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Family

  1. culture
    What It’s Like to Have a Family Like Succession“I don’t think my grandpa wanted my mom to take over, since she’s a woman.”
    By Anna Silman
  2. hauntings
    At Last, You Can Own a Hyper-Realistic Doll Version of a Vlogger’s BabyIt can be yours for the reasonable price of $340.
    By Hannah Gold
  3. ask polly
    ‘Should I Invite My Mean Aunt to My Wedding?’When family members never address what they want or feel, things get ugly quickly.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  4. ask polly
    ‘I Live With My Parents and I’m Miserable!’No one should have to feel this bad about their life at your age.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  5. get that money
    What 5 Moms Taught Their Daughters About Saving MoneyFive women share their mothers’ budgeting lessons, from recycling rocks to the “envelope method.”
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  6. campaigns
    Ralph Lauren Expands Its Definition of ‘Family’In a new campaign.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  7. money
    What My Immigrant Family Taught Me About MoneyMy grandmother kept cash in a shoebox hidden in her closet.
    By Karissa Chen
  8. get that money
    Unlearning My Buffet MentalityWhen it comes to money, my gauge has been off.
    By Rachel Khong
  9. get that money
    How Much Money Means You Don’t Have to Worry?I feel guilty about making more than my parents, and envious of the friends who make more than me.
    By Caragh Poh
  10. ask polly
    ‘I’ve Fallen Apart, and Nobody Shows.’Sometimes I think no one has it worse than the one who never gets angry.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  13. ask polly
    ‘My Family Isn’t Speaking to Me and I’m Miserable Over It!’You know in your heart they’re being unfair, but that doesn’t mean you don’t miss them.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  14. it's all relative
    7 Women on Their ‘Work Moms’On the professional-yet-familial bonds that can develop between co-workers.
    By Katie Heaney
  15. it's all relative
    What Brought My Adoptive and Birth Families TogetherLoss showed me the bridge between the two.
    By Nicole Chung
  16. it's all relative
    What I Want to Hand Down to My Daughters, and What I Don’tIt would seem that family is inescapably about inheritances.
    By Lydia Kiesling
  17. badly behaved brits
    The Rowdy British Family Has Finally Left New ZealandThey apparently tried to steal one last Red Bull on the way out.
    By Amanda Arnold
  18. it's all relative
    A Family in 6 ActsThe writer Rumaan Alam answers the prompt: What is a family?
    By Rumaan Alam
  19. it's all relative
    The Ex Who’s Friends With the New Wife“I knew immediately that Erin is the woman he’s meant to be with.”
    As told to Alyssa Shelasky
  20. it's all relative
    The Family I’ve Strung TogetherI think a family is made up of bits and pieces.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  21. badly behaved brits
    Entire Nation of New Zealand Unites Against Rowdy, Drunken Tourist FamilyAn exhaustive, frankly shocking account of all the unmitigated havoc the group wrought over the course of a month.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  22. sex diaries
    The Brokenhearted Assistant Considering a Vacation With Her ExThis week’s sex diary.
    By the Cut
  25. advice
    ‘How Do I Survive Staying With My Judgmental Family?’Give them your poker face and don’t say a word.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  26. ask polly
    ‘Everything I Do Is Wrong’A lot of people — women in particular — feel unbelievably accountable to others.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  27. october issues
    The Beckham Family Will Cover the October Issue of British VogueEditor-in-chief Edward Enninful announced the news on Twitter.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  28. it's complicated
    The Unexpected Loneliness of Bringing My Fiancé Back to My HometownHe was emblematic of the new life I’d built since I left — and of how I no longer fit in the rural community where I’d grown up.
    By Erin Zimmerman
  29. it's complicated
    Learning About Love From My Parents’ InfidelityHow my dad’s affair shaped the way I grew up to think about what matters in relationships.
    By Charlotte Lieberman
  30. science of us
    Middle Children Are Going Extinct, Just When We Could Use Them the MostThey’re empaths, peacemakers, negotiators — and an endangered species.
