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I Visited Off-Grid 'Hippie' Communes To See If They Have Life Figured Out. Here's What Surprised Me Most.

“Despite the risks, I had to see whether these experiments in alternative lifestyles might offer answers to some of the most pressing issues of our time.”
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My Mom Resisted Assisted Living. Here’s How I Got Her To Go — And I Still Can’t Believe What I Did.

“As soon as I hit the highway, I sobbed.”
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I Just Got Into Harvard. My MAGA Grandparents’ 6-Word Reaction To My Acceptance Devastated Me.

“This was the first time in my life that I had ever truly gotten mad at my grandparents.”
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My Boyfriend And I Were Secretly Having Phone Sex. One Day He Made A Threat I Never Saw Coming.

"I loved Paul, but I grew to dread what he was asking me to do."
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RFK Jr. Just Declared An Epidemic. What He Plans To Do About It Is Devastating.

“The only people who think my son needs fixing are the ones who don’t know him.”
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A Furious Stranger Called Out My Son In An Airport Bathroom. What Happened Next Horrified Me.

"An older woman — one I’d noticed had been watching us — snapped."
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As A Boomer, I Don't Understand Why People Are So Scared To Say This 1 Little Word

"The best way to take the stigma out of a pejorative is to use it oneself."
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My Teen Son Said 8 Innocent Words That Instantly Sent Me Spiraling. Here's What He Didn't Know.

"I excused myself to go to the bathroom, where I stood in front of a small oval mirror doing box breaths and willing myself not to scream."
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I Tracked Down The Girls Who Bullied Me As A Kid. Here's What They Had To Say.

"Being able to zoom out and get some perspective ... underscored that we can never really know what’s going on in other people’s lives."
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I’m Exhausted From Following These Unspoken Rules For Black Women At Work

“There’s no onboarding guide for Black women in corporate spaces. But you learn.”
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