My year of modesty
I swore off makeup and covered my hair, arms and legs for nine months. It was frightening -- and liberating
Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 127Life Life stories, Body Wars, Feminism
I swore off makeup and covered my hair, arms and legs for nine months. It was frightening -- and liberating
Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 127Mom wanted me to learn about positive thinking. But I got a timeless lesson in the thrill of self-help fads
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:45 PM UTC 33I was 5 when I saw my mother stabbed by her boyfriend. I don't know how I'll ever be close to a man again
Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 11:59 PM UTC 62My father served his time. But what kind of a relationship should he have with my daughters?
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 16It took nearly half a century, but I finally figured out the perfect way to communicate with my 80-year-old father SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 10:00 PM UTCThis new generation masters screen-swiping years before butt-wiping. So why am I still insisting on rules?
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18My ex and I were having the perfect weekend fling -- until one small mistake left me stranded in my underwear
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 29I never believed in that diagnosis -- until I dated Jack, and saw what it was like to be powerless to your desires
Monday, Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 53He made me uncomfortable and challenged my worldview. But the biggest surprise: I ended up liking him
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 413I've always been a fan of cussing -- until my children began imitating me. Do I have to give up my guilty pleasure?
Monday, Jun 3, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 46Jeff and I thought we'd found the perfect couple friends -- until one of them made an offer that changed everything
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 206After my husband's traumatic brain injury, we were forced to find an intimacy we'd never known
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 46I panicked at first, but with time, my vision impairment allowed me to see things more clearly than ever before
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:45 AM UTCI don't care what the lactation consultants and baby books say. Trying to nurse my child was an exercise in failure
Monday, May 27, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 74I was broke and desperate enough to try anything -- like praying with Sufis and selling miracle chocolate
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 28Six months ago, my life was torn apart by Hurricane Sandy. Here's what I want the survivors of Oklahoma to know
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:22 PM UTCI was devastated when I lost my pregnancies, and I wondered: Does grieving this way mean abortion is wrong?
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 44The coming swarm of beady-eyed creatures has me paralyzed with fear -- and revisiting the terror of an abusive past
Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 PM UTC 27Sophia wanted to experiment, so I tried to be game. But it ended badly, with a twist I never saw coming
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 95I didn't think twice about taking out a five-figure loan. Then I graduated with no money -- and no job prospects
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