A chance encounter with a kindred spirit in the examination room

We were poor but happy atheists, until my parents found Amway, Jesus and the gospel of wealth

I was a troubled kid steeped in video games and rage. I shudder to think of who I was, and what I could have become

The assumption that Iranian men are exceptionally sexist, especially compared to American men, is not my experience

A reader asked me for practical advice for progressive, sex-positive dads on having "the talk." Here are my tips

The Texas governor makes a startlingly offensive comment (even for him), while Pat Robertson goes off about guns

Sick kids have overtaken this soapy "Grey's" spinoff, where every week brings tears and a parent's worst nightmare

In the second of two interviews with polygamist wives, Vicky Prunty talks about how women become powerless in 'plural marriages.'

Bristol Palin's ex talked about sex and family on "The Tyra Banks Show." It infuriated Sarah Palin -- and made me want to watch.

My adopted sons are from very different cultures -- but when it comes to one subject, all teen boys think alike

I knew the bomber as "Tim," my father's death penalty client. 15 years after his execution, he haunts us still

In gun-crazy Texas, I struggle between teaching my son safety and respect and letting a boy be a boy

I check myself into sugar rehab so the food nazis can kick my ass and cure me -- macrobiotic lockdown

For years, I'd been an expert in the disorder. But when my son was diagnosed, I found I had a lot to learn

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