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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kiana Mei, 20, a small-business owner from Australia. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I turned 15, like all my friends, I wanted to get a job at a café to earn money. But my father pushed me to…
This story is based on a conversation with Erika Roberts, a 27-year-old medical student from Philadelphia who is studying in Munich. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I was 16, I took part in a high school exchange program to Munich.I loved everything about the city, especially the…
In middle school, I was the textbook definition of awkward: braces, acne, a bad perm, and a body I didn’t know how to dress or love. I was uncomfortable in my skin, and I’m sure everyone noticed.One afternoon in the hallway, a boy looked directly at me and said, loudly…
This story is based on a conversation with Gloria Cazares, 42, a home healthcare nurse from Uvalde, Texas, whose daughter, Jackie, 9, was killed during the Robb Elementary School shooting. She appears in the Netflix short documentary “All The Empty Rooms,” premiering on December 1. The interview has been edited…
Two weeks ago, I let my 14-year-old son take a day off from school so we could go to the grand opening of our new Lego store.I know it sounds frivolous. And I’m not the kind of parent who encourages blowing off school for a trip to the mall. But…
This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Ryan Swann, 45, Vanguard’s chief data analytics officer. As law school applications surge, Swann shared how he weighed the decision to go to law school — and why he opted for an MBA instead. This story has been edited for length…
