March 6, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Novelist Celeste Ng on the Big Power of Little Things

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg, Emily Lang and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell, Pat McCusker and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘I think there’s something about […]
January 30, 2024

‘Ballerina Farm’ Gave Birth Two Weeks Ago. Now It’s Time For a Beauty Pageant.

“I am still bleeding a little,” Hannah Neeleman said. She was sitting in front of a glowing ring light in a Las Vegas hotel room, cradling […]
January 12, 2024

Sharing an Airbnb With My Parents for Seven Weeks

Korea was my parents’ country. They wouldn’t need me there as they did in Canada … right? I was sitting in between my parents on a […]
January 11, 2024

Sleepunders Are a Solution for Parents Who Are Anxious About Sleepovers

Some parents, anxious about their child staying in someone else’s home, are choosing “sleepunders” — picking the kids up in the wee hours — or even […]
November 20, 2023

Celebrating Motherhood by Design

Jewelers are helping women mark life changes in the form of future heirlooms. When the personal shopper Negar Alaya’s son River Declan Bear was two months […]
November 18, 2023

Life With Minivan

The minivan life takes a turn when the kids are old enough to drive. My life is pretty relaxing right now, but there’s a chilling period […]
November 8, 2023

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Did I Fail as a Parent?

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa and Jen Poyant and Dan Powell and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify ‘I think what we did when we sent […]
October 6, 2023

My (Liberating) Secret Shame

I may be unable to have children, and I am relieved. When I was 16, my mother told me that I would never be happier. Entering […]
September 25, 2023

Egg Crack Challenge and Cheese Slice Trick: Are Parents OK?

With the “cheese slice trick” and the “egg crack challenge,” parents vie for viral recognition — and the illusion of control over their children. The other […]
September 8, 2023

Who Is Trusted to Have a Child?

As a married gay man and an emergency pediatrician, I continue to wrestle with expectations of having a ‘traditional’ family life. A few years ago, while […]