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Washington Post
7 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Carolyn Hax: Middle-aged and still getting dismissed as ‘the baby'
Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I'm the youngest of five children, and throughout my whole life, my family members never cease to remind me of this in either a neutral or a derogatory way. Anytime I ask people to knock it off, they tell me I'm too sensitive and 'you'll always be the baby, so stop complaining.'
CBS News
27-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
From the Great Depression to 105: A life celebrated in Mineral Wells
Dean Abbott has lived through 19 presidents, two world wars and more than a century of change — and on her 105th birthday, the city of Mineral Wells made sure she knew just how much she's appreciated. Dean Abbott CBS News Texas The mayor officially declared May 26, 2025, as "Dean Abbott Day" in honor of the centenarian, who was born in 1920 in Arkansas and moved to Texas at age 3. "I don't know, I'm just getting old," Abbott said with a laugh while flipping through old photos and memories. A family of eight Abbott is the last surviving sibling of eight children. Dean Abbott "I had six sisters and one brother," she said. "And I'm the only one left. And I'm the only one that ever reached a hundred. I just keep going. I'm not going to give up." She got married during her senior year of high school. Her first husband found work helping to build the Possum Kingdom Lake dam, one of the major public works projects launched during the Great Depression to boost employment. Early years in tents "We just took off to Mineral Wells, got a tent," Abbott said. "Everybody was just living in tents. So it was just like camping out. It was fun. We had a lot of fun." The couple had three children, but the marriage eventually ended. To support her young family, Abbott worked a variety of jobs — from beauty services to farming. "I gave them perms and would arch your eyebrows and I'd do their fingernails," she said. "And I babysat. And then I also chopped cotton and picked cotton." A new home, new life Dean Abbott She later remarried, and in 1952 the couple moved into a home in Mineral Wells. Abbott said it felt like luxury to have indoor plumbing and electricity. She still lives in that same house today. "Well, I live alone," she said. "I do all my housework. I do my laundry. I cook." Abbott worked in factories for nearly 40 years before retiring at age 65. Since then, she's focused on quieter pleasures: reading, sewing and spending time with her growing family — which now includes seven grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and counting. Legacy through family and food Dean Abbott "I have had three great-great-grandchildren this year," she said proudly. She's also tried to pass on her legacy through cooking. "I've written down my recipes," she said, smiling. "I asked one of my grandsons what he thought of my cookbook. He said, 'Well, I can't read it.' I said, what do you mean you can't read? 'Well, I don't read cursive. They don't teach you.' And I said, well, I can't type." The secret to longevity As for the secret to a long life? "Hard work and clean living," Abbott said. "You don't drink, smoke or cuss… and I was like, I do that a little bit." Still, she believes there may be something more at work. "I don't know," she said. "God, he's not through with me yet, I guess." And so, with faith and laughter — and 105 candles — Dean Abbott continues to inspire a town that now celebrates her not just as a neighbor, but as a living piece of history.
Times
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Boris and Carrie Johnson welcome new baby
Carrie Johnson has given birth to her fourth child, a daughter named Poppy. The wife of Boris Johnson said on Saturday that her child was born on Wednesday, May 21. Sharing a photo of Poppy with two of her other children on social media, Johnson said she 'couldn't believe' how 'pretty and tiny' her new daughter was. She added that her other children were 'utterly delighted' to have a new sibling, particularly her daughter Romy who was 'desperate for a little sister. Bring on the matching dresses.' Johnson also shared photos of herself and her husband holding Poppy. 'Back from hospital now and time for cocktails and pizza with my tiny baby snoozing on my lap,' she said. 'Life doesn't get any better.' The Johnsons married in 2021. She gave birth to Wilfrid, their first child together, in 2020. She gave birth to Romy, their second child, in December 2021 and Frank, their third, in 2023. Boris Johnson has several children from previous relationships, including four with his ex-wife Marina Wheeler. He also has a child, born in 2009, following an affair with the art consultant Helen Macintyre. Carrie Johnson had previously suffered a miscarriage, and when she announced that she was pregnant with Romy she added a message to those also affected. 'Fertility issues can be really hard for many people, particularly when on platforms like Instagram it can look like everything is only ever going well,' she said. 'I found it a real comfort to hear from people who had also experienced loss so I hope that in some very small way sharing this might help others too.'
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Woman discovers horrific secret about her husband after taking ancestry test
A mother-of-two claims her life was 'flipped on its head' when she took an ancestry test that revealed the shocking truth about her husband. The woman purchased the Ancestry DNA test on a whim as something 'fun' to do—hoping she and her husband would learn more about their families in the process. But instead they received devastating news that they were, in fact, siblings. In a viral post on Reddit the woman, who knew she was conceived via a sperm donor, wrote: 'We got the results, and… I matched with him. My husband. As a half-sibling.' The couple were horrified to discover they shared the same biological father—particularly as the husband had never known he, too, was donor conceived. 'At first, I thought it had to be some kind of mistake, or maybe I misunderstood something. 'But no, after looking into it, we realised his dad was also a donor, and no one ever told him. 'Now, here we are, married for years with two kids, and we're still trying to figure out how to process the fact that we're siblings.' The mother of two went on the detail the fallout following the unsettling match. 'I don't even know how to explain how I feel. It's just… overwhelming. I love him, of course, but this changes so much. I just feel kind of lost. 'We've already spoken to a genetic counselor, and we're trying to move forward, but it's like everything we thought we knew about our family has been flipped upside down.' Around 4.7million of the British population is estimated to have used a DNA-testing kit—encouraged by the popularity of ITV series DNA Journey, which traced the ancestry of pairings including Ant and Dec and entertainers Amanda Holden and Alan Carr. Customers simply provide a spit sample, which is placed into a tube then sent back to the company's laboratory. The £94 Ancestry DNA test analyses 700,000 genetic markers—specific points in a person's DNA that can offer clues about ancestral origins. This genetic data is then compared to population samples from over 350 regions around the world. These regions represent groups of people who have lived in the same area for many generations and developed distinct genetic patterns. By identifying similarities between an individual's DNA and these regional patterns, the test estimates where their ancestors may have lived. Commenting on the Reddit post, one user wrote: 'This was bound to happen somewhere in the world, at some point, given the current unregulated fertility industry that puts profits above the rights and interests of the donor conceived child. In the UK, using donor sperm for insemination requires going through a licensed fertility clinic. This ensures the sperm is screened for health issues and genetic diseases, and that the insemination process is overseen by qualified professionals. A donor's sperm can be used to create babies for a maximum of ten families, and the donor is not legally recognised as the father of any child born through the process. However earlier this year, Dutch medics have revealed that sperm from just 85 donors was used to father thousands of children, leading to fears of accidental inbreeding among the country's population. The country's gynaecology and obstetrics organisation, the NVOG, said that at least 85 men have become 'mass donors', defined as having fathered 25 or more children each. The organisation revealed that Dutch fertility clinics have been breaking strict rules around donations for decades. The most famous mass donor was Jonathan Meijer, a notorious Dutch YouTuber who has so far fathered 550 children and was the star of Netflix documentary 'The Man with 1,000 Kids.' The 43-year-old faced a lawsuit in 2023 due to fears of unintentional incest and inbreeding between his children, and because he had gone well past the Dutch limit of fathering 25 donor children.
