Real Life
MARCH 2021
'I lost my dad to COVID-19 a year ago today. His death taught me 5 important lessons.'
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Anais had no idea she was a twin. Then she saw an actress on TV who looked identical to her.
'When I found emails between my wife and her lover, I felt my entire life melt away.'
10 years ago, I was sexually assaulted by a co-worker. She was a woman.
'At 25, after insisting I didn't like sex, my friends staged an intervention.'
Annie was abused at 10. And then again at 11. Every relationship since has been abusive.
Few parents admit to having a favourite child. Sydney dad Davy is open about his.
'I was 21, in my first year teaching PE when a male teacher cornered me in the staff room.'
'I went through a messy divorce. Here are 10 things I wish I'd known.'
Berated and beaten: At 66, Steve still lives with the scars of his cruel, abusive mother.
'I didn't realise it was abuse.' I've been sexually assaulted by four of my partners.
'As a child, I was deemed lazy and disorganised. Years later, I was diagnosed with ADHD.'
"Talent is overrated." 21 things you can't possibly know in your 20s.
'Mummy, what happened to your face?' Mum wine culture almost broke me.
'As a teenager, I was the girl everyone thought was going to die. It taught me 7 lessons.'
The day Aminata was kidnapped.
'My husband lied about ending his affair 3 times. I'm giving him one more chance.'
'My best friend just got engaged. The wording of her announcement triggered me beyond belief.'
"You know who really counts." The 7 unexpected things I love about being in my 40s.
'I was watching a movie with my kids when I realised I'd never be enough for my husband.'
'My sister died. Now I don't know how to be around her two kids.'
'My friends came home from Europe with incredible stories. I came home with a harrowing one.'
Beverley Bass was flying for American Airlines on 9/11. Her story has become a musical.
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