Whether to have a baby before tenure is still one of the most pressing questions for female academics. By Sarah Rivett
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I caught you with drugs today. I picked up your little glass pipe. It felt like a bomb in my hand. Boom. By Rica Lewis
For their dazzling displays of genius in the face of runny noses and interrupted sleep, the award goes to… By Helene Cohen Bludman
One mother refused to let her daughter stop playing the flute. So what made her change her mind? By Daisy Florin
We are allowed to do what we love, no matter how well we do it. By Abigail Rasminsky
Why is living in mom’s basement such a terrible thing? By Fara Nizamani
Nothing would be exactly the same again. I was inconsolable, even though the university’s family day was only a month away. By Dina Elenbogen
I was a singer. She was a groupie. We decided to have a baby together. By Stewart Lewis
How could I do it all again? The uncomfortable pregnancy, the brutal birth, the dark newborn days. By Joy Netanya
Make sure your children have time together without you. Encourage their collective independence. By KJ Dell’Antonia
I am ashamed to admit I believed you were a good man who deserved to be forgiven. By Jo Hall
The goal isn’t to lecture your children but to kick-start their critical thinking. By Katherine Reynolds Lewis
Whatever your political stance, this issue is one of basic human rights. By Maria O. Alvarez
The movie lands right in the sweet spot of our problem with screens: we know the dangers; we can’t stay away. By Susannah Q. Pratt
I’d tried to make my sons do various jobs over the years, all with disastrous results. By David McGlynn
Sometimes making yourself quieter for other people is the same as making yourself smaller. By Lauren Apfel
I want my nine-year-old to carry herself without shame. By Daisy Alpert Florin
I don’t care for any “sexy” clothing on little girls. By Sharon Holbrook
What if your daughter shows up at the bunk without enough stationery or hair ties? You’d never forgive yourself. By Wendy Siegel
Unlike the majority of her peers, my mom does not consider being a grandma the single most important and satisfying aspect of her life. By Lauren Apfel
Some lessons about social justice, no matter how terrible, are better learned by living than by lecture. By Francie Arenson Dickman
When we use #blessed, we are saying that we have been chosen for joy. The problem is what this word suggests in the context of suffering. By Liz Becker
I decided to stop asking Austin about his plan. I decided to stop suggesting pathways and careers to him, as if I were a marketing director of adulthood. By Ann marie Houghtailing
I can’t imagine a time without children in my house, just as one month ago I could not imagine an evening without bath time. By Kelli Kirk
Perhaps by allowing my daughter to experiment with her appearance and create her own reality, I can put the power back in her hands. By Erin Ott