I was in a rut. I was depressed and angry and distrustful of my husband. We decided to give me one month to relax from my mommy duties. The plan backfired big-time. More >>

...Thank you notes were very important in my house growing up and I actually enjoyed writing them. I have instilled this in my own children. More >>

Thanks to Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen's comment about Ann Romney (stay-at-home-mom and wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney) for never working a day in her life, the subject of mothering has come to the fore once again-just in time for Mother's Day. More >>

...I have heard you speak of your Aunt Lucia. My Uncle Hans was an aeronautical engineering student at the Delft Institute of Technology when the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. More >>

Thank you for sharing Colin's email about the simple pleasures of manhood. I also had to learn the difference between a female and a lady, and to decide which I wanted to be. More >>

Nothing prepared me for the recent pickle I was just in. Long story short, I was seeing an unavailable man (not married) but otherwise... More >>

...Once I read your book, I became a much more loving wife, and although he had always been "fed", he was now getting gourmet food because your book helped me understand him better. More >>

How can Susie feel more positive about her friends' choices in husbands? And how can she have more patience when choosing wisely for her mate? More >>

After years of praying for one dumb woman to let a good man go, I got a call from an old friend telling me how she was having a "torrid love affair with a doctor" and she was divorcing her husband. More >>

Let me start by saying I have a 1 1/2 year old daughter so I understand being a parent 24/7 is tough. But sometimes I am astounded by the selfishness I see from parents, especially mothers. More >>