My Dad, the Company Man?
The writer’s father was anything but corporate. So when he whisked her and her siblings away to a company picnic, she braced herself for a mortifying adventure.
Family
Remind Me: Why Do I Visit My Family For the Holidays?
The Obama-bashing cousin. The guilt-trip-laying aunt. The manipulations, the fights, the tears. And that's all before dinner.
Can a Feminist Also Be Sexist?
A breast-cancer scare brought to light a shocking bias this writer didn’t even know she harbored—she didn’t want to be treated by a female doctor.
Dear Julie: Advice About Smack Talkers and Too-Social Butterflies
DAME’s Friendkeeper tells a new student how to shut down some naysayers and helps another salvage her relationship with an annoyingly popular pal.
Will My Chronic Depression Rob My Baby of His Joy?
Happiness has always eluded this writer, but her son is all smiles. Now she’s doing her best to make sure he stays that way.
Dear Julie: Advice About a Sister’s Deadbeat BF and a Friend Who Refuses Care
DAME’s Friendkeeper helps a woman whose sibling is dating a total jerk, and lets another know that not all favors need to be returned.
I Don’t Want to Be the Town’s Token Black Family
But as this writer discovers, to find a home in a truly diverse suburb, she can’t move her husband and kids just anywhere.
How to Avoid Being Eaten By Cats: Part Two
In the second installment on how single and childless women can prepare for old age, we look at communities and support networks. Because only people who are alone get eaten by cats.
What Not to Name Your Baby
Leaning toward Mustard M. Mustard? Read this first.