After a couple of decades of shepherding family trips, Janet Siroto heads off with her 20-something sons and gets a whole new perspective on parenting.
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This Annabelle Gurwitch Story Is Actually Making Us Hot for the Apple Genius Bar
If the thought of hitting the Apple Bar doesn’t exactly turn you on—this in-living-color fantasy called “Autumn Leaves” involving a 26-year-old Genius will change your tune.
Becoming a First Time Mom After 40 Left Me Out of Step with My Peers—Here’s How I Coped
Estelle Erasmus was thrilled to welcome a baby in her 40s. But ever since, she’s been out of step with both her peers and mothers of her daughter’s friends.
Five Weddings and Too-Many Funerals: The Etiquette of When to Stay Home and When to Go
You can’t attend every single ceremony as your friends’ kids get hitched— or as their parents pass away. Here, Michele Willens shares how she decides when to attend and when to pass
Going the Distance: A 200-Mile Bike Tour Called Marriage
Jeannie Ralston and her husband cycled around Scotland, through rain, sun, and steep hills. Here, she shares the surprising way it helped her understand her 25 years of marriage.
Survey Says: The Age When Women Are Most Desirable on Dating Apps
Online dating and ageism. They go hand in hand. Need proof? This new study says women still in their teen years are considered most desirable. Eeewwww!
How to Survive Midlife Divorce (Plus What To Do With That Wedding Ring)
Here Karen Bigman shares the steps she took after divorce. Now she is living-proof of a more fulfilling single life.
She Missed Out on Having Kids—Should She Foster a Child Now?
Amy Ferris was in the thick of menopause when she had an overwhelming urge to nurture a child. But was it the most giving or selfish move she could make? Here, she tells you how it played out.
The Other Female in Our Bed—And Why I Welcomed Her
(It’s not what you think!) Janie Emaus shares a story of sadness and re-finding the rhythm of daily life in this sweet story
Family Road Trip: Our End-of-Childhood RV Tour of the West
The summer before her oldest headed to college, NextTribe’s Jeannie Ralston and family traveled through national parks in an RV. There, among the wilds of the West, she discovered lessons about the final chapters of parenting and letting go.
