Parents
My Mother Has Alzheimer’s and It Has Changed Our Lives
At 30, I've found myself grappling with an illness that's permanently altering my mum, and rewriting our relationship.
What It Feels Like to Mourn a Parent in Your 20s and 30s
Grieving is never easy, especially when you belong to a generation that can find it difficult to grow up.
What It’s Like to Grow Up With Extremely Strict Parents
“I think the worst part is that it made me a compulsive liar because I felt like the truth wouldn’t do anything for me.”
How to Talk to Your Parents About Their Reckless Spending
A majority of Boomers aren't prepared for retirement, and a good deal have no savings at all.
Why Are My Boomer Parents on Their Phones Literally All the Time?
“They've gotten called out by the waiters for being on their phones too much while I’m just staring at the wall.”
Fact-Checking the Meme: What Our Parents Were Actually Doing at 29
"At 29? I was out every weekend, drinking and smoking."
Things Your Parents Said That Screwed You Up, According to Experts
“If you don't hurry up, I'll leave you behind” – more proof that all of your issues are entirel your parents' fault.
Why Are Boomer Parents Always Withholding Important Family News?
Whether it's a cancer diagnosis, the selling of a house, or the death of a grandparent, millennials and Gen Z kids often feel like the last to know.
7 Gen Z-ers on Raising Kids in a Pandemic
VICE photographer Chris Bethell captured the young parents who had kids in their early twenties, before coronavirus upended their lives.
Parents on What They Think Their Gen Z Freelancer Kids Do for Work
“You’re doing social media. And it involves, you know, things that you want to do. About food… healthy food?"
Mums and Dads Were the Real Stars of TikTok in 2020
From wine mums to Italian-American dads, the most entertaining people on the platform are now fully grown adults.