Over the course of our lives, it is our parents who we usually turn to whenever we face any difficulties because those are the people we trust the most. But what happens when we lose out trust in them because of various reasons.
One person faced a dilemma concerning his parents. Namely, he took to Reddit to ask fellow users for advice after he found out that his father was having an affair.
His parents’ marriage seemed picture perfect, so this discovery was a shocking one.
He knew if he spoke to his mother, it could mean the end of his parents’ marriage.
The user explained that he let things go for some time. He entered graduate school and turned to his studies and just hopes his dad would end the affair in the meantime, but that’s not what happened.
Whenever he would ask for his dad’s phone, the dad would turn the data off so that he won’t receive any messages, which was an obvious reason he was still seeing that other woman.
The user explained that he didn’t want his mom to be lied to, but he was also aware that the truth could crush her.
On the other hand, his dad was the perfect father who did all in his power to provide the family a beautiful life. He and his dad had a very close bond, so speaking to his mom about the affair before confronting his dad first could feel like a betrayal.
The user didn’t even speak to his brother about that, and asked the online community for some thoughts.
“At the end of the day, I know it’s on me to make the choice I think would possibly be the right one,” he wrote.
Users wrote that whatever he decides to do and whatever the outcome, he shouldn’t feel responsible for a potential breakup of the family and he shouldn’t feel responsible.
Others suggested that he speaks to his mother and relieve himself from the mental load and the pressure. Some added that he should speak to his father first.
In any case, most of the comments were that he needs to put an end to the misery of keeping such a secret for such a long time.
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Al Roker, the longtime Today show anchor and our favorite weatherman, turned 69 years old on August 20.
Having in mind he has undergone several health scares over the course of the last 10 months, Al is happy to be celebrating another birthday surrounded by those he loves, his family and his many fans.
As always, he shared the joy of the day with his followers and thanked them for the support he received during the tough times he had faced. He also expressed his gratitude for the birthday wishes.
“Grateful for another trip around the sun,” he wrote in the caption.
“Good morning everybody, I hope you’re having a great Sunday. This is my 69th anniversary of orbiting the sun, and after everything I went through at the end of last year, I am more than grateful to be celebrating this birthday,” the weatherman started the video, referring to the health issues he experienced at the end of last year.
Back in November, 2022, Roker was admitted to hospital because of blood clots. Following concerns raised by his fans, Roker decided to share with them the reasons behind his absence from the show.
“So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where I’ve been,” he began his post. “Last week I was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in my leg which sent some clots into my lungs.” He then added that he was in a process of recovery, but some time later, his condition worsened and he was forced to return to the hospital once again. For the first in years, he was forced to miss the Thanksgiving Parade.
Earlier this year, he came back to the show and spoke candidly of his health condition, admitting something his fans weren’t aware of up until that moment.
This wasn’t the first time for the TV personality to experience health issues. Two years ago, he revealed he’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer and had to have an organ removed. On top of it, he had undergone several surgeries to help him with his hip and knees issues.
His wife, Deborah Roberts, also spoke of Al’s hospitalization, saying, “This was terrifying at every minute.
“It was like the worst roller coaster ride you have ever been on.” Luckily, Al Roker lived to tell his story.
“To all of you who sent good wishes and well wishes over this past year, God bless you, thank you so much, I really appreciate it,” he continued in his birthday video.
The weatherman added just how grateful he is for his TODAY family and his own family.
Speaking of his health, Al says that it was his walking habit that helped him stay alive and encouraged his fans to get outside and spend time in the nature. That is why fans were thrilled to see him taking a walk while taking the video on his 69th birthday.
Happy birthday, Al Roker, and many more to come.
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Tori Spelling and her children have been in and out of hospital for the past couple of months and as the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum said, they have all been feeling dizzy and then better, and then worse again.
“Here we are again at Urgent Care,” Spelling began alongside a photo of them in a hospital room. “We’ve all been on this continual spiral of sickness for months. Sick. Get better. To get sick again. Used to think… well that’s what happens when you have young kids in school. They just continually bring sicknesses home.”
“When it gets to the point where they are at home sick more than being in school we had to reassess what was going on. Kids will be kids but when you have your youngest (10 and 6) so sick they are sleeping all day and say they feel dizzy even standing I knew something bigger was going on,” Spelling continued.
