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War Hits Hard for Families of Soldiers Sent Off to Fight
Military deployments to Operation Epic Fury leave loved ones filled with worry and doubt. ‘I don’t actually know where he is.’
Madeleine Rowley
Arthur Brooks: I Live with My Grandchildren. You Should Too.
It’s noisy, crowded, occasionally chaotic, and far happier than the lonely alternative many families accept.
Arthur Brooks
The Journal I Started the Night I Thought I Might Die
During my years as a soldier stationed abroad, I wrote my young sons a journal about fear, courage, and love. Thirty years later, they asked me to…
Mark Hertling
Things Worth Remembering: To Sit at the Same Table
A stanza from ‘The House by the Side of the Road’ became my family’s reminder that no argument can float too far from the deeper connection of love…
Keaton Swett
How Instagram Broke Its Promise to Protect Teens
Newly unsealed court documents show Meta executives scrambling to save face: ‘We’re exposed with nowhere to hide.’
Frannie Block and Maya Sulkin
I Survived My Father’s Kidnapping. This Is My Message to the Guthrie Family.
Time stops. You wait inside uncertainty, adapting to the unbearable, because there is no other choice.
Miles Hargrove
Tough Love: Can I Tell My Daughter She’s Fat?
A mom wants to know if she can encourage her mid-20s kid to ‘actively lose weight.’ Our advice columnist weighs in.
Abigail Shrier
Homeschooling Isn’t for Everyone
Keeping kids out of school is risky—I know, because I did it.
Larissa Phillips
Tough Love: My 38-Year-Old Lives Rent-Free in My Garage
‘How can we get him to become financially independent without alienating him?’ asks a worried father. Our advice columnist weighs in.
Abigail Shrier
Arthur Brooks: Why Are Young People Choosing OnlyFans over Love?
The answer, I believe, is fear.
Arthur Brooks
Ancient Wisdom: You Should Know Your Family’s Stories
At 4, I didn’t know enough to ask my grandfather questions about his past. But he played catch with me, tossing a baseball gently and with patience. And…
John D. Spooner
I Married a Man I’d Known a Few Months
You have to take your time before you commit to someone. That was the advice I grew up with. I completely ignored it.
Kara Kennedy
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