http://dir.salon.com/topics/sons/?source=rss&aim=sons en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT By Robert Radin Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/14/urinals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/14/urinals/index.html?source=rss Everyone's child obsesses about something. But why did my son choose urinals? By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/10/wayward_son/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/10/wayward_son/index.html?source=rss He's lost, he's getting locked up, he's tempting fate -- and I don't seem to be able to protect him! By Ann Bauer Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/26/bauer_autism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/26/bauer_autism/index.html?source=rss For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew. By Sarah Bird Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/25/sarah_bird/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/25/sarah_bird/index.html?source=rss I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw -- he's straight. By David Puner Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2006/12/11/immolation_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2006/12/11/immolation_tv/index.html?source=rss Man tries to kill himself on Italian program. By Cary Tennis Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/04/living_at_home/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/04/living_at_home/index.html?source=rss I know I can't support him anymore -- I need to save for retirement. What do I do? By Kurt Chandler Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/06/18/fathersday_anger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/06/18/fathersday_anger/index.html?source=rss 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. By Brenda Paik Sunoo Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/2002/02/06/seaweed_soup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/2002/02/06/seaweed_soup/index.html?source=rss A rich Korean brew filled with slimy green ribbons soothes a mother after the birth of one son and the death of another. By Valeria Russ Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/07/26/racist_cops/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/07/26/racist_cops/index.html?source=rss How and when do I tell him about Amadou Diallo? By Colin Harrison Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/09/forgive/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/09/forgive/index.html?source=rss A hot summer day, a carload of teenage boys and a dangerous driving mistake reveal a mom's capacity to pardon boyhood transgressions. By Hank Pellissier Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/03/donor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/05/03/donor/index.html?source=rss In the third installment of his lesbian sperm donor saga, Hank Pellissier describes the arrivals of his two babies -- born 21 days apart. By Stephen G. Bloom Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/04/11/facts_of_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/2000/04/11/facts_of_life/index.html?source=rss One wonderful, confusing, sweaty summer in Miami, I got my first lessons about sex from my pal, my dad and a Jersey girl. By Elizabeth Halling Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/30/daniel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/30/daniel/index.html?source=rss A mother lives with the disciplined ambivalence of a do-not-resuscitate order. By Matthew DeBord Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/28/bachelor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/28/bachelor/index.html?source=rss Mothers, driven by impure decorating motives, should not be allowed in bachelor pads. By Amy Sunshine Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/16/dumped/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/16/dumped/index.html?source=rss What kind of kid would break up with his mother? Mine, apparently. By Katie Allison Granju Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/08/11/gillespie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/08/11/gillespie/index.html?source=rss Online confession queen Spike Gillespie dishes on bad boys and reveals her true love -- her son. By Lisa Moskowitz Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/hot/1998/09/15/15hot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/hot/1998/09/15/15hot/index.html?source=rss How ethical is it to choose the sex of your baby, and what does it mean for the future of the human race? By Lisa Moskowitz Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1998/09/15/hot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1998/09/15/hot/index.html?source=rss How ethical is it to choose the sex of your baby, and what does it mean for the future of the human race? By Anne Lamott Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/lamo/1997/09/25/lamott970925/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/lamo/1997/09/25/lamott970925/index.html?source=rss