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Her WNBA Comeback After Twins Was The Hardest Thing DeWanna Bonner Has Ever Done

by Jordan Robinson

“It felt like I've never played basketball a day in my life.”

neoliberalism

Jonathan Haidt’s 'The Anxious Generation' Misses The Point

by Courtney Tenz

As parents, there is only so much we can do individually without greater societal support.

Together Forever

What If Friends Are The Life Partners That Matter Most?

by Anna Louie Sussman

Recent books have made the case that marriage is the key to American prosperity — and divorce the key to happiness. But what if we made our friendships the center of our lives?

subgenres

Have We Finally Reached Peak Movie MILF?

by Jen McGuire

Anne Hathaway's Solène is the latest entry in the horny older mom canon — here’s hoping that in The Idea of You, the archetype gets its due.

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Life

The People Saying “You’re Going To Miss This” Are Just Trying To Connect

by Samantha Darby

It doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong by wishing away an hour or a day or even a year.

Mom Jocks

Tia Blanco Loves Surfing Even More Now That She’s A Mom

by Kaitlin Kimont

“I just always go back to the things that made me fall in love with the sport in the first place.”

Life

My Daughter Texted Me To Ask If I'd Had An Abortion

by Sarah Erdreich

"It’s not a secret, but I didn’t think that you were ready to know about it yet.”

Life

Emily Oster Helped Us Expect Better. What If The Worst Comes To Pass?

by Katie Coleman

The Unexpected, Oster’s new book with co-author Dr. Nathan Fox, M.D., takes on pregnancy anxieties that can’t be dismissed by data.

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rejection

The Three Long Years When My Baby Hated Me

by Anna Hogeland

Precisely when we finished weaning, her parental preference shifted dramatically, and in favor of my husband.

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Parenting

If I Only Have One Kid, Am I Even A Real Mom?

by Jana Pollack

And other ways I judge myself.