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Parenthood

  1. satire
    How to Be the Best MomStart by making direct and constant eye contact.
  2. books
    Is This the Millennial Parent Book?The Cut talks to Expecting Better author Emily Oster about her new parenthood book, Cribsheet.
  3. parenthood
    Online Momming in the ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ AgeDid someone move the goalposts and forget to tell me?
  4. marriage: an investigation
    How a Marriage Survives the Death of a Child“If you were to ask me why this destroys some marriages, I would probably say that some marriages are ripe for being destroyed.”
  5. marriage: an investigation
    5 Perspectives on What Kids Do to a Marriage“Little by little, this forced, idealized version of our marriage, performed for the benefit of our child, became the norm.”
  6. parenthood
    What’s the Cradle Act — and Is It Better Than Nothing?A newly proposed family-leave policy would have parents borrow money from retirement to help finance time off after the birth or adoption of a child.
  7. money
    What Else Is There to Talk About Besides Money?I know that we have enough, even if it doesn’t free us from accounting that reminds us of that.
  8. first person
    ‘I Didn’t Want the Killer to Take Everything From Me.’Two mothers of school-shooting victims remember what it was like.
  9. parenthood
    To All the Moms I’ve Ignored BeforeI think of you every time I want to give a new mom advice.
  10. parenthood
    The Single Mother Who Couldn’t Leave Her Job“The doctor said I should leave my job — but how could I leave? I was a pregnant woman with kids.”
  13. motherhood
    ‘Do I Really Want to Hurt My Baby?’Inside the disturbing thoughts that haunt new parents.
  14. parenthood
    The Mom Whose Husband Worried She’d Never Lose the Baby WeightIn this week’s How I Got This Baby, a mother whose marriage fell apart while she was pregnant with their second child.
  15. the cut on tuesdays
    Anna Sale of Death, Sex, and Money Shares Her Life-Hack for Working MothersThis week’s episode of The Cut on Tuesdays.
  16. politics
    I Voted for Republicans, Until They Voted Against My SonThe GOP’s stance on health care has driven me to the left.
  17. parenthood
    The Widow Co-Parenting With Her DadThis week’s “How I Got This Baby.”
  18. parenthood
    The Stepmom Who Hates the Word ‘Co-Parent’“It reminds me of the idea of ‘conscious uncoupling.’ It’s really not how parenting is at all.”
  19. parenthood
    The Mom Who Realized Life With 4 Kids Wasn’t Always Going to Be EasyThis week’s How I Got This Baby.
  20. parenthood
    Instagram, My 3-Year-Old Daughter, and MeAm I actually instilling some meaningful lesson about confidence? Or am I just teaching her how to lie?
  21. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Did IVF for Her Husband’s Infertility, Not Hers“Male infertility is almost never talked about — and when it is, it’s a joke. There’s zero nuance.”
  22. motherhood
    Serena Williams Is Fighting for TwoLike me, Serena Williams is concerned with what her personal history will mean for her daughter.
  25. first person
    My 6-Year-Old Thinks My Disability Is Boring“Why does your mom walk like that?” a girl his age asked.
  26. first person
    I Know Exactly How to Pass the Postpartum Depression QuizFive minutes in the waiting room is all it takes.
  27. first person
    Becoming a Woman Who Yells at Her ChildrenNo other transition in my life has shocked me more.
  28. parenthood
    The Mom Whose Husband Died Weeks After She Gave Birth“To be honest, I don’t know how I got through it, having a newborn and a very sick husband.”
  29. sex education
    The Dutch Don’t Sex-Shame Their KidsWhat I learned from another country’s approach to sex ed.
  30. parenthood
    The Single Mom Who’s Not Worried About Her Son“He’s not going to be screwed up by this, not at all.”
  31. talking to
    9 Parents Whose Kids Have Been in Foster Care Speak Up for Change in the SystemTheir experiences, biggest concerns, and what changes they believe could improve the system.
  32. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Can’t Imagine Paying for Fertility TreatmentsAn American woman who did IVF in France, where the government covers infertility.
  33. parenthood
    With Reservations, I Love This Documentary About Parenting Atypical ChildrenCan you separate your child from their condition?
  34. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Wishes Her Son’s Father Would Stay Out of Her Life“I don’t want to let my husband ruin being a mother for me.”
  37. motherhood
    When Writers Become MothersAnd how my own mother helped me become both.
  38. parenthood
    People Aren’t Having Kids Because It’s Way Too Expensive“A lot of people, especially communities of color, can’t really afford that now.”
  39. how i got this baby
    The Adopted Mom Who Cherishes Her Biological Daughter“For me, having a biological connection to her represents so much more. I’m grateful for it.”
  40. toddler time
    Why, Why, Why Does My Toddler Repeat Herself So Much?What’s going on when my daughter repeats herself, over and over (and over) again.
  41. father's day
    I Had No Idea What Fatherhood Was Going to be LikeWhat was it about the baby that was so time-consuming, so life-consuming?
  42. father's day
    Watching My Husband Become a Weird DadThe man I married has joined the ranks of strange fathers.
  43. working moms
    6 Women on How They’ve Been Treated at Work After Having KidsWhat anti-mom bias at work looks and feels like.
  44. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Had an Abortion at 8 Months, Then a Surprise PregnancyI believe I lost more than a fetus, less than a baby.
  45. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘Why Do New Mothers Hate Their Husbands?’Asking for what you want does not make you ungrateful.
  46. new mom
    Behold, I Am a New ParentNo need to thank me, I’m simply ensuring the continuity of the human race.
  49. state politics
    Zephyr Teachout Is Running for Attorney General While Pregnant“Parenthood and being in power shouldn’t be in conflict with each other for women any more than they are for men.”
  50. how i got this baby
    The Canadian Woman Shocked by Reproductive Care in the U.S.“I just figured that if I needed one, my health-care provider in town would do the termination, and that would be that.”
  51. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Was Pregnant and Addicted to Opioids“I was already worried, but after I got pregnant, it became imperative that I had to do something.”
  52. motherhood
    Sharon Horgan on How Having Kids Helped Her Find Herself CreativelyThe writer and actress talks to the Cut about her new show, Motherland.
  53. how i got this baby
    How I Got This Baby: The Mom Who Went Abroad to Make a Baby“In a way, knowing that I might need to pursue motherhood on my own was a kind of relief.”
  54. new mom
    What Does Being Pregnant Feel Like? Part II“I was hugely with child — with children — and the dome of my belly measured weeks ahead of a singleton pregnancy.”
  55. moms in movies
    The Most ‘Real’ Scene in Tully Isn’t About Horrific MotherhoodMy favorite part of this mom movie was an aspect of motherhood that’s hard to put into words.
  56. new mom
    How We Got These BabiesTwenty women tell their stories.
  57. new mom
    What Does Being Pregnant Feel Like? Part I“Sometimes I felt enormously beautiful, like Venus herself arising from the sea, and sometimes I felt just enormous.”
  58. how i got this baby
    The Mom Who Wore a Fake Wedding Ring“The hardest part of my pregnancy was navigating the self-imposed shame of being a black single mother.”
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