Finding the right person can be quite a journey. Most times it is not just about compatibility with one individual but often involves navigating the complexities of relationships with family members and other external factors.
Thomas, a man in his thirties, was still single. One day, as he got engaged into a conversation with one of his friends, the friends asked him, ”Why aren’t you married? Can’t you find a woman who will be a good wife?”
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Tomas was quick to answer. “Actually, I’ve found many women I wanted to marry, but when I bring them home to meet my parents, my mother doesn’t like them.”
The friend thought about it for a while and then exclaimed, “I’ve got the perfect solution, just find a girl who’s just like your mother.”
A couple of months passed by and Thomas and his friend met again. The friend was eager to learn if Thomas found someone and asked him, “Did you find the perfect girl? Did your mother like her?”
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With a frown on his face, Thomas replied, “Yes, I found the perfect girl. She was just like my mother. You were right, my mother liked her very much.” The friend asked, “Then what’s the problem?” to what Thomas replied, “My father doesn’t like her.”
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Bruce Jenner, the Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete, transitioned into a woman and that decision caused quite a stir back in the day.
Jenner, a father of five, including two of the sisters of the Kardashian clan, Kylie and Kendall, was forced to undergo several surgeries in order to achieve her feminine looks. Before having the most important surgery of all, gender reassignment surgery, Jenner had her beard removed and got breast implants.
Wanting to be an inspiration for others who are afraid to confess how they truly feel about themselves, Jenner wrote a book, “The Secrets of My Life” where she wrote, “The surgery was a success, and I feel not only wonderful but liberated. So why even consider it? Because it’s just a penis. It has no special gifts or use for me other than what I have said before, the ability to take a whiz in the woods. I just want to have all the right parts.”
The former elite athlete, however, still believes that the “old Bruce” is still inside her.
Born in Mount Kisco, New York, on October 28, 1949, Jenner suffered from dyslexia as a child but it was sports that saved her life.
Growing up as Bruce, she was into many sports and excelled in most of them, but it was track and field she was best at. Jenner was given a football scholarship from Graceland College in Iowa, but after suffering an injury she turned to being part of the track team.
Ever since the school days, Jenner experienced issues with gender identity.
“I look at guys and I go…’ He’s comfortable in his own skin,’” Jenner recalled. “And I thought, ‘Wouldn’t that be a nice way to go through life?’ I look at women all the time thinking, ‘Oh my God, how lucky are they that they can wake up in the morning and be themselves. But me, I’m stuck here in the middle.”
In 1971, Jenner achieved a surprising victory at the Kansas Relays and earned a spot on the US Olympic team in the following year, where she secured the tenth position in the Munich Olympic Decathlon.
Recognizing the significance of her achievement, she understood there was room for improvement in her performance. Consequently, she embarked on an intense training regimen, dedicating eight hours each day for the subsequent four years to practice.
Eventually, she geared up for the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada.
At the age of 26, she won the decathlon at the Olympics, setting a new world record with 8,618 points on July 30, 1976.
Against the backdrop of the tumultuous period marked by the aftermath of the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, and other pressing national issues, Jenner’s Olympic gold medal took on immense significance. Jenner emerged as a symbol of American resilience and strength, something like a superhero.
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Speaking to ABC, Jenner said, “I see a confused person at that time, running away from my life … with big-time fear. [I was] scared to death. I didn’t realize what my future held at that time.
“That is me. That is her,” she added, referring to her gender identity. “[you can be a woman] and still kick butt.”
Her success opened many doors for her and Jenner appeared in commercials, TV series, and even motion pictures.
But beneath the persona that at the time was Bruce Jenner, she was someone else.
In 1971, seven years before her Olympic victory, Jenner tied the knot with her college sweetheart, Chrystie Scott. While Scott pursued a job selling insurance during the evenings, she also worked as a flight attendant, wholeheartedly dedicated to supporting her then-spouse in achieving their shared Olympic dreams.
Their first child, Burt, was born in 1978. Two years later they welcomed their second child, Cassandra. However, by the time Scott was expecting Cassandra, the couple had already parted ways.
