Furrific 21

I never imagined that being kind and loyal could leave me feeling so exposed, especially not when it came to my own sister. Three years ago, I was finally catching my breath…

My wife gave birth to a baby with dark skin. We’re both very fair-skinned. She broke down in tears and insisted the child was mine. I demanded a DNA test—and the results…

I was at my desk, half-typing an email, half-daydreaming about what to make for dinner when the office delivery guy appeared at my office door. He held a bright pink bakery box…

Three days before our dream Maldives anniversary trip, I had a stroke. While I lay in the hospital, unable to move, my husband called — from the airport. “Postponing costs too much,”…

Relationship trust can be significantly impacted by accusations of adultery. When a woman’s baby’s odd eye color raised suspicions of infidelity, she was subjected to similar charges. But when the mother decided…

My husband sent me and the kids to a hotel for two weeks, saying the house had rats and needed disinfection. I believed him… until I drove by and saw a woman…

After the wedding, my husband moved into my house. A week later, his mom showed up, uninvited, and said she’d be living with us “to help.” I protested, but he begged me…

I came home a day earlier than planned. My best friend, Ellen, had begged me to stay another night at her place, but my bones ached for my own bed, my own…

There’s no way around it-aging is inevitable. But that doesn’t mean you have to age in a way that makes you feel discontent with yourself. As a woman in her 60s, I…