Although birthday gifts become less important as we age, I can’t think of a person who wouldn’t appreciate being surprised with a thoughtful present on their special day. But finding the best birthday ...

This summer, I marked what some call a “milestone birthday” — the kind where your odometer flips two digits, not just one, and the second digit is a plump and menacing zero. My approach to birthdays ...

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I came to motherhood rather late in life, just shy of my 45th birthday. Five years later, I’m now a 50-year-old mother to my curious, funny, creative 5-year-old daughter, Daya. The past five years ...