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Duane Rieder/Getty Images At my annual check-up with my OB-GYN, I brought up how frustrated I was with my weight. She responded that I had actually lost a couple of pounds since my last visit and was now back at my December 2022 weight, thinking that would comfort me. Instead, I burst into tears. December...
Instagram It’s summer, and that means travel, and for parents, that means one of my least favorite things: defending my right to travel with children. Specifically, against people who think I’m entitled for having the audacity to *checks notes* have my family on public transportation. Because, apparently, they believe they’re entitled to an experience free...
SanyaSM/E+/Getty Images Don’t call it a comeback: COVID never left. Yes, the pandemic bug that dramatically altered the lives of just about everyone on the planet has let up (thanks again for that vaccine, science), but has never exited our lives completely. Wily in the ways that viruses often are, the coronavirus is constantly evolving,...