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I always thought I’d only have two kids.My oldest has significant medical needs, and I wanted her to have lots of siblings to help her.I know there will be times when I can’t care for her, but her three siblings can step in.I always wanted children but never imagined having…
My husband and I moved from New York to Paris eight years ago. I have two kids and my parents are older, and I realize how hard it is to be away from them. I’m also an only child and have no one to share the responsibilities of caring for…
I had my first child when I was 24 and raised her as a single mom. I met my now-husband when my daughter was 14, and I was 41. We adopted two boys at the age of 3 and 2, and despite knowing more, it was still hard. I had…
My twin brother was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. He will always need assistance with things throughout his life. I’ve had to put having kids aside because I know I will have to take care of him in the future. When my wife and I discuss having…
A few years ago, Hallie Parker joined a WhatsApp group of millennial women who call themselves geriatric moms — almost all were close to 40 when they became parents. Half of them had two kids, including Parker, who at 33 was among the youngest. Half had only one kid, with…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Scott Kollins, chief medical officer at Aura. It has been edited for length and clarity.At first, remote learning during the beginning of the pandemic was a great fit for my son, who has autism and ADHD. His middle school teacher even…
I had been a stay-at-home mom of two kids in New York City before moving to my ex-husband’s hometown in Texas. I wasn’t prepared for all the changes that were going to come after, like him changing careers and wanting a divorce. There’s a cap on child support in TexasDepending…
Jenna Ortega has said she shut down her X (then Twitter) account after she got an “influx” of explicit images on the platform.Ortega, 21, made the comments during a recent conversation on The New York Times’s “The Interview” podcast.During the chat, she opened up on her feelings about artificial intelligence,…
As a young child, I couldn’t get enough of hearing my parents’ divorce story. I thought I was just a curious kid for many years, but looking back, I realize I was digging for something specific — the why. Why did they get divorced? What went wrong? How does it…
The fast-fashion giant uncovered the child labor issues in China during its sourcing audits between January and October 2023, it said in a new sustainability report. It is unclear if the cases involved two children or two instances of suppliers employing several children, defined as under 16 years old, according…
