Tuesday , November 5 2024

Life & Love

Nursing homes a tough pill to swallow

After 8 years of being a caretaker, Mai Thy cried all night after finally checking her mother into a nursing home. She still remembers that night back in April. “In my mind, our parents have sacrificed so much so we could be successful, and now we’re just throwing them into …

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Motivated mom loses 40 kg

After having two children, Thuy Nhung hit her highest weight ever at 97 kg, but managed to come down to 57 kg thanks to exercise and a strict diet. An oversized belly is a common bane among many mothers, and Nhung, an office worker in the northern province of Ninh …

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School bullying haunts victims decades later

School bullying haunts victims decades later

Huynh Tien still breaks out in a cold sweat whenever she sees a pith helmet. She shivers to remember the time a group of boys tore off her clothes and beat her with a helmet during her Hanoi school’s military training sessions. Tien, now a transgender woman, said she was …

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Why do women need more skincare than men?

My husband only splashes his face with water daily, but his skin is still smooth and clear, with not a pimple in sight. Meanwhile, I have to use expensive cosmetics and daily skincare, but my face is still rough-looking, ridden with dark spots and pimples. Why does women’s skin age …

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Mother spends 30 years looking for lost son

Huyen Nga’s son Hoang Long ran through his kindergarten’s open doors and into the street 29 years ago. He has not been seen since. Last month, Pham Thi Huyen Nga, 62, received the results of her DNA test, in which she examined the biological relationship between herself and a 35-year-old …

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