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A few years ago, I decided to take my three kids to Paris on a summer trip. When I started planning our itinerary, I reviewed a bunch of “best things to do in Paris with kids” lists and consulted with other parents who’d visited with their families.Since this was my…
Growing up, I always told my parents I was never getting married or having kids. It was a blow to them, because I’m an only child and they were really looking forward to being grandparents.Fast forward many decades, and I met my now-husband, who changed my mind. I saw him…
My grandmother is a pianist. As often happens, the pendulum swung the other way with my mom, who neither had an interest in taking piano lessons nor in making her kids do so. I vowed to throw the pendulum back the other way with my kids, enrolling them in piano…
After weeks of chatting on Tinder, my now-husband and I decided to meet in person. Days before our date, he texted me to ask if I was into baseball. I told him I had no idea about the sport, but I’d watch a game with him. That was 12 years…
I hear the question often: “Mom, can I have some money?” Whether it is for a trip to the mall or movies, my kids always seem to want more. I have four kids, two daughters and two sons. My older son, Zach, is 21; my older daughter, Cam, is 19;…
Last Christmas, I started taking silly photos with my kids, using Snapchat filters. My two children — ages 12 and 8 — had fun choosing different backgrounds, making funny faces, playing around with filters, and playing the interactive games on Snapchat, which are kind of cute. It was also cool…
When my wife and I moved from Calgary to Nelson, British Columbia, in 2017, we had a vision for the kind of childhood we wanted our kids to have.We wanted them to ride their bikes around town, walk to school on their own, and spend their afternoons outdoors instead of…
In the weeks before school was out, my two kids, now 9 and 7, started talking about their summers. It was a commentary about sleeping in, watching constant TV, and spending their days playing video games. None of this is our normal, and I wanted to adjust expectations ASAP.I made…
This story is based on an interview with Jonathan Stone, 44, of New Canaan, Connecticut, who works in event marketing. It has been edited for length and clarity.My kids and I have been looking forward to the 2026 World Cup for months.Parker, 6, and her 3.5-year-old brother, Jameson, inherited my…
We all knew the heat wave was coming here in the UK; we were warned temperatures would reach up to 36 degrees Celsius (about 96 degrees Fahrenheit).But it wasn’t until the heat actually hit on Tuesday, getting worse throughout Wednesday and Thursday, that we fully appreciated just how boiling hot…
