Welcome to Shocker, Hero and Whinger of the Week.
Here’s how it works: Each week, we pick the biggest Shocker, Hero and Whinger from the last seven days. Shocker is whatever moment or person left our jaws on the floor. Hero is whoever won the week by being awesome. And whinger? Well, that’s pretty much just someone who has had a major sooky-la-la moment. Let’s do this.
Shocker of the week goes to…
This woman:
Stella Ralfini, 67 years old, insists her youthful appearance comes down to one secret:
Regularly smearing her face with sperm.
Like, actual human man sperm. We covered her story here (don’t pretend like you don’t want to know the details).
Hero of the week goes to…
It’s a tie this week, between all the people who reached out to support nine-year-old bullying victim Grayson Bruce. Grayson was told by school officials that he had to stop bringing his Rainbow Dash backpack to school, because it was making other kids want to bully him.
Grayson’s backpack.His mum was outraged that the school asked Grayson to change rather than asking the bullies to, you know, STOP BULLYING. So, she started a support group for Grayson on Facebook that now has over 65,ooo followers. And those followers have sent in message after message of support for Grayson, telling him that My Little Pony is awesome and he should never change who he is.
Read his story here and look through the gallery of amazing Grayson supporters here:
Whinger of the week goes to…
This kid, who threw an epic tantrum at a baseball game in Sydney on Thursday night. Team Australia (yeah – we have a baseball team apparently) were playing the LA Dodgers in an exhibition match when one of the players threw a foul-ball to a boy in the crowd.
The ball fell short, so a security guard picked it up. But he gave it to the WRONG KID.
Cue: Total meltdown.
Who’s your Shocker, Hero and Whinger of the week?
Top Comments
The boy who the security guard gave the ball too - had asked the security guard prior to the incident if he could have a foul ball as he missed one - according to his father
Thank you for calling this kid at the baseball out on exactly what he is - a spoilt, overly entitled BRAT! God help his teachers and the rest of us when he's older. Talk about a massive parenting FAIL!!
And as the mum of an autistic 8 year old, I call bullshit on the autism excuse. There is NO excuse to allow your child to behave in this manner!
It's not an excuse however it can be a reason for such behaviour. Tolerance and understanding wouldn't go astray to parents of normal kids or autistic kids or kids of any behavioural and emotional levels. Kids are trying to find their way in this world ! I once had a lady at the cinema who couldn't understand why my three year old was crying about standing in a cue in close proximity to other people whilst her kid pulled faces and taunted my son for crying ! My son has autism and he has every right to be wherever the hell he wants to be ! Needless to say I did not move from the cue - she an her judgement narrow minded ass did and missed the movie - she wanted to know why I didn't smack him ! Yes kids on the spectrum need not be unruly and naughty however it can be a reason not an excuse and I challenge any parent to try and parent a kid on the spectrum with traditional parenting views and discipline techniques. It doesn't work the same way....
But there is nothing to indicate this kid has autism. Flapping due to panic or frustration does not mean autism. I agree with Michael's Mum, and I too have an autistic child. Parents who hide behind the "on the spectrum, he's different" excuse wanting the child to live a normal life. Then when he is treated as a neuro-typical child, including disappointments, there are cries for special consideration because "He's autistic!" So which one is it? To be treated normally, or do you want special considerations? Can't expect both, surely.....