In an interview with ABC, Jenner disclosed that her first wife was likely “the first one to know” about her struggles with gender identity.
“I didn’t go heavily into it back then,” Jenner explained. “I said ‘these are my issues. This is what I deal with.’ And they think I do a little cross dressing, I do a little of this, a little of that, you know, ‘it’s going to be fine, we’ll work all this stuff out.’”
In 1981, then-Bruce Jenner married Linda Thompson and the couple welcomed two boys, Brody and Brandon Jenner. They divorced five years later.
Jenner, grappling with depression, made the choice to seek professional help following her divorce from Linda. By the late eighties, she began hormone therapy with estrogen, underwent electrolysis to remove facial hair, and opted for a nose job as part of her transition journey.
She, however, chose to halt the procedure at 39. In 1991, Jenner married Kris Jenner. The two remained married until 2015 and welcomed daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
The family gained extreme popularity with the reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians which aired in 2007.
Jenner divorced in 2013 and continued her transition without alerting her kids four months later.
“That night I thought, ‘oh, it’s, like, over. Heart’s pounding… and I thought wouldn’t the easiest thing to be right now,” Jenner recalled.
Nowadays, Jenner lives her life as a woman, but her daughters Kendall and Kylie still call her “dad” at times.
“I know we had a talk a few years ago and you were ok with us still calling you dad. How do you feel about that now,” Kylie questioned Jenner about how she felt about that at the time in a video posted on her YouTube channel.
“I feel it was one of the best decisions I made. Sometimes this community can be pretty tough, especially when it comes to pronouns, and everybody’s got an opinion,” Jenner replied.
“But I really felt from the beginning that I’ve got to do it my way that works for me, and everyone out there can do it their way that works for them. Some people would say, ‘You’re the mother’, but I’m not. I’m the dad, I’ve been the dad the whole way, I will be their father until the day they die or I die.”
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However, despite her enormous success and the infatuating smile on her face, Reba has experienced a number of heartbreaks.
In 2022, Reba lost her mother Jacqueline to cancer. This was a huge blow since the two were extremely close and nurtured a loving mother-daughter relationship. ”She had a wonderful, full, healthy life and was absolutely ready to go. The cancer might think it won the battle but we’re giving God all the credit on selecting the time for her to go home to Him,” the country star wrote on social media.
Back in the day, when she was young, Jacqueline wished to become a singer herself, but since her dream didn’t turn into a reality, she taught her daughter how to sing. “She left knowing how much she is loved and we all know how much she loved us. We’re all going to miss her but we have so many wonderful memories,” Reba said.
Sadly, this wasn’t the first time that Reba experienced loss and sorrow. 32 years ago, on March 16, seven members of her band, along with her manager, lost their lives in a horrific airplane crash.
The band was having a concert in San Diego on that day in 1991, and were flying to Fort Wayne, Ind., to perform their next concert on the tour. Reba and her then-husband were supposed to fly with another plane but they decided to stay in San Diego for the night. The band’s airplane crushed just ten miles after it took off.
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Although it’s been over three decades since the tragic crash, Reba never misses a chance to pay tribute to the late members of her band.
Back in 2012, Reba opened up about the tragedy during an interview with Oprah. “The tip of the wing of the airplane hit a rock on the side of Otay Mountain, and it killed everyone on the plane,” she said.
“When we were notified, Narvel (Reba’s manager) went and met with our pilot, and he told us what had happened. And Narvel came back to the hotel room where I was — it was two or three o’clock in the morning — and he said one of the planes had crashed, and I said, ‘Are they OK?’ He said, ‘I don’t think so.’ I said, ‘But you’re not sure?’ He said, ‘I don’t think so.’”
As she recalled the tragic day, Reba couldn’t contain tears from running down her face.
“Narvel was going room to room with a phone and calling …” she began, pausing as tears came to her eyes. “I’m sorry — it’s been 20 years, but it’s just like — I don’t guess it ever quits hurting,” she said. “But I can see that room. I can see Narvel walking back and forth.”
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In 2020, the singer paid tribute to those who were killed in the crash. “29 years ago today, I lost my friends in a plane crash. The timing of Mama’s passing with that anniversary seems appropriate,” she posted on the social media.
