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Ada Calhoun

Ada Calhoun is the author of “Instinctive Parenting: Trusting Ourselves to Raise Good Kids” and co-author of “Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work,” which recently spent several weeks on the New York Times
bestseller list.

The sisters who spoke to spirits: How two mischievous girls gave birth to a religion

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I can find out so much about you

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In this image released by the Montgomery County Police, James J. Lee is seen is a booking mugshot from 2008 on disorderly conduct. Lee, 43, a gunman with what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's Silver Spring, Md., headquarters Wednesday, Spet. 1, 2010. A law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing said authorities have identified Lee as the likely suspect. (AP Photo/Montgomery County (Md.) Police) (AP)

The Discovery Channel gunman hated “Jon & Kate” too

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Going off antidepressants turned me into a nympho

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The reliable hysteria of Little Girls Gone Wild

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The battle over “cry it out” sleep training

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I am a closet Christian

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What I wouldn’t do for my cat

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Spirit of success

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