I gave my mom a kidney. Here are 7 things you need to know about donation.

’m really not the crusading type. Honestly, I don’t have the time or energy to pick up a righteous cause, after all the full-time working and momming and volunteering and writing is done. But, if I were a crusader for a cause, it would be organ donation. More specifically, kidney donation.

2020 March, Our Bodies, Our Families, Our MindsKaty Wise GreerMarch 8, 2020Katy Wise Greer, essays, FeaturesComment

How to kill a friendship that needs to die

Hmm, how did I miss the 100% chance of drama and tears this weekend!? Time to cut that stuff loose. Here are 6 signs that you have a friendship that has outlasted its best by date

2020 March, Our Weekends, Our FamiliesMeredith StoneMarch 8, 2020Meredith Stone, FeaturesComment

When you wish someone would just die already

Given the right set of circumstances, I might have killed him myself. I even thought about how I would do it — and with his endless list of vices, it wouldn’t have been hard.

2020 March, Our FamiliesJena DunhamMarch 8, 2020Jena Dunham, essaysComment

The death of a relationship

He’s cheating on me. And has been since the very beginning. Since we met. Before we met, I guess, since it started with someone I knew he was sleeping with before me.

2020 March, Our Bodies, Our Families, Our MindsElizabeth ReynoldsMarch 8, 2020Elizabeth Reynolds, essaysComment

7 nice things to do for someone who’s grieving

We’ve put together a guide, Gentle Reader, for ideas on what to give when someone is facing their hardest days.

2020 March, Our FamiliesJena DunhamMarch 2, 2020Jena Dunham, FeaturesComment

I took a DNA test, and I'm 100% a secret sibling

“How many siblings do you have?” My answer to that question prior to April 2017 was always pretty simple, “two sisters: one older, one younger.” Now when I’m asked that question, I grin and say, “Interesting story, actually. How much time do you have?”

2020 March, Our FamiliesSara Jane CastroMarch 1, 2020Essays, Features, sara jane castro Comment

Bury me in these

We asked our editorial team to share their requests for how their body will be handled after death and what they’ll be wearing after they shuffle off this mortal coil.

2020 March, Our Minds, Our FamiliesConversationalMarch 1, 2020Conversational contributors, essaysComment

I never thought I would clean up someone else’s sh*t.

Poop, pee, snot, spit-up, drool, throw-up — it’s all gross, right? Now, imagine it isn’t yours: it belongs to your child. And you have to handle it -- sometimes literally handle it. But we’ll get to that. Before becoming a mom, I thought dealing with someone else’s bodily functions would be a huge deal. Now, it’s just a regular part of my day…

2019 November, Our Minds, Our FamiliesApril BaslerNovember 27, 2019April Basler, essaysComment

Moving out of the mediocre middle

I have poop somewhere on my shirt. I never thought I’d be the person who can’t figure out where the smell is coming from, only to realize in a moment of horrifying clarity that they are the origin of the smell.

It’s me.

Somewhere on my person, there is poop…

2019 October, Our Minds, Our Careers, Our Bodies, Our FamiliesCatie LaneOctober 21, 2019Catie LaneComment

There's no such thing as life-work balance

2019 October, Our Careers, Our Minds, Our Families, Our WeekendsAngela HowerterOctober 17, 2019Angela HowerterComment

Moving back into my parents house

2019 October, Our Minds, Our FamiliesApril BaslerOctober 16, 2019April BaslerComment

We need to move the needle on parental leave

Never in my professional career did I have to think about things like benefits or maternity leave, because they simply didn’t exist. But now that I’ve had a taste of what it's like to actually be taken care of by an employer, I now know what those golden handcuffs are all about…

2019 October, Our Careers, Our FamiliesMeredith StoneOctober 3, 2019Meredith Stone, OpinionsComment