Family

What do I owe my father?

My family has been horrible to me. Now my father is old. I don't want to see him. Do I have to?

Cary Tennis Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 36
Life Since You Asked, Family, Fathers

Looking to the mother I barely knew

My gay father raised me, but I felt a truer kinship with my mother

Alysia Abbott Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18
Life Motherhood, Fatherhood

David Brooks: The last Stalinist

Edward Snowden offended the commentator by declining to honor his oaths. There's a history behind such bromides

Corey Robin Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 9:05 PM UTC 78
Media Joseph Stalin, Edward Snowden

Is my sister after my beau?

I really like my new boyfriend but apparently so does she

Cary Tennis Friday, Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 20
Life Since You Asked, Sisters

She was like a mother to me

My mother-in-law filled in for the mother I wish I had. Now she's dead and I'm blinded by grief

Cary Tennis Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Since You Asked, mother-in-law

World’s largest study on gay parents finds the kids are more than all right

According to the report, the children of gay parents are doing equally well or better than the national average

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 8:04 PM UTC 56
Life gay parents, Gay Rights

My sister bullies me

She and my mother-in-law gang up and make life miserable

Cary Tennis Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 24
Life Since You Asked, Family

Juggling a job and family is a men’s issue, too

Work-life balance isn't a "women's issue." Here's why thinking of it that way hurts us all

Irin Carmon Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 46
Politics women, men, Gender Roles, Gender

I’m not achieving my dreams!

I thought I could excel in everything, but now I'm falling apart

Cary Tennis Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 25
Life Since You Asked, College, Family

Okla. mother’s tearful reunion with her 8-year-old son

Watch as Trenda Purcell is reunited with her young son after the tornado destroyed Briarwood Elementary VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:22 PM UTC
Life Video, Oklahoma tornado, tornado

I’m living a lie

I made up an elaborate family that I don't really have!

Cary Tennis Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 21
Life Since You Asked, Family, Weddings

My boyfriend is mean to me

He had a hard life but do I have to put up with it?

Cary Tennis Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 28
Life Since You Asked, relationships

Meet the “family values,” anti-environment hypocrites

If the right wing is so concerned with family, why can't it make slight sacrifices to avert disaster for our kids?

David Sirota Monday, May 6, 2013 3:11 PM UTC 84
Politics Environment, Environmentalism

Does my mom have BPD?

My mother has always been unstable and scary. Could she have borderline personality disorder?

Cary Tennis Monday, Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 13
Life Since You Asked

Throws fits when packing

My daughter-in-law has scary outbursts and temper tantrums, especially at the end of a visit

Cary Tennis Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 38
Life Since You Asked

Dating: What to say about my kid?

As a single mom dating, how much should I reveal about my child's mild intellectual disability?

Cary Tennis Monday, Apr 15, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 23
Life Since You Asked, dating

My cat died and I feel blinded

I can't believe the pain of seeing him dead

Cary Tennis Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 70
Life Since You Asked, Pets, grieving

Should I offer to help?

My nephew lost his job. If I give him money, will it hurt his pride?

Cary Tennis Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 13
Life Since You Asked, Money, Family

Not getting married is the new getting married

A federal study on unmarried partners shows cohabiting relationships are increasing -- and lasting longer than ever

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 4:52 PM UTC
Life Marriage, Cohabitation

My secret condom use

My girlfriend didn't know I was using condoms even though she was taking birth control -- then all hell broke loose

Cary Tennis Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 61
Life Since You Asked, Condoms, Sex

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