With a photo of herself wearing a hospital bracelet and receiving IV, Spelling shared with her fans that she has been in the hospital for four days now.
She didn’t go into details but wrote that she misses her children, adding that she is “grateful and so proud of my strong, brave, resilient, and kind to the core children who remain positive no matter what comes our way.”
Months after being in and out of hospital, Spelling revealed the reason behind the dizziness and feeling unwell.
“Enter Mold inspection,” Spelling wrote. “Thanks to Sean at Pacific Scope Inspections who came out and discovered extreme mold in our home.”
“The pieces all started to fall into place. Has anyone ever been thru Mold Infections? You just keep getting sick, one infection after another. Respiratory infections. Extreme allergy like symptoms too and like my poor Finn skin rashes as well. As we sit here today in Urgent Care … watching everyone getting swabbed and first up Finn with Strep throat and high fever of 103. We now know that when the house was labeled a health hazard and not liveable that wording was FACT. We now GET IT!”
Recently, the actress has been posting photos of herself, her children, and her mom, saying those are the people who make her happy. What many notice is that her husband of 18 years, whom Spelling allegedly separated with, is nowhere to be seen.
In fact, her husband Dean, whom Spelling shares five children with, posted that the two were separating just to delete the post moments later.
“It’s with great sadness and a very very heavy heart that after 18 years together and 5 amazing children, that Tori Spelling and I have decided to go our separate ways and start a new journey of our own,” Dean wrote alongside photographs of himself and Spelling and their kids.
“We will continue to work together as loving parents and guide and love our children through this difficult time,” he continued. “We ask that you all respect our privacy as we take this time to surround our family with love and work our way through this. Thank you all for your support and kindness.”
There have been many reports that Kate Middleton wasn’t among the most popular students when she was a teenager. What’s most, she hated her first school, although her parents paid a bunch of money for her to study there.
Kate was sent to the all-girls boarding school Downe House for which her parents paid around £28,000 pounds in tuition. Sadly, that didn’t turn out to be the best decision as Kate experienced a very hard time there. According to her former classmates, she was often teased and bullied and she felt like she didn’t fit there.
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A friend at a later school, Gemma Williamson, previously told the Daily Mail, “Apparently, she had been bullied very badly, and she certainly looked thin and pale. She had very little confidence.” Kate’s former classmate Emma Sayle said the princess hated that her school was “cliquey.”
“It is a very cliquey school, and there was a lot of pressure,” she told RSVP Live, as quoted by Express.
“The girls were all high achievers, and there were lots of girls with eating disorders. Everyone wanted to be the best, the fittest, the prettiest. I think Kate was miserable from the start.”
“Being especially slender and a head taller than her peers, she stood out for the wrong reasons and was teased for being gangly and lanky,” royal expert Katie Nicholl added.
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At some point in her life, when she started dating William, Kate was mocked by his friends.
Before starting their multi-million dollar worth company Party Pieces, Kate’s parents worked ordinary jobs. Her mother was an air hostess for the British Airways and it seemed like a good ground for jokes at the future Princess’ expense.
Speaking on Vanity Fair’s DYNASTY podcast last year, royal expert Katie Nicholl – author of The New Royals – described how William’s “snooty” friends whispered “doors to manual” when Kate arrived at one of West London’s nightclubs.
The prince’s aristocratic friends who were referred to as the “Glosse Posse,” a reference to their Gloucestershire roots, didn’t feel like Kate was on their level. However, she never rose to the “derogatory” comments made towards her, but decided to ignore them.
“It was never water off a duck’s back, but she has extraordinary strength of character and resilience. I’ve never once seen or heard of her losing her temper,” a royal aide told the Sunday Times Magazine.
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One time, people referred to Kate’s family as to “the en masse Middletons.” This was because the family would show up to an event in a “pristine” Land Rover, bringing with them all the things that come with an upper-class picnic.
On her first job, a deckhand at a yacht, the colleagues pranked Kate.
One of her duties was giving the passengers a safety demonstration before entering the yacht, including how the life jackets worked.
But one time that was about to go down, Kate’s colleagues played a prank on her. She, however, stayed professional.
