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Melissa Reader: When my husband, Mauro, was dying of cancer, we had no conversations and no guidance to prepare us.

My husband didn’t plan the end of his life – I don’t want that for anyone else

Very few of us have made decisions about our final days. It’s not just a missed opportunity; it’s a collective blindness.

  • Melissa Reader

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This week David Beckham was awarded a knighthood, and Jamie Melham won the Melbourne Cup.

From Beckham to Melham, what’s left when you’ve already achieved your dream?

This week jockey Jamie Melham won the Melbourne Cup and David Beckham received a knighthood. When your greatest wish is realised, you have to readjust your horizons.

  • Kate Halfpenny
I don’t want to be a Karen, but sometimes you just need to stand up for yourself.

I hissed at a man on the train. Don’t judge me, there are two types of Karens

It’s OK to speak up unless you’re a woman in midlife. Is there a demeaning descriptor for the young dad losing his temper or the rude older man talking down to the receptionist?

  • Claire Heaney
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Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

It turns out the biggest post-Halloween fright isn’t ghosts, but the self-checkout lens judging my life choices.

  • Richard Glover
Stan Grant delivers the Centre for Public Christianity’s Richard Johnson Lecture in Chatswood on Wednesday night. 

In one girl’s tears I found the struggle for the human soul

In this world of toxic identity politics, young people like Kate are programmed for bitterness.

  • Stan Grant
Unlike most Australian babies, my son began childcare when he was just four months old.

Facing other parents’ judgment, I put my baby into childcare at four months

Where most parents take a year out with their babies, our son began childcare early because, as the old saying goes, it takes a village.

  • Zoya Patel
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Boomers are at risk of being captured by an internet fast becoming ruled by bots and AI slop.

Even more than kids, it’s our Boomer parents who need protecting from AI slop

Older adults are uniquely at risk from bot-designed, addictive online content. Cognitive decline can affect self-control and compulsive behaviour – a perfect recipe for endless scrolling.

  • Wendy Syfret
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When the 80-year-old woman dropped the c-bomb, I thought FFS

Right now, a national swear jar would plunder windfalls dwarfing iron ore royalties. Why is this happening?

  • James Hughes
Being pregnant is stressful enough without incorrect claims.

Mum guilt is so universal it inspired the name of my company

Being pregnant is to experience one guilty thought after another. We don’t need Donald Trump adding to that stress.

  • Kate Halfpenny
A mural on the Berlin Wall.

I tried the ‘authentic travel’ trend. It almost ruined my holiday

Standing in front of historic monuments and discovering local gems, I had expected to be struck by a sense of awe. Instead, it was entirely underwhelming.

  • Julia Carr-Catzel

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/real-life-614