Parenting

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Should You Circumcise Your Baby Boy?

When my editor asked me to write about circumcision this week, in response to a new statement on the subject by the American Academy of Pediatrics, […]

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Mom Forces Child to Shoplift

We’re not sure if this falls under the heading of “Bad Parenting” or “Times Are Tough All Over”—maybe a bit of both. In Upper Darby, […]

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Urban Outfitters Pisses Off Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving are also apparently against stupid T-shirts that reference alcohol consumption. The MADD organization is all upset over Urban Outfitters shirts that […]

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Who We Love: This Dad

Nils Pickert’s son likes to wear dresses. But when the family moved from Berlin to a smaller town in southern Germany, the little boy drew […]

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Before Honey Boo-Boo, There Was January Schofield

When I first wrote about now 10-year-old January Schofield, the little girl had been recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and was on heavy-duty psychiatric medications. Her […]

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I Envy That Mom With Her Screaming Kids

We’re at our rental place at the Shore, the same rental place we’ve stayed for 25 years, and the kids next door are screaming. Full-on, […]

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Moms at Work

Mia and Tracey Levesque have a successful web development business, an eye on going green – and a beautiful daughter named Josephine together.

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Today’s Twentysomethings Aren’t Ready for Parenthood

Over the weekend, the first of my friends from high school became a grandma. Actually, she became a “Loli,” because she hated the way “Gran” […]

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Having a Baby Is Like a Second Honeymoon

The most difficult days of my life involved death—my mother, a brother, a brother-in-law who was like blood family to me, a pair of miscarriages. […]

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Jersey School Holds Contest to Find Baby Who Looks Like Springsteen

This has to be the most Jersey thing that’s ever happened in the world. An “early childhood academy” (see: fancy preschool) in Freehold is holding […]

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WATCH: Love is Love

A new video called Love is Love tells the story of a marriage, while advocating for marriage equality in the U.S. and around the world.

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Mo’Nique’s for Gay Marriage

Mo’Nique’s shows her support for marriage equality in her home state of Maryland. Plus: The Democrats reveal how marriage equality and ENDA fit into new party platform.

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Esquire Loves These Gay Dads

Steven and Roger Ham are raising 12 kids in Arizona, a state that bans gay marriage and adoption. Esquire honors them about the 10 Best Dads in the country.

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This is Not the Letter You Write Your Gay Son

A young man came out to his father and received a letter disowning him. The openly gay son has since shared the letter with the world.

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WATCH: Gayby

The new film Gayby is about two best friends – Matt and Jenn – who are single and in their 30s, and who want to have a baby the old fashioned way. But she’s straight and he’s gay.