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Little girl lost, little girl found
I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle.
Holy sex!
Welcome to the Christian sex advice movement, where brave souls tackle the stereotype that evangelicals are prudes (masturbation is still iffy).
The best-laid plans
I had all these romantic notions about one-night stands. Who knew it would be so difficult to actually have one?
Chicks behind the flicks
Ten of Hollywood's most powerful women sit down to discuss the state of the movie business -- why there aren't more female directors, why blowing things up is fun, and more.
I was conned by JT Leroy
I talked to him on the phone for hours. I even listened to his therapy sessions on tape. And after one particularly weird conversation about his upcoming sex-change operation, I decided he was a fake. So why did I still get sucked in?
Dividing the man from his mother
Once, I chafed at any hour my husband spent with his mother, somehow viewing it as time stolen from me. Now I realize it's not a competition.
The carpet guy
He made me angrier than I'd been in years. He lied to my face and cheated me. But my rage took me into a dark place.
Homework hell
Today's 7-year-olds must do interviews, look through thousands of words, and answer 60 math questions in four minutes. This homework mania doesn't teach kids anything except that life is full of pain.
Letters
Symbols of misogyny or simple sex toys? Readers respond to Meghan Laslocky's article about Real Dolls.
Pink is the new black
Does "shopping for the cure" cheapen the reality of breast cancer?
Letters
To school or not to school: Readers sound off on the subject of unschooling.
Letters
"Kate Moss has always been, and probably always will be, thin. Like it or not, some girls just are." Readers react to the rise and fall of Kate Moss.
Letters
"Race is only part of the sad, complicated story of inequality in America." Readers respond to Jonathan Kozol's indictment of the American public school system.
My kids would make a better president than him!
Like so many other people's children, mine gave up their savings to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But Bush says we can rebuild the Gulf without making any sacrifices.
Letters
Readers react to Ayelet Waldman's column criticizing the indoctrination of Gaza's youngest settlers.
Suffer the children
I was disgusted last week as I watched some of the Gaza settlers using their children as pawns. Then I realized that I fill my kids' heads with dogma too.
Letters
Readers question the wisdom of Cary Tennis' advice to a pagan woman whose child is going to Catholic school.
The body beat goes on
Short, tall, skinny, fat, young, old, buxom and flat: A second round of Salon readers share their own body-inspired odes.
"We sing the body electric..."
We challenged, you rose to the task. Whether first-time scribes or seasoned pros from the Academy of American Poets, Salon readers have been hard at work writing body-inspired verses of their own.
Letters
Readers respond to Ayelet Waldman's critique of busybody parents.
Mind your own kids
Sanctimonious parents, who preach "breast is best" and tell you that sleep training is cruel and unusual punishment, should keep their ideology to themselves.
Letters
"Jesus, I think, would have preferred that we keep our money changing and our worshiping separate." Readers respond to Lynn Harris' article about the Christian business boom.
Letters
Was he a rapist or not? Readers weigh in on Cary Tennis' advice to a woman with a sexually coercive boyfriend.
Letters
"To all the men out there, I say: You Want Me to Want You. To Ms. Dickerson, I say: If you want to be desirable, check the hurt and the drama at the door." Readers respond to Debra Dickerson's essay on the missing black women of "Wedding Crashers."
Letters
Readers respond to Rebecca Traister's article about nannies and the families who employ them. Plus: A former nanny shares her own story.
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