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We cuddle our kids to sleep. Our oldest is 9, and we don't plan to change our bedtime routine anytime soon.
I've been cuddling my 9-year-old son to sleep for years, and now, my other two kids like it, too. I…
Melissa Noble
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Our 2 sons moved to Europe for college. We quit our jobs and followed.
Tiffany Fite, 51, and her husband paused their careers to pursue graduate school in Brno, Czech Rep…
Erin Liam
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We loved living in Austin but left after 10 years. Big businesses and tech wrecked our favorite parts of the city.
After 10 years of living in Austin, my family and I moved to the suburbs. The city became too crowd…
Laura Niebauer Palmer
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My husband and I quit our jobs and moved to Finland. This is the perfect place to recover, but my burnout is still raging.
Marija Riba and her husband quit their jobs and moved from London to Finland. She loves her new slo…
Tess Martinelli
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My best friend and I gave our daughters the same name. We hoped it would strengthen their bond.
It wasn't a surprise when my best friend and I wanted to name our daughters Annika. They have a bon…
Dana DuBois
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Airbnb CEO says AI hasn't really changed our daily lives — but that moment is coming
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said AI 'hasn't actually changed our daily life,' but it's captured our ima…
Jaures Yip
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My husband and I just took our first kid-free vacation. It helped me realize how much he's changed since becoming a father.
My husband and I left our kids with my mother-in-law for a trip. We reflected on our past, and real…
Katrina Donham
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An expert in how microplastics affect our health does 6 things to avoid them at home
Professor Fay Couceiro leads a team that researches the potential health impacts of microplastics. …
Serafina Kenny
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My wife and I collected 24 years' worth of clutter. Now, our hobby is throwing away a bag of trash every night, and it's changed our marriage.
My wife and I moved into a smaller house and realized how much clutter we had. We decided to declut…
Noah Berlatsky
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I'm a female breadwinner who moved to Switzerland for my Google job. Our family dynamic is not easy in a conservative culture.
Annalisa Pawlosky and her husband moved to Switzerland in 2020 and they have since welcomed two dau…
Elle Hardy
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The 'We Live in Time' director on why the movie made financiers nervous, and how that devastating ending changed
John Crowley, the director of Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield's drama "We Live in Time," spoke to…
Caralynn Matassa
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My 56-year-old mom lives rent-free in our house. She contributes by doing chores and childcare, but communicating expectations can be hard.
Multiple generations living in one house can benefit everyone involved, from saving money to childc…
Emylee Williams
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I'm an introvert, and my husband is an extrovert who loves to party. It caused friction and almost cost us our relationship.
My partner liked using our apartment to invite his friends over and party until daylight. As an int…
Kahini Calcuttawalla
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I'm a biohacker who wants to live to 150. I asked my husband to do health tests before we started dating and I'm now the 'Chief Health Officer' of our relationship.
Kayla Barnes-Lentz's days are built around optimizing her health. When her business was established…
Serafina Kenny
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My husband has been a teacher for 18 years. This is the beginning-of-school motto our family lives by.
To get through back-to-school, after 18 years of teaching, my husband learned to only focus on what…
Saba Khonsari
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My husband and I are in our 50s and child-free. We've never regretted our decision.
My husband and I have always known we don't want kids. Now, in our 50s, we don't regret the decisio…
Shawna Kenney
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I moved 1,800 miles and took a 20% pay cut to live near my parents. It's a high-cost area, but they get to see our kids.
Family moved from Texas to Massachusetts, accepting a pay cut and higher living costs, in exchange …
Jane Ridley
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When my kids were little, I wrote short snippets capturing our daily lives. Now they're teens, and this window into our past is priceless.
I'm not crafty nor a good photographer, so to remember memories when the kids were little I started…
Eileen Hoenigman Meyer
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We live in hotels full-time with our 14-month-old baby. We won't be settling in the suburbs.
Husband and wife Yusuf and Sumaiya Omar travel and live in hotels full time with their one-year-old…