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Losing My Mom to Alzheimer’s, Then Finding Her Again

My Father at 100, as Seen From the Age He Died

‘Rudolph,’ the Queerest Holiday Special

Don’t Mess With the Dressing. Don’t Tinker With the Turkey.

It’s Evening. It’s Late Summer. What Now?

A Heartbreaking Choice for Moms: Food or a Family’s Future

My Father, Out to Sea

The Grief of Lost Time

Reflections on the Graduation of My Daughter

I Wanted to Be a Mom. I Didn’t Want to Be Pregnant.

The One-Income Trap

The Data ‘Bad Moms’ Need

Progressives and Day Care for All

The Christmas Time Capsule

An Adult Woman Goes Home for the Holidays

Why Christmas Is About Food

A Moment in Mexico: Children of the Narco Zone

Coming Out to the Dead

Happy Thanksgiving, Teachers

Some Favorites About Thanksgiving