As a lesbian mother, I've been pushed into the shadows by the law. Will the pediatricians' humane report finally make me a legal parent?

When I found out what happened to Mother that hot summer day so long ago, I knew I'd never really know her at all

She lied for 20 years. Now the truth is out. What am I supposed to do? Who am I?

How this Peruvian dish got its American name

The male of the species is having a hard time of it in the media this week.

Growing up, I fought my Chinese parents to make the holiday as American as possible, but they get the last laugh

Returning to a family barbecue with happy news about the future makes stark all that has changed around a tradition

As a moderator, Maddow dazzles—she pushes the candidates on touchy issues, and then hugs it out in the end

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

Kelly tweets the contact information for a woman allegedly having an affair with her dad, and mom Sharon laughs

We are two people welded together by personal history and this country's legacy of slavery

Africa Fete, a tour of Africa's biggest pop stars, becomes the biggest musical bargain in America.

The white wine mom is social, casual and easygoing. The red wine mom is none of those things

Slide show: A new book celebrates the style pioneer you never knew existed -- the woman who gave birth to you

A Marine from the Bronx convinces his undocumented immigrant parents to come out of the shadows