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My 19-year-old daughter sent me a text in all caps.”I JUST GOT NOAH KAHAN TICKETS!!!”I congratulated her, knowing she had been constantly checking for resale tickets after she had been unable to get them when they were first released.As we continued to text, more details emerged. I learned her tickets…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kiana Glanton. It has been edited for length and clarity.Nearly 10 years ago, in the middle of postpartum depression, learning how to be a mom for the first time, my body decided to respond to the extreme stress I was under…
The day my father died, it was a Monday, early morning. Normally, I would have been driving my daughter to school, but she was home with a badly injured foot. My uncle called and said, “Now I have to tell you that your father crossed over earlier this morning.”This was…
My 19-year-old daughter, Cameran, has been in a relationship for several years, and it has helped her grow into who she wants to be. She met her boyfriend, Casey, when they were 16 at a campground during the summer, and he lived about 35 minutes from us. Casey started as…
I bounded upstairs to retrieve the laundry basket, trying to tack on one more chore before losing the day to my remote job’s endless emails and Zoom meetings. As I picked up the strewn-out clothes — this is why my husband’s a software engineer rather than a basketball player —…
When I helped my daughter move into her UCLA dorm last fall, I thought I had prepared for everything. From planned tuition payments to dorm “necessities” and a well-stocked first-aid kit, I had spreadsheets, checklists, dorm shopping lists, and enough big blue moving bags to organize a small apartment.Fast forward…
Jodie Turner-Smith says she’s found the right tool to help her explain divorce to her 6-year-old daughter.On Monday’s episode of the “Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb” podcast, the British actor spoke about co-parenting after her divorce from Joshua Jackson, and how she’s helping their daughter understand their family’s new dynamics.The…
I wasn’t supposed to go alone.My 21-year-old daughter and I had planned to travel to the Turks & Caicos together for a hotel’s grand reopening. To heighten the fun, we were going to do a nostalgia trip by recreating photos from earlier visits. I even downloaded the old photos to…
I showed my daughter a video of her gnawing on a chicken claw, back when we lived in China. “Eww,” she says, annoyed that I’m asking her to look away from Roblox.”Do you remember this?” I ask. She shakes her head. Another memory lost.My daughter doesn’t remember much about the…
My daughter Cameran was an easy baby and an even easier child. She slept through the night and often carried a book at daycare, even while she was playing. Books held special meaning for both of us. As a toddler, she’d back into my lap and say, “Read a book,”…
