Conz Preti

My parents bought an island in Maine. I spend my summers there, away from civilization and without running water. Scott Kern spends his entire summer living on Sand Island off the coast of Portland, Maine. He has no running water and built a structure with trash.

My kids met this man living on a tiny island in Maine, and asked me to interview him.

Turns out he had a great story to tell
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I moved between New York and the Dominican Republic as a kid. I was made fun of because of my accent. I moved between New York City and the Dominican Republic.

This is my new essay and one of the topics in my book in progress). Special thanks to @conz.bsky.social for being such a great editor and @profsue123.bsky.social for the connection and continued support. #immigration #assimilation #esl www.businessinsider.com/im-bilingual...

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Our pup has a tumor we have to remove so if you’re in the market for any gifts or art commissions - I would love some help with this hefty unexpected vet bill. 🙏❤️ www.GrayDayStudio.com

For @businessinsider.com:
We are looking for an international student who was/is on a student visa and attended Harvard to write an essay about their experience for us.
Not an op-ed, though.

Email me directly: cpreti@insider.com

For @businessinsider.com

Looking for pitches on sleepovers. Seems like it's a hot topic right now and in every parenting group I'm in.

I'm open to different and varied perspectives, and we want to explore the subject with personal essays.

Email me directly:
cpreti@insider.com

My 3 adopted daughters' dad is in prison. I take them to visit him and am surprised by how much we've all connected. I adopted my daughters in 2022 after years of fostering them. Their biological father is in prison and I bring them often so they can connect.

My latest on the kids…
www.businessinsider.com/took-my-daug...

A pleasure working with @conz.bsky.social on this.

#parenting #immigration #incarceration #fostercare #adoption #ice

I'm looking for pitches on:
- Boomer regrets (whether it's about not/having children, retirement, career, etc)
- A stranger's actions/words that changed a situation (or even life?) for you
- Unconventional living
- Retirement (can include not retiring ever)

Email me directly: cpreti@insider.com

lol fair

Question for parents:
Is it worth driving from Miami to the Kennedy Space Center just for a day? My kid is big time obsessed with space, but it'd also be 7 hours of driving.

thank you for reading and sharing!

this is honest and good...when i got my tubes tied after 3 miscarriages and 2 c sections, i was thrilled to close the factory down but a little sad as well

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

I am always grateful for @conz.bsky.social's writing.

Thank you so much!

I'm getting a hysterectomy. Even though I'm done having kids, I'm struggling emotionally. I have fibroids in my uterus that are causing heavy periods leaving me severely anemic as a result. I'm sad knowing I won't ever be pregnant again.

I have fibroids in my uterus that are causing heavy periods leaving me severely anemic as a result. I'm sad knowing I won't ever be pregnant again.

I'm getting a hysterectomy. Even though I'm done having kids, I'm struggling emotionally. I have fibroids in my uterus that are causing heavy periods leaving me severely anemic as a result. I'm sad knowing I won't ever be pregnant again.

I wrote about needing a hysterectomy and how I'm more concerned about my emotional healing than my physical. Knowing I will never be able to get pregnant again is, unexplainably, making me incredibly sad. www.businessinsider.com/i-need-hyste...

Want to raise bilingual kids? First, let go of a common myth Speech pathologists offer parents real-world advice on how to incorporate a second language with their kids at home — and demystify a misconception about bilingualism.

Genial escuchar a
@conz.bsky.social en la radio esta mañana—> How to raise bilingual children at home: real-world tips from speech pathologists

www.npr.org/2025/04/05/n...

"Ultimately, name changes are not the quickest or easiest process for someone to do, yet it was so easy for them to make the change when I got married in the first place."
www.businessinsider.com/changed-last...

We asked BI's newsroom who is spending ahead of tariffs — and who is holding off Is it time to stock up ahead of tariff price increases? We asked Business Insider reporters and editors. Some of us are taking the opportunity to buy.

Is it time to stock up ahead of tariff price increases? We asked Business Insider reporters and editors. Some of us are taking the opportunity to buy.

I bought an 8-foot-tall teddy bear from Costco. It was $300, and my kids love it. I wanted to go big for my kids' birthday and bought a giant teddy bear. They have played with it nonstop but it takes up half the playroom.

I should've titled this "Oopsie, made an oopsie. A $300 giant bear oopsie"

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Looking for first-person essays from people who landed jobs thanks to their parents. Did you use your parent's connections? Did they apply to jobs for you? Are you embarrassed or have no shame? Stories from the parent's perspective are also welcomed.
Pitch to email in bio
#journorequest #freelancers

Expert says Tesla's best way to rebuild its brand is to ditch Musk The Tesla brand is in trouble, according to branding consultant Allen Adamson, who says the car company is facing headwinds due to a lack of innovation and the political activity of CEO Elon Musk.

The Tesla brand is in trouble, according to branding consultant Allen Adamson, who says the car company is facing headwinds due to a lack of innovation and the political activity of CEO Elon Musk.

I'm a clinical psychologist and parent of teens. My younger patients gave me perspective on what my kids are going through. Seeing my patients struggle with similar things as my kids gave me perspective. It also reminded me of how I felt growing up.

Thanks to @conz.bsky.social for her support with this piece.

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Tesla shares fall after Lutnick goes on TV and recommends stock His comments are the latest in what has effectively become an administration campaign to defend Musk's company.

Tesla falls after Commerce secretary recommends buying stock www.axios.com/2025/03/20/t...

Elon Musk says he's shocked at the level of Tesla hate and vandalism happening: 'I've never done anything harmful' Elon Musk said the Tesla vandalism shocked him, adding that neither he nor his company had done "anything harmful."

"It's really come as quite a shock to me that there is this level of, really, hatred and violence from the left," Musk said.

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How are you all not spiraling into absolute despair? Need tips.

This isn't the canary in the coal mine, it's a mine shaft full of dead miners.

Can confirm. My day job is insurance. The attacks on teslas will also necessarily make premiums soar in the next quarter.

My only parenting regret is using funny filters on most of my daughter's baby photos Lawayne Dacosta looked at baby photos of her now 8-year-old daughter and realized a lot of them had filters on them. She used them to entertain her.

There are kids out there who only have Snapchat-filtered photos of their childhood.

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