A local mental health expert has issued a warning to parents against trying to understand what a so-called ‘vsco girl’ is. “Is it a real trend, an ironic trend, or an anti-trend?” said Dr. Frederic Hoffman. “There’s no way of knowing, so don’t waste your precious brain juice on it.” When asked to give her […]
Baby curious about exhausted couple that remove her from creche every night before bed
SANDWEILER — A local nine-month-old has expressed a strong desire to know more about the visibly fatigued couple who remove her from the creche every night just before bedtime. “Usually it’s the woman who takes me, but occasionally it’s the man, and they never come at the same time,” the baby said through an interpreter. […]
Exhausted parents demand immediate end to summer holidays
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — Chanting “eight weeks of summer holidays is seven weeks too long,” hundreds of local parents took to the streets on Wednesday to demand that schools immediately reopen and “take back these sticky-faced parasites before we all go insane.” Bettembourg father Dag Linwood, 39, says he’s gone through a whole summer’s worth of activities […]
Beyond breastfeeding: other notable expulsions from Luxembourg museum
Last weekend, a breastfeeding mother was asked to leave a certain Luxembourg City museum because she and her baby were breaking the museum’s “no food and drinks” rule. What are some other notable expulsions from the museum? In 1999, staff members escorted out a seven-year-old boy who was visiting the museum with his class. When […]
Former champion hand spinner ends life in rubbish
LORENTZWEILER — A hand spinner that in the summer of 2017 was celebrated by an entire Luxembourg primary school has now ended up in a heap of rubbish, unrecognized and uncherished. The metallic item, which measures 7.5 centimeters in diameter, won every contest it was entered into, earning it the title of “the best in […]