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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,”…
Last month, I was opening a cardboard box full of graduation robes. It was a normal service day of mothers helping out for the upcoming event. The room was filled with women making sure life goes as planned.And then there was me, suddenly drenched in sweat as I tried to…
For most of my life, I thought I hated all sports. My current quest to go to the World Cup doesn’t make sense to most people who know me. Yet, I am feverishly searching for World Cup tickets that won’t require me to take out a second mortgage on my…
My daughter was four months into her freshman year of college when I realized she had never asked me for any money.I’d paid for Sarina’s housing, meal plan, and books, and put $100 on her account for laundry and incidentals at the beginning of the year. But that was it.It…
