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☆ I almost threw my mom's engagement ring into her grave. I felt it belonged with her, but now I'm glad I didn't.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Rochelle Newman-Carrasco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My dad wanted me to have my mother's ringWhen he let go, I glanced down. I immediately recognized my mother's engagement ring. The author now wears her mom's engagement ring. I kept it but wasn't sure what to do with itAside from my aversion to wearing jewelry, the ring scared me. And I'm certain my mother would be pleased to see me wearing bling that belonged to her finally.

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☆ Clarence Thomas raised him 'as a son.' Now he's facing 25-plus years on weapons and drug charges.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"For me, in so many ways, it's rewarding because it's brought me, again, full circle," Thomas told Lamb. Related storiesWhen neither placement prevented Martin from acting out with minor drug use and other petty crimes, the Thomases cut him off, Martin told BI. AdvertisementLast summer, according to court records reviewed by BI, Martin was arrested on charges of drug trafficking and weapons possession. Martin says he was eventually expelled from Randolph-Macon Academy for failing a drug test as a junior in high school. "I actually don't know if they know that I'm locked up — I'm not sure they'd care too much," Martin told BI.

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☆ At 72, I've experienced periods of loneliness. I've learned the best ways to make friends — and to enjoy time alone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Over the last 50 years, I've had occasional periods of loneliness, but they're brief, and I know what to do to get past my sense of isolation. I join groups to meet new peopleThroughout my adult life, I've made friends by joining organizations, especially if I'm new in town. From that experience, I learned that in order to make friends, I might have to put myself in situations where I feel awkward. Almost 50 years later, I'm still amazed by the story that Dorothy, a divorced physician, described while I was having lunch at her home.

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☆ Gentle Parenting Bust: What Millennial Parents Are Getting Wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Seventeen years later, gentle parenting is now the default among my professional-class millennial peers. Teachers blame gentle parenting for bad behavior in classrooms, which some believe is accelerating an exodus from the profession. Ample research links an authoritative parenting style — such as gentle parenting — with the most favorable psychosocial outcomes in children. These are among the questions that gentle parents must contend with, often on the fly. When gentle parenting goes wrong, everyone takes note.

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☆ My parents died almost 50 years apart from each other. I was so young when I lost my mom, and it brought me closer to my dad.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The first week of January 1977, I flew back to Vancouver from the East Coast after my mother's death. Just before my mother's death, I'd been offered a job at a community college in Vancouver to teach English to Asian students, work that I would find deeply satisfying. A few months after my mother's death, I joined a T'ai Chi class. But the silver lining from my mother's death was that with her gone, Daddy gradually filled the gap. AdvertisementLouisa Rogers' father died when he was 101.

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☆ Meet Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's 6 children
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementVivienne Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt at the world premiere of "Eternals" at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on October 18, 2021. On her 18th birthday on May 27, Shiloh filed to legally change her name to Shiloh Jolie, TMZ and People reported. Knox, Zahara, Pax, Jolie, Vivienne, and Shiloh at the world premiere of "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" in 2019. AdvertisementShiloh Jolie-Pitt, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Maddox Jolie-Pitt and Knox Jolie-Pitt at the UK premiere of "Eternals" on October 27, 2021 in London, England. Vivienne is listed as "Vivienne Jolie" in the Playbill, but it's unclear if she legally changed her name.

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☆ I've stopped making friends at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Alexandra Karplus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Because the city has a large transient population, I've seen many friends and coworkers come and go — but even this has had benefits. I've made trips to visit my work friends in their new homes around the world. Work friendships started back in New York and are still going strongThese types of strong connections with colleagues didn't just start in Singapore. More than half of those surveyed said they'd met a close friend through their work or a spouse's work. I haven't been introduced to any of my coworkers' friends or partners, nor has my husband met any of them.

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☆ I tracked all the ads I received in a day — here's what I saw
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When my editor asked me to track all the ads I saw in a day, I wasn't sure how it would go. To personalize Google ads, for example, you can go to "My Ad Center" and opt to turn personalized ads on or off in the top-right corner. If you turn them on, Google will use the information it collects about you to give you more personalized ads. I decided to keep personalized ads off for Google because that's how I usually have it. I also found some of the TikTok ads interesting or helpful.

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☆ It’s hurricane season. Good luck getting affordable homeowners’ insurance
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

For decades, homeowners insurance was considered a very stable line of business for insurance companies, said Chuck Nyce, a professor of risk management and insurance at Florida State University. The US homeowners insurance industry saw net losses jump to $101.29 billion in 2023, according to the report. Only two of the 20 largest US homeowners’ insurance companies were profitable last year. Kaylee Greenlee Beal/ReutersWhile property insurance is not mandated by law, most lenders require it for mortgage holders. Last year, Florida’s state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. became the 10th largest homeowners’ insurer in the US, S&P Global said.

