If someone had told me five years ago that I would one day sit through my ex-husband’s wedding to my best friend, I probably would have laughed. Or cried. Maybe both. But what I wouldn’t have done, what I couldn’t have imagined, was how quietly it would all begin. And how ordinary it would…

I’m Evan. I’m 40, and I’ve been married to my wife, Lauren, 38, for 13 years. We have an 11-year-old son, Caleb, who is basically our favorite person on the planet. We’ve never been perfect, but we’ve always been a team. We’ve never been perfect, but we’ve always been a team. We do the…

Night shifts at the hospital aren’t nearly as dramatic as people think. No, I don’t carry a gun. No, I don’t chase intruders down dimly lit hallways in slow motion. Most nights it’s just me, a walkie-talkie, and the hum of vending machines — and I’m not complaining. I’m 45, male, and I’ve been…

My name is Lawrence. I’m 28 years old, and yesterday cracked my entire world wide open. You always think you’ll know when something’s wrong. That your gut will scream, that instincts will kick in. But I missed it. And now, I live with the sound of my newborn son’s screams burned into my memory.…

Have you ever had one of those days where the world seems hell-bent on breaking you? I was only 18, but I felt like I’d aged a decade in the last two years. Life has a way of kicking you when you’re down, and then stomping on your ribs just for good measure. I…

I’m a single dad to the most precious seven-year-old girl, and, like most single parents, this is not the way I expected my life to turn out. Emma’s mom left when she was three. One day, she just packed a bag, said she “needed space,” and walked out. I thought she’d be back, but…