“I know they’re all in Heaven together and taking care of each other. Let’s keep finding ways to take care of each other down here on earth and never take one moment with our loved ones for granted.”
Her fans were quick to post messages of support. “Reba I’ve always loved your music, our shared horse background, and now following you on Insta. Prayers for you and your mother 🙏🏻” one fan wrote.
This year wasn’t any different. Reba couldn’t help by share with the world that besides the number of years that have passed, she’s still saddened for her friends’ fate and their tragic loss.
”Their love for music and the stage gives us all the strength to go on,” she wrote along with a video of one of their performances together as a band.
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For King Charles, Kate Middleton has always been the daughter he has never had. The relationship between the two has always been a remarkable one, and currently, they both battle the same battle, that with cancer.
While undergoing treatments, HRH and his daughter-in-law support each other.
Shortly before her announcement video, Kate was seen in the gardens of Windsor, where she reportedly had lunch with King Charles at Windsor Castle. Recently, new details about their meeting have emerged, touching the hearts of many.
Following the number of speculations and rumors regarding her health and whereabouts, Kate finally broke her nearly two-month silence on March 22.
The Princess of Wales revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer and is now undergoing chemotherapy.
“I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you, personally, for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding whilst I have been recovering from surgery,” Kate Middleton said in the video, as she sat on a bench in the grounds of Windsor, daffodils visible in the background behind her.
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She added that the news came as a “huge shock.”
“It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but I’ve had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which I am so grateful. Tests after the operation found cancer had been present,” Kate continued, adding that she was in the early stages of treatment.
“This of course came as a huge shock, and William and I have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.”
“As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment. But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them and to reassure them that I am going to be okay,” the Princess of Wales added and asked for privacy.
Royal experts agreed that Kate’s video showed her strength and courage.
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Royal biographer Sally Bedel Smith told People Magazine that Kate’s video was “sincere, dignified and “poised.”
“She is inherently shy, and for her to do that took a lot,” Bedell Smith explained, adding that she got flashbacks to Queen Elizabeth II.
“When she ended with ‘You are not alone,’ it rang a bell with something that Queen Elizabeth would have said,” Bedell Smith explains. “It was very similar to what Queen Elizabeth said during COVID when she said, ‘We are all in this together.’”
“She was mindful there are very few people who read about that or watched that who doesn’t know someone who has cancer. She was mindful of that. It was a way of reassuring people not only about her condition but helping them have courage,” Sally Bedell smith added.
Kate and Charles have always been close and the fact they are now both fighting cancer brought them even closer together.
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Speaking on The Royal Beat, royal commentator Victoria Arbiter said the Charles and Kate “would have found tremendous comfort in each other, going through something so similar.”
After Kate disclosed her health condition with the public, the Palace issued a statement in King Charles’ behalf which said that he was “so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she did” and added that he has “remained in the closest contact with his beloved daughter-in-law throughout the past weeks.”
Jennie Bond, a royal expert, believes that this statement is yet another proof of the trust, the respect, and the support Charles has provided to Kate throughout the years.
The fact that he said “closest contact” and not “close” was noteworthy, according to Bond.
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It was Bond who revealed that Charles and Kate had lunch together at Windsor Castle less than 24 hours before the video was released, which left Charles very emotional.
“There’s no doubt that cancer has cemented an already strong relationship. It’s very touching to think of Charles toddling down the corridor to see Kate when they were both in hospital. And it is understood that the King was left very emotional after their one-on-one lunch at Windsor Castle the day after she recorded her broadcast,” Bond said.
“There are so very few people in whom a senior royal can confide, certain that everything they say will be secure. I’m sure that both Charles and Kate have found it comforting to be able to discuss their emotions as well as the chemotherapy treatment and how it has made them feel.”
In Charles, Kate isn’t looking for a father figure, but the two have formed a “genuinely affectionate relationship.”
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“After all, remember how Diana said Charles had always wanted a daughter. And he loves the grandchildren and now sees much more of them either at Windsor or Sandringham,” the royal expert continued.
