Generations of migrants from a village on the coast of southern Italy found a better life in Venezuela. Many came back and ...

There’s a special place in hell reserved for villains disguised as lovely, sweet ladies. And it would seem that particular place is getting fuller by the day. There’ve been a flood of stories recently ...

Basically, it didn't matter what I did or said, mum was going to hurt me one way or another.

People process childhood trauma differently. Some are lucky enough to be unaffected by it as they grow into adulthood.

Cleaning day closed with Saturday night baths without indoor plumbing. With kitchen doors closed, a washtub sitting in the ...

In Richfield, on top of being confined, snowy weeks would go by without the sun shining. It didn’t take long for the ache of loneliness to get to me and sometimes I’d find ways to get out of the house ...

It’s worthless as phone protection — it no longer fits any models in circulation — but in the currency of childhood affection ...

If you find yourself newly engaged and wondering how to plan a destination wedding, you’ve come to the right place. That was my situation in 2024—my then-boyfriend and I had just become fiancés, and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend has this absolutely annoying habit of doing laundry while entertaining guests. We are all aware that she has five children -- three of her own, and two of her sister’s kids ...

In my culture, children are expected to greet everyone in the room with a hug and a kiss. My daughter didn't like to and often screamed when relatives tried to hug and kiss her. I teach my kid that ...