Parents trust ChatGPT over doctors, shocking new study claims
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Parents trust ChatGPT over doctors, shocking new study claims

Paging Dr. Bot. In a new study, researchers at the University of Kansas’ Life Span Institute revealed that parents trust artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, more than healthcare professionals. “Participants found minimal distinctions between vignettes written by experts and those generated by prompt-engineered ChatGPT,” says Calissa Leslie-Miller, a doctoral student in…

I want to distance myself from my abusive brother, but my elderly mother refuses
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I want to distance myself from my abusive brother, but my elderly mother refuses

DEAR ABBY: My parents live with my husband and me. I have a horrible relationship with my brother. He has always been demeaning, cruel and emotionally abusive to me. When my brother attacks, he goes for the jugular. Whenever I must have contact with him, I get so upset I…

My spouse wants custody of his love child — I might file for divorce if he pursues this
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My spouse wants custody of his love child — I might file for divorce if he pursues this

A woman is thinking about getting a divorce after her husband revealed his intention to pursue custody of his love child. Taking the Reddit, she explained that she’s been married to her husband for nine years. However, in 2001, she found out he was being sued for child support. “I have zero interest in…

1 in 4 US adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD: new study
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1 in 4 US adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD: new study

One in four US adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD, a new study finds, but only 13% have shared their concerns with a doctor. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a developmental disorder characterized by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. An estimated 4.4% of adults 18 to 44 have ADHD, according to The…

My SIL put her kids up for adoption because she ‘missed her old life’
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My SIL put her kids up for adoption because she ‘missed her old life’

A woman has written into a parenting advice column after she and her husband adopted her SIL’s twins.  “My husband and I went into parenting thinking we’d like to have three or four kids,” she begins.  “My first pregnancy had some serious complications at the end, but my doctors agreed that a second pregnancy was…

My parents only invited one of my young children on a cruise
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My parents only invited one of my young children on a cruise

DEAR ABBY: I’m a single mother of two children, an 8-year-old daughter and a 9-year-old son. My daughter’s father is involved; my son’s father is not. I was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) when my daughter was born and given two weeks to live. My condition has markedly improved,…