children

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Every spring, caterpillars infested the fruit trees at their property’s edge, and every July the children watched from the porch as their father used a torch to burn out the larvae.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He said Garner was the primary carer for his partner Lauren Lawler, who had been diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin's lymphoma and, when she was ill, he cared for their children.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

When your children eventually inherit your Roth IRA, they have a 10-year window to withdraw the funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Her 80-year-old mother, she added, “still works taking care of little children to cover life’s expenses.”

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

With an apology to his wife and me, he hurried upstairs and in a minute we heard a game of hide-and-seek going and the shrill laughter of two children.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom