I was a kid who couldn’t wait to grow up. I was fascinated by teenagers, read every Judy Blume book in my elementary school library and was thrilled when, in the summer after fifth grade, my mom packed maxi pads in my camp bag “just in case.” She had gotten her period at 11 and […]
All of us have felt lonely at one point or another, though for some people this feeling is more consistently present. In a 2024 American Psychiatric Association poll, about 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. reported feeling lonely at least once a week over the past year. But research suggests that there could be […]
Every summer, it creeps back slowly, a subtle darkening of the skin on my forehead and temples that eventually comes into view like a map of some uncharted continent. It’s been a decade since I was last pregnant, but my shifting skin offers an annual reminder that no part of my body was untouched by […]
It’s 6 p.m., the beginning of the dinner-bath-bedtime gauntlet for most parents. I’m upstairs in bed with a novel. This is unprecedented. Since becoming a mother six years ago (and again four years ago) (and again two years ago), I, like so many parents before me, have spent each early evening breastfeeding and/or cutting food […]
Whether we like it or not, spending more time at home is now the norm for many workers. But what about those ugly, tangled cords, chargers and power strips? You can’t forget about the lesser-fun home office accessories ― even if they’re just to make your space less of an eyesore. In that case, there […]
Parents and children are likely to bump heads from time to time, whether the relationship is strong or strained. But the arguments between parents and their young kids are typically different from the ones between parents and adult children. We asked therapists to share the points of contention they commonly see in the parent-adult child […]
There’s nothing more refreshing than cooling off in the pool on a hot summer day. But as temperatures rise, pools and water parks tend to become more and more crowded with people. Though chemicals in the water (like chlorine and bromine) kill many viruses and bacteria, there are still certain germs that may be lurking […]
Apparently singer Melissa Etheridge wasn’t the only one who had David Crosby’s help in starting a family. In a People interview published online Tuesday, Etheridge opened up about her decision to use the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer as a sperm donor for two of her children. It turns out that Crosby donated his […]
Do you long to get out in nature, away from the daily grind? Are you tired of your kids whining, complaining about the food you offer them, begging for screen time and refusing to go to sleep? What if you could have all of that and more — but in the woods, without any plumbing […]
Kathy L. is a 46-year-old mother of three in North Carolina. Five years ago, she moved her family back to her hometown in order to help care for her aging parents, but for the past year and a half, the family has devoted significant time and resources to caring for her husband’s aunt, who has […]