Sex & Relationships

AUNTIE RACHEL

Why Breed When I Can Babysit?

Becoming a babysitter in my thirties, I discovered I can be a kid person without having kids.

by Rachel Sanders
AUNTIE SOPHIE

I’m A Live-In Aunt Helping Raise My Sister’s Kids & I Love It

“And I have a tia, a mommy, and a daddy. I’m so lucky.”

by Sophie Katzman
Auntie Glynnis

My Job As An Auntie Is To Tell Parents They’re Doing Great

The oldest kid in my life is 15; the youngest is in diapers. Here’s what I’ve learned: Your child will probably be fine.

by Glynnis MacNicol
Joyful young female with red hair smiling while looking at her smartphone, lying in a cozy bedroom s...
Let's have a baby!

21 Texts To Tell Your Bestie You’re Pregnant

Until you can scream at them in the Target baby aisle.

by Samantha Darby
Auntie Suzy

I Love The Person I Get To Be With Kids: Silly, Rebellious, Completely OK

How will they move through the world when their parents aren’t there to tell them how to be? I am an adult in their lives who offers them low-stakes practice in figuring that out.

by Suzanne Maria Menghraj
AUNTIE RACHEL

Why Breed When I Can Babysit?

by Rachel Sanders

Becoming a babysitter in my thirties, I discovered I can be a kid person without having kids.

AUNTIE SOPHIE

I’m A Live-In Aunt Helping Raise My Sister’s Kids & I Love It

by Sophie Katzman

“And I have a tia, a mommy, and a daddy. I’m so lucky.”

Auntie Glynnis

My Job As An Auntie Is To Tell Parents They’re Doing Great

by Glynnis MacNicol

The oldest kid in my life is 15; the youngest is in diapers. Here’s what I’ve learned: Your child will probably be fine.

Let's have a baby!

21 Texts To Tell Your Bestie You’re Pregnant

by Samantha Darby

Until you can scream at them in the Target baby aisle.

Auntie Suzy

I Love The Person I Get To Be With Kids: Silly, Rebellious, Completely OK

by Suzanne Maria Menghraj

How will they move through the world when their parents aren’t there to tell them how to be? I am an adult in their lives who offers them low-stakes practice in figuring that out.

Auntie Kim

There Are So Many Ways To Have Children In Your Life

by Kim France

Once I figured this out, missing out on motherhood was no longer the foundational disappointment of my life.

AITA?

Mom Turns To Reddit After Getting Annoyed By Her Husband's "Excessive" Pooping Schedule

by Jamie Kenney

How much is too much?

Together Forever

What If Friends Are The Life Partners That Matter Most?

by Anna Louie Sussman

Recent books have made the case that marriage is the key to American prosperity — and divorce the key to happiness. But what if we made our friendships the center of our lives?

Deep Breaths, Everyone

Please Stop Suggesting Eva Mendes Is A Bad Wife For Skipping The Red Carpet

by Jamie Kenney

Not walking a red carpet together doesn’t annul their marriage. Shocking, I know.

Entertainment

Holly Black Explains Why We All Have The Hots For Faeries Right Now

by Katie McPherson

They are, by nature, very wicked beings!