When, I was 15, I made a dinner time announcement to my family: “I will never have kids.” It was, in my teenage opinion, an utterly blockheaded idea. Up to fifteen, I spent a decent chunk of time babysitting – giving me crystal clear insight into approximately .3% of what raising a child entailed. And although […]
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Interview with a Surrogate Mother of Twins
Sitting in front of her computer a few years back, Liz found herself, almost inexplicably, googling “surrogacy.” A mother of two at the time, she had no desire to bring home her own newborns, but she had an “emotional push to do something for someone that they could not do for themselves.” After a bit […]
Age 43, Living with Mom and Dad (Happily)
Live with your parents after age 18 in the US? Complete loss of all street cred. Shack up with your parents at the ages of 26, 43 or 67 in Spain? A cultural given. Being raised in the US meant expectations of college at 18 and finding a job which would provide financial independence at […]
How to Fall in Love
A healthy dose of relationship dysfunction in my mid-twenties would seem sufficient motivation to improve my boyfriend selection skills going forward. However, it was around the age of 28 I made a decision to be in a relationship which would prove to be the most profoundly ugly one of all. That decision would ultimately involve […]
Parents-to-Be Living in a RV
Every month Ashleigh and Anthony’s jobs required them to move to a new small Australian mining town for work. When an influx of mining industry workers hit these small towns accommodations become scarce and prices skyrocket. Tw years ago Ashleigh and Anthony decided to beat the system and bought their own accommodations — a pop-up […]
Divorced Peacefully & Holidays with His Ex-Wife: The Man Who Said No to Divorce Status Quo
After 5 years of marriage, 32-year-old Scott* was not in love with his wife and wanted a divorce. To complicate matters he and his wife had a young son. In hopes of doing what was best for their son and themselves, they decided the divorce process and their lives thereafter would be free of the […]