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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kristin Lewis, senior vice president of product at Aura, a company with a suite of products intended to help people stay safe online. It has been edited for length and clarity. A lot of my work is about simplifying online safety,…
Kids with disabilities are often labeled “disruptive,” “defiant,” or “difficult.” People often assume they’re inherently bad or that their behavior is the result of permissive or incompetent parenting.These were never words I associated with my son.As a toddler, Oscar was clever, cheerful, and endlessly curious. His dad and I poured…
I used to think I had unlimited time with my children, filled with playdates and cuddles on the sofa. It wasn’t until recently that I considered going back to work full-time.It all started in the school pickup line. It was the last day of school, and I was surprising my…
I was always the mom who was on top of the game, stressing over every little detail of my son’s life to make it as perfect as possible.I had one shot at raising Kayden, and I was going to give it my all. I thought I had it all figured…
First, there were the trad wives. Then came the stay-at-home girlfriends. Now, a cohort of Gen Z men who live with their parents are rebranding, too.They call themselves stay-at-home sons, and they include early career professionals saving on rent, college dropouts struggling to find steady work, and unemployed Jeopardy champions.One…
In 2021, my husband and I were only one year into postgraduate life and very new to marriage. At the time, our financial literacy left a lot to be desired, and being new parents only complicated all of this.As our son grew month after month, we started thinking more seriously about…
When author and illustrator Peter Brown set out to write “The Wild Robot,” he didn’t head to a studio or café — he went to the Catskills, Maine, and the Pacific Northwest to find inspiration. When I had the chance to connect with Brown, I knew I had to turn…
