Afraid of telling my troop and my mother the truth, I attempted to buy my way out of a looming crisis

How does one maintain "detachment with love" with a food addict?

A sympathetic new book about the family member everyone loves to hate suggests even the best stepmoms in the world are set up to fail miserably.

A reflection on loss and grief — and the untold power of a mother-knows-best birthday cake

After 13 years and two kids, we still weren't even married. So I'm burned but I'm not even the ex-wife

My dad's second wife always says, "So how's your mom?" Can't she tell it's a touchy, painful subject?

For decades, I carried around the guilt of my betrayal. But when Russ and I met again, I realized I had it wrong

As a kid, I begged him to leave me out of his nomadic life. Now, my father feels like a ghost to me

My therapist thinks my male pal dumped me because he has the hots for me. Do I need to worry about my other guy pals now?

Passing as a young boy was easy -- no one questioned my belonging. Puberty turned my whole life upside down

Medical tests revealed a most insidious disease: Fear.

I thought I could learn to love being a stepmom, but I don't

Read on for more inane explanations of why some ladies like X-rated fare!

Thirty years after she disappeared, I did the unthinkable -- I called my troubled mom to find out her story

How some shrinks are using movies to help their clients cope with life and just feel better.