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But I don't do things the same way that my generation's parents did things.

I'm Generation X, and in my generation, there were no "playdates." Parents didn't track your grades, and they definitely didn't track your location. You'd be walking around the neighborhood alone at 6 or 7 years old, often for hours. Usually your parents had no idea where you were. The hope was that you'd come home sometime before dark.

I didn't realize I was a helicopter parent

When my youngest son turned 13, he started going out with friends on his own. Sometimes he'd take a friend's school bus home with them, and hang out for a few hours. Other times, he'd walk over to a friend's house, and then walk around town.

I supported this — it reminded me of the freedom I experienced as a teenager and I know how important that was for my own development.

My son is super responsible, and doesn't make social plans without letting me know. That's why I didn't think it would be such a big deal when I asked him to share his location with me on his phone.

I didn't think of tracking as an invasion of my son's privacy. It just felt normal, the same way that I can see his grades as they come in on the school portal if I choose to. Or the way that I ask my son to text me about his social plans as they unfold, rather than just sending him out and expecting him to come back by nightfall.

But my son was adamant about me not tracking his location. My first reaction was, "I'm giving you freedom to do whatever you want, so I should be able to see where you are!" But as he made his case to me — that he is responsible and will update me, but doesn't like the idea of me tracking his every movement — I totally saw his point.

It's one thing to tell your parents what you're doing, and when you're coming home, but do parents really need to monitor every step a child takes?

I understand the idea of knowing a child's location so that you might be able to find them if you don't end up hearing from them. But honestly, if something awful were to happen, there's no way to be sure they'd still have their phone on them, or that tracking them would be able to protect them in any significant way.

Plus, I saw my son's point. I put my own teenage self in his position. If my parents had some way to track every move I made back in the day, I definitely would have felt resentful.

It made me reflect on modern parenting

After this happened, I realized that — without fully noticing it — I'd adopted so many overbearing aspects of modern parenting. I have a college student, and I see parents freaking out when they find out they can no longer monitor their kids' grades, and that kids (not parents) have to email the financial aid and school housing departments to take care of school business.

Our kids are eventually going to be grown-ups, and if we don't begin to loosen our grips on them, I fear that they are going to go into adulthood completely ill-equipped to handle anything on their own.

I know this world is dangerous, and knowing where your child is located may make you feel more confident as you let them venture out into the world. But you also have to consider your child's mental health and development and what it might mean for them to feel as though you are tracking every move they make.

Kids need to feel like their lives are their own and that the world is a place they can explore without constant scrutiny.

We came up with a compromise that worked for both of us

Despite all this, I realized that certain aspects of modern parenthood and things like GPS tracking technology can be helpful. So my son and I came up with a compromise. For the most part, I don't ask him to share his location with me, but I expect him to keep me updated about his plans, and text me if he needs to be picked up or if any other issues emerge while he's out.

But there are times when we end up using his phone's tracking feature, such as when he shares the location of where he needs to be picked up or when he's exploring an area that he's less familiar with.

This balance has made sense for our family because it's based on open communication, deep listening, and giving my son as much freedom as possible so that he can mature into a strong, resilient, and independent young adult.

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It's a franchise-best opening for the horror-comedy hybrid that saw it bring in $60 million domestically and $48.3 million internationally. That's a good hunk of change more than even some healthy projections, which had most expecting a $40-$50 million domestic opening for Resident Evil.

Starring Austin Abrams as an original character named Bryan who is thrust into the darkest pits of a suffering Raccoon City, Resident Evil's opening performance also secures its place as Cregger's biggest debut yet. His work on Barbarian earned $10 million in its opening weekend, while last year's Weapons pulled in a still-impressive $70 million. The film also features appearances from Zach Cherry (Severance), Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country), and Paul Walter Hauser (The Fantastic Four: First Steps).

There are a few things contributing to Sony, Cregger, and Resident Evil's success in theaters. While the Abrams-led flick aimed to deliver a story inspired by survival horror gameplay, the previous run of films starring Milla Jovovich typically strayed from including the elements gamers love about the IP.

Fans also largely agree that 2021's Welcome to Raccoon City, which came with a thick layer of video game references, failed to effectively pay homage to the franchise. Beyond Cregger's heavy-hitting resume, and regardless of the backlash leading up to his movie's release, fans have spent decades excited to see a Resident Evil movie not only show love to the Capcom series but deliver an experience based on what it's like to actually play its games.

Despite carrying Cregger's name and the Resident Evil brand into theaters, it has been somewhat of an uphill battle for the director's latest outing. Since the first trailers were released earlier this year, some fans have had a hard time accepting an adaptation that largely leaves behind familiar icons like Leon S. Kennedy and the T-Virus. While some were concerned about changes to the source material, which included a more modern setting and a snowy Raccoon City, early footage had other vocal viewers concerned Cregger wouldn't be able to land another hit horror film.