“It must be particularly tough for the children to know that both their grandfather and their mother are ill. But I’m sure Charles, like Kate, tries to shield them from that and carries on being a fun grandpa as much as he can in their tight knit little group.”
“The King had already been made aware that the woman he calls ‘my beloved daughter-in-law’ had cancer. They would have had lots to discuss and share because just weeks earlier, the King had begun his course of treatment and dealt with announcing his diagnosis,” Bond said, with her insight into the emotional meeting being backed up by a source who spoke to The Sun.
“The King left his lunch feeling very emotional. They are very close and he thinks of Catherine as his daughter. There is no doubt there is a lot they can share and can use each other for support during their own deeply personal cancer battles.”
Although Kate is battling the battle with cancer privately and is not seen in public, she appears to be doing well.
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“She says she’s getting stronger every day so I’m sure she’s doing her best to join in the outdoor life –the picnic, barbecues and walks on the beach,” Bond said.
It is thanks to Prince William, who is a “reliable, strong person” that Kate MIdldeotn “doesn’t feel isolated,” along-time friend of the family shared with People.
“This is about supporting her and her feeling supported,” the family friend said. It is a joint effort. She doesn’t feel isolated at all. The nuclear family that they have created so well is immense support not only to him but to Catherine, too.”
The insider continued: “It is a particular time in their lives, and I know their priority will be to look after each other. His priority is on his family, and the other questions can wait.”
At the moment, Kate’s priority is channeling all her energy towards being with the family she holds dear to her heart.
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Donald Trump’s announcement of his presidential bid garnered plenty of attention, but not as much as the multitude of legal battles he’s currently embroiled in. Right now, the former president is facing 34 felony charges related to the falsification of business records. These allegations stem from an alleged effort to conceal a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, aimed at preventing her from disclosing a previous sexual encounter she claimed to have had with Trump years ago—an accusation vehemently denied by Trump.
He pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records to hide damaging information. Back in 2018, Trump confessed that a non-disclosure agreement that his attorney, Michael Cohen, had made with Daniels existed but no campaign money was involved in the deal.
Following the indictment, Trump released a statement, describing it a “witch-hunt” that will “backfire massively” on President Joe Biden.
“The American people realize exactly what the Radical Left Democrats are doing here. Everyone can see it. So our Movement, and our Party – united and strong – will first defeat Alvin Bragg, and then we will defeat Joe Biden, and we are going to throw every last one of these Crooked Democrats out of office so we can MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he wrote.
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The former president has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the matter and pleaded “not guilty.”
A source “who has been briefed on the procedures for the arraignment of the former president” told Yahoo that Trump was not put in handcuffs, placed in a jail cell, or forced to have a mugshot taken.
People close to Melania Trump claim she’s far from happy with the situation her husband has found himself in. “She remains angry and doesn’t want to hear [the alleged hush money payment] mentioned,” the source told People. “She is aware of who her husband is and keeps her life upbeat with her own family and a few close friends.”
Stephanie Grisham, former White House aid, told Inside Edition, “I would be very, very surprised. I would be very surprised to see her in court. Because it has to do with Stormy Daniels. It’s just not in her to stand by her man for something like that.
“She’s not lending him a whole lot of moral support, and I’m sure she’s still thinking: ‘You got yourself into this mess. I’m certainly not going to walk beside you and support you as you try to get out of it,’” she added.
Grisham recalled the time Melania learned of the affair and was disgusted with Donald. “She always said to me, ‘this is his problem,’” Grisham recalled.
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Stephanie Clifford, the adult film actress and exotic dancer known as Stormy Daniels, took the stand Tuesday in Donald Trump‘s hush money trial.
Her testimony involved details of her journey into exotic dancing and provided information about her encounter with Trump in July 2006.
She has also seemed to have confirmed a detail regarding the former president’s relationship with his wife, Melania.
In response to questioning, Daniels testified that Trump’s bodyguard, Keith Schiller, asked her if she wanted to join Trump for dinner, which she refused. However, upon her publicist’s insisting, she agreed and found herself arriving at the penthouse floor where she encountered Schiller and noticed a partially open door to Trump’s room.