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“When she pulled the toggle, the thing inflated, and a load of condoms fell out,” Cal Tomlinson, who used to work with Kate, recalled in Katie Nicholls’ book Kate: The Future Queen, as reported by the Mirror.
“She was mortified and very embarrassed. She took it more seriously than the others might have, but she wasn’t thrown off her stride.”
Tomlinson added, “She was angry at first, but she settled down, and I don’t remember her ever getting them back.”
Well, we guess she did get them back by becoming a Princess and one of the most loved members of the Palace.
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Among those who received their fair share of criticism by Harry have been his father King Charles and his stepmother Camilla.
When William and Harry met Camilla fro the first time, William reportedly described the meeting as “awkward and tense.”
“I think the relationship between them all is warm now but if I’m honest, it wasn’t then. I think they found it hard,” a palace source told royal biographer Penny Junor, author of Prince William: Born to be King. “To be fair to Camilla, she never tried to be mummy but she was the ‘other woman’ and she was there and taking daddy’s time.”
Other experts claimed that initially, Harry wasn’t fond of Camilla either.
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In her book The Palace Papers, royal author Tina Brown wrote that Harry “unnerved” Camilla.
“When the younger boy was eventually prevailed upon to be in the presence of Mrs Parker Bowles, he unnerved her with long silences and smouldering, resentful stares,” she quoted a courtier saying.
And now, Camilla wasn’t spared in Spare either.
Harry revealed in his memoir that he and his brother had pleaded with their father not to marry Camilla.
“Despite Willy and me urging him not to, Pa was going ahead. We pumped his hand, wished him well. No hard feelings,” Harry wrote in Spare. “We recognized that he was finally going to be with the woman he loved, the woman he’d always loved.”
He even wrote that he had asked himself if Camilla would be “just as cruel to him as all the wicked stepmothers in storybooks,” adding that William “long harbored suspicions about the Other Woman.”
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Previously, in the interviews he gave to the media, Harry accused his stepmother of leaking stories to the British media in an attempt to fix her own public image. Further, he said that the media portrayed her as a ‘villain’ because they believed she was to be blamed for Charles and Diana’s collapsed marriage.
“That made her dangerous because of the connections that she was forging within the British press. And there was open willingness on both sides to trade of information. And with a family built on hierarchy, and with her, on the way to being Queen Consort, there was gonna be people or bodies left in the street because of that,” Harry said.
“If you are led to believe, as a member of the family, that being on the front page, having positive headlines, positive stories written about you, is going to improve your reputation or increase the chances of you being accepted as monarch by the British public, then that’s what you’re gonna do.”
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In an interview with Good Morning America, Harry revealed that he hasn’t spoken with his father’s wife for a very long time.
“I love every member of my family, despite the differences, so when I see her, we’re perfectly pleasant with each other,” he said.
“She’s my stepmother. I don’t look at her as an evil stepmother. I see someone who married into this institution and has done everything that she can to improve her own reputation and her own image, for her own sake.”
According to royal expert Angela Levin, Camilla feels the same and she isn’t much interested in a relationship with Harry either.
“The Duchess always felt quite wary of Harry and used to see him out of the corner of her eye looking at her in a long and cold way. She found it rather unnerving. Otherwise, they got on quite well,” Levin writes in her new book Camilla: From Outcast to Queen Consort.
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It has now been reported that at the legendary Royal Ascot at the Ascot Racecourse which includes a week of horse racing, there was a gossip about the Sussexes at the royal enclosure. Allegedly, many were happy because Harry and Meghan weren’t in attendance.
“The gossip in the royal enclosure was how happy everyone was that Meghan and Harry weren’t here. Camilla’s friends say she remains furious at Harry and Meghan,” the source, who attended Ascot, said.
“Camilla tells Charles they make her uncomfortable, and Charles loves her unconditionally — he made her queen and will choose her well-being over them every time.”
The source concluded, “Camilla knows not to go too far, as Charles still loves Harry. Everyone blames Meghan for the entire mess. Today at Ascot proved the people love her, and she won’t risk ruining it by engaging with Harry and Meghan.”
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The British royals have stayed silent over most of the allegations made against them by Harry and Meghan, and that includes the number of interview they gave, their Netflix series, and Harry’s book Spare.
