A straight dad is fighting against gender stereotypes by wearing skirts and heels.
When raising your children, you want to ensure they’re open-minded and accepting of others.
Most of us do that by explaining to our kids that all types of different people deserve love and respect.
But one dad is going the extra mile.
Mark Bryan, a straight father of three, shows his kids that gender stereotypes are just a social construct by wearing skirts and heels.
People have been left floored by Bryan’s bold stance on gendered clothing, with many offering messages of support to the father.
One person writes: “Great, I’m glad he can wear what he wants to. Shows he is self-confident. We need more people like him.”
Another adds: “It looks great! Don’t know how he uses it on his day-to-day though, heels this high for sure hurt after a few hours.”
While a third agrees: “The only thing I’m mad about is how I can’t get my calves to look like his, haha. He looks amazing!!”
Bryan works full-time as an engineer, but is also growing his social media following – he’s amassed nearly 600,000 followers on his Instagram.
He captions every outfit post: “Clothes and shoes do not dictate a person’s s**ual orientation or gender.”
In an interview with PurpleHaze, Bryan revealed his impact on others: “It became more and more evident that what I was doing on Instagram was helping so many that wanted to wear non-gender conforming clothing but were afraid to have their s**uality questioned.
“I get over 100 direct messages a day on my Instagram account and a large number of them are followers that have thanked me for the courage to go out wearing something regardless of what others may think. Others still have this fear, however.”
He added that he wants to ‘des**ualize clothing’ and help everyone ‘feel comfortable’ wearing what they want.
Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar Australia, Bryan opened up about his new career as an influencer.
“If I have the opportunity, why not try to make some money doing it?” said Bryan. “But I’m also having a lot of fun.
“If you’d told me I was going to do this 13 months ago, I would have just laughed and said, ‘No freakin’ way.’”
He continued: “Someone sees me walking down the street, they ought to just say, ‘Oh that’s Mark and he’s just wearing a pair of shoes,’ instead of, ‘That’s Mark, wearing a pair of women’s shoes.’
“When we get to the point where we don’t attach a gender reference to an article of clothing, then that’s where clothes become genderless.”
Bryan told Bored Panda he’s ‘always admired’ women who wear skirts and heels because of the ‘power’ they present.
He explained: “To me, clothes have no gender. I prefer skirts to dresses. Dresses don’t allow me to mix the genders. I prefer a ‘masculine’ look above the waist and a non-gendered look below the waist. It’s all about clothes having no gender.”
The dad added he loves ‘all the fashion options.’
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Divorce Lawyer Shares Five Jobs Where Your Partner’s More Likely To Cheat
A divorce lawyer has gone viral after exposing the top five jobs that make a partner more likely to cheat.
Being cheated on is the ultimate betrayal.
But one group of people who experience cheating first-hand more than any other has to be divorce lawyers.
And now Kate Simonds of the Simonds Law Group has shared her wisdom in a shocking Instagram reel…
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One viewer comments: “What do all five have in common? Frequent nights away from home.”
Another adds: “Was married for 13 years, we had two children, cheated on me, and he is now cheating on the new one! Once a cheater, always a cheater! Don’t ever think it can’t happen to you. Prepare yourself and always be ready!”
A third pens: “Character, not career. Look at the person’s character.”
“Basically men that spend most of their life at work,” another Instagrammer points out.
So, what are the big five that you need to look out for in prospective partners? Let’s take a look:
5. Aviation
Simonds shares: “Number five, is pilots and flight attendants.”
It appears that this lifestyle of lots of travel can be rather lonely – which could lead pilots or flight attendants to seek comfort in a new city, with a new person…
“Being a flight attendant is freaking lonely,” one flight attendant admits in a TikTok. “You’re spending every night alone. It’s just super, super lonely.”
4. Military
“Number four, men in the military,” Simonds emphatically states.
And it seems this has a basis in fact, too. A 2017 study found that almost 23% of military men cheated during a year-long deployment.
Yikes.
3. Nightlife and hospitality
Simonds goes on: “Number three, bartenders.”
We can see how this makes sense. Bars tend to be full of younger people, dressed up to the nines. Add plenty of alcohol into the mix and you may have a recipe for disaster.
2. Police officers
“Number two, police officers,” Simonds continues.
One dismayed viewer comments: “Not me dating a man who just got out of the army and is bartending while applying to be a police officer.”
