Eliana Osborn

Ray Nagin. Yes, the former New Orleans mayor who now has a criminal record. Let me explain.

In this film, we got to walk backstage with the young Broadway actress currently playing Annie. She explained the rules for taking on the role: Once a girl started her period, she couldn’t be Annie.

Sometimes the nicest kids turn into whole new people when they come over to your house.

What’s That Smell? Sniffing Out Weird House Odors

Your partner will make you want to throw up at some point. Pure, unadulterated disgust.

My husband is worried about stigma, about Owen feeling different, about epilepsy being part of his identity. Those are sweet concerns, really. And I get it — I love the kid too. I’d never want to make his life harder in any way.

If you kill a tortoise, even on accident, you probably shouldn’t have children.

I’m not there yet. But I need to be honest—I’m closer to 40 than any other multiple of five.

A new, exciting trend is to have food pantries for college students. I talked to an AmeriCorps volunteer running one of these centers and she was matter-of-fact about the need — and how little is being done. Today’s college students may be young and single, living la vida loca. But more and more are what we call ‘nontraditional’: slightly older, employed full-time (or close to it), supporting a family, a veteran, etc.

Hunger for nontraditional students doesn’t mean surviving on ramen: It means they are not the only person in the household who's in need.

I cried every single day of my life until I was 18 years old. I did not know this was abnormal.