PARENTING
Charting the puzzles and peeves of kid-herding — from Huggies to homework, Pilates to pinatas.
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Hey! Can I Get an Epidural Over Here?
August 10, 2016
It happened again. I wake with my sheets wound round me, legs akimbo, pulse spazzy. I’m fresh from a fight… -
Pokémon GO Is the Balm
July 27, 2016
In a world where innocents are mowed down while dancing, and black fathers and sons are senselessly murdered by peace… -
Globe-Trotting Grade-Schoolers are ‘World Schooled’
July 13, 2016
I’m spending the week with three charming gentlemen who regale me with tales of their epic world travels. They describe… -
Dress Codes Unzipped: Are School Policies Sexist?
June 29, 2016
In a nation locked like longhorns in contentious battles over abortion, immigration, and assault weapons … can anyone really still… -
Maxed Out: Is System Rigged Against Working Moms?
May 31, 2016
I have an ugly secret: For 18 years, I’ve felt like a fraud both at home and at work. From the…
SKIRTING THE ISSUES
Sex, politics, fashion and everything else a gen-X everygal loves to dish about.
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A Shrine to Splitsville: The Flotsam of Ill-Fated Flings
May 17, 2016
White opera gloves. Orange underpants. One pair of crutches. The objects on display are unrelated in almost every way. The only… -
Feeling the Pay Gap — Personally
May 3, 2016
[Yes, we know there are words missing in this column. That's what it feels like to get stiffed on a… -
How Trump Can Win Back Women Voters
April 7, 2016
Dear Mr. Trump, You’re having trouble with women voters, and I just can’t stand it. A man with your confidence, your… -
Are All Museums Sex Museums?
March 10, 2016
Tour a museum with a mathematician, and she’ll point out the angles built into the artwork, the proportions of the… -
Anything to Avoid Writing This Column
February 25, 2016
Looking back, I probably should have lied. It would have been more cordial. The woman was only making conversation, after…
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