Parents
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Belmonte. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My career in professional bowling began before I was born, on a rainy day with some bored relatives. My parents had family visiting the small town where we…
A new Pew report about teens and social media reveals something you probably could already guess: Parents are more concerned that teens are watching too much TikTok than teens are. Loading audio narration… Among respondents, 44% of parents say their teen spends too much time on TikTok, while only 28%…
I have four sisters and one brother, and I have always shared a great bond with my siblings. Loading audio narration… Despite significant age gaps (four of us are Gen X and two are Millennials), and the fact that we live in different time zones with demanding careers, we remain…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Zhang, a 25-year-old former Google employee based in Seattle. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When Google hired me as a software engineer at 22 years old, it felt like a huge accomplishment. It wasn’t just…
When my husband and I moved to Los Angeles in 2021, we thought we’d be there for the long haul. The city felt like the perfect place to advance our acting careers, grow closer as a couple, and meet other ambitious, creative people. Loading audio narration… That all turned out…
Growing up in Mexico, I never questioned my relationship with my parents. In many Latino families, closeness is the default setting. Parents are involved in everything: daily routines, big decisions, and emotional milestones. Loading audio narration… Living at home well into adulthood wasn’t unusual, and neither was the constant presence…
Dear For Love & Money, Loading audio narration… My older sister has been an addict for the last fifteen years. I grew up in the shadow of her recovery/relapse cycle. My parents spent all their time and money trying to get her help, leaving nothing for me.Now I am making…
Parent student-loan borrowers have to act quickly to keep their affordable monthly payments.President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” spending legislation made sweeping changes to student-loan repayment, and loans that parents take out for their kids, known as parent PLUS, are facing a key deadline.Currently, parents can take out loans equal to…
I used to hold a quiet grudge against my parents for the way they handled my creative dreams. Loading audio narration… It wasn’t the kind of loud, dramatic grudge that shows up at therapy and needs a name. It was more like a low hum in the background of my…
One of the biggest misconceptions about how to get into a top college is that students need to take as many Advanced Placement (AP) classes as possible in high school.I’m a college admissions expert, and when families write me five-figure checks for college preparation, they expect me to tell their…