    By Adam Sternbergh
  31. it's complicated
    The Strangeness of Dating Again After My Dad’s DeathMourning my dad made all the normal preoccupations of having a crush suddenly feel ridiculous.
    By Aileen Comer
  32. talking to
    9 Boys on What Their Dads Taught Them About Fatherhood“I couldn’t see how I could do a better job than him.”
    By Anna Silman
  33. first person
    Mourning My Mother Through the Bags She Left BehindMy style turned out to be not so different from hers.
    By Kristen Martin
  34. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘My Son’s Girlfriend Is Keeping Me From My Grandchildren!’You probably have your reasons for disliking your daughter-in-law. But she is your daughter-in-law now, even without the law involved.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  37. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘My Mother Has Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer and I’m Falling Apart’Ultimately, only you can decide how you want to navigate this sickness with her.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  38. science of us
    When Straight Parents Don’t Know How to Talk to Their LGBTQ Kids About SexAccording to a new study, that’s a lot of them.
    By Tessa Miller
  39. it's complicated
    The Dating Advice From My Dad That Saved Our RelationshipIt took a pep talk after my first heartbreak for me to realize my father had always been paying attention.
    By Mary Traina
  40. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘My Dad Doesn’t Appreciate Me Enough!’The “good” child, the fixer, is also someone who fixates.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  41. ask a boss
    Ask a Boss: ‘I Work From Home and My Mom Won’t Stop Talking to Me’Tell her what you need, not what she needs.
    By Alison Green
  42. living with
    My Life As a Mom to 8 Kids“The only time I’ve been away from my kids was when I was in the hospital, giving birth to another one.”
    By Dawn McCormick as told to Kate Morgan
  43. it's complicated
    When Breaking Up With a Dad Means Breaking Up With His Kid, TooI’ve gotten over my ex, but I don’t know that I’ll ever stop missing his son.
    By Caroline Cox
  44. science of us
    Having a Daughter Makes Dads More Politically PolarizedIn whichever direction they already happen to lean.
    By Jesse Singal
  45. science of us
    How Being a Twin Can Complicate Your Dating LifeWhen you’ve already spent your whole life with one close bond, your expectations for the rest of them are higher.
    By Amanda Medress and Barbara Klein
  46. This Is a Christmas Card We Can All Relate ToThat feeling when you’re the only one in your family without a major life announcement.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  49. it's complicated
    Being a Vegan With Ham-Loving In-laws Is Harder Than It SoundsMy husband’s parents live in Spain, where ham is part of the culture — so when I turn it down, they take it as a symbol of bigger issues.
    By Spenser de la Vega
  50. silver lining
    Here’s How Politics Are Affecting Our Already-Awkward Thanksgiving DinnersSomething to be thankful for.
    By Lisa Ryan
  51. first person
    More Than Vineyards Were Lost in the California FiresLast month, I watched the place I’m from burn down.
    By Aja Gabel
  52. how i got this baby
    How I Got This Baby: The Mom Who Didn’t Go Into Foster Parenting BlindlyIn this Week’s How I Got This Baby, a couple who made a tough decision about their first foster daughter, then adopted four children.
    By the Cut
  53. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘Tell Me Not to Get Married!’You value security a lot — there’s nothing wrong with that.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  54. science of us
    The Double Culture Shock of Becoming a Mom While Living AbroadAdjusting to motherhood and adapting to life in a foreign country presented similar challenges, and both seemed to make the other experience lonelier.
    By Olga Mecking
  55. science of us
    Finding ‘Post-Traumatic Growth’ After Opioid Addiction Killed My MomWith the right conditions, a traumatic experience can lead to something like the opposite of PTSD. Mine helped me become a better mother.
    By Ashley Abramson
  56. advice
    Ask Polly: Nothing in My Life Feels Big EnoughCan you tell other people what matters most to you?
    By Heather Havrilesky
  57. Some People See Their Phones As Extensions of ThemselvesYour attachment to your smartphone may be more complicated than it seems.
    By Lily Carollo
  58. Some People See Their Phones As Extensions of ThemselvesYour attachment to your smartphone may be more complicated than it seems.
    By Lily Carollo
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