Have you ever done something funny – put a sweater on backward, stepped in a wad of gum, spelled “happy” wrong on a birthday cake – then laughed about it? Good for you. Hope the kids were watching. For every time you laugh at some silly challenge, channel Goofy to get a giggle out of [...]

Who among us hasn’t spent a date night fighting over the merits of a renewed cap and trade act? You haven’t? Yeah, neither have we. But that doesn’t mean politics haven’t been seeping into our relationships in ways big and small, especially in an election-year climate as divisive and colorful as this one. The “Single [...]

My ex-husband’s girlfriend of two months has told our girls that she is going to have a portrait taken of the girls and her as a present for their dad. My daughter told me this and I was upset because I feel it’s not appropriate. I did not say anything to my daughter but I [...]

When Joost Allard went through a divorce in 2009, he struggled with countless problems from emotional issues to financial complications. He felt all alone, with no one to help guide him other than his lawyer. Christine McQueen, one of his friends, was frustrated. “Standing on the sideline, I was watching this all unfold,” said McQueen, [...]

Q: After my husband and his ex split, she moved just far enough away to make it difficult for my husband to see his two kids. His ex quickly moved in with another man and has encouraged this guy to actively participate. The kids call him Daddy, which drives my husband crazy, and the ex [...]

Q: I’ve been remarried for a year to a man with three adult children, all over 21. He has been divorced for five years and we live in his former family home. His kids and he are very close and they often come over for Sunday night dinner – which afterwards consists of their reminiscing [...]

The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Friday, Feb. 24: If motherhood before marriage is the new norm for U.S. women under age 30, it’s urgent to find out why. Politicians railing against the decline of family values won’t be much help. Evidence suggests that money rather than morality underlies this [...]

Q: I am a 41-year-old divorced woman with two boys, ages 7 and 9, who has been dating my boyfriend for two years. He has three children from a previous marriage, ages 11, 9, and 5. We live in two different cities 40 minutes apart. Our dilemma is that we are becoming a Christian couple [...]

For Jennifer Emmert, it’s the best of both worlds. Emmert loves kids and spends tons of time with her six nieces and nephews, from outdoor activities to sleepovers at her place. The 30-year-old is engaged to be married, but she’s perfectly happy living up to the name of one of her favorite books: “Childless and [...]