My family spent $580 at a Michelin-starred steak house at the Four Seasons Orlando. Our meal wasn't even the best part.

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I took my family of four to a high-end steak-house dinner at Capa.

Terri Peters

I'm 41, and I thought I'd always be child-free. I decided to have kids so my parents could be grandparents.

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Courtney Kocak with her parents and husband standing in a living room and smiling at the camera.
Courtney Kocak and her husband recently decided they want to have kids.

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We order Thanksgiving dinner from chains instead of cooking. It costs the same as our groceries and comes with so many perks.

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Author Terri Peters in Thanksgiving sweater with her daughter, husband, and son
I enjoy spending Thanksgiving with my family, especially when I don't need to worry about cooking.

Terri Peters

I respect my kids' decision not to have children. Now, I need to accept it means I won't be a grandmother.

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The author's kids don't want to have their own children.

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'Suits' actor Patrick J. Adams said his mom helped him confirm that it was time to quit and focus on family

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Patrick J. Adams left "Suits" after season 7.

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A mother and daughter were estranged — then Thanksgiving came. Here's how they spent it.

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Leslie Glass, left, at an event in the period she was estranged from her daughter. Lindsey Glass, right, at a Turkey Burn event on Thanksgiving.
Leslie Glass, left, at an event in the period she was estranged from her daughter. Lindsey Glass, right, at a Turkey Burn event on Thanksgiving to get her mood up.

Leslie and Lindsey Glass

My kids wanted to donate toys to other kids after a hurricane hit our town. I'm so proud of them.

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Pile of stuffed toys from above.
The author taught her two young daughters how to declutter with the KonMari method.

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I was proud to have an amicable $500 divorce. I didn't realize managing the finances of co-parenting would be much harder.

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Sheri Atwood had an amicable divorce with her ex until managing finances while co-parenting got in the way.

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Cher came back from owing $270,000 in back taxes, only to wind up broke again. 6 points about money from her new memoir.

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Cher was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in October 2024.

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My mother-in-law often asks my kids when they'll make them great-grandparents. I don't mind if it never happens.

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The author doesn't mind if she doesn't become a grandparent.

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