If spring is the season for love, is summer the season for divorce? A rash of recently announced celebrity divorces and separations—Tiger and Elin, Al and Tipper, and now the Gores'; daughter, Karenna—makes it feel as if everyone is untying …
Mikael Karlsson owns a snowmobile, two hunting dogs and five guns. In his spare time, this soldier-turned-game warden shoots moose and trades potty-training tips with other fathers. Cradling 2-month-old Siri in his arms, he can’t imagine not taking baby leave. …
The topic of eldercare is at the forefront of America’s hot button panel, as the Baby Boomer population ages and their individual life expectancies have increased. Some people are not retiring early but continuing to work, while caring for their …
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Knowing the mother of a baby is fairly self-explanatory, but knowing the father is always a biological question. Until the time of conclusive blood tests, fathers would be able to contest their paternity (and still can), with all the rights …
Parents rarely get it all right the first time. We make mistakes: We’re anxious. We’re impatient. We’re overeager. And, usually, it’s the oldest child who pays the biggest price for our flaws. Subsequent children are like a do-over – they …
Much of the concern about cellphones and instant messaging and Twitter has been focused on how children who incessantly use the technology are affected by it. But parents’ use of such technology — and its effect on their offspring — …
For a number of years, Father’s Day was a more challenging time for me than any other time of year. My ex informed me that she wanted a divorce on Father’s Day 16 years ago. My kids were 5 and …
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Kevin Ireland created his blog in January 2008. He called it "My Divorce Sucks." "If you are reading this then you probably know me," his first post begins. "I needed a way to let everyone know what is going on …
The breakup of the 40-year marriage of former Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper raises the intriguing question: What is the likelihood that a long-duration marriage will end in divorce? On an annual basis, the probability is very …
In the discussion that followed this week’s news that Al and Tipper Gore were separating — the “if they can’t make it, who can” ruminations — we heard that the breakup of such long-term marriages is going to be more …