We didn’t ask for this new life, this set of unattainable demands and responsibilities. By Karen Paul
women
I’m solidly in midlife now, and I have been handing out smiles to men upon request for decades. By Mary Janevic
Ada Calhoun gives a voice to middle-age struggles—and empowers a generation of women who were raised to “have it all.”
I said goodbye to two decades’ worth of resources and relationships. It seemed perfectly appropriate for my emotions to go haywire. By Nicole Melanson
The mental space freed up by not giving a shit? It’s delicious. By Sophfronia Scott
Dad never had to say he disapproved of my upcoming marriage. It was clear from everything he did. By Elizabeth Margaret Newdom
If I saw him now, I doubt I could pick him out of a line-up. By April Vázquez
When the children are gone will I be something flimsier, something less than I was before? By Lauren Apfel