Salon Mothers Who Think

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  • A woman needs a repairman

    I still want my husband to change the light bulbs and fix the leaky faucets. Maybe I'm not as much of a feminist as I think I am.
    By Ayelet Waldman June 20, 2005

  • Letters

    "Whether Warren is a member of the religious right or not, his desire to help create lasting marriages is not something I can find fault with." Readers respond to Rebecca Traister's article about the founder of eHarmony.
    June 14, 2005

  • Letters

    "Isn't it Ms. Waldman's responsibility not just to protect her kids from getting bullied, but also to keep them from becoming bullies themselves?" Readers respond to Ayelet Waldman's column about the pain and politics of gym class.
    June 9, 2005

  • Letters

    Readers respond to Rebecca Traister's essay on the morning anchorwoman wars, and Sarah Karnasiewicz's interview with author Richard Louv about "nature-deficit disorder."
    June 8, 2005

  • Blast from the past

    Dodgeball nearly ruined my life 25 years ago, so when my kids came home raving about it, I flipped. But then I realized: Their childhood is theirs, not mine.
    By Ayelet Waldman June 6, 2005

  • Letters

    "Biting is clearly harmful behavior, but when did it become the ultimate badge of poor parenting?" Readers defend Neal Pollack and his essay about his young son.
    June 2, 2005

  • Letters

    "Elijah needs a spanking, and quite frankly so do his parents." Legions of readers respond to Neal Pollack's essay about his son's expulsion from preschool.
    June 1, 2005

  • Letters

    "Men suffer as deeply at the loss of male friendships." Readers sound off on Rebecca Traister's story about the breakup of female friendships.
    May 25, 2005

  • Letters

    Readers weigh in on Cary Tennis' responses to the Buddhist with a God problem, the closeted lawyer, and the pathological liar.
    May 24, 2005

  • Mothers in chains

    Why keeping U.S. women prisoners in shackles during labor and delivery is the real crime against society.
    By Ayelet Waldman May 23, 2005

  • Letters

    Does race matter? Readers share their stories in response to Cecelie Berry's essay "Was He Black or White?"
    May 12, 2005

  • Letters

    "A woman who has a history of abusive relationships is now living in the house of a rapist. And your advice is not to inform her?" Readers question Cary Tennis' response to the rape victim who gave her daughter up for adoption.
    May 11, 2005

  • Letters

    "You know nothing about the author other than what she writes here. How dare you judge not only her, but all other women in her position?" Readers defend Debra Ollivier's essay about her nanny.
    May 10, 2005

  • Bad chemistry?

    After a lifetime of dealing with depression, I finally started taking medication -- a few weeks before I got pregnant. The drugs changed my life. But did they change my baby's, too?
    By Ayelet Waldman May 9, 2005

  • Letters

    Readers respond to Cary Tennis' story about the "Runaway Bride."
    May 9, 2005

  • Letters

    "Can you please stop publishing articles about how hard, complex and difficult it is to be a white, upper-middle-class, educated mother?" Salon readers take issue with Debra Ollivier's essay about nannies.
    May 6, 2005

  • Letters

    Readers respond to Ayelet Waldman's column about the complexities and inadequacies of statutory rape laws.
    April 27, 2005

  • Letters

    "When did we become so enthralled with the neuroses of upper-middle-class, white, stay-at-home mothers?" Readers respond to Noelle Howey's essay about overly anxious parents.
    April 26, 2005

  • Raped by statute

    Eighteen-year-old Matthew Limon is serving 17 years for having consensual oral sex with another boy. His case reveals our society's bigotry -- and our inability to think straight about teenage sexuality.
    By Ayelet Waldman April 25, 2005

  • Letters

    "Good girl or bad girl -- I don't know anyone who isn't a little bit of each." Readers respond to Corrie Pikul's interview with author Karen Stabiner.
    April 22, 2005

  • Letters

    SYA readers give their own advice to the mother who can't leave her kids.
    April 20, 2005

  • Letters

    Salon readers sound off about chronic pain and childhood obesity.
    April 19, 2005

  • Letters

    Readers get intimate about penis enlargement and baby lust.
    April 14, 2005

  • Baby lust

    I have four children. Four is plenty. So why can't I stop thinking about having a fifth?
    By Ayelet Waldman April 11, 2005

  • Letters

    "Why should wearing appropriate clothing be the privilege of only one body type?" Salon readers respond to Lynn Harris' article about fashion for plus-size teens
    April 8, 2005
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