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Juliet Stebbings walks a marathon every weekend with her son Harry, a prominent VC in London. She said she has always been close with her two sons thanks to learning about their interests.Stebbings shares the lessons she’s learned raising two successful children. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed…
My ex-husband died by suicide in 2012. Twelve years later, my son died the same way at 19.Talking to my young kids about my ex-husband’s death was one of the most difficult I’ve done.I remind my kids that we’re all in this together and that we can’t go around the…
My soon-to-be ex-husband and I separated last year, and adjusting to an empty house has been hard.When my son isn’t with me, the silence in the house is nearly unbearable.I’m learning to cope with the silence and the loneliness that comes along with it.No one warns you about the silence.…
I was happy to take my son on our first big vacation together when he was 4. On our way home, we had two flights canceled, and at first, it felt like a nightmare. However, we were able to turn it around, and it became one of my favorite memories.When…
Jodie Foster, 62, has two sons named Kit and Charles.Her younger son, Kit, accompanied her to the 82nd annual Golden Globes.Foster married photographer Alexandra Hedison in 2014. Jodie Foster shouted out her family, including her two sons, during her Golden Globes acceptance speech on Sunday.”Kit, my scientist son, and Charlie, my…
I read horror stories online of college students who move out and don’t talk to their parents.I required my college-aged son to send me a “proof-of-life” photo every day.He sent me selfies or pictures of the sunset, and it helped us stay connected.This year, my son left home for his…
The author’s kids (not pictured) have different views on Santa.mihailomilovanovic/Getty ImagesMy son is 6, and my daughter is 9 and they can’t agree on whether Santa is real At a mall, they both asked me which one was true, whether Santa was real or not. I told them he lives…
Our family looks forward to a busy holiday event attended by thousands in our town each year.We’ve given the oldest of our four kids more independence, even at this crowded event.We use technology and the trust we have in our community to keep our kids safe.Each year, on the first…
When my son was little, his father and I went through a custody trial and agreed on a holiday-sharing schedule. It outlined that if my son spent a holiday with me, the following year, he would spend that same holiday with his dad. So if I got Christmas Eve and…
Stanford University recruited my son to be a college athlete.He feared he wouldn’t fit academically at the school.My son decided to drop out and transfer, but at the last minute, he found friends and stayed.My son has always been an athlete, and sports have always come easily to him. However,…
