Daughters - The Cut

parenting 2/5/2018

Why I’m Teaching My Daughters to Be RudeI want to teach my girls that sometimes it’s better to be impolite.

By Danielle Lazarin

talking to 1/5/2018

7 Teenage Girls and Their Moms on Watching Lady Bird Together“I probably have to have some therapy after this.”

By Anna Silman

science of us 12/4/2017

Having a Daughter Makes Dads More Politically PolarizedIn whichever direction they already happen to lean.

By Jesse Singal

politics 10/17/2016

Parents of Daughters Are More Likely to Vote for Hillary ClintonIf you have a daughter and no sons, you’re far more likely to support Clinton.

By Claire Landsbaum

advice 6/29/2016

Ask Polly: How Do I Help My 25-Year-Old Daughter?Don’t project your own anxieties.

By Heather Havrilesky

adolescence 11/7/2014

See Stunning Portraits of Women Coming of Age Around the GlobeSwedish photographer Lisen Stibeck captures young adulthood around the world.

By Erica Schwiegershausen

5/28/2014

Dads Who Do Dishes Raise Ambitious DaughtersActions really do speak louder than words.

By Melissa Dahl

conversations 5/14/2014

How Do I Explain the Stolen Nigerian Girls to My 3rd Grade Daughter?Trying to explain the Boko Haram kidnappings to my third-grade daughter.

By Stella Bugbee

open questions 1/20/2014

Hey, Google, Is My Daughter Chubs?Inquiring parents want to know.

By Maggie Lange

10/31/2013

By Maggie Lange

cut chat room 7/18/2013

Can You Stop Your Mom From Commenting Online?The Cut discusses mommenters.

By Cut Staff

true stories 11/14/2012

I Was a Child Pageant Star: Six Adult Women Look BackWhat really happens when Honey Boo Boo grows up.

By Laura Goode

lies we've told 10/3/2012

On Throwing Away the Lunches My Mother PackedThe lie I told my mother, the food tyrant, every day for years.

By Jillian Goodman

lies we've told 9/25/2012

My Mother Gave Me Away, So I Said She DiedChild brides and a tangled family tree in Tehran.

By Nahid Rachlin