After its first weekend in theaters, however, Resident Evil has firmly defied expectations. Adding to its list of record-breaking box office stats, Resident Evil has mutated its way past Sonic the Hedgehog 3 to become the highest-rated video game movie of all-time, at least as far as Rotten Tomatoes is concerned. IGN gave it an 8/10 review, calling it "a simple and exciting survival horror story that benefits greatly from director Zach Cregger’s sensibilities."

In other box office news, the domestic top five saw Resident Evil take first place, with Practical Magic in second, Spider-Man: Brand New Day in third, The Odyssey in fourth, and Coyote vs. Acme in fifth. Worldwide, Resident Evil maintained the top spot, with The Odyssey, Practical Magic 2, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Coyote vs. Acme following in that order. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has surpassed $1.72 billion at the global box office, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day has reached $2.47 billion.

Sony spent approximately $75 million to make Resident Evil, according to Variety. Though its marketing costs are unclear, it looks like a strong start for the franchise's return to theaters. For more on the movie, you can read about why fans shouldn't expect to see a "Cregger cut" with more jokes. You can also read about why the director said his film will make fans "feel seen," and you can check out IGN's top 10 horror movies of 2026.

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The Florida pop-punk band and Gilbert’s wife Lisa Cimorelli announced Gilbert’s death Sunday on social media, six months after the guitarist revealed he was battling brain cancer; Gilbert was initially diagnosed with liver cancer in 2021.

“On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peacefully in his sleep,” the band wrote. “He left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished.” 

Gilbert’s bandmates continued, “We are devastated and shocked by how quickly he left us, yet so grateful for how peacefully and smoothly he went. The amount of visitors that crowded the hospital lobby at a moment’s notice is a testament to how beloved and cherished Chad was, and always will be. He was a legendary musician, but his favorite accomplishment was being a husband and father. His biggest dreams came true.”

Since helping found the band alongside Jordan Pundik, Ian Grushka, and Stephen Klein in 1997 at just 17 years old, Gilbert became an integral part of New Found Glory, writing most of the band’s songs, including pop-punk staples “My Friends Over You” and “Head on Collision.”

“Chad’s guitar playing, songwriting, humor, and relentless drive helped shape New Found Glory for nearly three decades,” his bandmates wrote Sunday.

“Through more than a dozen albums, endless tours around the world, and more accolades than we ever could have imagined, Chad challenged all of us to grow as musicians, performers, and human beings. While we are devastated to lose him, we are so grateful for the incredible life he lived, the memories we shared, and the brotherhood we had. His influence will always be part of New Found Glory and his spirit will be felt on every stage we stand on, with every note we play.”

With New Found Glory, Gilbert became an integral member of the pop-punk scene in the early aughts. He offered guest vocals on a track from Fall Out Boy’s From Under the Cork Tree LP and guitar riffs on the band’s 2007 song “The Take Over, The Breaks Over.” Gilbert also had a longtime on-off relationship with Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams; the pair were married from February 2016 to late 2017.

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In a tribute post following the news of Gilbert’s death, Mark Hoppus wrote, “Chad was the best friend to every person he met. The most positive and creative force in any room he walked into.” The Blink-182 singer went onto detail Gilbert’s strength in his battle with cancer. “These past years he fought his sickness with the soul of a joyous, courageous warrior,” said Hoppus, who previously fought lymphoma after being diagnosed in 2021. He added: “You’ll be sorely missed by more people than you could ever imagine. See you on the other side.”

Earlier this year, New Found Glory took a moment to shout out Gilbert and his fight against cancer during their set at the 2026 Vans Warped Tour stop in Washington, D.C. “Give it up for Chad!” they told the crowd. Gilbert was unable to perform after he lost sensation in the left side of his body as result of three tumors that were pushed up against his brain.

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In April, the guitarist detailed his arduous cancer journey in an interview with Rolling Stone. “It felt good to know that there’s still a battle to be going on and that I can recover from this and grow stronger from this,” he said at the time. Gilbert and Cimorelli shared that the guitarist’s treatment plan included promising immunotherapies to keep the cancer out of his brain.

Gilbert continued to be positive throughout his cancer battle. “I have my crying moments where, like everyone, I have to let it out,” he said. “But I like that we can turn it around into something positive… It’s always been just to inspire and grow a community of people that want to go to our shows and smile and have a good time.” %!s()

"Changes to your Disney+ Subscriber Agreement, include, in summary, the following (though we do encourage you to read the new Subscriber Agreement in full): - We’ve clarified that all Service Plans may include: (i) promotional content, (ii) sponsorships, and (iii) advertisements before/after playback of Content and in channels, live/as-live, special events, and any third-party services content."

