Sons

Life of the potty Life of the potty

Everyone's child obsesses about something. But why did my son choose urinals?
  • My 19-year-old son is out of control

    He's lost, he's getting locked up, he's tempting fate -- and I don't seem to be able to protect him!
  • The monster inside my son

    For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew.
  • How gay it would be

    I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw -- he's straight.
  • Terrifying TV

    Man tries to kill himself on Italian program.
  • My son is almost 30 and won't leave home

    I know I can't support him anymore -- I need to save for retirement. What do I do?
  • Anger management

    Growing up, I was terrified of my father's hair-trigger temper. So it was with surprise, and shame, that I found myself exploding at my teenage son.
  • Seaweed soup

    A rich Korean brew filled with slimy green ribbons soothes a mother after the birth of one son and the death of another.
  • My son loves cops

    How and when do I tell him about Amadou Diallo?
  • Summer of the monkey-boys

    A hot summer day, a carload of teenage boys and a dangerous driving mistake reveal a mom's capacity to pardon boyhood transgressions.
  • My spawn arrives!

    In the third installment of his lesbian sperm donor saga, Hank Pellissier describes the arrivals of his two babies -- born 21 days apart.
  • Facts of life

    One wonderful, confusing, sweaty summer in Miami, I got my first lessons about sex from my pal, my dad and a Jersey girl.
  • Daniel is good at not dying

    A mother lives with the disciplined ambivalence of a do-not-resuscitate order.
  • Swag hags

    Mothers, driven by impure decorating motives, should not be allowed in bachelor pads.
  • Power play

    What kind of kid would break up with his mother? Mine, apparently.
  • "All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy"

    Online confession queen Spike Gillespie dishes on bad boys and reveals her true love -- her son.
  • Hot Flash: I want your sex

    How ethical is it to choose the sex of your baby, and what does it mean for the future of the human race?
  • I want your sex

    How ethical is it to choose the sex of your baby, and what does it mean for the future of the human race?
  • Word by Word: Anne Lamott's online diary

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