How Much Adoption Costs, According to ExpertsAdoption is a beautiful way to grow a family. With more than 100,000 children for adoption in the United States, according to US Department of Health and Human Services, it's an avenue many hopeful parents investigate.
I’m Horrified by My Kid’s Obsession With Toy Guns. What to Do?My son is a freshman in high school and has recently become obsessed with Nerf and airsoft guns. He wants to upgrade his arsenal with a new “rifle” for $250.
These Jokes About Tests Will Lighten Up Your Nervous KiddoDuring a recent week of standardized testing, my daughter’s elementary school sent home a blank sheet of notecards so we could write her a note for each day, and they would deliver it to her right before she started her test.
Seeking Salvation From Postpartum AnxietyOne month from my due date, gigantic and uncomfortable, I sit in a park with a bunch of other pregnant women and do what we do best: eat. You can tell our character by our snacks — turmeric cookies, nettle tea, high-protein vegan cheeses — if not by our birth plans.
Tortured Poets Department: All the Lyrics, Conspiracies, and Easter EggsDepending on whom you ask, April 19 holds cultural significance for Anglo-American relations in one of two ways: On this day in 1775, rebel colonists finally clashed with British redcoats at Lexington and Concord, which jumpstarted the Revolutionary War — an explosive split with a perceived oppres
You can buy a home in France or Italy for 'the price of a new truck'—but take these 3 steps before retiring abroadWhat started as a fun side project for Tommy Sikes has become a big part of his business.
Women in Menopause Are Getting Short ShriftThey could benefit from a diversity of hormones, empathy about their experience, and a frank approach to sexuality—all hallmarks of trans health care. Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration.
Uh Oh, The Internet Is Horny For Your ManLast summer, musician Shane Trainor posted a guitar-riff-heavy cover of Taylor Swift’s “Style.” More than a million viewers watched — and flooded the comments. “I just fell in love,” one said. “This is what I mean when I said my type is guitarists,” another wrote.
Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse in Aries to Change YouBy now, you’ve probably heard about the massive solar eclipse that’s moving across the United States on April 8.
How to Upgrade Your 'Unsupported' PC to Windows 11A lot of people with perfectly good computers cannot upgrade to Windows 11. When Microsoft released the latest version of Windows, it put some stringent minimum system requirements in place, the toughest of which was TPM 2.0 support.
Will Historic Job Growth Bring an End to the “Vibecession”?For months now, one of the key questions—perhaps the key question—in American politics has been when, and if, good economic news will feed into the polling data on the Presidential race. Growth in employment and G.D.P.
We travel a lot, and our son attends local classrooms along the way. We noticed primary schools in Europe let kids be kids.My son has been homeschooled, essentially, his whole academic life. Because of this, we're able to travel multiple times each month without worrying about him missing school. I am a writer and my husband is a film and TV composer as well as an investor, which also makes this possible.
Can You Still Sell Out in This Economy?Let’s say you work in an industry in which, for the past year (or decade, if we’re being honest), it seems as though everyone keeps getting laid off. For fun, we can use my beloved digital media as an example.
How to Help Your Kid Cope With the Loss of a PetMy oldest son was sobbing uncontrollably. His teacher told us this might happen—the health of Little Lou, the class' pet lizard, had quickly taken a turn for the worse; Little Lou would likely leave this mortal coil within a day or two. The entire class was obviously shocked and devastated.