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NetflixStranger Things and its nostalgia-fueled (and nightmarish) romp through childhood has deeply affected us all. For some, it’s a reminder of ‘80s...

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Adam Hester/Getty ImagesThe questions usually come after the lights are off — innocent, unplanned, impossible.It was the night of my 39th birthday, an...

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StarbucksWelp, it’s official — after a holiday season that seemed to stretch on blissfully long, reality has come crashing down on us. And when I tell...

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Zorica Nastasic/E+/Getty ImagesWhat was surely meant to be a “funny” video shared on the internet of some quirky family dynamics has descended into a...

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Reinventing your style doesn’t need to be complicated. That’s why, as 2026 approaches, we are thinking of it less as a start-over and more as an oppor...

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GettyWhen I had my first baby, I remember staying up all night when she was about 3 months old. I was beyond exhausted, and I felt like I had given up...

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Eugene Gologursky/Getty ImagesWay back in 2014, my sister sent me a familiar text: "Have you seen this show?" We don't live close enough to watch TV t...

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Johner Images/Johner Images Royalty-Free/Getty ImagesNew year, new... confessions? New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day bring out a lot of feels for all...

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Natalia Lebedinskaia/Moment/Getty ImagesOne thing about motherhood that no one prepared me for was how complicated friendship dynamics can be with yo...

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FluxFactory/Getty ImagesFamily vacations are supposed to be exciting adventures with the ones you love the most. I've always pictured a glass of chill...

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If you’ve ever taken your kids to a theme park, you know one thing to be empirically true: though super fun, they’re kind of a logistical nightmare fo...

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AleksandarNakic/E+/Getty ImagesI live in Western Montana in the Rocky Mountains, and when I say that it can get pretty cold in the winter, I mean that...