'My fear of going to hell was so great I was coerced to give up my baby'

My stepfather’s children told me they plan to buy the house he shares with my mother. I stopped them in their tracks.

“I discovered that the default deed in Illinois is tenants in common — not joint tenants with the right of survivorship.”

MarketWatch - 17m

'My fear of going to hell was so great I was coerced to give up my baby'

Hundreds of adoptions could have taken place between the 1950s and 1990s, say women who were members of a Christian sect.

BBC News - 17h

I Replayed The Sims And It Kicked My Ass

While The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was among the first games I truly loved and Final Fantasy VII was the first to profoundly impact me, The Sims was the first to utterly consume me. Despite ...

GameSpot - 1d

I want children but my partner now says he is not keen. Should I go it alone? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

I don’t think it’s fair your partner uses his past relationship to dictate the present with you. You need to have an open and honest conversation to understand each other’s feelings • Every week ...

The Guardian - 1d

‘My retirement is going to be a disaster’: I’m 59 and have $45,000 in my 401(k). I earn $72,000. Am I doomed?

“My student loans are burying me.”

MarketWatch - 1d

'I was diagnosed with dementia in my 40s'

A group of people with dementia have made a film called Hear Our Voice to tackle common stereotypes.

BBC News - 3d

For my great-grandparents, for all Jews, for all humanity, I say never again | Mark Dreyfus

I understand all too well the rise in antisemitism in Australia and across the world. My family’s history makes its rise personal and painful. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily ...

The Guardian - 4d

‘I watched every video to see my father’s face’: the woman who became the voice of Syria’s missing on why she isn’t giving up hope

Assad’s notorious prisons may have been opened, but Wafa Mustafa and thousands of others feel abandoned in their struggle to find loved ones. When insurgents threw open the doors of Aleppo central ...

The Guardian - 4d

How My Trip to Quit Sugar Quickly Became a Journey Into Hell

For my whole life, I’ve been a hard-core sweets junkie. Could a spa help me quit in a week?

The New York Times - 5d

The one change that worked: I woke up to my phone alarm – until my wife insisted on a new morning routine

She was adamant. No alarms, bells or sirens to rouse us. Instead, we ease into the day with classical music and green tea, and it has transformed my outlook on life. Until I met my wife, I thought ...

The Guardian - 5d

How I Grew My Business Despite Uncertainty

Learn from the experiences of a growing business as it weighed customer feedback and operational hurdles to achieve ambitious goals in new markets.

Inc. - 6d

I’m 67, childless, and have $4.3 million. Do I have enough to start giving money away to my nieces and nephews?

Your definition of “enough” is what matters most, because you can’t take back gifts.

MarketWatch - Jan. 25

My RMDs will be $100,000 or more. What can I do now to lower my taxable income — before it’s too late?

“My 2023 federal adjusted income was about $87,000, which is mainly Social Security.”

MarketWatch - Jan. 25

So, you want my data? What’s in it for me?

Data collection doesn’t just generate value for the company that gathers it. It also imposes a cost on the data subject.

The Hill - Jan. 25

'I built stand in my back garden to watch my team'

Ian Nutter built a football stand to stop his nine grandsons "hanging over the fence" to watch Barnoldswick Town.

BBC News - Jan. 25

How do I stay healthy in my 60s?

People in their 60s are living longer today than in previous generations. We asked experts how they can best prepare. The percentage of people 65 or older has rapidly increased over the last 100 ...

The Guardian - Jan. 24

I spent my childhood in the Palisades homes my mother cleaned. We're also grieving what was lost.

The daughter of a former Pacific Palisades housekeeper, author Yesika Salgado recounts the home and family that influenced her life and career.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 24

I clock up to 20,000 steps a night: my life with restless legs syndrome

I spent years desperate for help and exhausted from lack of sleep. But the condition is badly misunderstood – even by doctors. I’d always known something was wrong with my legs. When I was a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

I love my husband – but his yellow teeth and back hair give me the ick

I don’t want to upset him, as he’s extremely proud and sensitive. But I am now having to grin and bear every sexual encounter we have. I love my husband of 16 years dearly and still think he is ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

A new start after 60: I’d spent my life being ashamed of my hair – now I see it as a forcefield

Tina Shingler was fostered in a white family in North Yorkshire in the 1960s, where her hair was a source of anxiety and stress. Then she wrote a ‘hairmoir’ and now she empowers others to embrace ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

‘I reaped financial rewards’: I’m 51. My wife is 60. I have $4 million in savings. Should I give up my $300K advisory job to spend time with my wife?

“I worked in finance, top-tier private equity, for several years and reaped financial rewards.”

MarketWatch - Jan. 19

Should I be worried about my obsessive TikTok use? My ‘For You’ page doesn’t think so | Emma Beddington

As US users mourn their ‘Chinese spy’ being taken away, my algorithm is busy serving me queer chickens and pastry content. As the US TikTok ban looms , users of the app there have been posting ...

The Guardian - Jan. 19

Nobody could help me with my psychosis. Then I was sent to jail for holding up a shop with a toy gun

I didn’t remember committing my crime but I knew I had fallen through the cracks of the system. Could prison really be my salvation?. Sixteen months ago, I somehow found myself standing bewildered ...

The Guardian - Jan. 18

'My record will go' - will Haaland overtake Shearer?

As Manchester City striker Erling Haaland signs a new contract until 2034, BBC Sport looks at whether he could beat Alan Shearer's Premier League goalscoring record and also get Shearer's thoughts.

BBC News - Jan. 17

'I had to put on a show for my grandma' - Lewis-Skelly lights up Arsenal

BBC Sport profiles Myles Lewis-Skelly, the academy graduate who told Ian Wright he "feels a million dollars" playing for Arsenal.

BBC News - Jan. 16

How I learned to love people I disagree with (by dressing up as my mother) | Amrou Al-Kadhi

After years of militant bravado in my art and politics, I now seek to empathise with people I used to write off as enemies. When I look back at some of the opinion pieces I wrote and the art I ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16