While this doesn't mean Disney will now start baking in advertisements throughout all content, it does seemingly loosen restrictions for promotional content for even the service's most expensive tier. It's a quiet-but-major change, with previous standalone Disney+ plans broken up between two options.

The Basic Disney+ tier, which costs $11.99/month, did not and still does not allow for ad-free viewing. The Premium tier comes in at $18.99/month (or $189.99/year). It still promises "no ads," but based on the updated wording, it seems ads may appear before and after playback, just not during it. Either way, the new subscriber agreement seemingly solidifies the end of a completely ad-free experience on the platform.

Disney+'s Junior Mode appears to be the one exception. Profiles with the kid-friendly experience enabled will not be subjected to ads or promotional content. How exactly today's changes might affect the frequency of ads per tier is unclear.

Disney+ implemented its latest price increases in October 2025. You can see the full line-up of content made available on the streaming service for September 2026 here.

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Middlesex claimed their first silverware in a decade as they fought back from a tricky start to beat Leicestershire in a thrilling One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge.

Having been put into bat by Leicestershire captain Stephen Eskinazi, Ryan Higgins' magnificent hundred dug Middlesex out of a hole and helped them reach 231 before being bowled out in the final over of their innings.

Higgins, 31, struck nine fours in his 115-ball knock after his team had slumped to 71-5 in the 22nd over, putting on 135 with on-loan Yorkshire wicketkeeper Harry Duke (55) for the sixth wicket.

Ian Holland returned his second-best List-A figures of 5-36 for the Foxes, while England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed took 3-55.

In reply, Leicestershire too lost early wickets as former England seamer Toby Roland-Jones bowled 10 overs straight through in a fine opening spell of 3-27.

Leicestershire were indebted to the efforts of New Zealand international Nick Kelly, who reached a glorious century of his own off 103 deliveries and appeared to be taking his side to victory.

However, the game swung again in the over after Kelly reached his hundred as the left-hander heaved Tom Helm to Higgins on the mid-wicket fence to leave Leicestershire eight down.

And that proved the decisive moment as Helm dismissed Ajaz Patel and Tom Scriven skied Naavya Sharma straight up, with captain Ben Geddes taking the winning catch.

Middlesex's most recent success was the County Championship in 2016, and they had not won a white-ball trophy since lifting the T20 Blast in 2008.

Middlesex had to overcome adversity more than once in Nottingham as they ended their long wait for a trophy.

They faced the most difficult batting conditions of the day in the opening hour and many teams would have crumbled at 71-5.

The sixth-wicket partnership between Higgins and Duke was a game-defining one as they fought back and gave their bowlers something to work with.

It was Higgins' first List-A hundred and it will live long in the memory for Middlesex supporters fortunate enough to watch it as he displayed character, graft and no shortage of skill.

Roland-Jones is a legendary figure at the club and he showed exactly why with a near-immaculate spell, taking the key scalps of Rishi Patel and Ahmed.

Sharma is Middlesex's leading wicket-taker in this competition and the 21-year-old too impressed with the ball, making the breakthrough as he found Eskinazi's outside edge, pinning Hamza Shaikh lbw and then returning to take the final wicket.

With Kelly in full flow, heads never went down and they showed all the composure of a team that have only lost once in this format all season.

Off the back of their 27-point deduction in the County Championship, Leicestershire's team talk is more than likely to have been straightforward.

And they started like a team with a point to prove after Eskinazi won the toss, backed by a vocal travelling support.

Holland set the tone with the new ball, nicking off Nathan Fernandes and Max Holden cheaply before Tom Scriven took two wickets of his own, including a fine catch by wicketkeeper Ben Cox to remove Josh De Caires (26).

Incredibly Cox caught the first five wickets to fall.

Middlesex fought back through Higgins and Duke, and the Foxes will perhaps look back on that partnership as an opportunity that slipped away.

Rishi Patel and Eskinazi got the chase off to a bright start, but three wickets for just three runs stalled their momentum and similarly to Middlesex's innings, Leicestershire found themselves five wickets down in the 70s.

Ahmed will regret his decision not to review after being given out lbw off Roland-Jones, with replays showing it would have missed leg stump.

Much as Higgins revived Middlesex, Kelly breathed new life into the Leicestershire chase with his defiant knock, which featured 10 fours and three sixes.

The Kiwi left-hander was being serenaded from the stands as the runs required ticked away, but he had to drag himself from the middle with 44 runs still needed.

Those fans continued to sing until the end, but were left disappointed as their team fell short. %!s()