Families and Family Life

December 10, 2020

End of ‘One Day at a Time’ Removes One of TV’s Few Latino Families

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November 23, 2020

Old Letters, Photos and Recipes Brighten Smaller Thanksgivings

Every Wednesday night at 8:15, 16 of my wife’s family members gather around computer screens in their homes in Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; New York City; and […]
November 21, 2020

Inside America's Thanksgiving Travel Chaos

After a record-setting election and record-setting unemployment claims, within a frightening pandemic and between strict diets of misinformation and disinformation, America is ready to have a […]
November 20, 2020

Modern Love: She Stood in for My Mother. Could I Do the Same for Her?

I used to hate going clothes shopping with my grandmother. We would go to a store, pick out an array of jean skirts and sports bras, […]
November 18, 2020

Masks Protect Against Covid—and Awkward Social Situations

Julianne Kassidy had one ex she definitely didn’t want to run into. (Don’t we all?) In late October, it had almost been a year since Ms. […]
November 11, 2020

A Tough Call for Families: How to Spend Thanksgiving

Just as the country cannot seem to agree on whether to wear masks or stay six feet apart, there are also disagreements bubbling up over how […]
September 27, 2020

How to Keep the Peace in a School Pod

Ivi Kolasi, a parent in Berkeley, Calif., didn’t expect that forming a learning pod for her 2-year-old daughter would take so long, or be so hard. […]
September 1, 2020

How to Submit a Modern Love Essay

ImageCredit…Brian Rea Although Modern Love has evolved into a podcast, a book, a TV show and Tiny Love Stories in its 16 years, the column’s central […]
August 27, 2020

Parenting in Front of a Live Audience of In-laws

Somewhere in rural Pennsylvania, my husband and I whisper-argue on a mattress strewn across the floor. His hand gestures say, “Lower your voice.” Mine say, “I’m […]
June 27, 2020

Organize Your Own Olympic Games, at Home

Watching athletes compete in the Summer Olympic Games is a long-awaited highlight for millions around the world. It’s a ritual that comes every four years — […]