Article: Kids are often so caught up in their own lives that they never even get to know their parents until they're much older. If you want to improve your relationship with your parent as a kid or teen, start taking an interest in your parent's job, interests, and background. You might ask questions like "So, Dad, what was it like for you growing up?" or "How was work today, Mom?" You might also connect with them by sharing an interest, such as watching the same TV show or going to sporting events together. Building a relationship takes time, so use yours to get to know your parent one-on-one. When you spend time together alone, you can ask questions, learn their quirks, and develop your conversation skills. Next time your parent is doing a task like picking up leaves in the yard, offer to help out so you can spend time with them. Create opportunities for quality time by making plans with your parents. For example, you might say, "Hey, Mom, want to go for a walk with me?" Use your time together to chat or have a heart-to-heart talk. Most parents love getting gifts for their kids, whether it's for a birthday or a holiday, to mark an important accomplishment, or just because. Show appreciation for your parents by giving them something, too. If you don't have enough money to buy a gift, make something by hand, or surprise them by cooking a meal or fixing something around the house. Most parents will be thrilled by the thoughtful gesture! Friends support one another, so find ways to root your parent on. This may translate to getting over your feelings about them remarrying or helping out with a new business venture. Whatever the situation, look for opportunities to show your parent you've got their back.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Express an interest in them. Spend quality time together. Give them gifts. Support their goals.
Article: The warm, dry days and cool, relatively humid nights of the late summer and early fall provide the perfect conditions for drying tobacco leaves. Tobacco leaves that are too green will dry green, which you want to avoid. Typically the lower leaves on the plant will turn yellow sooner, so take those first for drying. The leaves need to be protected from direct sunlight, rain, and wind for drying. A barn, shed, or garage would work well for this. You could even dry the leaves in your home, as long as you have the space -- just be sure the air isn't too dry. Find a shelter where you'll have some control over the humidity by opening or closing doors, windows, or vents. You'll need to keep the humidity relatively high to keep the leaves from drying too quickly. Be sure the leaves are protected from direct sunlight, which may burn them. Fasten the leaves to a clothesline or rope, bunched together at the stem and tied with a strong rubber band that will contract as the leaves shrink. If you're only drying a few leaves, another method is to thread individual stems and hang the leaves from a string.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Dry tobacco in the fall for the best results. Pick leaves that are a pale-yellow for drying. Find a well-ventilated shelter for drying, typically a barn or shed. Hang your tobacco in bunches of 3 to 5 leaves.
Article: Without a good clipper, doing undercut hair for men can be difficult. Ideally, your clipper will be a single-length clipper. But if you want to do fading and tapering, you will need a clipper that allows length adjustments. The ideal clipper to do undercut hair for men is one of high quality and high durability. An Andis cordless clipper, for instance, is a popular option. As for corded clippers, an Andis or Oster model is preferable. With a single-length clipper, choose one that is numbered one, two, or three. You could also use a number zero, but this tends to be too short. A clipper set at four or above is usually too long, though some men might want to "test drive" an undercut by getting the short part of their hair clipped with a number four clipper. The temples are the corners of the hairline where the hairline curves and thins, and provide an important guide when trying to do undercut hair for men. The temples sit in different locations on each person's face. To identify a person's temples, first locate their hairline, the place where their hair meets their forehead. You might also be able to locate the temple based on the position of the ears. The tops of the ears, traced forward to the edges of the face, typically intersect the temples. Trace the hairline to its outer edges on the left and right side. When you notice the hairline angle up and out, you've located the upper temple. Parting the hair will make it easier for you to see which hair you need to be cutting. Make a clean part and then clip the long hair on the top of their head back so it's not in your way. If their hair is too short to clip back, use water or a styling product to keep their hair parted.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Choose the right clipper for the person's hair. Identify their upper temple area. Part their hair where you want to disconnect it.