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  1. first person
    My Beautiful MomGrowing up, my mother taught me the power of looking good. It wasn’t always pretty.
    By Samantha Leach
  2. dating
    First Comes Love, Then Comes Living With Your Partner’s ParentsFor young couples considering moving in together, the most realistic option is getting roommates named Mom and Dad.
    By Laura Pitcher
  3. rich people stuff
    The Fleishman EffectIn a city of Rachels and Libbys, the FX show has some New York moms worried they’re the ones in trouble.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  4. family
    Tripping With My MomAn unspoken, impenetrable chill kept us apart for years. ’Shrooms brought us back together.
    By Jeff Dingler
  5. grief
    My Dad’s JeepWhen my father died, I got his car. Eight years later, it’s falling apart. How am I supposed to say good-bye again?
    By Katie C. Reilly
  6. brooding
    Can a 40-year-old Really Call Themself an Orphan?The death of a parent makes you a child again, but also an elder.
    By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
  7. family
    Losing My Dad, Little by LittleMy father’s dementia has already taken so much from our relationship — but not everything.
    By Emili Vesilind
  8. family
    My Mom Has No FriendsThe loneliness of growing older made bearable with playdates.
    By Monica Corcoran Harel
  9. family history
    ‘How Dare You. I’m Your Daughter.’Decades later, MSNBC anchor Katy Tur reckons with her explosive upbringing.
    By Katy Tur
  10. culture wars
    Mother Outraged Her Biracial Son Has Learned to Identify RacismMelissa Riley tried to sue her son’s middle school for teaching him about inequality.
    By Danielle Cohen
  11. sustainability
    Shopping Your Family’s ClosetThe intimate act of incorporating passed-down pieces into your wardrobe.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  12. all in the family
    Worrying About My Parents’ Safety Is a Permanent StateI want to protect my parents from the harm that haunts our community. I know I can’t.
    By Jenny Tinghui Zhang
  13. adulting?
    Another Year in My Childhood BedroomAt the start of the pandemic, we moved back to our parents’ houses. Then we never left.
    By Bindu Bansinath and Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  14. parenthood
    What Happens When Partners Disagree About COVID-19 Safety?“My kids’ dad doesn’t believe in mask wearing.”
    By Camille Chatterjee
  15. what i learned
    What I Learned About My Parents in QuarantineBiker babe, baseball fan, mimic of machinery noises — they’re so much more than Mom and Dad.
    By Nate Jones
  16. celebrity
    T.I. Says He Was ‘Joking’ About His Daughter’s HymenLeave it to Jada Pinkett Smith to straighten this man out.
    By Justin Curto
  17. childhood
    Plumbing the Depths of Kim Kardashian West’s PsycheWho needs psychoanalysis when you can painstakingly re-create every last detail of your childhood home on the occasion of your mom’s birthday?
    By Hannah Gold
  18. field trips
    Melania Starts a Near Riot at the United Nations Private SchoolInside the drama over diplomat kids and a FLOTUS field trip.
    By Bridget Read
  19. 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.”
    By Jancee Dunn, Lisa Miller, and Anonymous
  20. first person
    An Uncomfortable InheritanceThe truth about my ancestry was always hiding in plain sight.
    By Dani Shapiro
  21. golden globes 2019
    Sandra Oh’s Parents Are The Biggest Stars at the Golden GlobesOh’s father gave her a standing ovation.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  22. families
    Neither of My Parents Was Exactly Who I Thought They WereElizabeth Wurtzel spent decades trying to understand why nobody in her family was much like her.
    By Elizabeth Wurtzel
  23. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘My Parents Don’t Love Me!’You don’t deserve to get hurt, over and over again.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  24. fixations
    I Think About This a Lot: This Song About Zach Braff Being Your DadMaybe this song sticks with me because it gets to a little tiny truth in the world: we’re trained to see the faces we love everywhere.
