41 h. ago A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community

After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turned down the volume of the worldIt was 2022, and my dad had just died from a rare blood disease. In the aftermath, I quit my PhD and moved back to London from Brighton. I coped by keeping incredibly busy. I regularly informed friends “I’m fine, actually”, as I threw myself into a new job in communications, went clubbing every weekend, picked up a side hustle selling secondhand clothes and got suspiciously invested in my gym routine. If I could just keep busy, I thought, perhaps I could drown out the growing tidal wave of grief.And it worked, until it just didn’t any more. I began to burst into tears randomly – during a work meeting, at the gym, on my commute – and everyone around me would politely pretend they didn’t notice the 28-year-old man weeping on the tube at 8.30am. I tried to pus...

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5 d. ago Nashville neighbors can see what's REALLY going on with Nicole Kidman. It's so sad... and even more embarrassing: KENNEDY

Nicole Kidman spent this Thanksgiving without her youngest children. The actress agreed that teen daughters Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret would spend Turkey Day with their dear old dad.

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7 d. ago Devastated dad of National Guard soldier, 20, shot in DC 'terror attack' says she will not survive

Sarah Beckstrom's dad Gary Beckstrom provided the heartbreaking update on Thursday, just one day after his daughter was shot in Washington D.C.

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7 d. ago 31 Christmas gifts for dad that will absolutely make his day

From traditional gents to the modern man, these are the top Christmas gifts for the MVP who deserves a medal

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8 d. ago Sobbing police call handler says 'I did my best' after dad dialled 999 day before being stabbed to death

Osagie Harrison Aimiyekagbon, known as Harry, is said to have called police at least six times about the man who went on to kill him

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1 week ago Boris Becker becomes new dad to baby daughter one day before his 58th birthday

Former Wimbledon champion has four other children from previous relationships

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1 week ago Dad's 'extreme day trip' to popular Spanish island worked out 'cheaper than London'

Budget traveller Aleksander Sikora, 41, from Farnham, Surrey, spent just £99 on a six-hour day trip to the Canary Islands with his daughter. He tells of how they did it below

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2 w. ago Starmer issues emotional message to son as he confronts difficult relationship with father

Sir Keir Starmer has marked International Men's Day with a touching letter to his son.

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2 w. ago Rob Burrow's dad given fresh hope 'one day there will be an end' to MND heartbreak

The dad of rugby legend Rob Burrow says he has hope new MND research will put an end to the terrible disease which claimed his son's life in in June 2024 aged 41

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3 w. ago Kelly Osbourne shares her 'heartbreaking regret' on the day dad Ozzy died

The daughter of the rock legend was speaking on a podcast with wife Sharon and brother Jack

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3 w. ago Brooklyn Beckham faces backlash as he breaks silence following David knighthood snub

Social media users have been quick to scold Brooklyn in his latest cooking video.

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3 w. ago Brooklyn Beckham under fire as he breaks silence after snubbing dad David's knighthood

Brooklyn Beckham has broken his social media silence with a cooking video, prompting backlash after skipping his dad David’s knighthood and staying silent on the milestone

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3 w. ago Dad drowned his own three children on Father's Day after horror 'threat'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Robert Farquharson was found guilty of three counts of murder after he drove his three sons into a dam on Father's Day in 2005, with the boys' mother saying he had a 'love-hate relationship' with them

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3 w. ago Prosecutor blasts Arizona dad who killed himself the day he was due to be jailed for leaving daughter, 2, to die in hot car

Christopher Scholtes, 38, was found dead early Wednesday morning at the $1 million home in Phoenix he shared with his wife Dr. Erika Scholtes.

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4 w. ago Brooklyn Beckham breaks cover looking very carefree after missing dad's big day

Amid their ongoing family feud, Brooklyn Beckham has shown what he was up instead of attending his father David Beckham's knighthood ceremony at Windsor Castle

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4 w. ago Dad who left daughter to die in hot car dies day he was due to be jailed

The dad was watching adult films when he left the tot inside the vehicle.

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4 w. ago Dad who left daughter, 2, to die in hot car dies day he was due to be jailed

Scholtes had struck a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to the second-degree murder of his daughter Parker, which took place in July 2024

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4 w. ago David Beckham breaks silence on 'family' after son Brooklyn snubs his knighthood

Football legend David Beckham was knighted at Windsor Castle and his loved ones came for moral support, however eldest son Brooklyn did not attend the ceremony or any public celebrations

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