Family Weirdness as a Love Language: Why I Sent Creepy Christmas Elves to My Sister
In which the author finds the perfect(ly hideous) Christmas gift for her sister.
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Family Father Christmas
The author reflects on her father and one of his erstwhile holiday traditions.
Family My Other Parent
What it's like to be in reunion, and a conversation I'd been avoiding with my birth father.
Family Not Your Idea: Cultural Appropriation in the Birthing Community
Aaminah Shakur on how the appropriation and expensive re-marketing of belly wrapping and babywearing marginalizes the cultures that invented them.
Family “Did You Ever Mind It?”: On Race and Adoption
Nicole Soojung Callahan on growing up adopted.
Family On Halloween, Nigerian Parents, and Bible Man
Tomi Obaro on a childhood in which Halloween was an unpleasant and mystifying concept to her Nigerian parents.
Family “Luke and Douglas”: Two Essays on the Same Multiracial Marriage
Two men talk about their multiracial marriage, the "exotic," and where the fault lines lie for them.
Family On My Family and Their Punning Ways
Jessica Ellis on a typical conversation with her family, who are addicted to punning.
Family Normal Milestones In Child Development
Your child is normal. Here are some normal things it might do.
Family Rocky Horror Picture Show And My Grandmother
Tyler Gillespie on taking his grandmother to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Family As A Father Of Daughters, I Think We Should Treat All Women Like My Daughters
As a father of daughters, I'm for treating everyone like my daughter.
Family Preconditions for Diplomacy Between Siblings: A Visit Contract
A contract specifying terms for maintaining civility between politically-opposed siblings during an upcoming visit.
Family Death And Ice Cream On Mass Ave
Julie Morse on death and ice cream.
Family Big Edie, Little Edie, My Mom, and Me
Brianne Hogan, on the realization that she and her mother are destined to become Big Edie and Little Edie of "Grey Gardens" fame.
Family FAQ About Our Academic Long-Distance Marriage
Oh, you're wondering how our academia-caused long-distance marriage works?
