5 Things I’m Learning about 50
When my dad turned 80, he—and we, by default—celebrated all year. My sister made a fantastic, larger-than-life sign of him…
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By Courtney Dercqu My Parents Will Never See This Face
You’ve had that moment, right? That moment when you don’t recognize the woman standing in front of you. Her hair…
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By Rhonda Chiger When I Look In the Mirror, I See My Mother
Recently, whenever I look in the mirror, I see a strong resemblance to my mother. People always said I looked…
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By Chelsea Drown In Your 30s the Stakes Feel Higher
I’m in the years where I’m not old, but I’m no longer young. Some women my age are just announcing…
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By Lisa Leshaw When Did We Change, Mama?
When did we change, Mama? Was it a moment? Or a gradual shift? When did I stop coming to you…
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By Megan Burr A Love Letter to the Middle of My Life
When I was 19, my mom was 39. To me, she seemed like the epitome of an adult. I was…
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By Kristyna Moore 40 Is the Age I Finally Arrive
I’m turning forty in a few short months. Forty. In my younger years, I assumed 40 would be the age…
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Healing What the ’80s and ’90s Forgot To Teach Us
As children of the '80s, we grew up in a culture of suppressing feelings and keeping up appearances. We didn’t…
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By Megan Kewaza I Still Need My Mom
I used to think there would come a day when I would not need my mother so much. Not because…
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By Keri Forsythe-Stephens Catch-42: An Ode to Midlife
The night started in what can only be described as a mother’s paradise. The kids were downstairs—maybe being watched by…
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By Lindsey Jordan To My Aging Dad, Whose Memory Is Failing
Dad, you just turned 70, a milestone I never expected to see. You had your first heart attack in your…
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By Mary McConville Midlife Is Remaking Me as a Woman and a Mother
It started like any ordinary weeknight dinner. Except this night, my teenage son sat at the table, head in his…
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