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Meet The Foster Mom Who Kept A Family Together By Adopting Six Sisters
Awoken from sleep late one night, Lacey Dunkin received a phone call that would forever change the course of her life. The call was from a social worker asking if Dunkin, of Fresno, California, would be able to accept four girls into emergency foster care. She said yes and within a few hours had a 5-year-old, a pair of 2-year-old twins, and a 1-year-old running around her home in the middle of the night.
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Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death
Karen Brown recalls conspiring with her father in his final weeks to find some humor in the pain.
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Kate’s Still Here
Deloy Oberlin didn't know how much time his wife had left, but he knew he wanted to spend their final days fulfilling her last wish. [A home funeral.] By Libby Copeland.
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Elon Musk’s Quotes From His Rolling Stone Profile Are…Uh…Dark
Rolling Stone just published a bit of a stargazing profile of Elon Musk and in it the Silicon Valley rocket boy comes across as....uh.....dark. Here are just a few of his quotes from the piece. By Raphael Orlove.
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Instead of Father's Day, two Helsinki day care centres to observe "Relatives' Day"
As Father's Day approaches, two Helsinki day care centres have decided to rename the paternal celebration to be more inclusive, but some people on social media responded with dismay. A day care chief says their updated curriculum includes an equality policy mandate.
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The Fire That Forced Me to Finally Say Goodbye
When my house burned down with Mom’s ashes inside, I lost her all over again. By Andria Stone.
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Boyle Family
Two Step Films Ltd.
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Woman wins right to use family sick leave to care for dog
An Italian librarian has won the right to use family sick leave to care for her ailing dog. The ruling means the woman does not have to use annual leave days to stay by the side of the English setter she considers to be part of her family. Italian animal advocacy group LAV says it helped persuade public La Sapienza University to let her use two days' family sick leave to care for 12-year-old Cucciola.
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This Is What It Looks Like When the President Asks People to Snitch on Their Neighbors
In April, the Trump Administration launched what it called the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) hotline, with a stated mission to “provide proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of crimes committed by removable aliens.” But internal logs of calls to VOICE obtained by Splinter show that hundreds of Americans seized on the hotline to lodge secret accusations against acquaintances, neighbors, or even their own family members, often to advance petty personal grievances. By Daniel Rivero and Brendan O'Connor.
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How the Elderly Lose Their Rights
Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it. By Rachel Aviv.
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Black [U.S.] Farmers Grapple With A Changing Economy
Shifting market forces, immigration reform, and a lack of interest from younger generations mean that black farmers in the small town of Covert, Michigan, are at a crossroads. By Bim Adewunmi.
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My Boys
Taken By Trees
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My Father The Werewolf
When I was a kid, my Dad taught me all about werewolves. Little did I know he was preparing me to understand his depression. By John Brownlee.
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Modern Family
It is no accident that our age of hyper-capitalism is also one of aggressive “family values,” pursued in popular culture and legislation alike. By James Chappel.
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My Life After 44 Years In Prison
This man essentially time travelled 44 years. (Dec. 23, 2016)
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Meltdown
Funny story: My old man gets cancer, survives, vows thenceforth to see as much of the world as he can, drags me all over creation, and leaves mind-bending mishaps in his wake. Our next mission? Tour rapidly defrosting Iceland and Greenland. Bad idea? You could say that. By Wells Tower.
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Edge of the abyss
Michael Schofield thought his young daughter, Janni, was a genius, until he realised her bright mind masked an inner darkness. (Aug. 25, 2012)
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Son charts mom's heartbreaking descent into dementia
Molly Daley's battle with Lewy body dementia — the second most common form of the disease in older adults after Alzheimer’s — has been painstakingly chronicled by her son. By Becky Bratu and Mariana Keller.
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Siblings meet for first time — as senior citizens
“Seeing my biological name written down, it sparked something inside of me. It was then that I began the 60-year search for my biological family.
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Five Self-Care Strategies That Aren’t Fucking Mani-Pedis
The current political climate is testing the limits of my emotional resources in ways that I haven’t quite experienced before. I find myself, more than ever, drawing on the practices that help me regroup and recharge so I can participate in life in the ways I want. By Kate McCombs.
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