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 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 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 Lisa Ingrassia 5 Ways To Make Turning 50 Fabulous
Entering my date of birth online now feels like I am a contestant spinning the wheel on Wheel of Fortune,…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Midlife Is the Heartbreak You Never Saw Coming
I stood in the airport. Outside the window was the plane that would take me home—a place and a scene…
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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 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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By Amy Keyes When Did Middle Aging Get So Hard and How Did My Parents Make It Look So Easy?
When I was younger, I had no concept of age. My parents and their friends could have been 50, and…
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By Andrea McGraw Loving This Body through New Eyes
This body created life. Housed it, nurtured it into being. It nourished those lives and brought comfort when the world…
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By Jamie Duhn Here’s to the Woman You Can Be In Your 30s
I recently celebrated my 30th birthday. As I talked to people, I was met with a variety of sentiments ranging…
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