My Sibling Was Abused as a Baby. Should I Share What I Saw?
When I was a kid, my parents severely beat a sibling. It was a single incident that nobody else witnessed. My sister was only a child, but the incident was thought to be due to...
Category: Family
How to Use A.I. for Family Time
Hello! Here’s another edition of On Tech: A.I. This pop-up email will teach the reader the basics of artificial intelligence. How it operates, and how you can use it. This week, I guided the reader...
Cheri Pies, Who Guided Lesbian Couples in Parenthood, Dies at 73
Cheri Pies is a professor of public health who shattered through barriers by publishing her groundbreaking 1985 publication, “Considering Parenthood: A Workbook for Lesbians,” an authoritative guide to that “gayby boom” of the 1980s...
The Art of Being a Morning Person (Even if You’re Actually Not One)
My oldest child has always been an early riser. He doesn’t sleep beyond 6 am, and 6:30 is a juggernaut. He sleeps off from bed as my husband and I take our coffees, reaffirming his excitement...
Family’s Deaths in Locked Apartment Were Murder-Suicide, the Police Say
The three men stood in the hallway facing an apartment locked on Monday afternoon’s fourth-floor door on the Upper West Side. Mario Lopez was the building’s ex-superintendent, as was his son Edison, the current...
My Father Was Abusive. Should I Attend His Memorial Service?
The adult I am is the daughter of an intolerant, explosive father who was content with his brutal treatment of me throughout my adolescence and childhood. I was terrified of the constant shouting and beatings. As...
Three Generations Under One Roof
Sometimes, the most dreadful news can turn into the most joyful experience. In August of 2020, our family was devastated by the news. Our daughter Camille was expecting, and a routine ultrasound showed the baby, a...
When Financial Independence Isn’t Always the Goal
It was the summer of 1996 when I was 16 years old, I was 16, and my friends were offered jobs in our nearby mall in Jacksonville, Fla. We all came from middle-class families,...
The Top Benefits of Living in a Retirement Village
Are you approaching your golden years and starting to think about the different possibilities of living a retired life? Among all the options now available, retirement villages are becoming increasingly popular among seniors. And...
Family mental health crisis: Parental depression, anxiety during COVID-19 will affect kids too
For most parents to claim that the COVID-19 epidemic has been challenging would be an extreme understatement. The pressure of financial burden reduced child care, and health-related concerns are extremely difficult for families. Mental...