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How To Beat Malicious Envy

I grew up in the Palisades and planned to raise my kids in the community I loved. Our house burned down and we don’t know what’s next. (2 years ago)

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alisa Wolfson, a journalist living in...

Meghan Trainor: The night I hit my breaking point after having my 2nd child (2 years ago)

Meghan Trainor is a pop star and mom of two young sons, Barry and Riley....

Contending With Pseudo Forgiveness (2 years ago)

My ex was beautiful on the day she was born and could have turned a...

Is Taking a Shower Once a Day Too Much To Ask? (2 years ago)

I lounged in the changing room waiting chair, trying to drown out all the noise....

The pressure to be a perfect parent now extends to childbirth (2 years ago)

A few weeks ago, after a long day of work and several wrestling matches with...

A sober bar manager says every bar will have to serve non-alcoholic options to remain competitive. Here’s how he keeps things fun. (2 years ago)

Tucked away in Manhattan’s East Village, a sober bar offers an alternative to the rest...

Our kids have an 8-year age gap. We thought having more kids later in life would be easier, but we were wrong. (2 years ago)

I always wanted a big family. When I was 5, I stood looking into the bathroom...

Making the decision to be child-free strengthened my relationships with my friends who are mothers (2 years ago)

I’ve always been a researcher. I can spend hours researching different hotel options or scouring reviews for...

As more Americans go ‘no contact’ with their parents, they live out a dilemma at the heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ (2 years ago)

Is blood thicker than water? Should family always come first? These clichés about the importance...