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A moment that changed me: I gave up my job – and found my self-esteem
When I moved with my partner to Washington DC, it was months before I was granted a work permit. At first, my confidence took a hit. Then I felt liberated to start a new life. When my boyfriend ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
A moment that changed me: I forgot about love – then found the man of my dreams
He walked into the room at my singles dinner party and everything stopped. After years of stop-start relationships and a broken engagement, he led me to a happier world. When I got engaged in 2002, ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
A moment that changed me: My miscarriages were devastating – but an orca gave me comfort and hope
How can anyone cope with the loss of their pregnancies? When I watched Tahlequah the whale grieve her calf and go on to have another, it felt like the omen I needed to try again. It was winter ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
A moment that changed me: I first heard Oasis at 14 – and they gave me the swagger to come out
Definitely Maybe spoke to me as a working-class Glasgow teenager and gave me hope. Be Here Now brought it all crashing down. I was visiting my brother at RAF Chivenor in 1994, where he was based as ...World - The Guardian - October 23 -
A moment that changed me: a kind stranger saved my life – and changed my attitude
I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and at one stage was so ill I woke in hospital to find the nurses crying. A stem cell donor was found who rescued my health and followed this up with a ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
DNA firm holding highly sensitive data 'vanishes' without warning
Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what's happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
I didn’t mind my unusual first name – until I found out it could cost me dearly | Torsten Bell
Research shows that those with easier to pronounce names are more successful in the workplace. Names matter. I’ve written a whole book about our country being called Great Britain at a time when ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
'My cancer was found as I was about to give birth'
After a Caesarean section, Laura Hudson had to endure chemotherapy and have a mastectomy.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
The Hill let me report the story that changed my career
I was a fresh-faced young reporter — green, but hungry — when Bob Cusack took a chance on hiring me to cover cybersecurity in 2015.Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
'This is my face and I will embrace what I have'
Cancer survivor Robin Fahey is taking part in an art exhibition highlighting facial prosthetics.Top stories - BBC News - November 10 -
I used to think Googling my symptoms kept me healthy. My mother’s death showed me I had to quit | Elle Warren
Tragedy, and an OCD diagnosis, reshaped my understanding of what I was doing – and why. When I got my first period aged 11, but not again for 18 months, I worried I might be the next Virgin Mary, ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
'I found my cousin in Cairo, then we went to war'
London veteran Percy Chafer never knew what happened to his cousin during World War Two - until now.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
‘I’m a mother in turmoil’: My daughter refuses to see me — and she won’t let me see my grandchild. Should I cut her out of our will?
“Our family trust is a couple of decades old and needs revision.”Business - MarketWatch - November 9 -
I Gave My Son the Books I Loved. He Chose ‘Heidi’ Instead.
What a 19th-century Swiss novel, and a young fan’s pilgrimage to the Alps, taught me about fatherhood.Top stories - The New York Times - November 11 -
I left my husband after he raped me. Should I tell our daughter what happened? | Ask Philippa
You don’t have to tell your daughter every detail, you could let her know that you were deeply unhappy. The question I am in my late 50s . I left my husband to be with my new partner some ...World - The Guardian - October 27 -
Geraldo Rivera on Gaetz pick: 'I threw up in my mouth'
Television personality and former Trump ally Geraldo Rivera blasted President-elect Trump’s nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general, saying the decision was a ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
My wife is 9 years older than I am — but makes 50% less. Will I have to retire for her to receive my Social Security spousal benefits?
“She will probably retire nearly a decade before I do.”Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
‘Would this ruin her life — or transform it?’ My daughter is 25. Should I create a $5 million trust so she can give up her job and see the world?
“I just worry that she does not have the same opportunities I had early in my working career.”Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday -
‘Being divorced, I want to look out for her’: I gave my daughter $100K for a house. She’s buying a new home with her husband. What happens to my gift?
“They have now been married for six years.”Business - MarketWatch - October 30 -
Becoming deaf has made me feel insecure. How can I regain my confidence? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
Treat yourself with kindness and compassion, and you may find some comfort in learning from other people’s experiences. Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a reader ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
How we met: ‘She took me to my first nightclub. I thought it was the coolest thing ever’
Kathlina, 28, and Adriana, 30, met in college in Florida. Despite a rocky start, they became best friends and have supported each other through the past decade. As a college freshman in the autumn ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
I Tried to Teach My Son Soccer. Here’s What He Taught Me.
After decades reporting on soccer, three months helping to coach a team of children under age 7 came as a revelation.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
The moment I knew: after their first meeting, my young son hugged him goodbye – and didn’t want to let go
Jen Smith was a single mum with a one-year-old when she matched with Andre on a dating app. Their first date was short and sweet – by their second she knew he was the one. Find more stories from ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Experience: A tick gave birth in my ear
It was surrounded by eight babies. With its long spindly legs, it looked like a crab. After a terrible sleep, I raised my head and noticed drops of blood on my pillow. My earache must have been ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
I’m a ‘trad wife’ in a happy marriage. How can I get my friends to accept me for who I am? | Leading questions
To your friends, your relationship is probably the least interesting thing about you, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . Try to remember what drew you to these people in the first ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
My grandmother gave her neighbor $6,000 to buy a car. There was no car. How can I protect her from further exploitation?
“The neighbor is living it up and — lo and behold! — there is no vehicle.”Business - MarketWatch - November 13 -
A 'pinch me' moment - Rogers on England call-up
Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers describes it as a "pinch me" moment after being called up by England for November’s Nations League games.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
‘Their house was purchased with my family money’: My late father left a life estate to his second wife. She’s only 10 years older than me. How can I undo this?
“Apparently the probate laws in Florida are different, perhaps superseding the will.”Business - MarketWatch - October 26 -
‘No man will touch me until I have my rights back’: why is the 4B movement going viral after Trump’s win?
Demonstrators in South Korea swore off heterosexual dating in protest against misogyny. Now the movement is sparking interest among young American women. McKenna, who is 24 and lives in a rural, ...World - The Guardian - November 7