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☆ Nicole Brown Simpson's family have shared the story of her life and death in a new docuseries. Here's everything you need to know about her 2 children.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read preview"The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson," Lifetime's new docuseries, lifts a lid on the events leading up to and the aftermath of Nicole Brown Simpson's death. On June 12, 1994, Brown Simpson was killed at her home in Brentwood, California, alongside her friend, Ronald Goldman. Brown Simpson was married to the football star turned actor for seven years between 1985 and 1992. However, the project features interviews with 50 people who knew Brown Simpson well, including her sisters, Denise, Dominique, and Tanya Brown, and close friends, Kris Jenner, Faye Resnick, and Brian "Kato" Kaelin. Here's where Brown Simpson's children are today and what happened to them after their mother's death and father's trial.

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☆ Where is Miranda Wilking, the dancer accused of being in a TikTok cult?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TikTok and social media star Miranda Derrick (née Wilking) is at the center of the story. She and her younger sister, Melanie Wilking, are both dancers who previously branded themselves together as The Wilking Sisters. However, Miranda became involved with 7M via her boyfriend, James Derrick — and her family says in the series, distanced herself from her. Here's where Miranda Derrick is today. "Miranda Derrick is a successful businesswoman and a loving wife and daughter who cares very much about her family.

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☆ Getting an inheritance can change people. As an estate lawyer, I've seen it tear families apart.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'm an attorney who practices exclusively in estate planning, elder law, and estate administration fields. AdvertisementWhen I've dealt with inheritance at my job, I've noticed that putting money on the table changes people. Grief impacts the way people handle inheritance issuesIt breaks my heart to see families fighting over inheritance. I've also seen that inheritance has the power to do goodI think a lot of people assume that inheritances can impact families for the worse. I've seen beneficiaries who didn't expect to inherit anything from someone receive a surprise check, or money being given to charitable organizations.

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☆ Mother of Jan. 6 officer Michael Fanone swatted after he called Trump 'authoritarian'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Washington DC police officer Michael Fanone finishes giving a speech denouncing political violence during a news conference put on by Courage for America featuring veterans, politicians on the west side of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2023. Hours later, Fanone's mother was "swatted" at her home in Virginia. That night, Fanone told NBC News, his mother opened the door to law enforcement while in her nightgown, "mortified" to find SWAT team officers at her home. Pro-Trump protesters clash with D.C. police officer Michael Fanone during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | ReutersWashington Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone testifies during the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2021.

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☆ The women in my family are all connected by names. We have middles names from previous generations.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Anne Roderique-Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I am Anne Marie and she is Alice Marie, named after one of her mother's eight sisters, Anna Marie. The women in my family have been named after prior generationsThis long line of sisters kicked off what would be names linking generations of women in my family. The oldest daughter of Alice and Jack was named Anne Marie after the two beloved sisters, Phyllis Anne and Alice Marie. Mary Lou had a daughter named Shawn Marie, who would become my mother's cousin and best friend–and like a second mother to me. Her hair, a natural auburn not unlike her sister's, has always been dyed blonde, not unlike Aunt Mary Lou.

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☆ My son was diagnosed with autism at age 5. I spent decades hoping he'd change — but now I accept him as he is.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Maribeth Smillar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He was diagnosed with autism at the age of 5. But I haven't spent my life hoping that Evan will be accepted. I've spent my life hoping that he will change. At times, I know I have failed them, but Evan is the one I have let down the most. In that pure and still place, I started to let go of what I had hoped would be and began to accept what was.

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☆ I quit a 6-figure job to take my kitchen-table side hustle full time—it made $379,000 in sales in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Teyoshe Smith | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Teyoshe Smith often made charcuterie spreads for family gatherings before she started a side hustle to sell her elaborate creations. "Crafting elaborate charcuterie spreads from exceptional ingredients became my idea of Southern comfort," Teyoshe says. Bite by Bite & Co.'s charcuterie spreads come in all sizes, from small boards to grazing tables several feet long. Since starting her business, Teyoshe has taught hundreds of people how to craft their own boards through charcuterie workshops she runs both virtually and in person. In 2023, the company brought in about $379,000 in sales, up from about $84,000 in 2022.

