I'm from Tanzania and stayed at a North Korean summer camp. It was the perfect hideout, even if nobody had internet.

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Regina Beraldo Kihwele and Russian friends on the first night at North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp in the summer of 2016.
Regina Beraldo Kihwele on the first night at North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp in the summer of 2016.

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I'm running to become Maryland's next US senator. There are 'no days off,' but it's critical for me to understand the voters I hope to represent.

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Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is running against former Gov. Larry Hogan in the Maryland US Senate race.

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When my wife died at 39, I raised our daughter alone. My parenting style is 'whatever gets us through the day.'

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Peter Danes (not pictured) has been raising his daughter alone since she was four.

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I went on a secret holiday for a month without telling my boss, using a mouse jiggler to avoid suspicion. I'd do it again.

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The silhouette of an airplane above a beach, with a single beach umbrella on the sand.
The tech employee took a monthlong trip to Italy but only used one week of PTO.

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My boss and I were good friends. Then I got laid off.

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Angelica Miller says her boss broke an agreement they had.

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I do a lot of the invisible labor in my house. I'm teaching my kids to 'notice and do' so I don't have to ask for help.

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A little girl helps her mom make her bed.

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I've been on a ventilator for 11 years. It hasn't stopped me from getting my master's degree and working full-time.

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The writer, not pictured, graduated college and got a master's degree despite his chronic illness.

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We live in hotels full-time with our 14-month-old baby. We won't be settling in the suburbs.

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A young family outside the Sydney Opera house.
Noah was born in Australia in 2022.

Yusuf Omar

My wife makes $500,000 a year and I'm a stay-at-home dad. It's been difficult to fit in with the mom crowd.

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Andrea Mac with her husband and four children.
The Mac family.

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I retired at 52. I got bored quickly and decided to go back to work.

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Lee Broders wanted to retire early since he had started working at age 16, but retirement turned out to be boring for him.

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