One of the most explosive claims revealed in Spare, whose title allegedly comes from Harry’s “spare” role as the second son of the King or the fact that he has been “spared” from his family, is the heated argument between the brothers over Meghan Markle.
According to Harry, his brother reportedly labeled Meghan “difficult,” “rude,” and “abrasive.”
Harry explained how William went to Nottingham Cottage, then Harry and Meghan’s home on Kensington Palace grounds in London, in order to discuss “‘the whole rolling catastrophe’ of their relationship and struggles with the press.”
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However, the conversation turned into a heated argument.
In order to calm things down, Harry handed over a glass of water to his brother.
“He set down the water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.”
Allegedly, William then urged Harry to strike back but Harry refused to do so.
“What was different here was the level of frustration, and I talk about the red mist that I had for so many years, and I saw this red mist in him,” Harry wrote.
“He wanted me to hit him back, but I chose not to.”
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Earlier this year, Harry and Meghan decided to give their children, Archie and Lilibet, the royal titles of prince and princess, claiming it was their “birthright” after their grandfather was crowned king. Even though they had left royal life, the couple still had their UK home of Frogmore Cottage to return to, but that changed after Charles, who wants to slim down the monarchy, evicted them from the UK based property.
The news has been confirmed by Harry and Meghan’s spokesperson. “We can confirm the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been requested to vacate their residence at Frogmore Cottage,” the spokesperson told Vanity Fair.
Allegedly, the residence has been offered to Prince Andrew instead, who has been living in a 30-room Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park since 2003.
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As per The Sun, Andrew is “resisting” the King’s wish for him to move into Frogmore Cottage. “This surely spells the end of Harry and Meghan’s time in the UK,” a royal source told the newspaper.
Royal expert and author Omid Scobie wrote that King Charles was “spitting mad” with Harry’s book, which undoubtedly played a role in the decision to evict the prince. The relationship between Harry and his family had, at the time, also reached “an all-time low,” Scobie wrote.
“It all feels very final and like a cruel punishment,” a friend of Harry and Meghan’s added. “It’s like [the family] wants to cut them out of the picture for good.”
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Now, many royal experts claim that king Charles didn’t do anything to make his son and daughter-in-law “less royal” when he took the reins last year. Further, he made a mistake when he didn’t act once the accusations were made against him.
“Harry and Meghan have undermined the monarchy and Charles has made a terrible mistake,” Bower, author of Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors, told Express.
“He should have cut them off straight away. He should never have allowed their children to be made a prince and princess. And he shouldn’t have invited Harry to the coronation. He should have just cut them off.”
One of the actions Charles could do against his son and daughter-in-law was to strip them from their Duke and Duchess titles. That would serve as a strong disapproval of their accusations.
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Robert Jobson, author of Our King Charles III: The Man and the Monarch Revealed, spoke to Express and cites a source close to the palace saying that even if Meghan Markle becomes the President of the United States, removing her title is “just not going to happen.”
“I was at Royal Ascot the other day, and I met a source, who is quite close to the Royal Family,” Jobson said. “I said, ‘Well, what about all this stuff about stripping titles?’”
“If you’re going to have a President Meghan, then surely, they’re not going to want to have their royal titles and they will be kicked out of the line succession?’ I asked. And he absolutely categorically said, that’s just not going to happen.”
Jobson continued, “It’s just going to rock everybody and create a story that will shake the Hornet’s Nest again. And as a result, it’s not going to achieve anything. It’s definitely very unlikely that Harry will ever be king, so why play a problem?”
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Besides being an incredible addition to most dishes and a precious ingredient in the culinary world, bay leaf has a few unexpected health advantages too.
This doesn’t come as a surprise having in mind that bay leaf is known to humans for thousands of years. In addition to this, this plant has potential health advantages and a spiritual importance.
An Ancient Herb with Surprising Benefits
Ancient Greeks used bay leaf in a number of spiritual ceremonies, especially by oracles to predict the future.
They also used it for its therapeutic benefits and as emblems of valor and victory. According to Greek mythology, the god Apollo turned a nymph named Daphne into a bay laurel tree, which is how the relationship between divinity and bay leaves came about.
Burning bay leaf is said to produce smoke that offers a range of health benefits, one of which is reducing the level of anxiety. This is due to the smoke that contains linalool, a compound found in a number of other plants, including mint and lavender, which also help treat anxiety.
