Jody Allard

It's easy and painless to poke our noses into the minutiae of other parents' decisions, but it in no way tackles the real epidemic of child abuse.

Gwyneth's attempt to eat on a food stamp budget failed to take into account the reality of living in poverty.

Short hair is big news this week.

In case you need still more proof that feminism is desperately and unequivocally needed, here are three completely horrible stories from this week alone.

It's Election Day AND National Sandwich Day today and, somehow, I feel like these important two events must be related.

"I don't know what I was smoking in June, but it's August now. I've bonded with my kids until we can't bond anymore, and I'm thisclose to booking a one-way ticket to anywhere but here. I love my kids dearly, but I appreciate them even more when I have time to myself, too. I think that's called balance, and I'm pretty sure it's a good thing."

And that's when it hit me: It's okay for girls to aspire to be like boys, but it's categorically not okay for boys to aspire to be like girls.

Former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland's death made headlines but his ex-wife cautions the world against glorifying the addiction that stole his life.

You don't get to beat someone simply because you have a feeling. And that is true whether you are a mother or a cop.

I don't know what your family has told you, but it isn't normal for a brother to fondle his sisters as they sleep or while he reads them a story.