In China, the focus is placed on the community and the family, rather than just the individual, as it often is in America. I’m just beginning to understand what that means in terms of family.
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Modern Marriage: Not your average affair
The modern model relationship isn’t about supporting an abolition of marriage, but about the fact that we should be able to choose when we decide to settle down and what the terms will be, whether it be recognized by the court or not.
My family are my friends
My family parties automatically have at least 60 people and those are the smaller ones. Although most Millennials aren’t from big families, I think there’s something to be said for trying to have one. Growing up with so many cousins, I always felt I had an abundance of friends and the best part is that no matter what, we are all still family.
My Family’s Own “Boardwalk Empire”
Beyond satisfying some of my Jersey pride, this show is deeply fascinating on a much more personal level. Not only did the real Nucky Johnson grow up exactly where I did, in suburban Mays Landing, NJ, but my own family has uncomfortable secrets involving Atlantic City in the ’20s.
Silver and gold friends: Is there a difference?
There’s a distinction between “home” friends and “college” friends, and as Gen Y comes of age, we are caught in limbo between home and college, here and there, then and now. But why do we distinguish between the two? Is one gold and the other silver, like the Friendship Song told us?
Gen Y’s Bucket List
By Andreana “Addy” Drencheva Have you even wondered what the ultimate Gen Y’s bucket list would look like? What do millennials want to do? I wondered, so I asked other millennials to share their bucket lists and here is what … Continued
Everything I Wish I Learned in College, I Already Know
There are a lot of things I wish I learned in college. None of them are academic, and most of them I already know. All of them are those “life lesson”-type things you learn (sometimes painfully) outside the classroom and … Continued
Facebook: Mom, it’s not what you think
By Kyla Butterfield About four months ago my mother became an avid Facebook user. Since then I have removed pictures, edited info, and made countless other efforts to make sure she still considered me her perfect little girl. As older … Continued
The Real Risks of Real Food
Food has always been a central theme of family gatherings, but I don’t think you could call us a typical American family. Growing up, we ate out a lot or ordered takeout simply because busy work and school schedules got … Continued
Child of Divorce
By Kate Vander Wiede I used to think of divorce as a bad thing. “My parents,” I’d think, “are better than that.” In my mind, it was a personal failing if you weren’t able to work out conflicts with your … Continued
