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5 Key Differences Between Parenting In The U.S. And France, According To An American Living Abroad

I’ve been an expat in Bali for 10 years, but I don’t think I can afford the ‘luxury’ lifestyle everyone talks about. I miss how it used to be. (1 year ago)

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Christin Baumgarten, 39, about living...

The Art of Enjoying People with a Positive Affective Presence (1 year ago)

Two elevator doors opened and I stepped inside, fighting off the urge to curl up...

My partner and I just started couples therapy, and it’s nothing like I expected. There’s a lot more joy and laughter. (1 year ago)

My partner and I have been in couples counseling for about six months. I wish I could...

I’m about to turn 40, and people say I’ll regret being child-free. I won’t. (1 year ago)

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jodie Humphries. It has been edited...

Tortured by regret? Here’s a trick to make peace with the past (1 year ago)

We all have regrets. And they come in myriad shapes and sizes. Some people stew...

I have digital overload from parenting a first grader. School, friend hangouts, and extracurriculars are all managed on my phone. (1 year ago)

It’s taken me some time to realize but I have been checking my phone every 30 minutes....

What to Do if Your Child Doesn’t Like Their Teacher (1 year ago)

I was a teacher for 13 years, and in that time, more than 400 students...

New beanless ‘coffee’ emerges but does it taste any good? (1 year ago)

I am in a high-end coffee shop in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco, staring...

The climate crisis won’t wait for California’s budget to recover. Vote yes on Prop. 4 | Opinion (1 year ago)

Faced with a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers were forced to...