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 16: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels (Stephanie Clifford) exits the United States District Court Southern District of New York for a hearing related to Michael Cohen, President Trump’s longtime personal attorney and confidante, April 16, 2018 in New York City. Cohen and lawyers representing President Trump are asking the court to block Justice Department officials from reading documents and materials related to Cohen’s relationship with President Trump that they believe should be protected by attorney-client privilege. Officials with the FBI, armed with a search warrant, raided Cohen’s office and two private residences last week. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
According to her, Trump was wearing satin pajamas and she asked him to change, which she did. What followed was a conversation during which the business mogul asked “very thought-out business questions” about Daniels’ work.
“He asked about the business aspects of it. Are there any unions, do you get residuals, how are people paid. Do you get health insurance. What about testing. Are you worried about STDs?” she recalled on the stand.
“The intention was pretty clear: somebody stripped down to their underwear and is posing for you,” Stormy Daniels told the court.
“He stood up between me and the door. Not in a threatening manner. He didn’t come at me, he didn’t rush at me. Nothing like that. When I exited he was just up on the bed, like this.”
While he was interested into Daniels’ personal life, their discussion about him and his wife Melania, who had recently given birth to their son Barron, was described as “very brief.”
Daniels recalled asking Trump about his wife and commenting of her beauty, and remembered him saying “We don’t sleep in the same room.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 07: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 7, 2024 in New York City. Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first former U.S. president to face trial on criminal charges. (Photo by Sarah Yenesel-Pool/Getty Images)
In a Washington Post feature from 2018, a source disclosed that then-President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump did not share a bedroom.
First lady scholar Annette Dunlap shared with People that the last time couples occupied separate bedrooms in the White House was Patricia and Richard Nixon. Prior to the 1970s, it wasn’t particularly unusual for couples to have separate sleeping arrangements.
“It was kind of a European thing,” Dunlap said at the time. “The idea of sleeping in the same bed together in the late 19th century and into the early 20th century was a symbol of poverty, because you couldn’t afford your own bed or your own bedroom.”
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Melania Trump was not the only other family member Stormy Daniels mentioned. She also claimed that Donald Trump had compared her to his “beautiful” daughter, Ivanka.
“You remind me of my daughter because she’s smart, blonde, and beautiful, and people underestimate her,” Stormy Daniels claimed Trump said.
Also, they discussed the possibility of her appearing on The Celebrity Apprentice.
“I said, ‘Even you don’t’ have this much power.’ He said, ‘You remind me of my daughter because she’s smart, blonde, and beautiful, and people underestimate her.’ The way he framed it did actually make perfect sense.”
The initial trial witness, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified against Donald Trump. Pecker had previously confessed to utilizing his media company to assist the former president’s campaign in suppressing negative stories, including allegations of an affair with Stormy Daniels.
Speaking to CNN, Stephanie Grisham said, “I can guarantee [Melania] is watching every ounce of coverage, and when that [information about Pecker’s private email] came out, it piqued her interest.”
“Melania is very much about proof, show proof. And so if some more damaging stuff should come out that she didn’t know about because, of course, her husband continues to deny all of the details here, about Stormy especially.”
She concluded, “If some other stuff comes out, I think that’ll be really interesting to watch because you can’t really dispute things that are in writing and that’s something she always paid quite a bit of attention to, was proof.”
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Donald Trump has not yet testified, and the outcome of the trial remains uncertain. Meanwhile, his family, particularly Melania Trump, has maintained a relatively low profile, refraining from significant public statements.
Fox News host Laura Ingraham was eager to learn if Melania plans to join Trump at his rallies. “It’s a question I’m asked a lot, that Jill Biden is everywhere,” Ingraham told Trump during a recent town hall meeting. “She’s campaigning everywhere for Joe Biden and she did in 2020.
“Will we see more of your secret weapon, for those of us who know your wife, Melania? Will we see more of her this time around, given her ability to speak so many languages… [she’s] so wonderful with children and everyone? I think a lot of people here want to see more of her.”
