Childhood
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.
Growing Up as a ‘Gifted Child’ and the Rude Awakening of Adulthood
I was a child genius. Now I’m an average adult.
This Designer Turns Iconic Asian Snacks Into Rugs
The collection includes Calbee Shrimp Chips, Yakult, Spam, and White Rabbit candy.
The Weirdest Lies We Told as Children
"I told, I think, lots of people in my reception class that my parents had won a year's supply of toilet roll."
The Pandemic Is Making Us All Suckers for Nostalgia
During a time when no one knows what the hell is going on, turning to familiar TV shows and movies helps.
Please Stop Messing With Our Childhood Foods
How do Chyawanprash ice cream and chocolate Maggi even sound like a good idea to you?
I Don’t Ask Questions as an Adult Because I Wasn’t Allowed Questions as a Child
Asking ‘why’ as a kid never got me answers, but when we fail to ask questions as adults, it hurts us all.
Home Coming: Sheppey Island and the Great British Caravan Park
An intimate tour of one writer's home town, one excruciating memory at a time.
All the Lies I Learned About Sex From Movies and TV as a Kid
I didn't learn much from sex ed or my parents, but I did learn many wrong lessons from 'The Magic School Bus', 'Titanic,' and 'Superbad.'
Unpacking Our Childhood Obsession with Jacqueline Wilson
“I remember reading Lola Rose for the first time and there’s a whole description of a young mother giving birth. I read it five times over because I couldn’t believe it.”
Millennials Tell Us the One Thing They’d Bring Back from Childhood
Tamagotchis. Snap bracelets. All of my hopes and dreams for the future?