Miscarriage Is Normal and Normal Hurts

It happens all the time. It’s supposed to happen. And it’s…

Why I Passed For White

I erased my own heritage to feel safe. I hope to teach my children not to do…

Hyphen Nation

How one punctuation mark gave us new identities, longer names, and a century of arguments

We Should Raise Our Brown Kids to Talk Back

As parents, we know it’s dangerous for brown children to…

What I‘ve Done to My Hair, and What It‘s Done to Me

Tied up in my hair is my Jewish identity, my…

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How Christmas Traditions Saved My Family But Ruined My Relationship

The Montreal Massacre Made Me a Feminist

The mass murder of female engineering students showed me why…

The Cure for Grief is Crappy Lifetime Movies

When grief tries to steal Christmas, holiday schlock…

I Want To Be a Crazy Mom

My mental illness means some people think I’d be an unfit mother. I don’t…