The Invisible Pregnancy
She might not endure physical labor, but the swelling of anticipation is true for this American writer who touchingly tells the story of her international adoption.
Parenting
Have I Doomed My Daughter to a Childhood of Fears?
One mother remembers the debilitating anxieties she grew up with as she helps her child cope with invisible demons of her own.
Mets Player Daniel Murphy Is A Winner, Despite Being on a Losing Team
The MLB player was publicly criticized for missing Opening Day to take a three-day paternity leave. Shame on fans, shame on the press!
Would You Put Your Kid Up for Adoption If He Was Acting Out?
One mother did. Her 5-year-old son, whom she adopted from Haiti, was having temper tantrums. So she had him “re-homed.”
Bonding With My 15-Year-Old Daughter At a—Gulp—Tattoo Parlor
A decidedly unhip mom takes her very hip teenager to get pierced. And lives to tell.
“Two Mothers, Two Far Worlds Apart”
A young girl’s snooping leads to a harrowing discovery about her birth mother, and the year she spent as a prison baby.
Wendy Davis Isn’t Running for Mother of the Year
She’s running for public office. Can we stop “investigating” the gubernatorial candidate’s parenting skills now?
A More Equal Marriage Means More Energy for More Sex
The ‘New York Times Magazine’ claims that feminism leads to bed death. That argument is as exhausted as an overextended wife in an unequal marriage.
Introducing Dear Julie
A weekly DAME column in which Julie Klam answers all of your friendkeeping questions. Even—especially!—the really embarrassing ones.