Mind control summer camp
Mom wanted me to learn about positive thinking. But I got a timeless lesson in the thrill of self-help fads
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:45 PM UTC 33Life Real Families, Life stories
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Grandpa is a criminal
My father served his time. But what kind of a relationship should he have with my daughters?
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 16Life Real Families, Life stories
Cartoons with my dad
It took nearly half a century, but I finally figured out the perfect way to communicate with my 80-year-old father SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, Jun 15, 2013 10:00 PM UTCLife slideshow, Real Families
My little future iPad addicts
This new generation masters screen-swiping years before butt-wiping. So why am I still insisting on rules?
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18Technology Real Families, Internet Culture
Mommy’s got a potty mouth
I've always been a fan of cussing -- until my children began imitating me. Do I have to give up my guilty pleasure?
Monday, Jun 3, 2013 12:30 AM UTC 46Life Real Families, Motherhood
Sex in a hospital bed
After my husband's traumatic brain injury, we were forced to find an intimacy we'd never known
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 46Life Love and Sex, Real Families
Breast-feeding is hell
I don't care what the lactation consultants and baby books say. Trying to nurse my child was an exercise in failure
Monday, May 27, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 74Life New Mom Confessions
What a mother should be
Men have always brought conflicted ideas to the maternal script. Good thing women keep writing their own lines
Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:00 AM UTCLife Mother's Day, Motherhood
Waiting to love my child
My first baby was born with a rare syndrome. Now pregnant with my second, I wonder: What could happen this time?
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 11:45 PM UTC 13Life New Mom Confessions
“Didn’t you get tested?”
Every mom feels judged, but even the sight of my son prompts complicated questions about how he came into the world
Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 111Life Real Families, Motherhood
Margaret Cho: Babies scare me more than anything
I still don't know if I want children. Frankly, I'm not sure I ever want to love anything that much
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 30Life Life stories, Feminism, Children
“It wasn’t your fault”
I know the unfathomable grief that Martin Richard's parents must be feeling. I lost my daughter to a bomb, too
Friday, Apr 19, 2013 11:45 AM UTCLife Boston Bombings, Life stories
How many pets can we save?
When we found out a dog was being abused, my wife and I went into rescue mode. Was it really our job to save him?
Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 1:30 AM UTC 21Life Real Families, Life stories
Her obsession with weight
As my grandmother faded, I struggled not to blame her for the body issues I inherited, the ones she never overcame
Monday, Apr 15, 2013 1:00 AM UTCLife Body Wars, Real Families
My three wives
Society has come a long way toward accepting gay marriage. Could the same ever be true for my polygamous family?
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 181Life Real Families, Polygamy
Honey, we’re praying for you
My parents can't handle the fact that I'm gay, and we'll never agree on religion. But I've found acceptance anyway
Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 76Life Life stories, Real Families, LGBT
Losing my twin
As Cara fought drug addiction, I tried to help. But she slipped into darkness, and I was left without my other half
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM UTCLife Life stories, Real Families
How Groucho Marx was saved
The legend's grandson tells the incredible true story of the TV show that almost ended up in the garbage dump
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 10All Salon Groucho Marx, TV, Real Families
When the war came for me
Ten years ago, I was a soldier on my way to a Purple Heart for carpal tunnel syndrome. But my fate changed in a day
Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 13Life Iraq war, Military, Soldiers
My brother’s life, unraveled
Anthony was a star. But he faced a threat that none of us could contain
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 64Life Real Families, Life stories
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