Trump didn’t hesitate before offering an answer. “They love her, I’ll tell you,” he responded. “And you know her. She’s a very brilliant person. She speaks many languages, the whole thing.
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 31: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive for a New Years event at his Mar-a-Lago home on December 31, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump continues to run for a second term as the President of the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“Her life revolves around that boy, [he’s] so important to her. At the same time, it also revolves around our country and the success of our country. She’s raised a lot of money for charity.”
The former president continued, “She’s a private person. It’s funny; she was a very successful model, very, very successful, and yet she was a private person. She’s going to be out a lot, not because she likes doing it, but she likes the result. She wants to see this country really succeed.”
“[The people] love the fact that she’s not out there so much. You know, a lot of first ladies will go out. They want to be everywhere. They get angry at their husband because he’s not introducing them. If I didn’t introduce Melania she’d be very happy about it. She’s just a different kind of a person. And she loves the country.”
Donald Trump concluded, “She’s gonna be out quite a bit, and she loves his country, and she wants a great, and she says hello.”
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Family relations can be complex. While some family dynamics are harmonious, others can be fraught with tension, which can easily lead to feuds and burnt bridges.
A woman, 23, took to Reddit to seek advice from the online community about an issue that arose between her and her husband following his sister’s tragic passing.
Namely, the woman started her story by explaining that her husband’s sister dies of drug overdose and left her two daughters, Rose, almost 17, and Lilly, 7, behind.
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Further, the woman explained that she and her husband, 26, live on the East coast, while his entire family resides in California.
“My husband’s only other family is his mom, who lives in her boyfriend’s small house. She’s retired and doesn’t make much. This is to say that they don’t have much room and can’t afford 2 kids,” she wrote in her post.
While the older girl plans to stay on her grandmother‘s couch until she starts college the following year, Lilly faces foster-care if not taken in by someone from the family.
“[Lilly]’s staying with them for right now but MIL really can’t care for her long term due to a multitude of reasons, MIL’s boyfriend also said he wants her out of his house,” the woman explained.
She further added that welcoming the girl to stay with them was a no-go, but her mother-in-law insisted. “My husband and his mom want us to take Lilly so that she doesn’t go into foster care. I’m pretty against this for many reasons,” she wrote in her post.
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The reasons why she refuses to take the girl in with her and her husband are plenty according to the woman.
She wrote that her husband, who works in the military and is often deployed, only cooks two or three times a year and when he doesn’t work, all he does is playing video games, so he’s not someone who takes responsibility about things.
If they take Lilly in, the woman is certain that she would be forced to bear the primary responsibility for her care.
Another reason is that she doesn’t want children, something she had spoken about with her husband in the past, so she questions the fairness of expecting her to adopt a seven-year-old she has never met and who is not biologically related to her.
On top of that, Lilly has her own issues such as ADHD and behavioral issues.
The situation has caused tensions between the couple.
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Redditors were sympathetic towards both Lilly and the OP, with one person writing: “Basically her husband is volunteering her to be a single mom. I feel badly for the niece but if OP doesn’t want to be a parent, pushing her to is only going to create resentment and toxicity. I know very well the foster system is s****y, but in this circumstance it appears to be the best option for everyone involved.”
Another person pointed out that the husband’s readiness to invite Lilly to stay in their home was unjust to his wife, as she would bear the brunt of the additional responsibilities and workload. “It seems like the husband doesn’t want to actually say no and be seen as the bad guy despite this genuinely not being feasible for them to do.
“He’s military, and when he’s not deployed he works 12+ hours a day. OP mentions in some comments that she is not only a full time student, she also works 12 hour shifts too. How would she be able to raise the niece? Quit her job? Quit school? I’m sorry but that’s not fair to her either,” the comment continued.
“I feel bad for the niece, but at the same time, OP has never met the niece so I’m not really going to fault her for not wanting to be a single parent to a kid she doesn’t know just bc ‘but family!’”
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A teenage girl recently shared that her dad and his wife-to-be excluded her from their wedding and she explained the reasons behind that heartbreaking decision.
