When his mother’s cancer returned, Joe Barton learned how oncologists might regard alternative therapy: as competition, rather than complement to their care.
Dear John: My Womanizing Roommate Is After a Girl I Like
April 13, 2013 By 3 Comments
A flirty roommate, a disappointed friend after a job opportunity doesn’t pan out, and a mom who doesn’t want her son to study abroad.
Dear John: Should She Leave Her Son With Her Boyfriend?
April 6, 2013 By 5 Comments
Questions about her babysitting choices, a boyfriend with an atrocious apartment, and a step-father selling off the mother’s prized possessions after her death.
Dear John: He’s Not Homophobic; He’s Boring-Phobic
January 26, 2013 By 2 Comments
Dear John talks about a gay friend, a boyfriend who flees the bed after sex, and a gender-bending boy spending vacation with grandpa.
Are American Churches As Racist As My Mom?
January 2, 2013 By 10 Comments
Fear is what we feel, denial is what we do, and defensiveness is how we do it.
Letter from My Unborn Son
December 2, 2012 By 5 Comments
Dave Booda shares parenting advice from his future son.
Dear John: A Rocky Transition From Girlfriend To Friend
November 15, 2012 By 3 Comments
Dear John addresses a clingy ex, a son who joined the Marines, and a Christian’s view of “hating the sin but loving the sinner”.
“Trey was my son…his light shines through in beams of light from the stars.”
November 5, 2012 By 9 Comments
This was a comment by Audrey on the post “Lead a Good Life, Everyone: Trey Malone’s Suicide Note.”
“Before his suicide, my grandson asked me if Amherst would have handled the assault differently if he was female.”
October 27, 2012 By 8 Comments
This is a comment by Martin Robbins on the post “The Death of Innocence at Amherst College”.
“Both our kids’ births were kind of traumatic for both of us.”
October 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tamen shares the traumatic and hopeful story of the births of his children.
“I would have appeared dastardly to say, ‘I’m tired of being strong, I need to cry too’ to my wife.”
September 21, 2012 By 5 Comments
These are comments by Danny and John D on the post “The Dark Side of Women’s Requests of Progressive Men”.
A Death and a Birth
September 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Rolf Gates tells the story of his sister’s death and daughter’s birth, and how they helped him become a better man.
When Your Parent Dies
August 27, 2012 By 2 Comments
What gifts of care or truth are worthwhile to the dying, and to those left behind?
“Many judges repeat the false assumption that children need both parents equally.”
August 24, 2012 By 32 Comments
This is a comment by Barry Goldstein on the post “Are States Giving Custody to Rapist Fathers?”
Mulberry, The Final Scenes of Act One
August 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The final installment of Act One in James Olm’s “Mulberry.”
“My favorite is the ‘Oh, you’re babysitting?’ Hell, no. Mom doesn’t ‘babysit’ neither does Dad.”
These are comments by Bob, Deanne, and Amy on the post “She asked, ‘How can you do this to this poor child?’ and pleaded frantically with me to get in her car.”