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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
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 33My father served his time. But what kind of a relationship should he have with my daughters?
Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 16It 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 UTCThis 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 18I'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 46After 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 46I 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 74Men have always brought conflicted ideas to the maternal script. Good thing women keep writing their own lines
Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:00 AM UTCMy 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 13Every 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 111I 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 30I 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 UTCWhen 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 21As 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 UTCSociety 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 181My 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 76As 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 UTCThe 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 10Ten 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 13Anthony was a star. But he faced a threat that none of us could contain
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