Mother’s Day Messages: What Our Readers Had to Say
Image: REDA/Getty/SFD Media LLC Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that carries both warmth and weight, and we’re sharing Mother’s Day messages from our readers. Though it’s simple in concept, celebrate moms, it’s often complex in reality. Not everyone can or wants to participate. For some, the day is mom-affirming. For others, it surfaces […]
This Mother’s Day I’m Choosing Me: A Midlife Mom Manifesto
Tina Fey said, “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” Agreed, Tina. Happy and tired are the conjoined synonyms of parenting, and the constant sacrifice for your kids’ well-being and happiness is never clearer than on Mother’s Day. In 2014, when my kids were nine and three, they took me to […]
May-December Relationships: Sex, Money, and Judgment
May-December relationships are trending, but let’s be honest—they never really went away. They come with heat and headlines. But behind the sexy story is a mix of real-world intrigue: Sex, money, and what everyone else thinks. Judgmental kids. Unsolicited advice from “friends.” Awkward stares. Clashing timelines. We talked to couples who’ve made it work—and the […]
Should Older People Be Banished? Why Intergenerational Living Matters
A few months ago, I stumbled upon a heated Facebook discussion in my community. The conversation revolved around what some parents in their 30s and 40s referred to as the “old people” in the neighborhood. Many felt that seniors should move out, and into senior communities, arguing that their needs and preferences were taking precedence […]
Stop Being So Damn Available: The Revolutionary Act of Going Quiet
When was the last time you went completely off the grid? Not the “let me check one more email” kind of quiet. I mean the real deal—phone off, door closed, world on mute. If you’re squirming just thinking about it, we need to talk about solitude. Society has programmed women to be perpetually available. The […]
Jennifer Jones Kicked Down the Door: The First Black Rockette on Dance, Resilience, and Making History
In 1987, the Rockettes had been high-kicking for audiences for more than six decades—without a single Black woman on the line. It wasn’t an oversight. It was policy, tradition, and intentional exclusion, all masked as a commitment to uniformity and “authenticity.” That changed when Jennifer Jones, the first Black Rockette, stepped onto the stage at […]
The 10 Commandments of Grocery Shopping
Given the fact that the employees at my local grocery store see me grocery shopping more than my own family does, it’s safe to say that I have quite a bit of experience pushing a full cart around. While I generally enjoy the experience because a) I love finding and checking things off of a […]
Surviving the Sandwich Generation: How to Be a Generational Translator
I am the bologna in the sandwich generation. Over half a century separates my children from my parents, and it’s an earth–shattering time period. A generation that lived through the draft, women being fired when they became pregnant, and telephone party lines is trying to communicate with a generation that lives with a gig economy, […]
Take Me Out to the Ballgame: Why Women Love the Game
“Baseball is not only for the guys. Women are nearly half of the fanbase of MLB,” said Kevin King, founder and coach at Anytime Baseball Supply in Los Angeles. He’s a die-hard baseball fan who has spent his life playing, coaching, and sharing the game with others. “Baseball is special because of its speed; you […]
Spilling the Tea with ChatGPT: The Hidden Dangers of AI Chatbots
Generative AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Gemini, from Google, often make terrific virtual assistants. “Generative” means that the bots can construct responses based on the vast data they can access. In seconds, they whip up recipes using whatever’s about to go bad in our fridge, and we shoot back needless replies such as, […]
The Devil Wears Trendy Trash: The Dark Side of Ultra-Fast Fashion
The True Cost of Ultra-Fast Fashion: Cheap Clothes, High Consequences Is ultra-fast fashion bad for the planet and people—or are sweatshops raising families and nations from poverty? Eighteen years ago, while raising my two young towheaded children, I embarked on a month of consumer celibacy, writing about it for the NRDC’s OnEarth magazine. I was […]
Does Business Really Need More ‘Masculine Energy’? Mark Zuckerberg’s Cringy Take vs. Reality
Mark Zuckerberg’s Masculine Energy in Business Let’s raise a porcelain teacup—pinkies up, ladies!—to Mark Zuckerberg for finally mansplaining to us how the corporate world needs more “masculine energy.” The owner of Meta went on the Joe Rogan podcast in early January to talk up the benefits of aggression in the workplace and complain that corporations […]
