Pam Barnes, a resident of Louisville, Ohio, watches her 3-year-old grandson 10 hours a day, four days a week. She loves being involved in her grandchild’s life, but being a full-time caregiver also comes with a price. Barnes had to quit a “good-paying” job as an office manager. Her daughter and son-in-law “knew I couldn’t […]
A new feature included in Apple’s latest iPhone update could be a game changer if you ever need to text someone but don’t have cell service. There’s a host of new features in iOS 18, including new ways to customize your home screen and the ability to add extra text effects (you can bold or […]
Last year, I wrote the story of my son, Rachel, coming out as trans. At the time he came out, I knew nothing about the transgender community, but I expected Rachel’s journey to include pronouncements to the general public that he was trans; pink, blue and white stickers and pins in his room and on […]
There’s something about the French that inspires Americans to make comparisons in which we inevitably come up lacking. Books about how to eat (and be thin) like a French woman and how to raise obedient, well-nourished and well-rested children like a French parent have become national bestsellers. It’s as though we’re all watching French people […]
Aging is one of the many topics that many of us avoid talking about ― but even if you don’t acknowledge it, it doesn’t keep the process from happening. “We’re all going to age, and we’re all going to die,” said Dr. Joshua Septimus, a primary care doctor at Houston Methodist Primary Care Group in […]
Anxiety is a very normal but a very unwelcome feeling. Most of us would choose not to experience it if we could. In some ways, it’s like a smoke alarm, said Natasha Reynolds, a psychotherapist at Bloom Psychology & Wellness in Toronto. That smoke detector alerts you to actual danger and allows you to get […]
Uzo Aduba is getting real about sleep — or lack thereof — after having a baby. During an interview with People published on Monday, the actor talked about adjusting to life as a sleep-deprived parent after welcoming her daughter, Adaiba Lee Nonyem, with husband Robert Sweeting last year. “People say it, and I have seven […]
Marriage is full of highs, lows and a whole bunch of ordinary moments in between. Somehow the married people on X, formerly known as Twitter, continue to find humor in the minutiae of wedded life. Every week, we round up the funniest marriage tweets on the platform. Read on for 20 relatable ones that will […]
When Sam Thomas was 15 years old, he learned the word “bulimia” by reading an advice column in the paper. The person who had written in seeking help was a single mother who binged and purged after her children went to bed. While Thomas didn’t relate to her situation, he immediately recognized the behavior. He […]
“Let’s get married and have kids so instead of date night we can fight with tiny people over bedtime and then fall asleep binge watching Netflix.” Read more