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The Weekend Press: Go Ahead, Judge My Parenting!
Plus: A 103-year-old wellness guru spills her secret. Two drinks with the Christian leader who’s not sure ‘whether J.D. Vance is a true believer.’ Suzy…
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I Let My Son Walk to His Grandma’s House. Then the Police Showed Up.
I believe we are raising kids for adulthood, not childhood, and so we need to let them do things on their own. Even the 7-year-olds.
Anna Keating
Why Don’t I Breastfeed? Because I Don’t Want to!
Despite what a random mom online might say, you don’t have to martyr yourself to be a good mother.
Kara Kennedy
Motherhood Wasn’t the Interruption I Expected It to Be
Every day, I kiss my daughter’s curls and thank my lucky stars that I had the privilege to take an early detour.
Solveig Lucia Gold
Tough Love: How Do I Protect My Kids from My Mom?
A dad of three doesn’t want his alcoholic parents to drive his children around, ever. A soon-to-be mom doesn’t want her mother vaping around the baby…
Abigail Shrier
Tough Love: My Mom’s Boyfriend Is So Annoying
‘He makes outlandish claims, like that he has cured his own diabetes,’ writes a 42-year-old reader who finds his widowed mom’s boyfriend profoundly…
Abigail Shrier
Tough Love: Am I Wrong to Not Want Kids?
An almost-30-year-old reader writes: ‘Lately I have been wondering if I am making a mistake by deciding not to have kids.’ Our advice columnist weighs…
Abigail Shrier
Tough Love: My Mom Says Gay Men Can’t Raise Kids
‘I know having two dads is different from a dad and a mom,’ writes a 30-year-old reader, ‘but I’m confident in the life I could provide for my future…
Abigail Shrier
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
Tough Love: Why Does My Husband Ask Me What to Feed the Kids?
A working mom of three wants to know: ‘Why am I still responsible for dinner planning on nights when I’m not even home?’ Our advice columnist weighs in.
Abigail Shrier
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
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