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My 19-year-old daughter sent me a text in all caps.”I JUST GOT NOAH KAHAN TICKETS!!!”I congratulated her, knowing she had been constantly checking for resale tickets after she had been unable to get them when they were first released.As we continued to text, more details emerged. I learned her tickets…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ellie Kemper, who is in partnership with Pirate’s Booty. It has been edited for length and clarity.It’s July, but I’m realizing there’s still a lot of summer left. Sometimes I’m like, “How many months until school starts?” There are still a…
As a 48-year-old single mom working full-time and raising two teenagers in Seattle, one of America’s most expensive cities, I was exhausted. I’d recently represented myself in a prolonged divorce and custody case, was struggling to make a living as a freelance communications consultant, and worried constantly about how to…
An endless stream of opinion pieces and social media content has given communication degrees and students majoring in communication a bad rap.Communication often ranks lower on “Return on Investment” charts. The field is also often labeled as a “useless” degree.But I have a bachelor’s in communication and digital studies from…
My parenting style can be described as a tired mother, trying her best. My approach is mostly gentle and laid-back, with flashes of Type-A-style organization where I try to set boundaries. I love my kids, but often feel overstimulated and overwhelmed, as though, despite my best efforts, I’m not doing…
I’m 42, and I can still hear my mother’s voice. “Isn’t that skirt a little tight?” she said to me.More than two decades have passed, but those six words remain lodged in my memory. I can still picture exactly where I was standing when she said them. The moment stands…
