27 Books Your Mom Will Love This Mother’s Day

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Want to snag a great read for your mom or wife this weekend? Check out our list.

Delta Airlines Goes Above and Beyond to Return a Boy’s Most Prized Possession

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Delta spokesperson Michael Thomas said, “Efforts made to reunite this very special shirt with this customer … truly speaks to the culture of our dedicated employees.”

“This guy lost his son and by paying tribute to him he ended up in the right place to save another man’s son. THIS is manhood and fatherhood.”

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Open Thread: What Have You Bounced Back From?

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You thought it was going to wreck you for good, but it didn’t. What was it?

When a Man’s Responsibility Has Gone, What Is There Left for Him?

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Men keep going out of a sense of duty. What happens when that’s no longer enough?

Why Don’t U.S. Veterans Get the Support They Need?

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With military suicides at an all-time high, we need to ask what we can do better.

Fear and Loathing in Pittsburgh: The Online Mauling of a Parent Just Like You

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Angry commenters rushed to persecute a woman whose son fell to his death at the Pittsburgh Zoo. If it’s true that horrific accidents could happen to any parent, why can’t we accept that?

When Relief Trumps Grief

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How a father’s sudden death released a son’s true feelings about him, feelings he still struggles to let go of.

The Insomniac’s Club

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Jackie Summers spends another night with Insomnia. It’s going to be a long one.

Beginning a Dialogue on Death

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Coach Cj Swaby’s fight against grief.

Fears for Tears: Men and Vulnerability

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Jeff Perera has a story that will make you weep.

Emotional Intelligence of Mass Extinction

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How do you live with the awareness of death on a massive scale?

The Last Late Show With My Father

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When children are forced to release something they hold dear, it cements into their memories the moments preceding it.

An Email From My Father

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Tom Fiffer longs to hear the ping of a new text message or email: the one that would let him know his father got his message and is replying.

My Husband is Crazy

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“He was losing his mind. He knew it, she knew it.”

Eating Sushi at Stoplights

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Caring for his mother through treatment for a brain tumor, David Olimpio finds odd comforts in a city he used to call home.