“I (f18) was always pretty close to my dad. Closer to my mom but I often visited my dad (about 3-4 times a week). A few years ago he started dating “Anna”. Anna and I always got along when my dad proposed I was happy Anna seemed like she would be a great stepmom,” she started her post.
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OP said that she was overly excited and was looking forward to the wedding. She bought a dress and shoes, but then her dad told her that he and his fiancée needed to talk to her about something important.
“Well a few weeks before the wedding after I had bought everything (dress, shoes, etc) my dad and Anna said they needed to “talk to me” Anna and my dad decided to have a child free wedding which I get especially for young kids.
“Well turns out child-free means no one under 18. On the day of the wedding, I was still going to be 17 so, therefore, I’m not allowed to be at the wedding because Anna wants to stay true to the child-free rule even for the daughter of the groom and her about-to-be stepdaughter.”
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Devastated, OP told her mom what her dad and Anna said to her. The mom was as heartbroken as her daughter and decided to take her on vacation so that she cheer up. At the same time, the mom told the rest of the family what her ex-husband did to their daughter. Understandably, most of them were shocked and angry.
Later, OP posted birthday pictures on Facebook and wrote, “I’m so glad my dad and Anna didn’t allow me at their wedding since I was under 18; I feel more mature since yesterday.”
“The family was freaking out asking if that was true and bashing my dad and Anna. I later got a bunch of texts from my dad and Anna calling me immature and a selfish brat and that’s why I was too immature to be at a wedding. I was talking to some friends and they said I was kinda an AH for doing that and I should have just let it go.”
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Fellow redditors shared their opinions and agreed that OP wasn’t an AH for telling the family what her dad did to her.
“NTA. What kind of man doesn’t have his own child at his wedding? Anyway, they made the choice, if they believe it was the right choice they should have no issue about it being publicly known. Plus, people might well assume you weren’t there because you disapproved of his new wife or chose a vacation instead. Ensuring people know WHY you weren’t there saves your own reputation,” one person commented.
“The no children was made for you. I’m sorry but let that sink in. She made that rule to keep you out. You now know where you stand in their marriage…you don’t. I’m so sorry. NTA. I personally think it was EPIC. Harsh but epic. They deserved more than that. I would even update it with pictures of their texts,” another added.
A third wrote, “I can’t help but wonder if she purposefully pick a date before OP birthday just so she couldn’t go. If the dad & step-mom wanted to make it child free but make sure OP was there they could have made sure the date was AFTER OP birthday but to make it just 2 days before….. nah they didn’t want her there & was just trying to use that as an excuse.”
We believe the dad was not right for excluding his own daughter from the wedding.
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During this challenging period for the British royalty when both King Charles and Kate Middleton are battling cancer, it is Queen Camilla who has taken on significant responsibilities, including those typically fulfilled by her husband.
Over the years, Queen Camilla has become a beloved member of the family. Of course, this wasn’t always the case. In fact, when the public learned of her affair with then-prince Charles, she was hated by many and she was called names. It was said that she was afraid to get out of the house because she was scared for her safety.
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In recent times, Camilla has received hefty criticism from Harry and Meghan. In his book Spare, Harry wrote that when his father married her, he wondered if she would be a “wicked stepmother.” But Camilla isn’t the only one who was slammed by the Sussexes; Kate Middleton was too.
Speaking of the current role Queen Camilla has taken upon herself, royal expert Angela Levin said Camilla is “holding the royal family up.”
“I mean, to wait till you’re 73 is a long time before you can take the crown. I think obviously, at his age, it’s very difficult, but he’s very determined, and he’s only really just started to be king,” Levin said while appearing on GB News. “Supporting him very much, absolutely by his side, is Queen Camilla, who is going to all the engagements that they would have gone to together on her own.”
“And so that way he will feel it’s still moving, it’s still running, and they can discuss it and talk about it. And I think that’s marvelous. I mean, she is holding the Royal Family up and being strong. If you imagine 30 years ago, people were saying the whole Royal Family would absolutely disintegrate, and she would be of no use.”
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Although it is known that Camilla doesn’t want to be under the spotlight, she’s doing an excellent job while meeting with the public.
