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Essays

Personal stories about parenting, health, pop culture and more.

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Girl Scout cookie season is the worst. But somehow also the best

Why I loathe (and secretly love) being a Girl Scout 'Cookie Mom.'
A woman carrying a Simosa cookie uphill
A woman carrying a Simosa cookie uphill

At 30 years old, my pregnancy gave me cancer. Here’s how it happened

My miscarriage led to an "interesting" finding, doctors said, which is never a word you want to hear about your health.
Christine Schozer Farr
Christine Schozer Farr

Why I make my husband come to all my OB-GYN appointments

Hearing my doctor answer my husband's question after ignoring mine was eye-opening, but furthered my choice to have him there as a support person.

Our family gave up sports and extracurriculars for an entire year. Here’s what happened

Sometimes I felt like a bad mom, but we needed some rest — and sanity.
Cropped image of the top half of a trash can, against a blue background. Several objects are being tossed into the can, including a beach towel, shin guards, soccer cleats, swim goggles, swim trunks, and a soccer ball.
Cropped image of the top half of a trash can, against a blue background. Several objects are being tossed into the can, including a beach towel, shin guards, soccer cleats, swim goggles, swim trunks, and a soccer ball.

‘Why do you use that thing?’ My daughter who uses a wheelchair had the perfect response

Kids’ curiosity can be embarrassing — but I think it can also teach us something. 
mother with daughter
mother with daughter

I only go to church for the free child care. Is that bad?

We look like any other believers. But we’re not. We’re imposters.
Courtesy
Courtesy

What it’s like to watch the place where you grew up burn to the ground

Fires were a part of my childhood, but never like this.
Pacific Palisades Starbucks before and after the fire
Pacific Palisades Starbucks before and after the fire

Meghan Trainor: The night I hit my breaking point after having my 2nd child

In a personal essay, the singer details the night she felt like she was “falling apart” and realized she needed medical help — and why it’s so important for parents to have support.

The best Sunday school class I ever attended was taught by Jimmy Carter

How the 39th president taught me that Sunday school doesn’t have to be boring.
Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school.
Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school.