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I’m 46, a construction engineer, and spent nearly twenty years with the same building firm—long days…
Im forty-six, a civil engineer by trade, and Ive spent nearly two decades slogging away for the same
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I’m 50 Years Old and a Year Ago My Husband Passed Away Suddenly: After Nearly Thirty Years of Living…
Im fifty, and a year ago my husband rather unexpectedly went off to meet his maker. There was no lingering
I’m 40 Years Old and Twice Almost Married — Not for Lack of Love, But Because Each Time I Realized Getting Married Would Mean Losing a Little Part of Myself
Im forty now and twice in my life, I was a hairs breadth away from marriage. It wasnt because I didnt love.
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John Smith Wakes Up at 118: A Birthday Full of MOTs, Pension Hotline Woes, Fry-ups with a Great-Grea…
John Smith woke up All things considered, the day was already off to a flying start. When you hit the
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Growing Up as an Orphan with Living Parents: How Oksana Found Love and Belonging with Her Grandparen…
Emily grew up feeling like an orphan, despite having both her parents alive. Her mother, Helen, was almost
My brother told me that our mother had hit his wife, and straight away I sensed that something wasn’t right.
While I was on holiday in Cornwall, my mother rang me in a state of absolute hysteria. She couldn’
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“So, if you’re so clever—translate this!” the manager snickered, tossing the contract at the cleaner…
June 13th Sometimes I wonder if bleach is supposed to taste sharp in the back of your throat, or if that
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Gran, I Hope You Don’t Mind Me Asking… But How Do You Afford Care for All These Dogs? It Must Be So …
Gran, I hope you dont mind me asking but how do you afford to look after all these little dogs?
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The Kind-Hearted Nan Who Fed Hungry Twin Boys—Twenty Years Later, Two Lexus Cars Pulled Up to Her Do…
Youve dropped your potato. Mrs. Agnes Wilkins turned around. Two boysidentical, skinny, their jackets
Well, he was ugly and unwanted, so I threw him out. A mother’s heart nearly stopped. The father went outside to search for the child.
One day, an old woman decided it was time to do something kind. She gathered all the belongings she no