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Rachael Freed: Take Time to Make This Day a Memorial Day

2012-05-26T20:37:05Z

Traditionally Memorial Day is to honor the memories of those we've lost, particularly those who sacrificed their lives in military service for our country.

Read more: Tradition, Holidays, Names, Legacy, Memorial Day, Legacy-Writing, Family, Mindful Living, Memorial Day 2012, Honoring Veterans, Honor, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

Tom W. Watson: Rite of Passage

2012-05-22T15:27:52Z

The spring of my son's high school graduation became a "rite of passage" ceremony for him. No, we didn't have him sleep outside in the wild and drink milk laced with blood. But we did make a concerted effort to transition him from a boy living at home to a young man in the world.

Read more: Graduation, Becoming an Adult, Tom Watson, Rites of Passage, Young Adults, Youth, Family, Parents News

Vivian Diller, Ph.D.: 'Why Should I Be Happy About Being A Grandmother?!'

2012-05-21T17:06:00Z

Today, for millions of women who are reaching that stage of life, is about more than just vanity. It raises other complicated feelings less common among women from previous generations. For better or for worse, grandmas are just not what they used to be.

Read more: Shirley MacLaine, Goldie Hawn, Grandparenting, Terms of Endearment, Parenting, Grandpa, Madmen, Beauty Pageants, Parents, Grandma, Aging, Iris Apfel, Step-Grandparents, Step-Children, Granny Beauty Pageant, Family Dynmaics, Middle Age, Step-Mothers, Midlife, Family, Glam-Ma, Fifty News

Jill Robinson: Good Grief: The House

2012-05-20T09:32:19Z

The House. Iconic words. The big house we dream we'll have when we have kids. Mom will have the baby, and you'll drive her up to "The House." You'll see your kids learn to ride their bikes in the driveway, and then you'll watch your kids going out for their own first drive.

Read more: Childhood Home, Family Memories, Family History, Home, Family, Los Angeles News

The Economic Case For Same-Sex Marriage

2012-05-15T08:23:50Z

From Bloomberg View:

The national discussion about same- sex marriage is heating up. Just last week, North Carolina voted to prohibit the practice,...

Read more: Marriage, Video, University of Chicago, President Barack Obama, Household, Wharton School, China, Gay Marriage, North Carolina, Marriage Economics, Family, Business News

Megan Rosker: Kids Suffer Without Neighborhood Playtime

2012-05-14T12:10:29Z

We seldom drive down a street and see kids riding bikes or playgrounds crowded with children who have walked from home with other neighborhood kids.

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Voto Latino: Divorce: A Necessary Evil or Easy Exit?

2012-05-14T00:14:34Z

Divorce has become the norm in our society, but the mental and emotional impact it has on people is rarely discussed; let alone the process of getting psychologists and lawyers involved

Read more: Divorce, Family, Marriage Equality, Latino Voices News

VIDEO: "I'm Telling Mom!" (...Happy Mother's Day)

2012-05-11T11:29:45Z

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Darin Murphy: The Infinite Reach of My Mother's Laughter

2012-05-11T18:01:00Z

My mother Hallie passed away this month at age 68. She was beautiful, smart, curious, compassionate, and rebellious, a compulsive reader and a talented psychotherapist. But of all her attributes, none surpassed her capacity to laugh.

Read more: Laughter, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother's Day 2012, Humor, Family, Mother's Day, Mother's Day Stories, Parents News

Lisa Wolfe: In Defense of Mother-in-Laws

2012-05-11T15:58:17Z

On this day of celebrating mothers for their love and hard work, how many of us are secretly (or not so secretly) dreading the brunch or dinner we're required to have with our mother-in-law?

Read more: Mother-Daughter, Mother-in-Law, Mother's Day, Mother's Day Humor, Motherhood, Mother's Day Brunch, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Mother-in-Law Humor, Family, Weddings, Weddings News

Jim Higley: Mom's Stopping by for Mother's Day -- 37 Years After Her Death

2012-05-10T20:28:00Z

Mom didn't just grocery shop; she'd buy entire cows from the local farmer. She didn't just bake; she'd have mornings where she would produce chocolate chip cookies by the hundreds.

Read more: Sons, Motherhood, Mother's Day, Childhood, Moms, Ford Mustang, Family, Parents News

Brooke Edwards: A Motherhood Worth Honoring

2012-05-11T11:27:38Z

There are millions of passionate and capable mothers around the world who, if given the opportunity and resources, will improve the lives of their children.

