MY TURN
I'm a Co-parenting Coach—Parents Struggle With Two Obstacles
Divorce itself does not hurts kids. How co-parents go through a divorce does.
I Had a Pounding Headache. My Life Changed After a CT Scan
I will never forget the urgency in the technician's voice.
I Moved to a White, Affluent U.S City. Then the Hate Crime Happened
My mother's response was unexpected. "You heard the bombs?" she asked.
My Students Were Breathtakingly Different—One Assignment Revealed the Truth
Riley likes girls—Matthew is transitioning.
Teachers and Family Dismissed My Cry for Help—It Was Almost Too Late
The diagnosis served as a beacon of validation.
I Am Doing a PhD at 16—My Mother's Death Is the Reason
She held me for a fleeting moment—our first and last together.
No one Prepared Me for How it Feels to Lose My Four-Legged Best Friend
It's a friendship, a mutual bond of protection, and it is the closest thing to unconditional love many of us will ever know.
My Homeless Brother's Real Problem Wasn't a Lack of Shelters
The Supreme Court is looking at the Grants Pass case. My brother spent his last days there. But they're missing the bigger picture.
I Helped Thousands of Migrants at the U.S. Border
I had no medical training beyond basic first aid. But I'd raised three adventurous boys in this backcountry.
I Understand Biden—His Condition Is Difficult
It used to be so debilitating that I would avoid talking.
I Sacrificed for My Son's Tuition—Student Loan Forgiveness Is a Bitter Pill
It's disheartening to witness calls for blanket student loan forgiveness from those who may not have faced the same sacrifices.
My Talented Son Has Autism. As a Mother, I Feel Like a Dual Citizen
I hid for a long time under the cover of having what I considered one of "the least disabled children" on the spectrum.
I Learned Poker and Applied It to Dating—I Found Love
The skills I learned could have saved me from heartbreak.
O.J. Simpson's Verdict Fell on the Same Day As Mine
The widespread coverage of his passing opened the wound.
I'm a Psychologist. Here's Why Sensitive Parenting Is Best for Children
Responsive, sensitive parenting should be a birthright. Serve-and-return interactions will shape brain development for life.
Her Murder Shook the World. I Realized it Wasn't the Whole Story
There'd been a reason I'd carried that box around. The more questions I asked, the more questions I had.
Schools Are Killing My Son's Autism Support Under the Veil of Equity
Until these autism programs produce the likes of Elon Musk or Greta Thunberg en masse, they remain vulnerable targets.
I'm a Black Librarian. We're Being Threatened
For Black librarians like me, libraries also symbolize the literacy that was denied.
I Think of My Ancestor's Manhattan Murder As Time Ticks for Jews
Jews in public office are now afraid for their personal safety.
Do I Reconstruct My Breasts? I'm Torn by My Decision
The male gaze had been a reliable source of pleasure for 25 years or so.
My Turn: Reader Submissions Guide
Want to share your story with Newsweek's My Turn? Here's our reader submissions guide for personal experience essays.
I Wanted to Drown. Years Later, I Discovered Why
I looked across to my infant daughter, C., sitting in her stroller by the shallow end.