I tried to be the perfect school volunteer mom. My kids don't remember it.

Tech Insider : Business
Grandma and grandson
Author regrets being so involved with her kids' school when they were little.

Courtesy of the author

I run my business from an 18-square-foot shed in my parents' backyard. It cut my rent and childcare costs.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman in a yellow dress inside a garden shed full of hats
Katie Vale in her millinery studio, which was converted from a shed in her parents' back garden.

Courtesy of Nigel Glasgow

I started raising my grandson just a few months into my retirement. My wife and I want to give him a good life, but it's financially draining.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Sports
Martin Odum with his wife and grandson, Noah
Martin Odum and his wife have raised their grandson, Noah.

Martin Odum

My friend lent me $150,000 from his kids' college fund so I could start my business. We are now both millionaires.

Tech Insider : Business
men standing in front of product

Courtesy of Curtis McGill

I'm a dad who took paternity leave 3 times and learned how to do it better each time. Here's what Scott Galloway got wrong.

Tech Insider : Business
Father and daughter inside a golf cart
Paul Sullivan took paternity leaves from his job as a New York Times columnist when his daughters were born.

Courtesy of Paul Sullivan.

We bought a family business for $40,000 and moved to Boise. We are raising our daughter to know it's OK to take risks.

Tech Insider : Business
Woman working from airstream
Heather Schoonover and her husband bought a family business for $40,000.

Courtesy of Heather Schoonover

As a parent of adult children, my advice is no longer helpful. But stepping back isn't easy.

Tech Insider : Business
Laura Falin and her children
The author (second from left) has older children, and she is trying not to give them advice.

Courtesy of Laura Falin

Airport wait times in New York City are still high. This simple trick helps me avoid the chaos.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Woman at White Plains airport
The author flies out of White Plains instead of the major airports in NYC.

Courtesy of the author

My kid called me cringe. I need to decide if that's his problem or mine.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
The author sits on a front step of her house with one of her sons.
The author, shown with one of her sons, admitted that after some reflection, she

Courtesy of Alexandra Frost.

The AI industry's biggest names have thoughts on whether you should have kids

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
parenthood
AI leaders discuss having children in a new documentary.

d3sign/Getty Images

Subscribe to Parenting