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Tastes Like Home: Keeping My Culture Alive Through Cooking
My grandmother’s recipe book belongs to me, her food belonged to everyone who loved her.
Claudia from ‘The Baby-Sitter’s Club’: My Asian-American Role Model, Then, Now and 4-Eva
Even though she didn’t have the words for it in the ’80s, our writer deeply felt how much representation mattered.
My Geriatric Pregnancy Was a Constant Fight for Control Over My Body
Navigating a patriarchal medical system as a pregnant at 42 year old deeply changed something in me.
Turning 50 Was a Bitch, But Now I’m a Lot Less of One
It was my birthday, and oh yes, I wanted to cry about it.
Even more Jenny
‘Heated Rivalry’ Turned Me Into a Woman I Barely Recognize
A horror fanatic finds herself deep in the world of romance—and we mean deep.
Are they hiding something?
After My Daughter’s Suicide Attempt, Live Music Was Our Medicine
As a mother of a child with depression, our writer has lived with constant worry—but they’ve been able to dance some of the pain away with Joan Jett and Le Tigre.
Too Old: How a Passport Photo Sent Me Spiraling
One picture cracked open our writer’s anxieties about aging, ambition, and beauty.
Why I Finally Caved and Went to a High School Reunion
After 35 years, our writer realized she was ready to check in on her past.
Does an Entire Generation of Women Have a Fucked Up Relationship with Their Mothers?
One single Thread gave our writer more emotional closure than years of therapy ever did.
I’m 42 and Never Had a Boyfriend. Can a Matchmaker Find Me One?
Our writer spent $3,500 hoping a professional could land her the relationship of her dreams.
I Chose Not to Be a Mom and Everyone Has Questions
After accidentally becoming a childfree influencer, our writer is ready to dole out some advice.
