I’m the toe wrestling world champion – my family couldn’t be prouder of me
Toe wrestling is like arm wrestling, but with your feet.
At 14, I was blackmailed into sending indecent images to an older man
It became an endless cycle of trying to keep him happy.
An incredible cat helped me gain the trust of a woman enslaved for 20 years
It was the first time I’d seen Sheela’s eyes free of fear.
Dad wanted to die peacefully but strangers told him to burn in hell
Why would strangers wish such torment upon a family already grappling with immense pain?
I opened the freezer and burst into tears at what I saw
It was September last year and my husband Andrew and I had just returned from dropping our son off at university.
My teacher asked one question that left me wanting to hide
For a long time, it felt like another thing that separated me from my non-Black friends.
I’ve had to lift up my shirt to prove I’ve had breast cancer
I lifted up my shirt and showed him the skin flap where my nipple used to be.
Mum’s life was saved after I pressured her to put Gran into care
I knew right from the get-go that Mom taking on Grandma’s care was a mistake.
I bled for an entire year because doctors said I was ‘too young’
I attempted to carry on as normal - but the bleeding didn’t go away.
I spent £50 on hair clips and now have a six-figure business
Don’t be a perfectionist, just take action, and you will learn as you go along.
I thought our first date was going well – until he started laughing
The incident made me feel truly sad, and put me off meeting guys in the future.
I can’t get over what I saw at the school gates
Being fully focussed on the kids has definitely made us all a bit happier.
He asked me to marry him and I said yes – then he told me about the baby
‘Do you know what you mean to me? Everything. But I need to tell you something,’ Tom said minutes after he popped the question.
I’m bisexual and always asked one question by straight female friends
I’m constantly hearing some form of this comment.
My mum supports victims of domestic abuse – but she has a dark secret
I saw her as an enabler to my dad’s behaviour. I didn’t understand why she wouldn’t just leave.
I came to the UK for a better life but I’ve been left disappointed
After one month of seeing first-hand the poverty in the UK, my illusion of a great country was being destroyed.
I couldn’t stop spending money – then a diagnosis explained everything
For a long time, I didn’t know my sudden bouts of impulsive spending were due to bipolar disorder.
My life support was almost switched off – then a nurse spotted something
Instead of turning off my machines and effectively ending my life, doctors started to slowly bring me out of my coma.
I spent my retirement savings on a house for strangers in need
We fancied the South of France – we ended up with a holiday home in Twickenham.
I was ashamed of what I found in my knickers until I learned the truth
I believed I was unclean or that there was something wrong with me ‘down below’.
I threw £9,000 in the air for my kids to have a party in
After each of our money showers, my children then sort the notes into neat piles.
The vet’s words about Dudley ripped my heart out of my chest
I didn’t want to let go of his paws. I kept physical contact until the very end.
I’ve been called an undateable ‘red flag’ because of my health condition
Throughout my time on various apps I would try to avoid bringing up the fact I was coeliac.
I’m part of the Columbine generation – the latest school shooting shows nothing has changed
In kindergarten, I had my first ‘code red’ drill. 'Code red' means active shooter.
My child was suspended from school 17 times by the time he was six
By the time Jayden was nine years old, he was onto his fifth school.
