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My daughter was a pretend mom for a few days and felt like she had been to war

My friend’s reply: The windchill is below zero, and he’s wearing a short-sleeved shirt and no shoes. What kind of…

March 1, 2016

Family

What’s a parent to do when a child lies?

A: I have written a couple of columns about children and lying, but this one piqued my interest because of…

March 1, 2016

Family

It can be healthy to let your kids put up a wall

From an early age, I craved my own space. My father once crafted a spaceship out of a large cardboard…

March 1, 2016

Family

I had the perfect date dress – why did it hang in my closet unworn for more than a year?

It was a blue-and-white striped dress with an A-line silhouette and a sweetheart neckline. The bottom trim was lined with…

March 1, 2016

Family

Decade of disaster: 10 people you’ll date in your 20s

I am here to tell you that dating as a young adult is more like a vast expanse littered with…

March 1, 2016

Family

I’m a terrible date – but I’m working on it

I will scrutinize, analyze and dissect you, in order to find any and every flaw, regardless of how insignificant. I…

March 1, 2016

Family

Do grooms still ask in-laws for their blessing before proposing? Here’s why I did

Still, I was nervous. Catching him on the phone as he was leaving work, I told him – my voice…

March 1, 2016

Family

Campaigning for your heart: How the 2016 presidential candidates might act on a first date

Every four years, when America chooses a new president, that question gets asked. We would like to update that tradition…

March 1, 2016

Family

Why did everyone stop asking if I’ve met someone?

Did I expire at 40 and just not notice? I suppose I should be grateful that people stopped poking their…

March 1, 2016

Family

These occupations get the most right swipes on Tinder

But since the app started letting users include their jobs and education in November, daters are getting fuller pictures of…

March 1, 2016

Family

Why do I attract so many married men?

We exchanged several emails about his business and made plans to get together for what I thought was a purely…

March 1, 2016

Family

Study: Transgender children allowed to live openly fare well

Daniel Heumann, 10, walks with his parents Micah and Sara Heumann and brother Asher, 7. Daniel was born a girl…

February 27, 2016

Family

In romantic comedies, it’s cute; in real life, it’s stalking

Ted emerges on the scene and deceives his longtime crush. (She didn’t know about him hiring a detective to find…

February 27, 2016

Family

I’ve been single all my life – I rarely get lonely

It wasn’t meant to be an experiment in loneliness. I thought I was giving myself the gift of a writing…

February 20, 2016

Family

When it comes to relationship advice, sometimes it’s best to ignore your friends

“I mean, I don’t know … everyone keeps saying that you are,” I stammered out. “Who cares what anyone else…

February 20, 2016

Family

‘A total mystery’: Father of the bride goes missing at California wedding reception

But he walked away from the party in the Sacramento River Delta, authorities say, and hasn’t been seen since. Moparti,…

February 20, 2016

Family

How to find peace and goodness with your kids

“Shh, mama, it’s sleepin’,” she’d whisper with her eyes closed and a finger pressed to her lips. I never understood…

February 20, 2016

Family

Journey through the nine levels of Feminist Hell using this handy map

Fortunately, Feminist Virgil was nice enough to give me a tour. (This was regular Virgil but he had fixed the…

February 20, 2016

Family

Balancing parenthood and entrepreneurship, while helping other parents do the same

The irony of having to say goodbye to my 4-year-old each day in order to build a new business that…

February 19, 2016

Family

He wants the housekeeper fired and it’s a real mess

A: But it’s unclear if he can live with it. Granted, we’re talking cleaning services here, so I’ll acknowledge the…

February 19, 2016

Family

No, honey, you can’t be anything you want to be – and that’s OK

Dressed in the garb of his chosen occupation, Snoopy is pictured as a “world-famous lawyer,” a “world-famous literary ace,” and…

February 19, 2016

Family

A big brother becomes defiant

A: While I do not know much about your family dynamics, let’s see if we can understand why your son…

February 19, 2016

Family

There’s no one-size-?ts-all for raising kids

A: I can hear the fatigue and frustration in your letter. An almost 2-year-old and a 3-year-old in the house?…

February 16, 2016

Family

When rejection is the kindest thing a person can do

There was the boy I dated in high school who went off to college and started seeing someone else. He…

February 16, 2016