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Am I cut out for my dream job?

Cary Tennis
I should be grateful, but instead I'm cracking up

Should I blame my parents because I’m fat?

Stacey R. Hall
A new study has unleashed more hatred on people like my folks. Were my mom and dad wrong to raise me like they did?

Daddy is a wimp

Matt Mendelsohn
I can't throw a ball. I'm afraid of heights. But my biggest fear is looking like a coward in front of my daughter

Does Tide hate tomboys?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
In a confusing new detergent ad, Mom's tired of her daughter's dirty hoodies. But is that the real issue?

MTV’s problematic relationship with teen parents

Drew Grant
Do shows like "16 & Pregnant" seek out troubled kids, or does the spotlight itself turn them into little monsters?

The minivan I swore we’d never buy

Amy Pennza
After years of saying I wouldn't, I caved. Could this be my ticket to belonging with the other moms?

“Go the F**k to Sleep” and Tracy Morgan’s comedy battle

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tracy Morgan's latest gaffe, and an absurd CNN piece about "Go the F**k to Sleep," show how subjective humor can be

Is Russell Crowe right about circumcision?

Rahul Parikh
The star called the practice "barbarism," but the latest research points to potential health benefits

Deflating the myth of perfect parenting

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Two splashy stories challenge our ideas of what makes a good mother

The dirty laundry that ended my career

Elizabeth Dimmette Coyne
This wardrobe malfunction not only scandalized my co-workers, but caused me to reassess my priorities

The tired dad behind “Go the F**k to Sleep”

Mary Elizabeth Williams
A surprise bestseller hilariously shatters the myth of "sleeping like a baby"

Russell Crowe’s anti-circumcision rant blows up

Mary Elizabeth Williams
The actor calls it "barbaric" and tells Jews to "stop cutting" -- and learns a crucial lesson about Twitter

In praise of boredom, at the movies and in life

Andrew O'Hehir
It's been a transformative force in American culture. Are today's movies leaving it behind?

The other new “Thor” movie

Bob Calhoun
"Thor: Tales of Asgard" doesn't have Natalie Portman or shirtless beefcake shots -- but it's still worth watching

The impossibility of raising a “genderless” baby

Tracy Clark-Flory
A couple vows to not impose cultural constraints on their child -- but aren't they just imposing new ones?

Schwarzenegger’s family values

Mary Elizabeth Williams
The man who fathered a child with a staffer once railed to Salon against single mothers

Why was Child Protective Services called on Mariah Carey?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
An apparent mistake leads to a complaint at the hospital -- and shows how vulnerable mothers are to criticism

Cannes: Tilda Swinton’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin” is a grim shocker

Andrew O'Hehir
The actress plays a suburban mom haunted by her son's monstrous crimes in a movie about the horror of parenting

“Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?”: A rock star revealed

Amy Reiter
The Aerosmith frontman has done many drugs and slept with lots of women -- and he'd like to tell you about it

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver separate

Drew Grant
The former governor of California and his wife dropped a bombshell last night. Did you see it coming?

Why do we hate seeing big kids in strollers?

Adele Melander-Dayton
We speak to the creator of a hilarious photo blog about the grating trend in overbearing parenting culture

Anne Lamott on mothers who love too much

Meredith Maran
I sought out my confidante for wisdom on the subject that maddens and inspires us most: Our kids

After the divorce, can my stepson still be my friend?

Deborah Gaines
My ex and I once struggled to bring our families together. Then we hit the real challenge -- learning to live apart

Why I won’t post pictures of my kids online

Mary Elizabeth Williams
It's not that I'm terrified of predators. I want my kids to know that they're not simply there to be looked at
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