Persons: Teyoshe Smith, I've, pepperoni, Teyoshe, —, We've Organizations: Facebook, Capital Locations: Southern, Richmond , Virginia, America, Atlanta , Georgia, Virginia, Georgia

☆ The 11 best things to stream this weekend, from 'Dune: Part Two' to a Beach Boys documentary
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The finales of "The Good Doctor" and "Survivor" aired this week. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "Survivor" and "The Good Doctor" both wrapped this week, the latter for good. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Jane Seymour on Her Best Movie & TV Roles: 'Wedding Crashers,' 'Dr. Quinn,' 'Bond'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementI had to look and play a virgin — which I managed to do quite convincingly into my 40s on "Dr. Quinn," by the way. But I've only ever done two TV series, so now it's "Dr. Quinn" or "Harry Wild." AdvertisementAnd by the way, I got the worst reviews ever on "Dr. Quinn" as well. Studio Seven Productions/NM/Sygma via Getty ImagesI was going to bring up "Dr. Quinn" next — did you expect it to turn into such a beloved show when you initially signed on? There's another factoid that when I did "Dr. Quinn," I only washed my hair in English rainwater that was flown in on a 747 every week.

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☆ I was a stay-at-home mom for 7 years. When I updated my résumé, I realized that so much of mothering applies to jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Nina Weierman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

For those in the daily grind, that is probably hard to understand, but as a stay-at-home mom, there are things that I miss about having a job to go to every day. Things like getting dressed and having conversations with someone above the age of 6, for one, but also things like doing work that is validated by society. I felt like I needed to explain the gap in my resuméOnce I finished editing my résumé, I couldn't help feel the need to explain more about what I have been doing as a stay-at-home mom. Related storiesJust the term "stay-at-home" mom makes me cringe because it immediately brings up these images of a woman sitting in her house to mind. Yet here I am, just hoping someone will read between the lines on my résumé on everything that means to be "just" a mom.

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☆ Swifties who met at the Eras Tour last year just got engaged. Their proposal involved a friendship bracelet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But on June 3, 2023, the two finally made it to the second night of Swift's Eras Tour in Chicago. After almost a year of dating, including attending three more Eras Tour shows together, the two got engaged this past weekend. Advertisement"At an Eras Tour in SoFi, I gave her a friendship bracelet to ask her to be my girlfriend," McCarty said. "I remember that one time you gave me a bracelet," Messinger said in her proposal. They named their dog August after the song, and plan to attend the Eras Tour show in London this summer to celebrate their engagement.

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☆ I have fond memories of high school in America. I'm worried my daughter won't feel the same in Singapore.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jason Erik Lundberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I live in Singapore and lecture in the creative writing and publishing graduate program at Nanyang Technological University, but have also taught at the high school, undergraduate, and community college levels. In 2007, my now-ex-wife (a Singaporean citizen) and I decided to move to Singapore from the US. For the most part, I enjoyed my classes, as well as my extra-curriculars, which in high school consisted of marching band, French club, and physics club. It's possible that, in the 30 years since graduating from high school, my memories have become rose-colored, but I do remember feeling like I had a good balance between my school life and my personal life. The author gets concerned about the amount of pressure put on his daughter by teachers.

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☆ When we adopted our daughter, we chose her name with her birth mother
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sarah Buttenwieser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

We chose the name with the birth motherMaybe a month before this baby was due, our shared social worker gathered us and Caroline, the intended birth mother, who was pregnant. Our social worker asked, "What are you thinking about the name?" Caroline shared her mother's maiden name with us. "That's beautiful," our social worker declared. With adoption, the birth certificate issued just after birth isn't the final one, though.

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☆ Here's how billionaires from Mark Zuckerberg to Jeff Bezos celebrate their birthdays
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Meta CEO hung out with Bill Gates in recreations of his old bedrooms for his birthday bash. Zuckerberg isn't the only billionaire to celebrate with a lavish — and slightly bizarre — party. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMark Zuckerberg marked turning 40 this week by channeling his inner Eminem, squeezing into recreations of his old bedrooms, and hanging out with Bill Gates. The Meta CEO isn't the first billionaire to celebrate his birthday with a lavish — albeit slightly bizarre — party.

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☆ Madonna says nobody told her as a child that her mom was dying: 'she disappeared and there was no explanation'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Madonna honored her mother, who died from breast cancer at 30, in a Mother's Day Instagram post. "Nobody told me my mother was dying," the singer, 65, wrote in the caption, recounting her childhood. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementMadonna paid tribute to her mother, who died aged 30 after a battle with breast cancer, in an emotional Mother's Day post. On Sunday, the pop star uploaded an Instagram post and recalled what it felt like as a child.

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