Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Replacing teeth can be a very expensive endeavor, with bills reaching thousands per tooth. Yet, we have all experienced issues with our teeth at some point that required fillings, crowns, or having the tooth pulled out. What if regrowing teeth was an option? Well, as it turns out, there is a chance that it soon…

Every time my parents-in-law visited, my sassy MIL took over our bedroom, shoving my things aside and lighting her signature candles. One day, I decided enough was enough! I devised a plan that would leave her begging for the guest room.     I watched the clock tick down with dread, knowing that in exactly…

While jogging through a quaint seaside town, I was stopped by an insistent little girl who claimed, “Your picture is in my mom’s wallet!” Curious and uneasy, I followed her to a charming house. When her mother appeared, I was shocked speechless!     The ocean breeze hit differently here, away from the urgency I…

When Kayla abandoned her baby, I gave up everything to raise him as my own. Fifteen years of scraped knees, birthdays, and bedtime stories later, she waltzed back into his life with a car and stole him away. Five years later, a knock at my door turned everything upside-down.       I hadn’t seen…

When my late father-in-law’s will forced us to live together for a year, I thought surviving family dinners had been the hardest part until his conditions revealed the lies holding our family together.     My FIL, Leonard, had always been a man of mysteries. Even during family gatherings, he carried an air of secrecy.…

I came home expecting my wife’s warm smile and hearty meal. Instead, I found a bottle of floor cleaner and a note that pierced through two decades of my life. She ended our 20-year marriage overnight, but the real shock came when she explained why.       Twenty years of marriage taught me the…

“Don’t go to the basement.” That’s all my boss said before hanging up. At first, I dismissed it as another odd demand from a man full of it. But when I stepped into his house and his daughter mentioned what — or who — was downstairs, I couldn’t stop myself from looking.       If you…

Ivy never expects to be left out of her best friend’s wedding until she crashes it and learns the shocking truth. The groom? Someone she’s known all her life. The betrayal? Unforgivable. As her past collides with her present, Ivy must decide: walk away for good or confront the groom.     The first time…

When a Swedish birthday tradition sparked an intense emotional reaction from my wife, she demanded that our exchange student, Brigitte, leave immediately. But karma hit hard the very next day. We needed Brigitte’s help, but would she save the people who wronged her?     Nothing had been normal since Brigitte came to stay with…

Alice’s son had always been a happy child, but lately, he would shrink away whenever her new husband, Sam, walked into the room. At first, she brushed it off as fussiness. But then, her son told her something about Sam that sent a shiver down her spine.     Being a single mother was never…