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When my son questioned his hyphenated last name

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He sees a choice down the road he doesn’t know how to make: how can he choose just one of his names to join with his wife’s? By Andrea Jarrell

October 4, 2018 Culture

My rapist’s name is John

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If I saw him now, I doubt I could pick him out of a line-up. By April Vázquez

October 1, 2018 Culture

Finding a “teachable moment” in the Kavanaugh hearings

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I’ve always told my sons that “boys will be boys” is neither a license nor an excuse. To hear that rhetoric used to erase Christine Ford’s allegations makes me want to scream. By Deborah Lindsay Williams

September 26, 2018 Culture

After 18 years of parenting, what does it mean to be a good mother?

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When it was time to walk away—leaving my son there and a part of my life behind—I didn’t have any regrets. By Randi Olin

September 26, 2018 Family

The struggle to find work-life balance in academia

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Whether to have a baby before tenure is still one of the most pressing questions for female academics. By Sarah Rivett

September 25, 2018 Culture, Obstacles

Not every child needs to read in kindergarten

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My son’s teacher said he needed the gift of time. She was right.
By Jessica Smock

September 24, 2018 Culture

Teens and drugs, but not my kid?

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I caught you with drugs today. I picked up your little glass pipe. It felt like a bomb in my hand. Boom. By Rica Lewis

September 18, 2018 Obstacles

Nationally televised parenting awards should be a thing

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For their dazzling displays of genius in the face of runny noses and interrupted sleep, the award goes to… By Helene Cohen Bludman

September 17, 2018 Culture

What I learned when my kids didn’t want to move

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All of my efforts to push them toward enthusiasm only served to exacerbate their resistance. By Christie Tate

September 13, 2018 Family

When you won’t let your kid quit, but then you do

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One mother refused to let her daughter stop playing the flute. So what made her change her mind? By Daisy Florin

September 12, 2018 Family

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