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Black April was more than a historical marker; it’s the root of my family’s story. My Vietnamese mother fled South Vietnam seven days before the communists took over. My maternal grandmother ...
I’m not even up to 20 years. It is not fair. “I don’t like seeing my family anymore. I just send them things to make sure they are okay. I don’t like to see them again because my mentality ...
Have a question about kids, parenting, or family life? Submit it here! Plus: Dear Care and Feeding, Last month, my sister and her husband had their first baby, a boy they named “Theo.” ...
Sometimes, I'm chatting with clients while cooking or sitting down with them to plan the week, so when I get home, feeding my own family has to be simple and intuitive. I focus on keeping flexible ...
Help! Help! We Had a Special Family Tradition. Then Our Nephew’s New Wife Put a Stop to It. Help! I Thought My Son Had Found a Close Friend. Then the Kid’s Mom Betrayed Us. I Begged My ...
"Family is on my mind," says Bella. "I can't wait to be a mom. I think that I'm somebody for a lot of people, but in the real intimate way of being the person that somebody can count on ...
DEAR ABBY: I am the only daughter in a family with four brothers. My family treats me like I don’t exist. My father constantly hurts my feelings intentionally. When I express how he (and the ...
Bill said: “All my family worked at Harraton Colliery. I was actually the one who broke the mould as I went to Washington Grammar and became a teacher.” Such was Bill’s family’s connection ...
As one refugee told researchers: I’m partly safer [in Australia], but inside I’m not safe […] I’m always afraid for the future of my family. Thousands of refugees in Australia are still ...
In terms of gifts, we end up spending three times as much on my daughter's family as on my son. We are now visiting and staying with him about three months a year, versus the five days a year that ...
The family's citizenship status remains pending despite being admitted as permanent residents in the late 1990s.