The day I flew home from vacation, my mother and I got into a massive fight. The kind of fight where doors slam and expletives are thrown at each other like weapons. The kind where my mother sobs and I bite my lip so hard it bleeds. The kind of...

There was a time not so long ago when my experience with doctors was sporadic and rare. Once in an ever long while I'd make an appointment for a physical, slip into my paper robe and play Tetris on my cell-phone. I barely spoke a word, never asked questions or...

Once upon a time none of us were parents. We went to rock concerts and smoked weed, and made out with each other on college campuses. Some of us even fell in love. Got married. Moved in together. In cramped studio apartments with two dogs and a futon. Some of...