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My dad abandoned my mom and 10 kids — a decade later, he called to reunite, but I taught him a painful lesson

A father leaves his wife and 10 kids for a younger woman. Ten years later he calls asking to reunite, but one of the children ...
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Mom Told Her Kids That Their Dad Abandoned Them. 55 Years Later, They Found His Body Buried in the Basement

Normally stoic under pressure, Chris Carroll was pale and visibly shaken when he emerged from the basement of his family’s house in Lake Grove on Long Island, N.Y. “Dad, I think we found something,” ...
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I longed for my dad's attention when I was a kid. Now I have it — but I never thought it'd be like this.

We have an ongoing competition in my family. My brother, Tony, and I are adults now — I’m 57, he’s 59 — and my parents have been divorced 25 years, but since we were kids and still today, whenever we ...
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There Was Only One Way My Ex Could Keep Up With His Demanding Job. When I Left, It All Fell Apart.

The kids’ dad used to work in a high stress , high earning role. We agreed it would be short term, four years. He worked hard but did nothing else: I managed our household, our kids, and all the ...