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My son is 12, almost 13. I always prided myself on having an awesome relationship with him, so it’s difficult to admit that some of the stereotypical, totally natural teenage behaviors he’s starting to exhibit have hit me hard. Our relationship has started to change as he’s grown up, and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarah Silbiger, a 30-year-old freelance video and photojournalist based in Philadelphia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My partner and I are both journalists. We worked straight through the pandemic, and it was unrelenting. After covering such partisan politics,…
Five months after packing two giant suitcases and boarding a one-way flight from Wisconsin to Los Angeles, my boyfriend told me he was leaving the city I had relocated to for him.In just a moment, I realized I was alone in one of America’s biggest cities, wondering if I had…
My 19-year-old daughter, Cameran, has been in a relationship for several years, and it has helped her grow into who she wants to be. She met her boyfriend, Casey, when they were 16 at a campground during the summer, and he lived about 35 minutes from us. Casey started as…
When my children enrolled in college, I decided to step away from supervising their education. I would no longer keep too close an eye on their grades or class performance. I confess that it was a selfish decision, but as the mother of five, I’d already spent too many hours…
Most relationship experts seem to agree on one thing: Never have an argument over text. But my husband and I do it all the time — and it’s actually led to some of the healthiest conflict resolution in our marriage.I’m not saying that fighting over text is right for every…