The good thing about inhaling bay leaf smoke is that it does not induce sleep. It only clears and calms the mind while maintaining mental alertness.
Based on the study of aromatherapy, inhaling certain fragrances, such as linalool, prompt smell receptors in the nose to communicate with the areas of the brain that help regulate the emotions.
Bay leaves contain essential oils, tannins, and various compounds with anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antibacterial properties which help with various issues. Among the benefits are soothing digestive issues such as bloating, indigestion, and constipation, relieving respiratory conditions bronchitis and congestion, regulating blood sugar levels and more.
Bay leaves have also traditionally been used for infection, fewer, arthritis, and headaches.
To learn more of the benefits of bay leaves and how to properly burn them to achieve health benefits go to the video below.
To make sure burning bay leaf and inhaling the smoke is appropriate for your specific needs, always consult a healthcare practitioner before adding bay leaves to any health routine.
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The relationship between Johnny Depp and his now ex-wife Amber Heard was nothing less than tumultuous.
Following a bunch of allegations of abuse, the two were involved in a high-profile court battle. The trial was a nasty one and all manner of private affairs were aired for the world to see.
The two met on the set of The Rum Diary in 2011 and started dating shortly after Depp called it quits with his long-term partner, Vanessa Paradis.
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Depp and Heard got engaged in 2014 and tied the knot a year later.
Mere months into their married life, Depp reportedly ended up with a hand injury following “smashing bottles and windows” during a heated argument with his wife.
It was Heard who filed for divorce and cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for it.
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Heard defamed Depp in an op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in which she spoke of domestic abuse. She didn’t mention his name, it was implied she spoke of her husband.
“Two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture’s wrath for women who speak out,” she wrote and received immense support from women from all around the country and the world.
Depp denied all the allegations against him, but Heard’s blow affected his career. Fewer and fewer directors were interested in giving him roles and his appearance in J.K Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts sequel, The Crimes of Grindelwald, was heavily criticized. He was even dropped from his iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow in 2018.
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Depp then filed a $50-million defamation case against Heard and claimed he was the one suffering domestic abuse all along.
“The op-ed [Heard’s article] depended on the central premise that Ms. Heard was a domestic abuse victim and that Mr. Depp perpetrated domestic violence against her,” his defamation lawsuit read.
“She hit, punched, and kicked me. She also repeatedly and frequently threw objects into my body and head, including heavy bottles, soda cans, burning candles, television remote controls, and paint thinner cans, which severely injured me.”
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Depp won the case, and after losing millions of dollars and a lot of time out of work, he’s finally back, to the delight of his millions of fans.
Eventually, he returned to the big screen and was given a rousing seven-minute standing ovation at the opening night screening of Jeanne Du Barry at Cannes 2023. As he walked down the red carpet, fans screamed his name and a woman broke down in tears in order to gather his attention.
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Jeanne Du Barry, in which he stars as the former King of France Louis XV, has been the actor’s first film project since the defamation trial.
Now, however, Depp worried fans when he shared an Instagram post in which he wrote: “My dear friends, I regret to inform you that I have suffered a fractured ankle, which is quite a disappointment. Initially, it started as a minor hairline break, but as we journeyed from Cannes to The Albert Hall, it worsened instead of healing.”
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“Several medical professionals have strongly suggested I avoid any and all activity for the moment and so am sadly unable to travel at the time,” he continued.
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Addressing the fans who were eagerly awaiting him in Boston, New Hampshire, and New York, he sent his apologies and said: “The guys and I are deeply sorry to miss you all, but fear not, I promise an extraordinary show in Europe later, and we’ll undoubtedly give our best performance on the East Coast later this summer, making it up to those who have already purchased tickets!”
“Again, sincerest and deepest apologies. All my love and respect, J.D,” he concluded.
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Fans were worried, but at the same time, they sent their best wishes to the actor. “The pain he bore on his face during the concert was evident. So this news doesn’t come as a surprise. I genuinely hope he takes ample rest during the remainder of his travels and upcoming performances. Take care, Johnny, we love you…” one person wrote.
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After everything he’s been through over the course of the last couple of years, Depp deserves to live his life to the fullest.
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