My Mom Gave Me Terribly Cheap Christmas Gifts. When I Found Out Why, I Let Her Have It.
My mom is a big gift-giver. She’s always loved getting me and my siblings a lot during Christmas. She retired a few years ago ...
Help! I Cannot Stand Christmas With My In-Laws—and I Want to Hide the Truth.
Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Delia Cai is filling in as Prudie for Jenée Desmond-Harris while she’s on parental ...
My Wife and I Were Once the Perfect Fit. Now Her Body Has Undergone a Dramatic Change.
My wife is in her mid-40s and was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. At the recommendation of the doctors, she ...
I Used to Love Christmas in Gaza. Now All That’s Left of It Are My Memories.
In most years, by this time, the celebrations of the glorious holidays have long been underway in Gaza. The Gaza Strip is a small area inhabited by 2,300,000 citizens, between 1,000 and 1,300 of them ...