I am the mom of an almost 9-year-old boy with SPD - he is sensory 'defensive' to tactile (touch), oral (texture and temp) as well as auditory (sounds hurt his ears). It is difficult to deal with some days. More >>

I called about my fears and you told me to sing 'Que Sera Sera,' so I wanted to email once more about what my husband said. More >>

...My father was a good man who provided for his family, but would have preferred to be, as he described himself, a hermit. Growing up I thought all children felt like I did about their fathers, mostly indifferent, but given the choice would prefer anything other than spending time with them. More >>

I am a 42-year-old daytime student at a smallish University in Southern California. Every semester on the first day of class, the students don't know what to make of me and whisper behind my back and occasionally, snicker rudely. More >>

...A year ago, when my son was only 10 years old, he put his life, knowingly, at risk to save the life of another. Unfortunately, I was not there... More >>

My mom believes in the 'attracting bees with honey than vinegar' approach. She would quote this constantly as I was growing up, and even as an adult, but... More >>

1. Like and get along with your in-laws. After all they raised your spouse... More >>

I was only 17 when I started college, and since I didn't like school, my first thought was to go during the summers, too, to get it over with. Then I thought, I don't want to be 20 years old and working full time. So I decided to go 'co-op'... More >>

As an older adult now, I have to say the hardest lesson I have learned is that all actions have consequences. More >>

I was talking to my brother the other day. He was telling me about a conversation he had with a friend. His friend was contemplating if he wanted to stay married. More >>