1. Firefighters
Simonds concludes her shocking video: “And number one, firefighters, for sure.”
One person pens: “My dad was a firefighter, can confirm, did cheat.”
Another commenter jokes: “As a firefighter, I have to disagree… my wife and girlfriend do as well!”
However, Simonds does close out her explosive video by encouraging viewers to take her advice with a pinch of salt.
“Don’t take this as legal advice but if your husband does one of those five occupations, they’re our frequent fliers,” she finishes.
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Chilling Last Known Words Of Missing Millionaire With The Cannibal Tribe Believed To Have Killed Him
The chilling last words of a missing millionaire who interacted with a cannibal tribe have gone viral.
The mystery of what happened to Michael Rockefeller has long dominated the brains of amateur detectives of the internet.
Born on May 18, 1938, the fifth and last child of Nelson and Mary Todhunter Rockefeller, Michael led a short but incredibly strange life.
Here, we take a look at the final words of Rockefeller, before he was never to be seen again…
Michael was a member of the legendary Rockefeller family and the great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller Sr.
This last name granted him privilege and he had dreams of becoming an anthropologist.
When he was 23, Rockefeller decided to explore and study the Asmat tribe of southern Netherlands New Guinea.
But it was this expedition that seemingly brought upon the end of Rockefeller’s life…
Rockefeller was traveling with Dutch anthropologist René Wassing in the region which is now a part of the Indonesian province of Papua.
In November 1961, the pair were traversing the landscape by river using a 40-foot canoe.
However, the boat overturned when the pair were miles from the shore.
Wassing managed to reach dry land but Rockefeller was never seen again.
His body was never found, and he was declared legally dead three years later in 1964.
The strange nature of Rockefeller’s passing has led many conspiracy theorists to offer their unique perspectives on what actually happened.
Some people believe the missing millionaire was attacked by a shark or a saltwater crocodile, which would explain why his body was never found.
Others suspect Rockefeller never actually died during the accident and instead decided to leave society and join the tribe he was studying.
About a decade after Rockefeller’s disappearance, National Geographic did a project on the Asmat tribe.
However, many noticed that there appeared to be one white man in the tribe.
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Some believe that this man is actually Rockefeller.
The 2011 film The Search for Michael Rockefeller explored this theory further.
Malcolm Kirk, the man who captured the footage, says in the documentary: “I can’t say I was particularly aware of a light-skinned figure in one of the canoes, but I do recall coming across a reference to an albino male when I glanced through my journal a few weeks ago.”
Documentary maker Fraser Heston (son of Charlton Heston) adds: “This shot of a bearded, light-skinned caucasian paddling in a canoe full of naked Asmat warriors begs more questions than it answers.
“The resemblance to Michael Rockefeller, an accomplished canoeist who wore a beard, is obvious.”
However, there’s another theory about what happened to Rockefeller that’s even darker…
The Asmat tribe were known at the time of Rockefeller’s disappearance to partake in cannibalistic practices.
This has led some to speculate whether the reason Rockefeller’s body was never found was due to him being eaten by the very people he was studying.
Discussing this theory, one person writes: “I believe they killed him. I don’t know if they ate him, but it was known they did that sort of thing.”
The final known photo captured of Rockefeller shows him on board his canoe alongside one of the Asmat tribespeople.
Speaking about Rockefeller’s last photos, Carl Hoffman, who wrote the book ‘Savage Harvest’ on Rockefeller’s disappearance, said (per Daily Beast): “So in that crazy, eerie, strangeness, Michael had photographed the people who would later kill him.”
According to the author, Rockefeller’s final words before attempting a 10-mile swim through crocodile-infested waters were, “I think I can make it.”
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Terrifying Moment Pilot Sucked Out Of Plane At 17,000ft As Crew Held Onto His Ankles
The bizarre story of a pilot getting sucked out of a plane window while the cabin crew held on to his ankles has gone viral.
Many of us have a fear of flying.
There’s just something about speeding through the skies in a heavy metal structure that feels unnatural – and therefore dangerous.
But typically, pilots manage to keep things safe and sound.
However, one story of a pilot who found himself in an incredibly dangerous situation is leaving many on the internet feeling scarred for life…
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One person writes: “Gosh, is this real? It’s actually made me feel sick reading this, how on earth, with lack of oxygen was he able to breathe?”
“I read a while ago that they thought he was dead and only held on to his body to stop it going in the engine,” another adds.
