What Will We Tell Our Future Children About This Moment?
I’m years away from having kids, but I can’t help thinking about how I’ll describe life before, during, and after the pandemic...
FamilyA collection of 40 posts
In the Middle of a Pandemic, All I Want Are My Deceased Parents
It’s biological to want your mom or dad during times of crisis...
During Quarantine, This Is How My Chinese Parents Say ‘I Love You’
Trying to bridge a generational and cultural gap while isolating in my childhood bedroom...
My Mother Abandoned Me for San Francisco
But my son helped me see the city in a new light...
My Friendship With SF Chinatown’s Last Old-School Nightlife Promoter
How I found family in the most unexpected place...
Fun Facts for a Tense, Overly-Political Holiday Dinner Table
If your family meal gets tense, create a diversion...
‘Buone Feste’: Celebrating Christmas in 1950s North Beach
Our Sicilian feast and the perennial bottle of 7UP®...
My Mom Survived a Back-Alley Abortion
Her story taught me the importance of having choices...
Why Are So Many People Scrooges When It Comes to Holiday Giving?
If you make six figures as a software engineer and won’t be a foster Santa to a family in need, your heart might be three sizes too small....
Oh God, Your Parents Are Coming to Visit You in San Francisco!
A few weeks ago, my parents drove from Minnesota to San Francisco for a visit. That’s correct — they drove....
Can You Fix a Relationship If the Other Person Stops Trying?
When it comes to good advice, Jessica Lanyadoo has it in spades. The Mission’s resident psychic/astrologer/badass gets booked months in advance by San Franciscans seeking help with everything from figuring out their love lives to communicating with their pets....
San Francisco Was Named the Best City in America to Have a Baby
You know that book for new parents What to Expect When You’re Expecting? Well the people behind that book have a website, and the people behind that website created a survey to find the best city to have a baby....