What is the most heartbreaking thing your child has told you?

Just last week my 28-year-old son told me when he stayed at his mom's house when he was really little that he used to hide in the closet all the time. I was aware that he liked to hang out in th…

Top stories for Long   What is the most heartbreaking thing your child has told you? Jak Bartels, Boss-man at Self Employed -- Residential Remodeling • Answered July 3, 2024 Just last week my 28-year-old son told me when he stayed at his mom's house when he was really little that he used to hide in the closet all the time. I was aware that he l... Read more » 3.6K 82   How did cowboys drink water out of streams without purification? Texas Jeff, lives in Texas • Answered July 20 Pop taught us. He was born in OK in 1922 and raised in Texas. Familiar with living on the land, riding horses, loved his cowboy westerns. He was the kind of dad who could t... Read more » 5.7K 412   Could you explain why a rolling cannonball was so feared on the battlefield, and how soldiers attempted to defend against it? John Sproule, Some history in university and read a lot of world history • Updated August 29 I love eyewitness history, even when it records sad and grisly events. During the American Civil War, a couple of soldiers saw a spent cannonball bounding toward them, far ... Read more » 2.5K 100   What happens if a teacher does not allow a student to use the restroom during school hours? Jim Thurber, Common Citizen • Answered September 2, 2024 I'm a retired public school teacher (California) and I had an open bathroom rule. "You need to go, just go. You don't need permission. You're old enough that you know when ... Read more » 575 35   Why do LED bulbs still burn out very frequently, aren't they going to last over 10 years? Axel Wansart, University Professor at Universidad ORT Uruguay (1998-present) • Answered July 23 We started a lighting consultancy over 30 years ago, and had plenty of light sources to choose from, depending on our needs. Incandescent and halogen lamps were used in home... Read more » 1.3K 233   Why does America seem to not have a pickpocket problem? Modesta, lives in Austin, TX (2021-present) • Answered April 13 I studied abroad in Rome and have lived in New York and Austin, Tx so I will just tell you what I see as differences between Europe vs America when it comes to pickpockets. ... Read more » 2.9K 1   Why did flat feet keep people from being drafted during Vietnam? Paul Keith, 25th Infantry Division, 546th Ordnance (EODC - Bomb Disposal), Army Training Cmd • Answered September 4, 2018 I avoided the draft by - - enlisting. After I was in the service an Army doctor informed me during a routine physical that I had "pes planus" - i.e., flat feet. He asked me... Read more » 1.8K 179   My landlord called me saying they are missing payments from 6-12 months (some longer). I provided my bank statement with the checks that have cleared. Can they evict me since I have showed proof? Joe D'Orazio, former Retired Electrician • Answered May 11 I had this happen to me once. I had just kicked my then girlfriend out. The landlord called me and told me i was behind on the rent. I told her i've been paying it. I have ... Read more » 4.7K 302   Derived from the poisonous gas fluorine, why is fluoride used in toothpaste? Thomas Brand, studied at Mississippi State University • Answered August 16 Derived from the poisonous gas chlorine used to murder soldiers in WW1, and the incendiary metal sodium, why is salt used on scrambled eggs? Answers: You absolutely can't loo... Read more » 77 25   Who is the smartest and most intelligent between Sherlock, Mycroft, and Moriarty? Hope Switon, I'm fascinated by James Moriarty. • Answered July 9, 2016 Mycroft is more intelligent than Sherlock I consider this a fact. It's fairly obvious during their little pissing contests. Whenever Sherlock has an issue, Mycroft pops into... Read more » 118 4   What work secret did you accidentally find out that changed everything? Ken S., Common Sense Consultant • Answered April 6 I was working in the entertainment industry and we provided technical support for productions. As it got close to the end, they would start working more hours and needed ad... Read more » 763   Why do old people get tired so easily? Thelma Beardsmore, former Retired • Answered June 4 I am almost 80 and there is only one basic rule for older people, no matter what health issues you have, and I have a number of major issues… the trick is to just do what y... Read more » 24.9K 1.6K Read more in your feed

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