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As I sit at my computer, eating a plate of pasta with artichokes, I’m contemplating what special dish to prepare for my wife this Mother’s Day. I’m torn between salmon with spinach in parchment paper or lemon chicken on a bed of linguine. Physicians, perfectionists in all things, including cooking and finances. Seventeen videos later, I realized simplicity matters.
Now a stay-at-home dad supporting my RN wife, I was deep in recipes when she asked, “Cooking me dinner?”
“Yep,” oblivious to her real wish.
“That’s sweet,” she smiled tiredly. “But could we just order takeout from Giovanni’s? Lasagna would be heaven after my week.”
Relief washed over me. Like retirement, sometimes the best gift is simple and needed. “Giovanni’s it is,” I agreed.
Her smile widened. The perfect Mother’s Day wasn’t a gourmet meal, but rest and comfort.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers, step-moms, grandmothers, mother figures, and everyone engaged in the important work of mothering. You truly deserve to be celebrated.
The Sunday Best 05/11/2025
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According to new research, Americans will collectively pay $11 billion more than they needed to on their mortgages this year. The advice? Shop around.
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A federal court is about to decide whether to strike down Trump’s tariffs. And we’re about to get our first window into whether the judiciary will allow Trump’s trade war to continue.
To get to the future, you have to survive the past. If you’re using consumption smoothing and you go through a rough patch financially, you may not make it out.
Families across the globe are having fewer and fewer children. In much of the world, fertility rates have fallen below the replacement rate required to maintain a stable population, and, despite increasing longevity, some countries have already started to see population decline.
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