Read more: Eggs, Women, Hunger, Chickens, Poverty, Mother's Day 2012, Mother's Day, Africa, Heifer International, Motherhood, Small Farmers, Tanzania, Global Motherhood, Income, Mothers, Family, Maternal Health, Video, Impact News

Dr. Bruce A. Chernof, MD: 10 Conversations to Plan for Aging with Dignity and Independence

2012-05-10T18:54:38Z

Aging with dignity and independence is the ability to live life to its fullest in the place you call home regardless of age, illness or disability. Wh...

Read more: Aging, Personal Health, Dignity, Advance Care Directive, Health, Long-Term Care, Independence, Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Long-Term Services and Supports, Family, Fifty News

Kathryn Hamm: Lesbian Mom Sends Heartfelt Open Letter To Obama

2012-05-10T12:59:27Z

On an otherwise unremarkable day -- May 9, 2012 -- you touched my heart when you 'came out' and said publicly that you have come to believe that same-sex couples deserve more than civil unions and should be allowed to marry legally.

Read more: Acceptance, Marriage, Obama Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Lesbian Marriage, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Weddings News

Joseph F. Coughlin: Urbanization Interrupted: Economic Stress and Investing in the Well-being of the Global Megacity

2012-05-09T12:42:00Z

There is little question that with enough imagination, technology, money, and political will, cities can continue to be vibrant places to live as their populations grow. But what happens when the principal driver of urbanization (economic opportunity and growth) stalls?

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Why Women Feel Compelled To Explain When They Don't Have Kids

2012-05-09T10:56:50Z

Cameron Diaz, one of the many castmembers in What To Expect When You're Expecting, is 39 years old, unmarried, and childless. No kids. She didn't know...

Read more: Motherhood, Having Children, Cameron Diaz, Children, Single Women, Women Without Children, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Family, Women News

offMetro.com: PHOTOS: 6 East Coast Beaches For Family Getaways

2012-05-09T07:00:00Z

If you feel like ditching the car and the same old beach retreats, consider staying at one of these delightful ocean-perched properties.

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Jane Shure: Remembering a Mother-in-Law Who Embodied Resilience & Leadership

2012-05-08T17:34:30Z

My mother-in-law was smart as a whip and, while frustrated about the limitations placed on her by social norms of gender inequality, she took on the challenge by becoming a leader.

Read more: Leadership, Motherhood, Women Leaders, Mother's Day, Mothers, Family, Gender Equality, Mother-in-Law, Women News

Raina Wallens: I Want Breakfast in Bed! When is Stepmother's Day?

2012-05-08T15:32:42Z

It's stepparents -- the very people who don't actually have an official day -- who could, well, kind of use one.

Read more: Star Wars, Pokemon, Divorce, Mother's Day, Hoarders, Widow, Stepmom, Stepparents, Parenting, Stepmother, Legos, Family, Stepparenting, Parents News

Elysabeth Alfano: Chef Art Smith's Common Threads Brings Us Back Together

2012-05-08T15:02:29Z

Last Thursday evening brought one of those rare events where you feel that you have been transported to another dimension in time.

Read more: Common Threads, Nellcote, Kids, Nutrition, Cooking, Uptown Sound, Chef, Cuisine, Paul Kahan, Family, Rolling Stones, Art Smith, JC Brooks, Chicago News

Jim Higley: My Newest Father-Son Bonding Experience: The Stomach Flu

2012-05-08T13:30:05Z

My most recent father-son bonding memory happened quite by surprise. In fact, when I went to bed last night, I never dreamed of the special experience waiting before I even hit my REM sleep.

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Susan Orlins: The Downside of Mother's Day

2012-05-08T12:33:57Z

For me, the dreading begins the Friday before, when my daughters, brimful of anticipation, arrive home with the crafts they have made at school.

Read more: Holidays, Breakfast in Bed, Gifts, Mother's Day, Family, Handmade Gifts, Crowded Restaurants, Parents News

Jena Kingsley: The Perks Of Being A Family Of Two

2012-05-07T19:00:59Z

An incomplete family was a rarity in the Magic Kingdom. People all around us, including families we talked to in line would ask, "Is it just the two of you?"

Read more: Single Mom, Disney World, Family Vacations, Divorce, Single Parents, Modern Family, Family, Divorce News

Why I'm Still Not Sure About Having Kids

2012-05-07T09:52:32Z

This is one of three essays contributed to the Motherlode blog by performers in the first New York City production of Listen to Your Mother, an nation...

Read more: Having Children, Wanting Kids, Having Kids, Children, Kids, Motherhood, Parenting, Being a Mother, Family, Women News

Lori Fradkin: What I've Finally Started To Tell My Mom

2012-05-07T08:38:43Z

It is only as I've become an adult -- an adult who is constantly observing and analyzing relationships -- that I've been able to look at my situation and recognize how much my parents got right.

Read more: Mother's Day, Mothers-Day-Pkg, Moms, Mother's Day 2012, Family, Parents-Moms, Parents, Women News