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Young man surprised to find his father on dating app Grindr

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A young man expresses his shock at finding his ‘homophobic’ married father on Grindr – years after an older man ‘disowned’ him for claiming to be gay. Speaking to Kyle and Jackie O, the man known only as Jacob said that one day he clicked on his father’s headless profile while he was browsing the popular hook-up app. He didn’t recognize his father’s body from the pictures, but couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something all too familiar about him. ‘They have one of the en suite bathrooms that goes through the walk-in closet – I think it looks like my parents’ house,’ she said. A man has told Kyle and Jackie O about finding his father on Grindr – even though the man is still married to his mother “I clicked on the profile to see if it was my dad,” he said. The young man went on to explain that his parents seemed as happy as ever, and had been together for 27 years. “I’ve never seen any sign of a rift between them,” he said. So he decided to engage with the profile, to see

Sarah's young mother is desperate to find a new home in Melbourne's outer suburbs, but she keeps getting turned down

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Sarah Keating is in a race to find a rental property before her two-year-old son grows out of bed. Key points: Rental prices in several of Melbourne’s outer southeast suburbs have seen strong growth in the past year A real estate agent says landlords are raising rents because of concerns about rising interest rates Proponents fear vulnerable people will be increasingly locked out of the rental market The 21-year-old single mother currently lives with relatives in the southeast outside Melbourne. He shared a room with Ryder’s son, but soon the two of them wouldn’t fit. “I’m trying to find a bigger place to start our life and our family’s life so he has his own room, I have his own room,” he said. “I just can’t find it anywhere. “My son can’t sleep in my bed every night with me. He needs his own bed.” Ms Keating said she had been looking for a two-bedroom place in Melbourne’s outer southeast – suburbs such as Dandenong, Pakenham, Officer, Beaconsfield, Noble Park and Clyde – for about si

'A little kick': Why Warriors put young Walsh guns

The Warriors hope the bench stint will be a learning opportunity for livewire fullback Reece Walsh, with interim coach Stacey Jones believing Chanel Harris-Tavita can offer her team a better performance at the back this Saturday against the Raiders. Walsh, who will leave the club at the end of the year for the Broncos, had been the Warriors’ No.1 first choice since Roger Tuivasa-Sheck left last year, but has now stepped down the pecking order due to his inconsistency. game, which is mostly defense related. Harris-Tavita, traditionally used as a half or prostitute, starred at full-back during the homecoming game against the Wests Tigers in the round of 16 while Walsh was sidelined due to COVID, resulting in several attempted save tackles and contributing heavily in attack. 599″, “>809”, “>959″]” data-eqio-prefix=”video-post-screen” ref=”root”> Next /

Sorrow and triumph: How the young opener faced his toughest test

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Few cricketers have had more difficult first-class debuts than Ryan Hackney. Neglected to duck a 12-ball in the first half, the young NSW opener only better scored by one run in the second. But that return wasn’t what made that week in February so difficult. After banging on the Blues’ door of selection over the previous four seasons with 3,600 Premier Cricket and a NSW Second XI running nearly 40, places have finally opened due to a finger injury to captain Kurtis Patterson. Hackney exits Gabba after being knocked out in Sheffield Shield first round // Getty So the boy from the Blue Mountains should have enjoyed the greatest achievement of his sports career. But a week before the game against Queensland at Gabba, where he received his No.758 Baggy Blue hat, Hackney received news the 22-year-old shouldn’t have heard. His father, Peter, suffered a heart attack and died suddenly at the age of 53. For Hackney, the decision to play was a simple one. “I know that’s what he wants me to do,”