Chelsea Stahl / NBC NewsSelf ExplanatoryThe essay I wish I could have read when I was a 22-year-old virgin
Chelsea Stahl / NBC NewsSelf ExplanatoryGetting Covid shattered my illusion of safety — and changed the way I look at the world
Paul Morigi / Getty Images for March For Our Lives, fileSelf ExplanatoryThere's a double standard when it comes to older parents. And moms like me lose.
Rich Fury/VF20 / Getty Images for Vanity Fair fileSelf ExplanatoryDon't get Mindy Kaling's non-ethnic kids' names? Ask someone whose name you've butchered
Courtesy Anka GontarczykSelf ExplanatoryMy entire family's Covid diagnosis was a terrifying pandemic wake-up callStephanie RuhleDec. 7, 2020 / 2:53 PM UTC
Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images fileSelf ExplanatoryBecause my parents came here legally, DACA doesn't protect me. That's not fair.Dip PatelDec. 4, 2020 / 9:32 AM UTC
Tommy Martino / APSelf ExplanatoryGrades no longer define success for many college students. Covid shows why.Mansee KhuranaNov. 29, 2020 / 6:28 PM UTC
Jimmy Simpson / for NBC NewsSelf Explanatory2020 taught me to stop being nice, which is how I ended up yelling at a nunJudi KettelerNov. 28, 2020 / 3:02 PM UTC
Max Mumby/Indigo / Getty Images fileSelf ExplanatoryThe depressing reality connecting Meghan's royal miscarriage and my abortionDanielle Campoamor Nov. 28, 2020 / 9:32 AM UTC
Courtesy Sam ThielmanSelf ExplanatoryMy son is showing me how to be thankful on this pandemic ThanksgivingSam ThielmanNov. 26, 2020 / 11:32 AM UTC
Callaghan O'Hare / ReutersSelf ExplanatoryYou thought a lack of toilet paper was bad. Wait until there's a lack of ICU nurses.Janet Campbell-VincentNov. 24, 2020 / 5:01 PM UTC
Carlos Barria / Reuters fileSelf ExplanatoryWhy I envy Kamala Harris' husband for quitting his job to be 'second gentleman'
Colleen Tighe / for NBC NewsSelf ExplanatoryAre you saying you'd rather I risk my life than miss Thanksgiving?
Monica Garwood / for NBC NewsSelf ExplanatoryWhy it was more important to take my husband's name than conform to feminist ideals
Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty ImagesSelf ExplanatoryPutting drug users like me in jail helped create America's drug problem
Courtesy Lord AfrixanaSelf ExplanatoryI wrote songs for Beyonce. Now Biden can make my (other) American dream come true.
Courtesy of Alex BergSelf ExplanatoryI never noticed the way society caters to extroverts — until Covid hit
Yuri Gripas / Reuters fileSelf ExplanatoryTrump's post-election farce proves there are no moderate Republicans — only TrumpistsSteve SchmidtNov. 12, 2020 / 9:30 AM UTC / Updated Nov. 12, 2020 / 2:34 PM UTC
Reuters, APJim Urquhart / ReutersSelf ExplanatoryI fled a dictatorship so my vote would count. Biden's win proves it did.Parnaz ForoutanNov. 10, 2020 / 11:02 AM UTC
Hannah McKay / ReutersSelf ExplanatoryPeople urging post-election unity are pushing a toxic positivityTonya RussellNov. 6, 2020 / 8:53 PM UTC
Courtesy Mansee KhuranaSelf ExplanatoryMy Indian parents felt voting was pointless. Here's how I changed their minds.Mansee KhuranaNov. 3, 2020 / 10:44 PM UTC
Celine Loup / for NBC NewsSelf ExplanatoryWhy early menopause has given me a new lease on lifeJudi KettelerNov. 1, 2020 / 1:39 PM UTC
Tim Peacock / for NBC NewsSelf ExplanatoryHow do I keep my kid safe on this pandemic Halloween without ruining his day?Jeb LundOct. 31, 2020 / 8:30 AM UTC
Blackstation / Getty ImagesSelf ExplanatoryCritics of Amy Coney Barrett and her adopted kids are wrong. So are her defenders.Susan Silverman Oct. 24, 2020 / 8:30 AM UTC / Updated Oct. 27, 2020 / 1:05 PM UTC