Remind Me: Why Do I Visit My Family For the Holidays?
The Obama-bashing cousin. The guilt-trip-laying aunt. The manipulations, the fights, the tears. And that's all before dinner.
First Person
Me, Donny Osmond, and the Most Embarrassing Moment of my Childhood
All this writer wanted was a little attention. Instead ‘Joseph’ went ‘Technicolor’ on her in the middle of a performance.
Is My Young Child Safe at School?
In the two years since the massacre at Sandy Hook, there have been over 85 school shootings. And our gun-control laws are only getting looser.
My Mom Threatened to Kill Me
The writer's elderly mother is now at the mercy of the daughter she abused for years. Can we nurture those who made us fear for our lives?
Don’t Call Me “Lucky” For Not Having Been Sexually Assaulted
Don Lemon is just another reminder that society believes the onus of safety is on women. Which is why the language we use around assault is more important than ever.
Smoking, I Never Thought I Could Quit You
After this writer lost both her parents before they turned 60, her two-decade chain-smoking habit seemed less like a coping mechanism and more like a death wish.
Can a Feminist Also Be Sexist?
A breast-cancer scare brought to light a shocking bias this writer didn’t even know she harbored—she didn’t want to be treated by a female doctor.
Help! I’ve Become My Mother’s Sugar Mama!
There was no question that the writer would take care of her mother in her old age. But what do you do when Mom squanders your hard-earned money on knockoff bags and jewelry?
This Is What Life Is Like For a Muslim Woman
Innumerable "harrowing" exposés written by “undercover” non-Muslim reporters don't tell the real story. Just ask this Muslim writer who wears a hijab every day on the secular American streets.