Parents intuitively know that their children’s friendships are important. They want them to learn how to be a good friend and to maintain solid friendships because we know these skills are critical to... more
The morning after my hometown started drowning, I tried to divert myself from the images that were filling me with dread. Helplessness is the feeling I’m least equipped to handle, and the worst kind o... more
Matt McCain hasn’t felt the same about a close friend after reading what she posted about the Women’s March in D.C. two months ago. They used to talk about everything, and he had been a groomsman in h... more
Election years can magnify the cracks in even the closest relationships. And this election is the San Andreas of familial and friendship fault lines.... more
When Nancy McGee set up a Swap and Sell Facebook page for her hometown nearly four years ago, she figured it would be a good way to reuse and recycle things among a circle of trusted friends and neigh... more
A girlfriend gave birth last week to a healthy, 9-pound baby boy. In the process of getting an epidural to numb the pain of labor, she ended up with such excruciating spinal headaches that she was una... more
Pope Francis doesn't have to put up with teenagers slamming bedroom doors in the Vatican or toddlers flinging communion wafers in the kitchen, but he had some sound parenting advice for his American a... more