PARENTING
Charting the puzzles and peeves of kid-herding — from Huggies to homework, Pilates to pinatas.
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Secrets of a Very Catholic Daughter
June 2, 2018
‘Hiding Out’ Author Talks Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives I thought my dad saddled me with some psychological baggage. He used to… -
Raising a First-Person Shooter
April 7, 2018
‘Fortnite’ Video Game Blowing Holes in My Anti-Gun Policy The hypocrisy of my life is corroding my insides, and confession is… -
Theater Kids Save the World
April 7, 2018
Drama Class Prepares Students to Lead a Revolution Everyone who’s been to high school knows it: Jocks top the student hierarchy.… -
Rooting Against Your Kids
March 10, 2018
Yes, Sometimes We Do Want Them to Fail There’s tough-love parenting, and then there’s just “tough luck, kid!” Wisconsin GOPSenate candidate Kevin… -
High Sobriety
October 22, 2017
Memories of a Drunk Dad, Gone Dry When I was a little girl, my dad was more fun than anyone I knew.…
SKIRTING THE ISSUES
Sex, politics, fashion and everything else a gen-X everygal loves to dish about.
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A Cart … Apart
July 14, 2018
Debate over Returning Shopping Carts Mirrors Political Divide I love a good story, well told. A powerful narrative can puncture our… -
Oh, Say, Can You C-Word?
June 26, 2018
Notes on a feckless country The word couldn’t have gotten more buzz if Trump’s stubby thumbs had tweeted it from… -
One Space. Period.
June 2, 2018
Foes of Formatting Want Us to Take Double-Spaced Step Backward For months on end, I’ve been watching in shock as seemingly… -
A Requiem for Trolls Gone By
June 2, 2018
I'm Nostalgic for Nasty Online Commenters For a decade, they plagued me. Called me bitch, boob, bigot. Speculated about my weight… -
The Call of Target’s Toilets
June 2, 2018
Do You Know About The Bull’s-Eye’s Bathroom Phenomenon? A dozen years ago, despondent at the dearth of a Target in our…
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