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Extra Placemats

When the People Who Love You Deeply Don’t Understand You

I’ve been wrestling with this for a long time.

Adapting Can Be Hurtful

There is a particular kind of loneliness that only children know — not the loud, dramatic kind you see in movies, but a quiet one, the kind…

Menjadi Anak Semata Wayang

“Kamu pasti kesepian, ya?”

CJD and Me: When a Daughter Loses a Mother

Losing a parent is never easy. Being an only child and watching a parent battle a debilitating form of dementia is devastating.

Single Child: Is One Child Enough?

In a healthy marriage, one of the most important decisions a couple has to make is having kids. While you plan a family and the ideal time…