“My ex-husband and I weren’t even separated for a month when my son,15, got caught skipping class. A few weeks later, he got suspended for smoking pot in front of the school with an older kid,” says an anonymous writer. So began a period of epic acting out. Today, she’s got a nice reminder that, generally speaking, when kids are being jerks, it’s because they’re going through it, big time. Give it a read.

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

“It was the jeans. That’s what first reeled me in,” writes Emily Weaver. “Hook, line, and sinker. I loved that Old Navy understood that not everyone comfortably fits into the same pair of jeans — and just because one particular style accentuates one body type doesn’t automatically make it the new industry standard.” Now she’s wholly devoted to Old Navy, and she’s got some recs for you, too.