I take some solace in the idea that my parents are "reunited." But that doesn't make this holiday any easier

Before we all lived in a country where truth doesn't matter, there was no shared objective reality in my family

When it comes to shows about parenting, dark comedies capture the madness better than light dramas do

Before we all lived in a country where truth doesn't matter, there was no shared objective reality in my family

I was in high school, he was 45. I didn't realize at the time that he was abusing his power and authority over me

My family has been horrible to me. Now my father is old. I don't want to see him. Do I have to?

Mother's Day feels different for someone spending it with the memory of someone they only grew close to in death

It was supposed to be feminist, fun and empowering. Then my fellow fans started hooting at strange men.

With my father at my side, I finally learned how to 'read the water' like a true angler.

He told me she was a friend, and he was just looking out for her seven children. The truth changed my world

Growing up, I envied the girls with loud, outgoing dads. Now I appreciate his quiet, analytical strength

In Milwaukee in '72 the police waited for George Carlin offstage. In Manhattan, the audience couldn't get enough

The New Yorker excerpt of "Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl" examines the myths families are built on

She gets drawn into all their craziness. I keep telling her to butt out

I wanted to question my conservative Christian beliefs. So I "came out" to my family -- and my whole life changed