Talking to My Dad From the Other SideAll I knew about my father was that he died when I was a toddler — until a psychic reading finally told the truth about him, our family, and myself.
ByDanielle Odiamar
parenting
The Accidental Day Care in My Living RoomWhen our sons’ Brooklyn nursery lost its license, we decided to play host until the problem was resolved. How long could it take?
My Mother’s Envy Will Outlive Us BothEven from inside the fog of dementia, the toxic competitiveness that plagued my growing up remains crystal clear.
ByTara Ellison
first person
In the Fitting Room Post-OzempicFiguring out what to wear — and what to come to terms with — after the transformation from taking weight-loss drugs.
BySamhita Mukhopadhyay
first person
Who Am I Without My Baldness?I spent years learning to embrace my alopecia. Now, thanks to a new treatment, my hair is growing — but so is the feeling that I’ve lost something.
The Divorce TapesMy family knew that my father had been tapping the phone lines. Only later would I discover the secrets the recordings contained.
ByBeth Raymer
first person
My Disinheritance Gave Me What I Actually NeededWhen I wrote about abuse I remembered from childhood, my dad wrote me out of his will. My future, and my relationship, feel more secure than ever.
ByTracie McMillan
first person
My Decision to Go CommandoTwo years ago, menopause finally freed me from my love-hate relationship with underwear. My body, it turns out, had other plans.
Looking for the Woman Who Made UsAfter a lifetime apart, my brothers and I went searching for our biological mother. Instead, we found a family we never could have imagined.
Living With My Husband’s Dead WifeMy husband’s first happily-ever-after was cut short. Fifteen years into our own, I’m finally ready to put their story away for the sake of ours.
ByAmy Paturel
wait what is happening on tiktok?
I Went Looking for a Man in FinanceAre private-equity bros really having a moment? I went bar-hopping in search of blue-eyed, six-foot-five men with trust funds to ask them.
Where Have All My Guy Friends Gone?As we get older and couple off, it feels harder and harder for men and women to remain platonically close. But what if we made it easier?
BySarah Wheeler
first person
Talking About My StillbirthOn Mother’s Day, when I walk down the street with my family, people see me as a mother of two. But I know the truth. I’m a mother of three.
ByErin Hershberg
first person
So Was Body Positivity ‘All a Big Lie’?If we all want to be skinny again — and we have “miracle drugs” to get us there — can we still love ourselves at any size?
BySamhita Mukhopadhyay
family
The Last Thing My Mother WantedHealthy at age 74, she decided there was nothing on earth still keeping her here, not even us.
Hypnotizing Myself to FlyWhen I could no longer bear the idea of hurtling myself across the sky in a giant aluminum tube, I found help. More than I’d bargained for.
