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My two youngest kids are entering 11th grade. The recurring theme in my head is, How did we get here so fast?I have misty memories of their younger years: soft, pudgy baby hands, “Doc McStuffins” playing in the background, and the marked absence of deep sighs and eye rolls in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shrutinder Kaur, 35, who is from India and lives in Ontario. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I met my husband online, but not on a dating app.In early 2014, I searched Facebook for the man my dad was…
She arrived in Malta on a Thursday, and by Friday, we were stretched out on one of the island’s pale limestone beaches, watching the water shift from turquoise to deep blue at the horizon.My best friend of 24 years was visiting from San Francisco, where she has lived since we…
This summer, the small pool at our apartment complex began to look dull and boring. My kids, who are 11 and 13, didn’t seem impressed when I mentioned taking a dip.As a divorced mom, the weeks of summer can feel so rushed, so I want to make our memories worthwhile,…
I don’t spend much time with anyone over 50, besides my parents.As someone in my early 30s, I mostly find myself interacting with people in a similar life stage: completing postgrad degrees, building careers, and figuring adulthood out.I typically take my trips solo, too, connecting with other travelers around my…
This September marks 10 years since my father died, and I left not only Florida, but the United States. Leaving the country was difficult, but now I’m working through a new type of grief: losing my connection with the US.My relationships with my friends, family, and hometown have changed —…
I wish I could have gotten in early on that company.With AI company valuations acting like rocketships, it’s easy to play the “what if” game.The reality is the process isn’t as simple as writing a check and watching your money multiply many times over. (Even if it might seem that…
In 2013, I threw reality out the window and reached out to a real-estate agent to try to buy a house.I had just turned 25 and felt like it was time to have my own space, even though I had minimal savings and a steep student-loan balance that my salary…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chikara Kennedy, the 43-year-old CEO of Chikara Power Coaching, who lives in Mexico. Business Insider has verified Kennedy’s income and employment with documentation and edited her words for length and clarity.Before launching my own company in 2024, I worked at Meta…
When I saw two pink lines again, I assumed I would feel relief. Instead, it still felt like I was holding my breath.Trying to conceive became all-consuming.Each month, I tracked everything. My temperature. My symptoms. The timing. I told myself it would give me some sense of control. It didn’t.…
