Opinions

Making the decision to be child-free strengthened my relationships with my friends who are mothers

As more Americans go ‘no contact’ with their parents, they live out a dilemma at the heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ (11 months ago)

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

I’ve always been close to my mom, but didn’t realize how much I still needed her until I had my own kids (12 months ago)

I’ve always loved my mom dearly, but after I had kids, I found I felt...

How an unlikely Bavarian village became the Christmas capital of Washington state (12 months ago)

The scent of bratwurst and pretzels filled the air as horses clopped down the main...

I was an internet troll. And it came back to haunt me. (12 months ago)

“Someone is impersonating you and he just sent me a vulgar photo,” my friend Sarah...

A woman paid under $6,000 to add a glass wall to her open-concept living room, and it made her home more functional (12 months ago)

Shelby Vanhoy has been in home-decor mode for nearly a year now. Vanhoy, 34, lives...

My son stayed home alone at 7 and biked across town by his tweens. I don’t regret giving him so much independence. (12 months ago)

I wanted my kid to have many of the same freedoms I had growing up in...

During my MBA, I interned on a hazelnut farm in Bhutan. It taught me that workplace loyalty isn’t only about money. (12 months ago)

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alex Yin, 32, an options trader...

I’m a dual citizen who lives in Canada. It’s not as easy as you think to move here. (12 months ago)

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Stiege, 75, a dual citizen...

Mom of Elon Musk wants people to have kids even if they can’t afford it: ‘Have children, add value to your life’ (12 months ago)

Maye Musk—model, dietician, and mother of billionaire Elon Musk—has lately been giving advice about parenting. Specifically,...