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Category Archive: Culture
It’s a shock that J.K. Rowling—one of our family’s champions—has chosen to deny the very existence of our child. By Carrie Goldman
Was Tamir Rice also an only child? Did he also make cookies with his mother? By Jill Moffett
In the Before Time, I wouldn’t have allowed Call of Duty in our house, much less allowed him to play it for hours on end. By Deborah Williams
With all the changes in 2020, one thing has remained constant: being bullied is a traumatic experience for kids. By Lori Orlinsky
Step Three: Layer 2 healthy parents and 1 naturally skinny sister. By Amye Archer
I am carrying my own maternal fears right now and also those of my patients. By Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
Last spring, when we finally gave up the dream of returning to school, I held onto September as my North Star. By Steven Newmark
I talk with my mother multiple times a day. “Saaptacha?” It is routine, this asking if I’ve had my meal. By Lakshmi Lyer
You might love it. Maybe not every day, but there will be moments. By Laura Catherine Hanby Hudgens
I didn’t know that motherhood would feel tantamount to being a short order cook. By Lauren Apfel
Karen is the internet equivalent to the age-old double standard that a man who is vocal is assertive but when it’s a woman she’s a shrew. By Laura Catherine Hanby Hudgens
Parenting, relationships, work-life balance. Your pandemic self-growth in 100 words or less.
There have been many moments when I have simply broken down, walked upstairs and fallen face-first on my bed. By Tara Mandarano
Our kids had met only a handful of times, but now all of a sudden we were living together as a family. By Lauren Apfel
It’s been a long, slow road to finding a balance between supporting others and supporting myself. By Yvonne Spence
Hamilton Movie, Quarantine Pen Pals, Should Schools Open in the Fall?
I know we’re both doing it wrong. I’m teaching our children that restraint is a shackle; he’s teaching them that tight control is the only way to avoid obesity. By Lorren Lemmons
Splash Mountain Re-Named, Quarantine Little Lessons, Family Pods for Summer, and More
Mom and Dad never sat us down and told us he had MS. Or maybe they did and I don’t remember because I was just a kid thinking about snacks. By Megan Jean Sovern
Start with “shitty first drafts.” We don’t curse in our house, so it was a big deal when I taught my son this one. By Wendy Kennar
Nothing epitomized the drudgery and boredom of those early parenting years quite like an afternoon at the park. By Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
On their first day of homeschooling a punch was thrown over whose turn it was to use the laptop. By Sylvia Carr Clebsch
I’ve been sitting with the reality that this world will never see my son’s heart before they see his color. By Kai McGee
We envisioned our daughter’s freedom: she could tell us dance class was ending early. But we had not considered her new awareness of danger. By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser
