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Differences Over Parenting Can Break, Often Just Erode, Friendships

a shared story    4 weeks 3 days 1 hour 33 minutes ago
Most differences are a matter of dark looks and long-simmering resentments, however, nothing can sink a friendship like differences over parenting.  





Motherlode Blog: Zone Defense: From Two Children to Three

a shared story    9 weeks 6 days 20 hours 33 minutes ago
The third child is less of a financial shock than the first, but what's really amazing is how much less of a psychic shock you get when you go from two children to three.  





Motherlode Blog: The Destructive 'Too Much Homework' Myth

a shared story    11 weeks 18 hours 33 minutes ago
Some children may have too much homework, but the real issue lies in places where there is too little. When we do talk about homework, we shouldn't forget that.  





Gay Marine kissing shot goes viral

a shared story    12 weeks 1 day 21 hours 33 minutes ago
A photo of a gay Marine locked in a passionate welcome home kiss with his boyfriend has gone viral, sparking a groundswell of support from backers of the military's policy of allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military.  





Gay judge won't perform straight marriages

a shared story    12 weeks 5 days 18 hours 33 minutes ago
An openly gay Texas judge says she refuses to conduct marriage ceremonies for straight couples until same-sex couples can also wed.  





Emanuel backs same-sex marriage legislation

a shared story    13 weeks 6 days 2 hours 33 minutes ago
Mayor says he'll press for bill introduced in SpringfieldMayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that he would press for legislation pending in Springfield that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.  





Washington braced for windfall after passing gay marriage bill

a shared story    14 weeks 4 days 19 hours 33 minutes ago
Economy could see $57m in first year alone from wedding arrangements made by gay couples already living in the stateWashington state could be in line for a windfall of up to $88m as a direct result of legalising gay marriage, a report has revealed. The economy...(more) 





Motherlode Blog: Choosing a Legal Guardian for Your Child in the Event of Your Death

a shared story    15 weeks 5 days 15 hours 33 minutes ago
Choosing the legal guardian for your child in the event of your death is the right thing to do. I still haven't done it.  





Motherlode Blog: Parental Quandary: Grandma Gives Girly Gifts to a Tomboy

a shared story    19 weeks 4 days 8 hours 33 minutes ago
Mia, age 7, wears only boys' clothes, but Grandma sends pink, frills and fluff.  





First Person: Why Men Can’t Stand to Be Alone After a Breakup or a Divorce

a shared story    19 weeks 5 days 17 hours 33 minutes ago
A woman discovers the answer to the question: Why do many men, after a breakup or a divorce, find it so difficult to be alone, while most women in the same situation seem just fine?  





Motherlode Blog: Clashing With College Children Over Holiday Break

a shared story    19 weeks 5 days 23 hours 33 minutes ago
There are many tears when you drop your child off at college. But parents do not cry when their children go back to school in January after a month at home. We are relieved.  





The parenting gap: why French mothers prefer to use the firm smack of authority

a shared story    20 weeks 3 days 14 hours 33 minutes ago
As a new book asks why French children don't have tantrums, Kim Willsher, who has raised her own children in Paris, looks at contrasting views of family lifeFirst British women came under attack for being chubbier and less chic than their stylish Gallic sisters. Now another...(more) 




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