For those of us who do not get a visit from Santa this time of year, there can be some slightly awkward holiday moments.... more

I'm struggling to name another parent more different from myself and my peers than Adrian Peterson or Mama June.... more

There are times when a foggy malaise can settle into a spot. Even when cracks of sunlight break through this vapor, a heaviness lingers.... more

"How can one sentence make a city go crazy?"... more

I'll admit it.... more

Recess ended before they could include him in their game of Twister.... more

So often on a lunch date with a friend or loved one, as soon as we are seated, we cradle the other object of our affection in our hands and painstakingly lay it down next to our plate.... more

When Tyler Frank, 37, quit a six-figure job two years ago, he wanted more than a career change. He had that uneasy sense that there was more to life.... more

By now, most of us have a pretty good idea of what we think about the shooting of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager shot repeatedly nearly three months ago by white police officer Darren Wilso... more

Some will argue that it's the very first year of life. It's hazing that brings new parents to their knees: shock therapy for the 18 years ahead.... more

The serene and sexy woman sipped a glass of water in a nursing bra, surrounded by glass windows, with bottles of breast milk dangling from her chest, nary a breast pump in sight.... more

A young teenager from a Michigan high school had pictures of her sexual acts, her drug habit and personal information publicly floating around the Internet a few weeks ago.... more

Ten black mothers sat on the stage in an auditorium and looked into a diverse crowd of women in the audience. They were about to share something personal and hurtful with this room full of mostly stra... more

My crucible was a papier-mache pueblo village.... more

Women who work up the courage to call an abuse hotline often ask a jarring question:... more

More revealing than the nude celebrity pictures have been our reactions to the theft.... more

The best things my son brought home from school during second grade were little pink slips of paper filled out by his classmates.... more

Angela Mitchell-Phillips' predominantly white church had a "come to Jesus" moment on race last weekend.... more

There's a moment when a child confronts an unfairness so big it changes the way they look at the world.... more

As strange as it sounds, I had no idea how to feed my newborn. I couldn't figure out how to get my body parts to work as promised in the lactation class I took during pregnancy.... more

For the first time in American history, we are hearing people rightly question whether a college degree is worth it.... more

"In a time of destruction, create something." -- Maxine Hong Kingston... more

(Caption for ptb140721.jpg: Toy startup Miss Possible hopes its Marie Curie doll will inspire girls to pursue science.)... more

A man who used to occasionally dine on duck learned to dine with ducks when he fell in love with a duck-obsessed pet parent.... more

It was, of course, a popular mean girl who made my life miserable in middle school.... more

Phil Davies, 88, shuffled a few steps behind his new bride down the long hallway, leaning his right side on a metal cane to ease pressure off his bad ankle.... more

If Cristiano Ronaldo rips off his jersey during the World Cup to reveal the chiseled body underneath, could it inspire worldwide ab rage?... more

My childhood relationship with my father wasn't always easy, but it was uncomplicated.... more