fact or fiction

Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about our family dynamics, traditions, and if there's such thing as a 'perfect family.'

What It Feels Like to Be the ‘Unmarried One’ at Every Family Gathering
It always starts the same way. A lingering glance at your left hand. A polite smile followed by: “So…anyone special yet?”
By Muhammad Sabeel6 months ago in Families
Loving Without Losing Myself: The Art of Staying Whole in Relationships
There’s a quiet kind of heartbreak no one talks about—the kind that happens when you love someone so deeply, you forget how to love yourself. Not because they asked you to, and not because the love was bad or toxic, but because somewhere in the process of giving, caring, accommodating, and adjusting, you stopped seeing yourself as someone worth protecting too.
By Aiman Shahid6 months ago in Families
Cincinnati Assault 2025: Viral Video Shows Woman Knocked Out, 5 Arrested
In 2025, a violent fight happened in downtown Cincinnati that caught a lot of attention. A video of the fight was shared many times on social media. The video shows a woman getting knocked out during a fight with several people. This caused many people to be worried and talk about what happened. The police quickly started an investigation after seeing the video. They worked to find the people involved and make arrests. The community also responded with concern, asking for safety and justice. This article will explain the details of the fight, the suspects, and how the police and community reacted.
By Shahzaib6 months ago in Families
Apple Tree Mornings
Summer holidays brought me more joy than anything else in the year. Because that was when my favorite cousin came to visit
By Rebecca Kalen6 months ago in Families
The House With One Open Window. AI-Generated.
The house at the edge of Birch Road had one window that never closed. It wasn’t broken. It wasn’t overlooked. It was basically open—always. For over twenty a long time, the townspeople passed it and whispered stories approximately who once lived there, and why that single window remained untouched through storms, winters, and time.
By Dz Bhai6 months ago in Families
Where the Morning Finds Us. AI-Generated.
Ethan sat at the edge of the bed in the early first light, the dim light of morning slipping through the shades. He may listen the delicate breathing of his girl Lily sleeping in the room another entryway. For a minute, he permitted himself to basically breathe, to feel the weight of another day starting. Exterior, the world was still calm, but the discuss was full of the tender guarantee of alter. In his lap, he held a blurred photo of Maya — his spouse — and followed the layout of her confront with a trembling finger.
By Dz Bhai6 months ago in Families
Romanticizing the Everyday: How Small Joys Saved My Sanity
There was a time when every day felt like a blur. Wake up. Check phone. Scroll mindlessly. Eat something. Work. Reply to messages I didn’t feel like answering. Repeat. Life became a monotonous loop, with no spark, no depth—just survival. I wasn’t depressed in the textbook sense, but I wasn’t living either. I was existing.
By Aiman Shahid6 months ago in Families
Canes National Chicken Finger Day 2025: Free Chicken Finger with Box Combo
Every year, Raising Cane’s celebrates National Chicken Finger Day with a special treat for its loyal fans. In 2025, the celebration continues with a simple and tasty offer: one free chicken finger with the purchase of a Box Combo. This offer has caught the attention of chicken lovers across the country and is trending for good reason. Let’s take a closer look at what this day is about and why it matters to so many people.
By Shahzaib6 months ago in Families
Nehemiah's Sunshine
Nehemiah’s Sunshine Nehemiah wasn’t the kind of boy you noticed right away. He wasn’t loud. Didn’t run with the wild kids or throw his head back laughing in the corridors. He was quiet—observant. The type who sat with his chin tucked, one shoelace always undone, sketching strange, beautiful things in the corners of his notebooks.
By waseem khan6 months ago in Families
Things I Wish I Told My Mom Before I Moved Out
The morning I moved out, my mom made pancakes. She never said, “I’ll miss you.” She just slid the plate toward me with a quiet, practiced grace and asked if I wanted syrup. I nodded, heart thumping, trying not to cry. My car was already packed. The keys were in my pocket. The rest of my life waited in a two-bedroom apartment across town.
By Muhammad Sabeel6 months ago in Families
The Power of Being Unavailable: How Boundaries Became My Superpower
For the longest time, I thought being available made me valuable. If someone called, I answered—even if I was in the middle of something. If a friend needed a favor, I said yes—even when I was exhausted. I responded to texts at midnight, checked emails before I even got out of bed, and said “of course” far too often when I should’ve said “not right now.”
By Aiman Shahid6 months ago in Families
Why So Many People Are Quietly Cutting Off Their Families in 2025
The Silent Exodus No One Talks About They don’t make announcements. There are no dramatic goodbye speeches or viral social media posts. Instead, it happens in quiet unfollows, unreturned calls, unanswered texts, and the slow fading out of Sunday visits and holiday traditions. Across the globe, thousands—maybe millions—of adults are quietly, and often painfully, distancing themselves from their families.
By Muhammad Sabeel6 months ago in Families