The story takes place on British Airways Flight 5390 in June 1990.
The flight was from Birmingham, England, to Malaga, Spain. It was carrying 81 passengers and was flying at an altitude of 17,300 feet.
But things did not go as planned, as shortly after takeoff disaster struck.
A windscreen panel blew out of the aircraft, creating a vacuum in the cockpit.
And because of this, the plane’s pilot, Captain Tim Lancaster, was sucked out through the window – and was only saved by quick-thinking cabin crew who gripped onto his ankles.
Lancaster was pinned against the exterior of the plane with his feet held in the cockpit’s controls.
However, because the pilot was no longer flying the plane, the vehicle went straight into a nosedive.
“I whipped round and saw the front windscreen had disappeared and Tim, the pilot, was going out through it. He had been sucked out of his seatbelt and all I could see were his legs,” flight attendant Nigel Ogden told The Sydney Morning Herald.
Ogden went on: “I jumped over the control column and grabbed him round his waist to avoid him going out completely. His shirt had been pulled off his back and his body was bent upwards, doubled over round the top of the aircraft.”
He claims he was ‘holding on for grim death’ but could feel himself being sucked out too.
There was a huge drop in air pressure in the cabin, plus the temperature was below freezing.
Ogden also points out that the noise of the air made it impossible for the plane to contact air traffic control.
He continued: “I was still holding on to Tim but the pressure made him weigh the equivalent of 500 pounds [about 200 kilograms]. It was a good thing I’d had so much training at rugby tackles, but my arms were getting colder and colder and I could feel them being pulled out of their sockets.”
Horrifyingly, Ogden could see Lancaster’s face during this whole ordeal.
“His face was banging against the window with blood coming out of his nose and the side of his head, his arms were flailing … Most terrifyingly, his eyes were wide open. I’ll never forget that sight as long as I live,” he recalled.
Ogden believed Lancaster had died, but refused to let him go, both to save his body for his family and to prevent Lancaster from flying into the plane’s engine and jeopardising the flight.
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The flight’s copilot, Alastair Atchison, eventually landed the plane at Southhampton Airport after flying with Lancaster out of the window for twenty minutes.
It was after this landing that Ogden discovered Lancaster had, incredibly, survived.
“He was lying there, covered in blood, but to my amazement, I heard him say: ‘I want to eat’. I just exclaimed: ‘Typical bloody pilot’. Luckily, he’d been in a coma throughout the ordeal, his body had just shut down. I went out onto the front steps and shouted at the others ‘He’s alive!’ and then I cried my eyes out.”
Amazingly, Captain Tim Lancaster suffered only frostbite, a fractured elbow, thumb, and wrist, as well as some bruising and shock.
A UK government investigation into the incident later revealed that the wrong bolts were used to install the windshield, just 27 hours before the flight took off.
The crew who saved the flight, the passengers, and (unbelievably) the pilot were awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, a civilian honour in the UK.
Even more incredibly, Lancaster made a return to his job as a pilot just months after his accident.
He would go on to retire in 2008.
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Nurse Says There Are Four Common Phenomenons People Experience Just Before They Die
A nurse has claimed that there are four common phenomenons people experience just before they die.
Julie is a hospice worker who has gone viral on TikTok for sharing her experiences from her job.
A key aspect of her role is being on hand to support terminally ill patients and ensure that they are there for them and their loved ones in their final moments.
The end-of-life nurse has prominently used her social media platform to give an insight into what people go through just before they pass away.
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In one viral TikTok video, Julie says it’s difficult to generalise what happens when a person dies, as each individual is different.
But she explains that, typically, a shift in skin colour, changes in breathing, fevers, and terminal secretions will be noticeable.
She says that these symptoms are normal and that, in patients’ dying moments, it’s better for their bodies to take of care themselves rather than have someone ‘intervene.’
Julie has also revealed that, before people die, they usually say the same thing. In her experience, patients often call out ‘I love you’ or ‘call out to their mum or dad – who have usually already died’.
Recently, the nurse took to social media to share some more information about what people go through before they die – and people have taken to her comments to praise her for speaking about a difficult topic.
One person says: “I used to be TERRIFIED of death. Your page is bringing me inches to accepting it. Thank you.”
Someone else comments: “I have not experienced a loved one passing but I so appreciate what you are doing by educating. Love and appreciate your page!”
“I believe you are helping so many people,” adds a third.
