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Michelle Herman
Michelle Herman
is a novelist and essayist in Columbus, Ohio. Her latest book is a novel,
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My Jock Ex-Husband Keeps Calling Our Son a Nerd
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I Love Being a Librarian. But I Wasn’t Prepared for the Tough Part of the Job.
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I Can’t Keep Up With the Super Wealthy Families in My Area. I’m Worried It’s Going to Destroy My Daughters Socially.
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May 20, 2023
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My Husband Is Intent on Our Daughter “Branching Out” From Her Love of Dinosaurs
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May 14, 2023
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I Don’t Want My Mother-in-Law’s Parenting Help—My Husband Is Desperate I Accept It.
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My Family and I Have Very Different Ideas of How to Celebrate My 21st Birthday
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My Sister Wants to Join Her 18-Year-Old Son on His Trip Abroad. Oh God.
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May 07, 2023
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I Think I Might Be Sharing Too Much About My Daughter With New Parents
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April 30, 2023
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I Can’t Stand to Be Apart From My 5-Month-Old
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April 29, 2023
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My Niece Needs to Learn a Lesson About Responsibility. So I’m Going to Evict Her.
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April 23, 2023
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My Teen Daughter Is in a Concerning Romance
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April 22, 2023
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My Husband Has Ridiculous Reasons for Wanting to Skip a Luxury Vacation With Our Kids
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April 16, 2023
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My Husband’s Family Won’t Stop Bullying Me to Attend My Niece’s Quinceañera
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April 15, 2023
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Am I On My Way to Becoming an Ungrateful, Difficult Adult Child?
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April 09, 2023
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I Think My Brother’s Cultish Diet Is Dangerous for His Kids
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April 08, 2023
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People Always Tell Me My Kids Are at the Best Age. I Think They’re Dead Wrong.
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April 02, 2023
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My Parents Refused to Come to My Baby Shower for a Really Hurtful Reason
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April 01, 2023
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I’m Seeing a Whole New Side of My In-Laws Since Their “Surprise” Move to Our Area
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March 26, 2023
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My Parent Friends Keep Asking Me to Attend the Most Horrible Kid Thing I Can Imagine
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March 25, 2023
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