A terrible accident left Cindy immobilised, but her forgiveness has given her family hope. Jerry Donald gently combs his beautiful daughter Cindy’s hair before he places her toothbrush in her hand so that she can try to brush her teeth. Like any dad, Jerry loves his daughter desperately — and since Cindy was paralysed from […]

No one knows my secret. Twice a week after dropping my four-year-old off at kindy, my baby daughter and I go straight to the mall. I’ll always dress up nicely in my most expensive gear, and head straight for the rich suburbs. I mainly target expensive items such as the latest perfumes that are often […]

With her family’s support, Judith Mawson is now able to move on from a nightmare that began when two detectives pulled into her drive. In this week’s Woman’s Day she tells her horrifying story … After my first marriage came apart, I wanted to meet a straight, normal man who was kind and loving and […]

When I bought my first house, I was thrilled to finally be out of not only the renting game, but the share-house game. I had found more often than not the experience of sharing with complete strangers to be a nightmare. Countless times throughout my twenties, I’d answer a “room for rent” ad in the […]

When Mark and Anthony’s father was lost at sea they hid their own heartbreak to support their grieving mother. But when John turned up almost six years later, the boys’ world began to unravel… As they huddled together at the beach on a cold, blustery day for their father’s memorial ceremony, the hearts of brothers […]

I was 18 at the time and hideously inflicted with conjunctivitis. It had spread to both eyes and kept me mostly indoors out of the sun, away from those who would shy away from my freakish fish-eye appearance. Being 18, I was very upset to be missing the weekend’s festivities — the ritual of going […]

By Angela Mollard A decade after she vanished and hid from the world for nearly five years, Natasha Ryan is marrying the man who helped conceal her… Unlike other brides, it’s not the dress or the ring or the spectacle of the day that delights Natasha Ryan most about getting married, but the simple act […]

“My name is Amanda,” I started, “and I’m an alcoholic. I started secretly drinking when I was 15, and now have found that my job and my life are both suffering. Nobody knows I drink, except my liver, and I want to change.” The lies flew out of my mouth, just as I had rehearsed […]

By Jacqui Lang Tamara Broome was arrested in the US when she went to meet the boy she fell for online. Now, defying convention, the two have said ‘I do’… Their relationship set tongues wagging the world over — now South Australian Tamara Broome has married her American “toyboy” John Martini, the teenager she went […]

My twin sister and I are identical — we look the same, dress the same, laugh the same. But we don’t act the same. In fact, my sister is not the same person as me at all. My twin sister is mean and spiteful. And this is no clearer than when it comes to our […]