In a recent TikTok post, Julie revealed the four most common phenomenons that people experience before they die.
First, she says that people experience something called ‘visioning’ – which is when someone starts seeing someone they knew who has passed away.
She describes it as the ‘most common thing we see in the medical field’, but says it’s also the thing she gets the ‘most s***’ for when talking to patients’ family members.
Julie shares that when she warns people about visioning, they often believe that she’s trying to convince people that there is an afterlife.
However, she is adamant that it’s a real phenomenon and that she’s ‘just educating about something that really does happen all of the time at the end of life’.
Secondly, Julie notes that people experience terminal acidity, which she says is like one final ‘burst of energy’. She explains that 30 per cent of patients experience this.
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The nurse also mentions a phenomenon called ‘the death reach’ – which is exactly as it sounds.
She says that this is when someone reaches up ‘like they’re seeing someone and grabbing someone or hugging someone’ before they die.
Finally, the hospice nurse reveals that many patients have a death stare before they die – something she claims is completely normal.
“This is not when just their eyes are open, because people’s eyes are open at the end of life,” she explains.
This is when someone is still lucid but they’re just staring off into the corner or some part of the room.
“Sometimes they’re smiling when they’re doing it. Sometimes they’re talking to someone while they’re doing it, and they will just not get out of that stare,” the nurse adds.
Julie states that it is important – as a healthcare worker – not to attempt to break the stare if the patient appears comfortable and happy.
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Woman With Nine Months Left To Live Asked Husband If She Could Sleep With Ex Just One Last Time
A man has revealed that his dying wife, who has just nine months to live, has asked him if she could sleep with her ex just one last time.
If discovering that your life partner is diagnosed with a terminal illness isn’t bad enough, consider this.
What if they asked you if they could share an intimate night with their ex before they pass?
A man who wishes to remain anonymous has taken to Reddit and opened up about the shocking story that has gone viral…
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The man begins: “I can’t have this tied to my main, but I really need to say something about it and have no one I can tell.”
He first shares the heartbreaking background to his bizarre story, writing: “My wife has a terminal disease. She is projected to live at most 9 months. I am of course destroyed. We’ve been together for a decade. I don’t remember life without her and I don’t know what I’m going to do when she’s gone. I have been doing my best to make the last days of her life good and grant whatever wish I can.”
But after being hit with this devastating blow, the anonymous husband’s wife hit him with more bad news, in the form of her dying wish.
“Recently she sat me down and told me that one of the last things she wanted to do was have s** with a previous partner of hers,” the husband says.
“I of course was shocked and when I asked why the f*** she wants that. So basically she thinks that her most physically compatible and satisfying lover was him.
“She gave a whole monologue about how s** sometimes is just physical and how emotionally fulfilling s** is with me but it was bulls*** to get to that point.”
The man then explains the moral quandary he’s been put in by his dying wife’s request.
“So now I’m left with this, deny my dying wife a wish for my own ego, or let her go f*** another man who she feels was better,” he continues.
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“Honestly I’m so p***ed off and betrayed that she asked this of me. I feel like I’m put in a position where I have to say yes because she’s dying.”
The husband concludes: “I know what I want to say, but I don’t know if that’s right. I’m so hurt that s** with an ex was apparently so good that she needs to do it once before she dies. I just hate everything about this.”
People have been left absolutely baffled by the OP’s revelation.
One writes: “Well if she wants to do it, he should leave her and get a divorce or separate from her. Let her have s** with her ex and when she comes back because she needs help in her last few months – tell her to go ask her ex to help her.
“You don’t deserve this dude, I would be crushed If my partner asked me this. But yeah it’s a terrible memory to be left with but I would probably not even be able to stay with that person if they had told me that was what they wanted to do.”
A second advises: “No you don’t grant the wish I’m assuming she’s in a lot of pain and has to take pain medicine? We’ve all heard how people say and do things they wouldn’t normally do when taking certain medicines. If that’s not the case I’m so sorry. Still do not grant the wish.”
While a third agrees: “Just because someone is terminally ill does not mean that they can dump this onto their partner even though they internally know that is is wrong.
“When they committed to their partner, I would assume that they never intended to have any more s**ual encounters with their ex for the rest of their life.
“This does not change because the end of their life is sooner than they anticipated. I don’t know, it sucks but I would hate for that to be something I would have to remember my partner asked for before they die. It would never leave my mind even after death.”
