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Federal judge overturns Virginia’s ban on marriage equality

Katie McDonough
“Our Constitution declares that ‘all men’ are created equal. Surely this means all of us," the judge wrote

The dangerous myth of “The Triple Package”: What Amy Chua gets wrong about Asian-American communities

Khin Mai Aung
By claiming some groups are naturally predisposed to succeed, Chua ignores the inequalities within them

12 insanely bad pieces of sex and relationship advice

Anna Pulley
Blanket statements like "once a cheater, always a cheater" just aren't true, and the media should know better

Where are the realistic TV moms?

Hayley Krischer
"Roseanne" exposed the real difficulties of parent-child relationships, but few shows today dare go there

Author Jennifer Senior: “Kids have almost no responsibility, and I find that unnatural”

Anna North
The author of "All Joy and No Fun" talks about chores, Amy Chua, and the perils of trying to raise a happy child

The uneasy ambiguity of the Woody Allen case

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Social media quickly takes sides, but it's the doubt that's the hard part

My problem with pink

Emily McNally
When my daughter wanted sparkly shoes, I had to confront my own fierce prejudice against princess culture

The right’s single-mom mistake: Why their latest attacks are clueless and doomed

Carolyn Edgar
Republicans are fast losing ground with single moms -- and falsely painting Wendy Davis as a gold digger won't help

My constant fear: Am I a lousy father?

MATTHEW NORMAN
As a fiction writer I'm preoccupied with characters that aren't real, and as a parent I'm not always present

How conservatives hijacked “colorblindness” and set civil rights back decades

Ian Haney-Lopez
MLK dreamed of a world where race doesn't divide us — not one where we pretend it doesn't exist

The fake war on grandma kisses

Tracy Clark-Flory
A sex educator's suggestion that parents not force their kids to smooch relatives on the cheek leads to "outcry"

Swearing toddler video inspires terrible, racist response

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Omaha police say they were trying to make a point -- but the results were awful

How baby boomers screwed their kids — and created millennial impatience

Simon Sinek
Ambitious but easily distracted, Gen Y wants to be good but can't stick to anything. It's their parents' fault

Fox News: Marriage died in 2013

Katie McDonough
Marriage, we hardly knew ye

I’m a Republican — and “social conservatism” must be stopped

Matt Barnum
For a Republican like me, the current agenda of many on the right is politically stupid and counter-productive

I overmedicated my kid: No, it isn’t ADHD — Big Pharma’s attention obsession puts children at risk

Daniela Drake M.D.
When we rush to prescribe boatloads of Adderall, we miss lesser-known disorders holding kids back. I know too well

Millennials strike back: No, we’re not just whiny babies!

Tim Donovan, William Guida
Stop railing against helicopter parents, or saying 20-somethings can't handle stress. The truth is far more complex

Little “compassionate” about new prison release initiative for elderly, ill

Christie Thompson
The Justice Department has expanded the criteria for who can apply, but bureaucrats still decide who gets approved

Michelle Obama: The one woman in America who actually has it all

Carolyn Edgar
Criticism of her choices shows the limits of today's feminist conversation, especially when it comes to moms

10 ridiculously useful parenting tips for the holidays

Adam Mansbach
At this stressful time, we must remember the value of grandparents, Rob Ford and knocking yourself unconscious

10 worst right-wing statements of the week — donut paranoia edition

Janet Allon
Rand Paul is convinced Obamafascists are coming for our favorite pastries, and that's just the start

Lay off my daughter’s ADHD

Mary Beth Holcomb
It's easy to claim the disorder isn't real. But it's harder to find out you're wrong

Wakeup call for helicopter parents: Mom’s much-needed “rant” goes viral

Mary Elizabeth Williams
A blogger says overprotective parenting damages kids -- and a story on college kids bears her out

Other parents suck

Adam Mansbach
I know we're all doing the best we can to raise our kids. But some of you guys are really terrible at this
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