This is NOT your average July 4th weekend. America turns 250 on Saturday, July 4, and we're thinking about fun ways to make ...

The screwdriver was still in my hand when I realized it. My son Eli was seventeen, standing in the doorway of his bedroom with a broken desk lamp in one hand and his phone in the other. He glanced at ...

My daughter is a junior in high school, which means our family is deep in the college search with campus visits, SAT nerves, Common App deadlines, financial considerations, the best academic “fit,” ...

The first time my daughter drifted toward the center line, I grabbed the wheel. It was a reflex. Two months into teaching her to drive, on a quiet road I’d picked precisely because nothing ever ...

After nearly 28 years, this month we moved from the first house my wife and I bought. I’ll probably post something about the ordeal of moving, but first I wanted to remember our old house as we close ...

She got the sweatshirt in April. The right one — the school at the top of the list, the one the family had visited twice, the one whose name produced a nod at dinner parties that required no follow-up ...

So you’re a grandparent now. Congratulations and welcome to the best club in the world. But what will your grandkids call you? We asked over 300 thousand parents what their grandparent names are, and ...

A while back, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of being the mother of four boys and how I heard that there was a special place in heaven for such mothers. At that particular time in my life, ...

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Worried about paying for college? You’re not alone. College expenses continue to rise and the process of finding affordable colleges and applying for financial aid is complex. Families need clear ...

“I just want to go over a couple papers before we leave,” I said, hastily pulling out a couple items from my purse, my eyes squinting in the afternoon sun. “This is the one that’s most important—the ...