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I was resting my eyes on a Saturday morning when my son burst into the living room and uttered the dreaded words, “What are we going to do today?” When I told him the plan (again), he wasn’t pleased. We had some chores to do, and then we were going…

This interview is based on a conversation with tattoo artist Blake Benson, 29, of Tennessee. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I bounced around a lot in my childhood and teenhood, doing stuff I shouldn’t have at a young age, like drinking alcohol.After I was…

This essay is part of The New American Home, a series that examines multigenerational houses.After 13 years of marriage, I became a single mom of my two young kids. I knew my life was about to change after my divorce in 2024, but I didn’t fully grasp how quickly and…