    By Elisabeth Donnelly
  25. mind the pay gap
    How a Mother’s Age Affects the Gender Pay GapA new study finds women who give birth between 25 and 35 may have a harder time closing the pay gap.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  26. Child-Free People Inspire Moral OutrageBecause it’s so wrong to not have kids, right?
    By Drake Baer
  27. dating in the age of bedtime
    Date Ideas for Parents Who Don’t Want to Leave the HouseWhile the baby is asleep, you can creep (on each other).
    By Jen Gann
  28. If Only Kids Knew How Bad Adults Are at Spotting Their LiesThis would’ve been nice to know a little earlier in life.
    By Melissa Dahl
  29. justice
    A Woman Is Suing Her Parents for Posting Embarrassing Childhood Photos Online“They knew no shame and no limit.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  30. motherhood
    Being a Mom Is Cool on Pinterest or Etsy, But Not on TwitterBecause Twitter is for dads.
    By Laura June
  31. the strategist
    This Onesie, Created by an Exhausted Mom, Got My Baby to Sleep Through the NightOne morning, I got a text from a mom friend that read, “Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit will change your life.”
    By Maura Kutner Walters
  32. Youngs Live With Parents More Than Partners for the First Time in Modern EraWho else could they live with?
    By Drake Baer
  33. You Probably Can’t Tell When Your Kid Is LyingA new study on parents and “truth bias.”
    By Cari Romm
  34. weddings!
    How to Dress Your Parents for Your WeddingHip moms and frugal dads get the paper-doll treatment.
    By Lori Keong
  35. blame
    Science Says Emotional Eating Is All Your Parents’ FaultMore things to blame your parents for!
    By Eve Peyser
  36. ugh mom
    Parents Now Ruining Teens’ Lives by Hiring Dogs to Narc on ThemHow could you, Mom?
    By Jessica Roy
  37. love and war
    Facebook Parents Are Very Threatened by This Baby BouncerRock and roll and freak the hell out.
    By Laura June
  38. parents
    Yeah, Parents, You Really Need to Awkwardly Talk to Your Kids About SexSays a pediatrician in a very convincing YouTube video.
    By Melissa Dahl
  39. kids today
    Teenagers Are Happier Than Their Parents ThinkParents, as it turns out, are not so great at estimating the happiness of their children.
    By Melissa Dahl
  40. first person
    How to Plan a Wedding When You’re an Orphan“When I think about my parents’ absence at my wedding I feel a kind of relief. It’s a guilty kind of relief, but there it is.”
    By Leah Carroll
  41. advice
    Ask Polly: How Can I Stay Happy When Tragedy Surrounds Me?Remember, WINTER IS COMING for all of us.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  42. advice
    Ask Polly: I’m 25 and My Life Has Been Great, So Why Don’t I Have a Passion?Because passion takes hard work, and you’ve had it easy.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  43. obesity
    Parents Are Getting Worse at Telling When Their Kids Are OverweightParent-goggles are getting cloudier.
    By Jesse Singal
  44. parenthood
    The Case for Taking Parental Leave When Your Kids Are TeenagersResearch suggests adolescence is when parental involvement can really make a difference.
    By Jennifer Senior
  45. education
    That Grade School Was (Probably) Right to Dump HomeworkThe research is murky, at best, on the academic merits of traditional homework for younger students.
    By Melissa Dahl
  46. creeping
    Parents, Accomplished Creeps, Spying on College Kids With Yik YakPeak creeping. 
    By Maggie Lange
  47. babies
    Chattering Away to Babies Is Even Better for Them Than ReadingParents, just keep talk, talk, talking away, about anything and everything. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  48. education
    Parents May Matter a Lot More Than Schools for Getting Kids Into ScienceThere’s only so much schools — even good ones — can do.
    By Jesse Singal
  49. tech
    The Benefits of Dad-TextsFamilies who text together, stay happy together. Sorta.
    By Jesse Singal
  50. advice
    Ask Polly: Aging Is Scary, and Life Is a Struggle. Why Keep Going?It’s not actually so bad. It just looks that way when you’re young.
    By Heather Havrilesky
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