Beauty
Is Being an Older, Single Mother the New Ideal?
I’m a single mother of what doctors and insurance companies cheerfully call an “advanced maternal age,” which makes me sound like an…
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Fashion
Khloé Kardashian on Scent, Motherhood, and Embracing Her 40s
Say hello to Unfiltered, a fresh beauty series where you'll get an exclusive glimpse into the dressed-down beauty routines of our favorite…
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On the Utter Impossibility of Returning to Work After Maternity Leave
For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the end of my maternity leave. As of this week, I am back in a world of…
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I Wasn’t Waiting to Feel Ready for Motherhood. I Was Waiting for My Mom.
When my friends began having children, I noticed a pattern. Their mothers, it seemed, were always there: a phone call away for advice, on…
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Cardi B Gives Birth to Her Fourth Child—and It’s a Boy!
Congratulations to Cardi B, who has given birth to her fourth child and first with her boyfriend Stefon Diggs. The rapper confirmed the…
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What I Wish My Pregnant Friends Had Said When I Was Infertile
“Welllllll,” she drew out the word, staring down at her plate as she paused long enough for me to understand what was about to happen.…
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Sofia Richie Grainge Is Pregnant! Expecting Her Second Child With Elliot Grainge
Congratulations are in order for Sofia Richie Grainge and husband Elliot Grainge, pregnant with their second child. Richie Grainge…
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‘Why Is Discomfort So Threatening?’: Filmmaker Mary Bronstein Talks ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You also marks the long-awaited return of a singular voice in independent film. Bronstein first emerged in the mid…
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One Vogue Writer’s Ode to Non-Maternity Maternity Pants
Come January, there will be three pairs of shoes by the front door—two big, one miniature. A high chair will crown the dining table, a…
Style
The Virtuosic Maternal Freakout of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” a nerve-shredding dark comedy from the director and screenwriter Mary Bronstein, is the latest and surely…
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The Latest in Maternal Health Fear Mongering? Tylenol
Recently, murmurs began about one specific assertion that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would make in a…
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Cardi B Is Pregnant! The Rapper and Mother of Three Confirms Her First Child With Stefon Diggs
Congratulations are in order for Cardi B, who has confirmed she’s pregnant with her fourth child. The rapper and musician confirmed that…
Fashion
Meet Sarah O’Leary: The CEO of Willow Innovations, Transforming Motherhood
Welcome toSecond Life, a podcast spotlighting successful people who've made major career changes—and fearlessly mastered the pivot. Hosted…
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The Best Maternity Dresses That Aren’t Actually Maternity Dresses
Going an entire pregnancy without buying any maternity clothes is the modern-day equivalent of, “I don’t use social media.” When I hear…
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And Baby Makes Three! Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi Welcome a Baby Via Adoption
Just a year and some change after their Tuscan wedding, Millie Bobby Brown, 21, and Jake Bongiovi, 22, have welcomed a baby girl through…
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On the Grief—and the Joy—of Parental Estrangement
When I was eight, my mother stood in front of 12 third grade girls, teaching us how to make “chicken ovens”: fold sheets of aluminum foil…
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On Writing While Mothering
When I was halfway through my first pregnancy, a well-meaning friend offered a solution to the fact our child would be sleeping in the…
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Did I Only Survive Childbirth Because I Live in California?
The mood in the operating room had soured. What had, just moments before, been the peaceful hum of Frank Ocean’s cover of “Moon River”…
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Glucose Goddess's Golden Rules for Eating Well During Pregnancy
Hello, baby! Jessie Inchauspé, better known online as the Glucose Goddess, welcomed a baby boy two months ago. “It’s been the most…
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Yes, It’s OK to Care More About Your Kid’s Clothes Than Your Own
Among my friends, the reaction to Rihanna’s sons Riot and RZA wearing custom Dior Homme on a recent red carpet fell into two camps: those…
Fashion
Meet Amrit Tietz: The International DJ Behind Modern Motherhood Platform Spread the Jelly
Welcome toSecond Life, a podcast spotlighting successful women who've made major career changes—and fearlessly mastered the pivot. Hosted…
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Sophie Turner Talks Motherhood and Reuniting With ‘Game of Thrones’ Co-Star Kit Harington—All While Making Parmesan Pasta
Sophie Turner’s go-to recipe? Cheesy pasta. As for why it’s her go-to recipe? “My kids’ favorite meal is cheesy pasta,” she says,…
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In Motherhood, Can We Stop Using the Phrase ‘One and Done‘?
Just the one? So, are you one and done? Oh…he’s an only child? I’ve been asked innumerable iterations of this question—typically by total…
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Should You Be Getting Hairline-Lowering Surgery to Hide Hair Loss?
Chrissy Teigen recently revealed that she's struggled with hair loss since giving birth to her first child in 2016. Teigen, now a mother…