My return to the Creation Museum
I grew up in the clutches of conservative Christianity. Now, can I make peace with its oddest fringe?
Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 49Life Real Families, Life stories
I grew up in the clutches of conservative Christianity. Now, can I make peace with its oddest fringe?
Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 49He stole money from clients and nearly bankrupted our family. Could I stand beside the man who destroyed so much?
Friday, Jul 20, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 13Thirty years after she disappeared, I did the unthinkable -- I called my troubled mom to find out her story
Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 14What we thought was the flu turned out to be far more deadly. It changed our lives, and made medical history
Sunday, Jul 15, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 16As I face my son's inevitable death, I realize how little I once understood grief, or how to help a person in pain
Thursday, Jul 12, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 19I was nuts about Marc, but after cognac shots at our reception and weeks of fighting with his mom, I was just nuts
Saturday, Jul 7, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 29At a time when I felt lost, Rachel's new house and happy family reminded me of everything I hadn't accomplished
Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 36When I discovered what Ben had been keeping from us, I realized how much he needed to be part of our family
Tuesday, Jul 3, 2012 12:00 AM UTCI was so stubborn when I became a mom. As my youngest leaves the nest, I see I worried about all the wrong things
Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 29Taking care of my kids gave me purpose. As they head to school, I'm wondering what I want to be when I grow up
Thursday, Jun 21, 2012 9:50 PM UTCI wanted to be supportive, but I worried that his return to the nest marked a failure for him -- and for us
Monday, Jun 18, 2012 9:30 PM UTC 61For 20 years, I protected him from the teenage trauma that tore apart my world. Now, it's time to come clean
Sunday, Jun 17, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 80Dad was in the process of a sex change when he was murdered. Years later, I still struggle to understand why
Friday, Jun 15, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 41I've been struggling for years to cope with how my mother ended her life. I never expected a TV drama to help
Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 20I never wanted to be a mother to Jeff's little boys. So why do I miss them so much now that they're gone?
Tuesday, Jun 5, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 24As I watch the Bosnian war crimes trial, I wish I could explain the horrors I saw as a boy, and how much we lost
Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:00 PM UTCAfter our dramatic fights, I swore I'd be a different kind of mom than my mom. I didn't realize how similar we are
Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:00 PM UTCYears after she died, I came to understand the complicated woman I long mythologized, by becoming a mom, too
Friday, May 11, 2012 11:30 PM UTC 17How a nude photo shoot at nine months changed the way I see my own body -- and my role as a "mommy"
Sunday, May 6, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 27At 28, I moved in with Mom. It's the classic hard-luck tale of my generation -- but the only person at fault is me
Thursday, May 3, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 51Page 4 of 14 in Real Families