http://dir.salon.com/topics/family/?source=rss&aim=family en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/02/grief_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/02/grief_work/index.html?source=rss I'm having a rough time; I'd like some justice and some peace. By James Hannaham Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2008/09/30/kring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/must_read/2008/09/30/kring/index.html?source=rss A messed-up Midwestern family grapples with buried secrets in Sandra's Kring's gripping saga "Thank You for All Things." By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/19/republican_parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/19/republican_parents/index.html?source=rss The party my parents support considers my marriage invalid -- so how can I keep giving them money? By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/18/adoptee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/18/adoptee/index.html?source=rss I feel that she should know the truth -- but should I tell her? By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/09/parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/09/parents/index.html?source=rss Divorced, they've been squabbling in courts for over a decade. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/05/south_africa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/05/south_africa/index.html?source=rss I left the U.S. when I got married and now, with three grown children at home, I feel torn. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/22/laughter_in_the_dark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/22/laughter_in_the_dark/index.html?source=rss He thought he'd be returning home to die. But she just strung him along until he was gone. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/19/escaped_death/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/19/escaped_death/index.html?source=rss Should I try to return to life as it was before, or should I set out on adventures? By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/18/doctors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/18/doctors/index.html?source=rss His parents paid for everything and mine did not. So I'm in debt and he isn't. Why are we fighting about this? By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/15/divorce_and_freedom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/15/divorce_and_freedom/index.html?source=rss I wanted to be the bride but I don't like being the wife. Now I face the toughest decision of my life. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/08/lied_about_grandparents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/08/lied_about_grandparents/index.html?source=rss I told her my grandparents don't live in America. But now we're going to visit them -- in America. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/04/liar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/04/liar/index.html?source=rss I lied to shut them up but now I can hardly live with myself. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/31/australia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/31/australia/index.html?source=rss I've had some successes and some design internships, but I think I should move to Australia. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/22/interrupted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/22/interrupted/index.html?source=rss I live in a small, conservative town. I'm petrified about what she may have seen! By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/15/dolphins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/15/dolphins/index.html?source=rss I thought I could reunify the family with a trip to the aquarium -- but after my mishap, she kicked me out. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/14/houseboat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/14/houseboat/index.html?source=rss See, there's this maverick single dad with three adopted kids, and he buys this old houseboat and starts restoring it ... By Marc Lynott Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/15/fathers_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/15/fathers_day/index.html?source=rss Every Father's Day, I'm torn between the man who brought me into this world and the man who truly raised me. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/12/alcoholic_family/index.html?source=rss My mom says she won't drink when she's around them, but then she'll have a beer. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/10/wanting_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/10/wanting_kids/index.html?source=rss He recoils at the idea now, but he's only 26. Should I assume he'll change? Or move on? By Laird Harrison Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/04/open_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/04/open_marriage/index.html?source=rss I was a normal 9-year-old boy with two parents. And then, after a fateful camping trip, I had four. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/04/exhausted_caregiver/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/06/04/exhausted_caregiver/index.html?source=rss In caring for my sick husband and father and my demented mother, I feel I've ceased to exist as a person. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/23/brother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/23/brother/index.html?source=rss I would like to help them celebrate their 50th anniversary, but I dread being in the same room with that man. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/19/dads_money/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/19/dads_money/index.html?source=rss He remarried, he moved, and now all his savings are gone! By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/16/guardianship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/16/guardianship/index.html?source=rss My parents are too old and my siblings are too mired in difficulties. But I'm hesitant to bring up the idea with friends. By Cary Tennis Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/30/husband_wants_divorce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/30/husband_wants_divorce/index.html?source=rss We've got five children, one only 2 weeks old -- and now he says he wants a divorce.