The Daily Beat

Facing Old Wounds in the Middle of a Celebration

I was married for 4 years before divorcing my ex-wife. It involved cheating on her part. My sister knew. Fast-forward…

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My Husband Forced My Mom to Sleep on a Mattress in the Hallway While She Was Undergoing Chemo – So I Had to Teach Him a Lesson

When I left for a work trip, I trusted my husband, Daniel, to care for my mother, who was battling…

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The Day I Discovered the Truth About My Grandmother and My Family’s Past

My father forbade us from meeting our grandmother, dismissing her as “dead” whenever I asked. My mother stayed silent, her…

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When I learned why my wife had told me to leave my daughter and move out for a few weeks, I was left speechless.

I’m Jake, a 32-year-old father to my three-year-old daughter, Allie, the center of my world. She’s a daddy’s girl, always…

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The Day We Shared Our Hunger Turned Into Something Bigger

One afternoon, my mom, overworked and hungry, asked my sister and me to bring her food at work. With little…

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Homeless Man Saves Pregnant Woman in a Cafe, Shocking Customers — Only Then Did I Recognize Him

For months, Spencer passed a homeless man outside a café, sensing something familiar but unable to place it. He was…

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Dem Leader Jeffries Rips Supreme Court, Says It Has ‘Enabled’ Trump

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday on CNN’s The Situation Room that the Supreme Court had “enabled” President…

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The Unspoken Announcement

“I saw my boss at a restaurant with his wife. I went to say hi. He had told us a…

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