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If I die, I want my friends to raise my children: 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 May 16, 2008
I hit my sister in the head with my purse when I drink: I feel trapped in wifehood and motherhood and sisterhood; I lash out; I become a monster.; By Cary Tennis May 9, 2008
Where's the girl horse?: Eight Belles was the first sports figure who ever caught my 2-year-old daughter's eye.; King Kaufman May 5, 2008
I'm really a self-actualized being, but my family is all messed up: My wife drinks too much and my kid has emotional problems -- shouldn't I be in more despair about this?; By Cary Tennis May 5, 2008
I'm completely irresponsible and I live at home mooching off my parents: They bought me a truck and do everything for me, but it's killing me and I think I have to leave.; By Cary Tennis May 2, 2008
My husband of 12 years suddenly says he never loved me: We've got five children, one only 2 weeks old -- and now he says he wants a divorce.; By Cary Tennis Apr 30, 2008
Does Madonna still matter?: On "Hard Candy," the 49-year-old disco queen gracefully walks a tightrope between sex, motherhood and aging.; By James Hannaham Apr 30, 2008
We want a kid but don't think it's right to have one: How can you bring a kid into the world when you can't know in advance if the kid wants to exist?; By Cary Tennis Apr 18, 2008
The birds, the bees, the sperm donors...: Parents are finding that "The Talk" has gotten really, really complicated.; Lynn Harris Apr 16, 2008
Our kids want to go to Christian summer camp: We're both atheists raised by fundamentalists, and we're afraid they'll be indoctrinated.; By Cary Tennis Apr 4, 2008
Marching into the mommy wars: Everyone has an opinion about stay-at-home mothers. With her new novel, Meg Wolitzer has just one agenda -- to tell the truth about their lives.; By Rebecca Traister Apr 3, 2008
I want a baby so badly it scares me: I just want to make babies. I want it so much I feel insane.; By Cary Tennis Mar 31, 2008
The parent trap: As the market for infant products grows ever more absurd, author Pamela Paul takes on $800 strollers, Gymboree and the bamboozle that is Baby Einstein.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Mar 29, 2008
I need a new dream: I put everything I had into the hope of raising children. It isn't going to happen. Now what?; By Cary Tennis Mar 13, 2008
I get grossed out when I hear, "I'm a mom!": I'm about to be a mom, actually, but I don't want to just be a mom.; By Cary Tennis Feb 1, 2008
I'm a brilliant scientist and I fear for the world's fate: I wish I could have faith -- at least for my daughter's sake if not for mine.; By Cary Tennis Jan 24, 2008
I'm a doubting teenager: My experience contradicts what I have been taught. I feel guilty and alone.; By Cary Tennis Jan 18, 2008
Goldilocks and the three mothers: This one's too young, this one's too old ... but which one is just right?; Catherine Price Jan 15, 2008
My husband and I are fighting bitterly over our failing restaurant: He's cooking the books and starting to throw chairs. I got scared and hid his handgun.; By Cary Tennis Jan 15, 2008
Childhood's end: When your children grow up, you have to say goodbye to part of them -- and part of yourself.; By Gary Kamiya Dec 18, 2007
I secretly hate myself: I seem to be OK on the outside, but inside ... you don't even want to know.; By Cary Tennis Dec 14, 2007
After my husband died of cancer I found he'd been cheating: We have three small children and I am devastated.; By Cary Tennis Dec 13, 2007
Their bodies, ourselves: Are hyperinvolved parents discovering themselves through their kids' illnesses?; Carol Lloyd Dec 13, 2007
How to explain my husband to my kids?: Their father has some issues. What should I say?; By Cary Tennis Dec 6, 2007
A moral "Compass": Far from exposing children to "the demonic," as some Catholics claim, "The Golden Compass" celebrates independent thinking. As a Catholic, I hope my daughter will see it.; By Mary Elizabeth Williams Dec 4, 2007

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