<![CDATA[Stories by Bridget Appleby on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@bridgetappleby01?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*6J7CGAud-OFhO4RcErW-Uw@2x.jpeg Stories by Bridget Appleby on Medium https://medium.com/@bridgetappleby01?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 01:23:56 GMT <![CDATA[My ADHD Son Has Left the Nest — But Is He Flying or Falling?]]>

Why can’t he master this one crucial skill?

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]]> https://medium.com/the-parenting-portal/my-adhd-son-has-left-the-nest-but-is-he-flying-or-falling-d1e977e4de47?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/d1e977e4de47 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:31:00 GMT 2026-07-09T14:31:00.865Z <![CDATA[I’ve Never Liked Beards — and Now There’s One on My Husband]]>

I said ‘In sickness and in health’, but there was nothing on there about facial hair

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]]> https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/ive-never-liked-beards-and-now-there-s-one-on-my-husband-c6dc41d34ef3?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/c6dc41d34ef3 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:33:06 GMT 2026-03-23T19:33:06.594Z <![CDATA[Hitting Kids in Their Education]]>

Should we punish kids with lost learning?

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]]> https://medium.com/the-parenting-portal/hitting-kids-in-their-education-2593e0e6643e?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/2593e0e6643e Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:01:01 GMT 2026-02-19T14:01:01.822Z <![CDATA[The Last Cut is the Deepest]]>

As children grow, they leave you over and over, but nothing compares to watching them take off into their own new world

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]]> https://medium.com/the-parenting-portal/the-last-cut-is-the-deepest-db242b56982c?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/db242b56982c Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:02:57 GMT 2026-01-13T15:02:57.749Z <![CDATA[If 2025 Was the Year of the Brain Tumour, What’s Lurking in 2026?]]>

Bizarrely, I hope some of the same…

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]]> https://medium.com/never-stop-writing/if-2025-was-the-year-of-the-brain-tumour-whats-lurking-in-2026-9b16247bf62e?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/9b16247bf62e Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:34:10 GMT 2025-12-31T16:34:10.972Z <![CDATA[Did Anyone Ask the Over-50s if They Wanted the Music Turned Up?]]>

Our entire entertainment industry is shooting itself in … well, the ear

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]]> https://medium.com/crows-feet/did-anyone-ask-the-over-50s-if-they-wanted-the-music-turned-up-a1097196f47b?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/a1097196f47b Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:58:20 GMT 2025-11-07T16:58:20.520Z <![CDATA[Do Animals Need Rights as People?]]>

Yes- and they’ve just lost one of their best advocates

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]]> https://medium.com/age-of-empathy/do-animals-need-rights-as-people-d7ff8c0c8f4d?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/d7ff8c0c8f4d Tue, 14 Oct 2025 02:13:33 GMT 2025-10-14T02:13:33.451Z <![CDATA[The Power of a Boost. How Boosted Articles Bought My Earnings Over $860 a month (Until it Crashed!)]]>

I compare views, reads and earnings of my nine boosted articles to nine ‘not boosted’ articles to show the power of a Medium Boost

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]]> https://medium.com/@bridgetappleby01/the-power-of-a-boost-how-boosted-articles-bought-my-earnings-over-860-a-month-until-it-crashed-99f74e297f05?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/99f74e297f05 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:29:04 GMT 2025-09-29T15:29:04.039Z <![CDATA[The Old People of Today Just Aren’t What They Used To Be]]>

I find myself an absolute disgrace

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]]> https://medium.com/age-of-empathy/the-old-people-of-today-just-arent-what-they-used-to-be-d3fab800f3ef?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/d3fab800f3ef Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:01:53 GMT 2025-09-20T15:01:53.126Z <![CDATA[If Our Dreams Define Us–Who Do We Become When They Die?]]>

As our bodies fade, will our spirits still soar?

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]]> https://medium.com/middle-pause/if-our-dreams-define-us-who-do-we-become-when-they-die-6e45085186bf?source=rss-11888131fa37------2 https://medium.com/p/6e45085186bf Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:43:34 GMT 2025-09-17T17:43:34.888Z