It’s the final day for parents to pack up inventory, take down hand-written “SALE: Request a special” posters and close their Springvale store of nearly 35 years. I wasn’t allowed to open the door because I was still packing, but my mother insisted. We have boxing toasters, air fryers, blenders, speakers, sandwich presses, as well […]
“The female body is truly mysterious.” The infertility specialist spoke lightly, almost kindly, from behind the desk. I was there because my partner and I had been trying to have a second child, but had not been successful. My son was two years old at the time. We conceived him naturally and relatively quickly, so
JayLi Ming, a newsreader in the 80s, suddenly found himself in the spotlight again without, strictly speaking, needing to do so. Instead, she appears to have unwittingly appeared on episodes of Supernanny that never aired on TV, giving advice to parents on how to raise their children. Or, more accurately, how not to do it.
When your child turns 18, graduates from school, and becomes an adult, for a brief period of time it feels like childhood is over. Cue: tears. The ending brings memories to the forefront, and rather than reflecting on big celebrations and milestones, I find myself catching glimpses of the most ordinary days, with a visceral
oOn a rainy morning last winter, my mother had hallucinations due to her illness and, in a distant voice, begged me to take her to the veranda so she could see the light. That was one of the last things she said. The hospital had no veranda. Who knows which veranda she means? She lived
middleYou may have heard that onogamy is in crisis. There are very few people who are in a relationship, let alone a relationship until they die. And even those who have already pledged seem to be finding more and more leeway. “Silent divorces” – people mentally leaving a union rather than formally dissolving it –
Esther Stevens’ life nearly ended as soon as it began. She was born in 2007, in a village on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Her mother died giving birth to her, and in the eyes of some villagers, that meant the baby was cursed. According to tradition, there was only one way to
FOr, people who don’t have a marble kitchen island spend a disproportionate amount of time looking at their marble kitchen island, slack-jawed and half-out of their minds. This is because they consume a lot of videos from mom bloggers, mom influencers, etc. In the kitchen’s ‘Closing Shift’ video, they reset by wiping the island clean
aspirateChristmas is just a few days away and Finland’s capital Helsinki is filled with festive cheer as you sip hot and spicy beer and explore Tuomaan Markkinat in Senate Square. Glögi (mulled wine), and bite Zulutortu (Jam-filled puff pastry in the shape of Catherine’s wheel) A cold front had brought a lot of snow and
no wayAll dads want in life are a good book, comfy slippers, and peace and quiet, especially if you’re raising young children (my daughter just turned her first birthday and is learning what her voice can do). The Guardian’s journalism is independent. If you purchase something through an affiliate link, we may receive a commission.