Am I being taken advantage of by my family when it comes to caring for my mum? | Annalisa Barbieri
For years, it’s been up to me and my sister to take our mother on holiday. Now she has a…
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Family
My mother's best advice was to keep short accounts, meaning we should forgive others quickly.
My favorite photograph of my mother, Linda, and me was taken at my wedding. I don’t think we even realized…
I'm concerned that my boyfriend's reliance on AI is starting to replace his own critical thinking.
My boyfriend of eight years is 44, has ADHD, and runs his own business. He’s always struggled with administrative and…
I was listening to the radio when I heard the news—my parents and sister were killed in a helicopter crash. How could I possibly go on without them?
I was lying in bed listening to the radio at boarding school while my roommate got dressed. As she left,…
Beneath the items I can't bring myself to discard lie the things my parents couldn't part with either: novelist Anne Enright shares the pain of sorting through her family home.
In the autumn of 2023, I felt a strong urge to go back to the house where I grew up.…
For years, I struggled with infertility and loss. Then, a single phone call with a psychic changed everything.
On December 29, 2022, I got a text message. It read: “Hi mum I’m texting you off a friends phone…
I was a chess prodigy, but I grew up in a religious cult. For years, it filled me with fear and made me hate myself.
I first discovered chess when I was nine, after watching the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer on HBO. I was…
You and your 11-year-old son enjoy many of the same movies and music. Does that mean you're parenting the wrong way? (Note: The rewritten version keeps the original meaning while making
Some things you just know without being told. According to a recent survey, kids hit peak summer holiday boredom last…
"I was foolish and I miss you": Family members who ended their long feud and reconciled after years of not speaking
“What happened?” Scott, 82, asked his 78-year-old brother Bruce when they spoke for the first time in 15 years. “I…
Tom Grennan reflects: "After the attack, I went from believing I was loved to feeling hated."
Tom Grennan in 1998 and 2025 Later photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling: Andie Redman. Grooming: Neusa Neves at Arlington Artists…