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When my husband said we were staying on an active volcano, I thought he was joking. I had left this portion of the planning for our trip to Sicily to him, so I was totally clueless as to where we were going when we boarded the ferry.Three hours later, I…
I used to think I was just being a “good mom” to my son.I packed his lunch with color-coded notes. I filled out permission slips as soon as they made it home. If he forgot his homework, I’d zip it over to school. If a birthday party made him nervous,…
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When I was growing up, sleepovers were a rite of passage. Although sleepovers are now a controversial topic, I didn’t want to deny my kids the same experiences I had. I let them start having sleepovers as kindergartners, but we put one important non-negotiable rule in place.I loved sleepovers growing…
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have reportedly split, six years after they got engaged on Valentine’s Day and five years after they welcomed their daughter, Daisy Dove.Both Perry and Bloom had been married before. Bloom shares a son with his ex-wife, supermodel Miranda Kerr, while Perry was briefly married to…
Living in the Bay Area, Max Heninger is all too familiar with high housing costs.As is he with childcare costs, student loans, and saving for his two kids’ futures.”We are going to be paying off our student loans for at least another decade,” Heninger, who is facing just under $900…
Since moving to our house a few years ago, my husband and I have spent hours working on the backyard, making it more fun and functional. From adding a garden to a massive play area, it’s a space that the whole family can enjoy.It’s been a ton of work —…
This spring, I moved back in with my parents. Again.The first time was early in the pandemic, when my daughter was a newborn and the world felt like a terrifying science experiment. We had been living in Brooklyn, and when the hospital barred partners from delivery rooms, we started calling…
When I told people I was spending $20,000 to take my two kids to Bora Bora, the reactions ranged from wide-eyed surprise to outright judgment.”You’re taking them to a five-star resort?” someone asked. “Don’t you have college to pay for in the Fall?” said another. The answer to both was,…
As a kid, I ran from field to field for soccer tournaments with back-to-back games, and woke up before the sun was up for lacrosse tournaments that were a long drive away.I’m not alone. It feels like nearly everyone in the US has some connection to youth sports, either through…
