Thinking charitably (and what is a gift exchange if not charitable), the other family may have picked out the secondhand gift ...

Leading up to the holiday, Kaylee Hulse and her family decided ... a TikTok last Christmas with people taking things from their grandparents’ houses and using them as gifts.

Dear Eric: I love my family. I went away as the gay black sheep but always have tried to be the one who gives back.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Allen, a 54-year-old author from Titusville, Florida. It has been edited for length and clarity. In 1995, I realized I couldn't give ...