DekiArt/E+/Getty Images When my mom was pregnant, she and my dad couldn’t seem to come to a consensus on what I should be named. My mom wanted Danielle or Grace while my dad was gunning hard for Sharon or Brenda. (It was the ’80s.) Fortunately, my great-grandma suggested “Jamie,” which she’d apparently heard on “one...
Instagram Deciding to tie your life to another person is no small thing. And so marriage isn’t always easy… but it also shouldn’t always be hard. There should be an equilibrium where all partners feel like the work they’re putting into their relationship is at least as powerful as the joy and partnership they’re getting...
Daniel Lee/Moment/Getty Images Though specifics vary by state, throughout most of the U.S. there are very few rules about what you can and can’t name your child. I could have named my son Tyrion Lannister and my daughter Discoball Boogiedown and I would have been well within my rights. Certainly, some people really do like...
Kids’ birthday parties are way less fun as a parent than they are to kids. That’s a hard fact of adulthood. You’ve probably sighed upon receiving a classmate’s birthday invitation at least once, but have you ever just thought, f*ck it, let’s not? Well, one mom did. Occasionally controversial ParentData writer Emily Oster joined the...