Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I (29F) have been engaged to my fiancé Mark (34M) for two years. We’ve had a good relationship, but Christmas revealed something unexpected. I was excited about our first Christmas together, especially since Mark has a daughter, Ella (6F), from his previous marriage. I’m childfree by choice but have bonded with Ella. I planned a…

I was pregnant with my first child while my husband already had three from a previous marriage. When my water broke, he stayed at his son’s football game instead of coming to the hospital, saying our newborn wouldn’t remember the day. I told him not to come home, and he didn’t return for three days.…

I was working at a café on Christmas morning. An older gentleman came in and ordered coffee. He left a $1 tip—nothing special. But under that dollar bill was a little slip of paper with his grandkids’ crayon drawings of snowmen. I tucked it in my apron and forgot about it. Later that day, feeling…

Emma Flint, a UK journalist, came out as abrosexual at 32, after years of struggling with her fluctuating sexual identity. She first faced backlash from friends who questioned the validity of her sexuality. Emma explained that abrosexuality means one’s sexual identity shifts over time—sometimes feeling attracted to women, other times to men or other genders.…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) thinks that the federal courts are the best place for the Democrats to stand up to President-elect Trump. In order to protect their goals, President Joe Biden and a Senate controlled by Democrats have spent the last four years filling the courts with Democrats. Now that the GOP controls…

I arrived at my daughter’s school earlier than usual. As I pulled into the parking lot, I spotted her talking to a man who looked at least 40. My heart sank, and alarm bells went off in my head. When he reached out to brush her hair back, I saw red. I bolted from the…

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien told conservative host Tucker Carlson that Vice President Kamala Harris was arrogant and took support from organized labor for granted before her eventual loss in the November election to former President Donald Trump. During an interview on Carlon’s show, O’Brien, who addressed the Republican National Convention in August, told Carlson that…

A man escapes from prison after serving 15 years and breaks into a house, looking for money and weapons. Inside, he finds a young couple in bed. He ties the woman to the bed, leans over her, kisses her neck, and then heads to the bathroom. While he’s in there, the husband nervously whispers to…

Doctor Spellman adopted and raised his sister’s triplets after she passed away during childbirth. But five years later, his life was turned upside down when the triplets’ bio father showed up to reclaim the children. “Breathe, breathe. It’s all going to be okay,” Thomas gently told his sister, marching alongside her while she was being…

Mariah had been feeling less than healthy lately, causing her to admit herself to the hospital so that she could have a check-up. But in her absence, her children decided to rent out her house as an Airbnb, ready to pocket the money for themselves. When Mariah found out, she decided to teach her children…