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As parents, there are some lessons we don’t realize we need to teach our children. Not that they wouldn’t learn it regardless, but having the patience to walk them through experiences we take for granted — writing a check, telling analog time, being safe when walking alone — is a…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kayla Barnes-Lentz, the 35-year-old host of the “Longevity Optimization Podcast,” based in Austin. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… The average age at which women go into menopause in the US is 52. My goal is to…
My parents are so anti-cruise that when we visited Alaska for my 21st birthday, we took a series of planes, trains, automobiles, and ferries to experience what a cruise would have made possible with a lot less planning and logistics on our part. Loading audio narration… Now that I’m older,…
Before our son was born, my husband and I were confident about one thing: we did not want him to go the traditional school route. Loading audio narration… We both had strong feelings about the structure we remembered from our own childhoods — long days sitting still, and learning that…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Derek Laan, 39, Senior Project Manager at Interlink. His words have been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I was a little kid, my favorite book was “The Lorax.” It’s about someone chopping down all the trees.I grew…
Before kids, I traveled the world alone with nothing more than a backpack and a worn guidebook. I rarely made plans in advance and enjoyed the spontaneity and surprises that were a part of globetrotting without much advance planning. Loading audio narration… Once I started traveling with my children, that…
My introduction to Pokémon was the cartoon, which premiered in the US when I was five. My brother watched and built a small collection of cards, only for them to be stolen, marking the end of his short-lived hobby. Loading audio narration… I hadn’t really thought much about the pocket-sized…
It’s been well over two decades since I’ve seen my brother. Although he’s five years older, we were close growing up. Loading audio narration… When he left for college, he rarely returned home, choosing to live in his college town year-round, but we kept in touch. When I was 19,…
For as long as I can remember, we spent the Saturday before Father’s Day with our extended family nearby at my cousin’s home outside Philadelphia, swimming, dancing to live music, and immersing ourselves in the company of our cousins. Some traveled from as far as California, and we’d mingle with…
In our house, curse words aren’t taboo. Loading audio narration… There’s no punishment if someone mutters a frustrated word after dropping something or losing a game. At first glance, that might sound like an unusual parenting choice, maybe even a permissive one. The truth is, letting go of this particular…
