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I Want to Be Excited for My Transgender Daughter, But . . .
4 min June 12, 2023Author: Lucie Frost

I Want to Be Excited for My Transgender Daughter, But . . .

By Lucie Frost

As much as Lucie Frost loves her daughter, she wasn’t ready to let go of the son she'd raised for 24 years. Here's how she came to terms....

Weddings and Funerals: Should You Attend or Not?
5 min June 5, 2023Author: Michele Willens

Weddings and Funerals: Should You Attend or Not?

By Michele Willens

You can’t attend every ceremony as your friends’ kids get hitched—or as their parents pass away. Here, how to decide when to go, when to skip....

Coming Out Late in Life: The Hurt Before the Happiness
9 min June 2, 2023Author: Katrina Anne Willis

Coming Out Late in Life: The Hurt Before the Happiness

By Katrina Anne Willis

After 25 years of marriage and four children, Katrina Anne Willis left her husband for a woman. Was she crazy to hope they could still be family?...

Speed-Dating to Find New Friends: One Woman’s Campaign
4 min May 26, 2023Author: Meredith Maran

Speed-Dating to Find New Friends: One Woman’s Campaign

By Meredith Maran

Making new friends after 50 is a challenge. Here's how Meredith Maran, alone in a new city, dug in and developed a whole batch of besties....

I Didn’t Expect to Inherit <em>This</em> from My Mother
6 min May 12, 2023Author: Debby Waldman

I Didn’t Expect to Inherit This from My Mother

By Debby Waldman

For Mother's Day, we return to a favorite essay that contemplates a mother's true legacy, which could come as a complete surprise....

Jane Goodall Offers a Master Class in Letting Go of Kids
3 min May 9, 2023Author: Amy Appleton

Jane Goodall Offers a Master Class in Letting Go of Kids

By Amy Appleton

When Amy Appleton's children left for college, a Jane Goodall video provided an unexpected example of how to handle the loss....

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