“To support her husband. She understands him very well because they’ve been together for over 50 years, before they even got married. it’s a long time and they make each other laugh,” Levin added.
Not only Camilla steps in for her husband, but she’s also very supportive of Kate Middleton, especially during the time she was away from the public following her planned abdominal surgery.
The Telegraph’s associate editor, Camilla Tominey, claimed that the queen “has been trying to help [Catherine] through the media storm aspect in all of this.”
Tominey said, “I think before [Catherine] made the announcement because she was having to cope with the fallout of everything that was said about the Mother’s Day photo and everything else, I think Camilla lent some support.”
“Because let’s be honest, [Camilla] knows what it’s like to have a difficult press. She knows what it’s like to shepherd children through a media storm,” she added.
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Royal expert and former royal correspondent Charles Rae praised the queen for supporting King Charles and Kate Middleton in this troublesome time, calling her a “remarkable asset,” adding that Camilla is “one of the best things to happen to the Royal Family” in a “good number of years.”
“There’s no question about it, she stepped into the breach. She’s got everything on her shoulders with what’s going on, and she’s taking on even more work,” royal expert Charles Rae said.
“Everywhere she goes, she has got a cheery smile on and a happy face. She says the right things. She has proved to be a remarkable asset to the Royal Family, given the allegations that at one time she had bread rolls thrown at her in a supermarket car park.”
Rae concluded, “I remember her when she was the most hated woman in Britain. I’ve met her several times and she’s charming, she’s witty, she’s really nice to chat to, and certainly when she’s chatting to people, she has done her homework as to who she’s chatting to.”
Namely, Camilla was said to have been very welcoming towards Kate from the moment the two met.
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When Kate Middleton joined the royal family, Camilla made efforts to foster a relationship with her. Similar efforts were made with Prince William and Harry, although things didn’t turn out for the best with the Duke. Harry’s rift with the royals has left him with few allies within the family.
Prior to the 2011 wedding of the now Prince and Princess of Wales, the Daily Mail reported that Camilla extended an invitation to Kate, her sister Pippa, and her daughter, Laura Lopes, for lunch.
“They were all getting on very well and they clearly hadn’t asked for an out-of-the-way table and nor did they attempt to lower their voices,” a person who overheard their conversation told the Daily Mail. “There was one moment which was clearly meant to be amusing when Kate said, ‘What happens if William doesn’t turn up?’”
Camilla reportedly presented Kate Middleton with a deeply personal gift for her wedding: a bracelet featuring engraved letters “Cs” on either side of the charm. It’s widely speculated that these letters represent “Catherine” and “Camilla.”
According to Yahoo, Kate has been seen wearing this bracelet during numerous occasions, particularly during appearances at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 13: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the annual Trooping The Colour ceremony at Horse Guards Parade on June 13, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
GB News host Isabel Webster said that Queen Camilla and Kate MIddleton have very similar ways of supporting their husbands, while royal expert and biographer Angela Levin explained that Queen Camilla has an instinct for great timing.
“I wrote her [Camilla’s] biography, and she’s got this very strong instinct of knowing what is right at the right moment,” Levin said on GB News program Breakfast.
“The fact that she could take all the nastiness when they separated from Diana, that now she knows exactly what King Charles needs.”
Levin added, “She’s been there so solidly with the work and the engagements when you saw the picture of their 19th wedding anniversary that came out yesterday, you can see that they are so interactive together. I think that feeling you are loved is just as important as having a pill.”
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Isabel Webster continued by explaining how alike Camilla and Kate are.
“I think there’s a lot of similarities between the Queen and the Princess of Wales. I think they’re both such great partners for the King and Prince William, just temperamentally as well,” she said.
“They’re very good in the background at supporting the leading man, and they’re sort of quite stoical and I can see why actually both of them have chosen those leading ladies.”
Levin added: “Which has obviously helped William get on better with his father. Camilla helped Catherine know what to do when she joined the Royal Family, she knew what the protocol was and how to help her. Catherine was very grateful, unlike Meghan, who she tried to help as well and was not interested.”
We truly hope Kate would be able to return to her royal duties as soon as possible and we’d bee seeing more of her in the months to come.
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