Paid subscriber post: We're probably mostly ok at being friends
Try this on for size: What if "mostly ok" is pretty good?
Expert advice
No amount of cherishing your kid now will let you skip feeling melancholy later
It's science. So go ahead, complain!
“People make fun of me for talking about death at parties.” “Me too!”
Also, some uplifting-ish political news
How some witches talk family alcohol abuse
It's for me, not for thee, and actually it's not for me either. Good luck!
Relationships
Fathers on good Father's Day gifts
Because you can't wrap a nap
Relationships
Bring food and compassion
A collaboration with Oldster Mag: advice to new grandparents on what helps
Expert advice
Have your second, third, or fourth kid first
Wisdom from moms who have had kids over a span of time
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When kids ask about people they see in crisis
Trying to guide them through a sometimes scary, sad, unjust world
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Young adult POVs on best tech practices for kids
What's it like to be a kid with a phone? Asking folks who recently were one
Expert advice
You advised, I listened! Witches' advice on international family travel
We all came back
Will my son learn how to use a knife and fork or tie his shoes well by the time I die?
Talking about kids who no do hand things good
Food
Modeling healthy eating habits and body attitudes when you used to emphatically not
"She’s fine; you’re the one with the problem here."