YES.

Face it now: things will never go 'right' with this woman, so establish some good boundaries now. There is no upside to bending over backwards for her, because in the end you will never win. You're much better off being kind and firm about who you are and what you are willing to engage in with her. If your fiancé…

When my dad died I inherited a slew of leather bound scifi books, including that one. I've never read it, though- what makes it special? I know nothing about it.

Because we choose awesome partners when we are 19, and are totally destined to evolve in tandem for all eternity.

God bless Colorado- I dropped my kid off at school when it was -1 and the snow plows were out in force.

I used to be one of two psychologists at a residential ED program. Our clients were either discharged to us from the hospital after medical stabilization, or we were their last stop before needing hospitalization. So: severe cases. Treatment really involves multiple facets that I have a hard time imagining all coming…

I am trying to put together a feasible summer schedule of swim lessons, Taekwondo, science camps, etc., and reminding myself of the same thing. At present we can afford activities for two, and I can just manage to coordinate them all (at the expense of my sanity).

We were considering a trip to AZ to see some Spring Training games. George inspired me to message the SF Giants Facebook page to see what they might be willing to do to offset the negative feelings fans like me have about spending discretionary income in that state . I suggested some sort of fundraiser for Lambda…

No offense, but your sister is a moron. Kids are amazing, but DO NOT DO IT if you don't want to. It is not like marriage, which everyone thinks is such a huge commitment, but which can be permanently undone. You cannot undo parenthood.

I'm very much of the opinion that any future interview with my sons should consist at least 50% of laudatory stories and statements about us, their parents. All decent parents deserve this.

Just for the sake of argument, I get furious at the idea that all mothers/parents are and should be judged equally. We aren't. Most people care a great deal and do their best with the resources they have, and for that they deserve respect, if not love. Parents who can't operate with any measure of compassion for the…

I'm a fan of Aveeno's Positively Radiant Tinted Moisturizer for day-to-day use. I hate using real foundation anyway because of how it feels, so it is not something I'm willing to use on a carpool-Costco-swim lessons day. I like how this feels, how it is just a very light amount of skin-tone evening, and especially the…

While I don't agree with all of your points, I do think that the position of the whistleblower is always complicated. Despite the fact that there are laws against this type of hostile workplace harassment, Martin will definitely receive a lot of side-eye for speaking up.

It is very helpful to hear the 'scripts' other parents use! I'm going to add this to my list of Things I Say That Annoy My Kids.

I know what you mean- it takes something to be able to ask for that help, even when it is there for you. I hope you are doing better now.

It comes off as a very 'if you're not with us, you're against us' type of environment. I'd be a hypocrite to say I wouldn't try to fit in, just like he did.

It's possible, but it think there has been a lot of public support for him as the 'victim' too. For better or worse he's on the sympathetic end of a 'bullying' scandal at a time when 'bullying' is a hot topic.

Agreed. Most of the post-suicide-attempt patients I've seen we're not as readily able to articulate their feelings or reach out the way he did. As a parent I know that I can't protect my sons from mental illness; I just hope we always have a relationship that encourages this kind of openness.

For his own safety I'm so glad Martin reached out for help to his parents, and that they were so supportive. This is a frightening picture of a descent into depression, and a great illustration of how important our support systems are.

This is food for thought. We push the 'nobody's perfect' agenda with our kids, trying to make room for unintentional error (as opposed to deliberate poor choices). I don't want kids who are afraid to fail or be wrong. Parenting is hard. So is vocabulary.