featured in an upcoming post. Also in Community: Also in Community: Also in Community: Solve the daily Crossword
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'Chief of the village': Jack Gant, FSU's first Black dean, remembered as trailblazer
Through his warm and giving personality, Florida State University's first African American dean – James L. 'Jack' Gant –was a magnet of love as he lived a long life of service. The trailblazer is now being remembered as someone who was "truly loved" by many following his death at the age of 98 on his birthday, Aug. 8, due to illnesses, including pneumonia. 'He had so many accolades, and he helped a lot of people in the community, which is why he was truly, truly loved,' Gant's daughter Jacquelyn Randolph told the Tallahassee Democrat Aug. 11. 'He was a great, amazing father who showed up and showed out at every event in my life because I played sports, and he was always there.' 'You can probably tell I'm a daddy's girl,' she added. 'He could never do anything wrong in my eyes.' Born in Bainbridge, Georgia in 1927, Gant grew up as one of four siblings in Telogia – a small town less than an hour west of Tallahassee. But, having lived in Tampa as a young adult, that's where he met and married his wife Gloria Gant, who died in February 2022 at the age of 96. The couple had two children together – a son and a daughter – but since their son also passed away, Randolph says it's 'just her.' 'I'm the only one left out of there, but I do have four girls, so it's just my girls and myself,' said Randolph, the Gants' youngest. Before becoming FSU's first Black dean, Gant was hired in 1970 as a temporary instructor in Educational Administration at FSU's College of Education, which kicked off an era where more African American faculty were being hired at the university during the 1970s and 1980s. Gant later became a tenured faculty member and was appointed dean of the College of Education and associate professor in 1974. He retired from both positions through an early retirement program at the university in 1982 before retiring as professor emeritus in 1994. 'We were all really proud of him,' retired FSU administrator Freddie Groomes McClendon, 90, told the Democrat. The Tallahassee resident earned her doctorate in counseling psychology from the FSU's College of Education in 1972, just two years after the university first awarded doctoral degrees to Black students. 'He was an outstanding dean,' she added. 'He was a good father and husband, and he was my neighbor as well for a while. He moved from over here many years ago to the other side of town, so I haven't seen that much of him for a long time, but he was a fine gentleman.' Despite Gant's historic appointment, his educational background started off on shaky ground at a young age before he hit a point of acceleration. Randolph says Gant would oftentimes tell her the story of how he couldn't read and failed both the first grade and second grade. Since Gant's mother was a schoolteacher, she taught him how to read, and he ended up advancing to finish high school early at the age 15. Gant then attended Florida A&M University in 1942 – where he played football and was later inducted into the FAMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985 – and completed his four years with a bachelor's degree in biology at the age of 19. With ties to FAMU, Gant – who was also a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity – was the eighth elected president of the university's National Alumni Association from 1965 to 1970 ahead of his tenure at FSU. On top of Gant's FAMU degree, he received his master's in educational administration from Indiana University Bloomington and his doctorate degree in educational administration and supervision from FSU. Before his career at FSU, he worked as a school principal in Tampa and for the Florida Department of Education. In addition, Gant – a long-time member of Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee along with his late wife – was a community man who helped students attain their doctoral degrees throughout their collegiate journeys and led several diversity training workshops, Randolph said. He also has an FSU endowment named after him through The United Partners for Human Services' 21st Century Council in Tallahassee, which awards College of Education students the Jack Gant Innovative Community Program Award every year. To document his lifelong experiences and accomplishments, Gant published a book in 2013 titled 'An Educator From Telogia,' which Randolph says Gant wrote as an autobiography. 'Just as they say, it takes a village,' Randolph said, 'and my dad was the chief of the village. He was a very giving, warm person.' Funeral information Gant is survived by Randolph, four granddaughters and two great-grandchildren, as well as a host of nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Aug. 15, Bethel AME Church, 501 W. Orange Ave. The service also will be live-streamed at Tarah Jean is the higher education reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat, a member of the USA TODAY Network – Florida. She can be reached at tjean@ Follow her on X: @tarahjean_. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Jack Gant, first Black dean at FSU, remembered as trailblazer Solve the daily Crossword
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Tallest subway platform in NYC among 60 stations set to finally get elevators: ‘They're climbing Mount Everest'
For Brooklyn subway riders, it's only up from here. The Big Apple's tallest subway station is finally set to get elevators, putting an end to straphangers' 90-foot hike that officials have likened to 'climbing Mount Everest.' The century-old Smith-9th Street subway station in Gowanus – one of the tallest in the world – is slated to finally get elevators and bring relief to huffing-and-puffing F and G train riders under the MTA's 2025-29 capital plan, state Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) said. 5 The Big Apple's tallest subway station is finally set to get elevators, putting an end to straphangers' 90-foot climb that officials have likened to 'climbing Mount Everest.' AP 'Every day, New Yorkers hike the stairs up this station like they're climbing Mount Everest, struggling to catch the train on time,' Gounardes said in an Aug. 8 announcement. 'And if you use a wheelchair, push your child in a stroller, travel with luggage or simply struggle climbing the stairs, forget about it,' he said. 'With elevators coming to the Smith-9th Street station, that's finally going to change.' It's not clear when the installation is set to take place or exactly how much it will cost. The funding will come from the MTA's approved $68.4 billion capital plan, which budgets to add elevators at over 60 subway stations. The 92-year-old Smith-9th Street station underwent a complete overhaul a decade ago, but it still only has escalators — which have a 'long history of breaking down,' said state Assembly member Jo Anne Simon. 5 The century-old station is slated to finally get elevators, bringing relief to huffing-and-puffing F and G train riders under the MTA's $68.4 billion capital plan, Sen. Andrew Gounardes said. Paul Martinka 5 The Smith-9th Street station elevated platform in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Paul Martinka At the time of the revamp in 2013, 'the MTA would not budge on its refusal to install elevators,' said Simon, whose district covers Gowanus. 'Climbing the tallest station in the system shouldn't be an endurance test,' the said. 'I commend the MTA for making accessibility a priority in the Capital Plan, especially at tough stations like Smith-9th that present greater challenges than most.' Other Brooklyn stations set to get elevator access include Court Street, Hoyt-Schermerhorn, 36th Street and 4th Ave–9th Street, Gounardes said. 5 'Every day, New Yorkers hike the stairs up this station like they're climbing Mount Everest,' Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) said. AP The planned upgrades will expand accessibility across the subway system, with more than 50% stations at ADA compliance. The MTA must meet a 95% ADA-accessible station benchmark by 2055, according to a 2023 court settlement. 5 Despite the 92-year-old station having undergone a complete overhaul decade ago, the station still only has escalators which have a 'long history of breaking down,' said Assembly member Jo Anne Simon. Paul Martinka 'No station better demonstrates the need for accessibility than Smith-9th St, the highest point in the entire subway system,' said MTA Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo, 'and we're excited to start work there and throughout the borough soon.' Francis Brown, president of the Red Hook Houses East Resident Association, noted the project will greatly benefit seniors living in nearby public housing buildings. 'This station is our connection to the rest of the city, and to our jobs, our schools, our doctors, and so much more,' Brown said, 'but right now, that climb to the subway platform can be a barrier, instead of a connector.' Karen Blondel, the president of the Red Hook Houses West Resident Association, added: 'For NYCHA residents in Red Hook, Smith and 9th is the only nearby subway station—and without elevators, it's a daily struggle.'
