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One day, when I was a new mother, I was offered a choice.

I had a premature newborn, one who seemed to spit up every drop of milk he drank and who was incapable of sleeping anywhere other than in someone's arms.

Getting enough nutrition into his tiny stomach so that he could meet his growth goals had become not just my job but a mission. I ...Read more

I've decided to miss out on more these days.

Maybe you've heard of FOMO, the "fear of missing out." Well, this is the opposite. I'm trying to find JOMO, the "joy of missing out."

For my JOMO education, I can thank Christina Crook, an author who specializes in "digital decluttering." She encourages people to intentionally disconnect from ...Read more

When President Donald Trump blamed the hiring of disabled FAA employees for a midair crash in Washington, D.C., between a passenger jet and a military helicopter, he didn't convince me (or most liberals) that diversity results in poor performance, but he sure did unwittingly reveal the underpinnings of the conservative push against diversity ...Read more

I hate trampolines.

Not because I consider the weird faces you make in midair unbecoming, not because I have a problem with spring-based athletic activities and not because I'm an enemy of fun in general.

I mostly blame my hatred on my kid's friend -- or my kid's friend's dad, to be more accurate.

The friend is a good kid, and a real boy's ...Read more

On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States of America. But which one?

Increasingly, there's two of them, and which you live in depends entirely on how rich -- or un-rich -- you are.

In one America, you have a 401(k) or other retirement account. There's probably an automatic debit from your paycheck ...Read more

I now officially call to order this month's meeting of the Trump Campaign Action Committee, which, as all of you know, is responsible for updating the public on progress made on the topics that are near and dear to the heart of Donald J. Trump, former and future president.

I see that our meeting today is a little bit less well-attended than ...Read more

There wasn't a full moon. I didn't walk under a ladder or break a mirror. No black cats crossed my path. Yet it was undeniably one of those days when I felt cursed. It started with the demise of my coffee maker, followed by the nervous breakdown of my washing machine, and an unfriendly letter calling me for jury duty. I blatantly ignored all ...Read more

There's a quote on my desktop from the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius that I'm making the subject of my New Year's resolution in 2025. It goes like this:

"How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks, but only at what he does himself, to make it just and holy."

I suppose there are ...Read more

The older I get, the less I like Christmas gifts (shopping for them, anyway) and the more I wish I could officially reserve holiday presents solely for children, who are so demonstrative and easy to impress that they make even the most gigantic hassle worthwhile for the looks on their faces when they come downstairs on Christmas morning.

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My brother-in-law recently sent a message to our family text chain, the members of whom rest somewhere on the political spectrum from solidly Democratic to more liberal than Mao Zedong.

What do we think of this?

He linked to a story about President Joe Biden pardoning his son, Hunter, who had been convicted on tax evasion and gun ...Read more