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As I drove through Iceland’s dramatic landscape alone this past June, listening to Bon Iver’s “Holocene,” I started to cry.I was crying in sheer awe at my surroundings and the lyrics of a favorite song, one about a man pondering his significance. Most of all, though, I was crying because…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Skye Mackintosh, a 29-year-old regional sales manager and father of two, based in Utah. It has been edited for length and clarity.On October 15th, 2024, I saw a picture of myself sitting by the pool and didn’t recognize myself. It was…
When I first found out I was pregnant, I frankly didn’t put much thought into long-term childcare plans. Living in New York City, my husband and I knew we wouldn’t have the traditional village available to us — my parents, while local and thrilled to get a first grandchild, are older and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Aoi Onodera, 34, which took place at Aoito, the café he manages in Zushi, Japan. His words have been translated and edited for length and clarity.I grew up visiting this house. It originally belonged to my grandfather’s older sister, and whenever…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Vivienne Zhao, 33, a French teacher. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.For years, I treated belonging as a measure of my worth. I believed that if I spoke well enough, adapted carefully enough, and paid close enough attention…
Singer and songwriter Anne-Marie says she didn’t ask for help as a new mom because she didn’t want to seem like she couldn’t cope.During an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of “Mad, Sad, and Bad with Paloma Faith,” Anne-Marie reflected on her back-to-back pregnancies and her difficult postpartum experiences.The singer, known…
