Rest easy, real mothers. The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one.

There are just as many stories to be told in the dark spots s there are in the bright ones.

Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow their lawns and watch 'American Idol' and video their children's concerts and have the same hopes and dreams that their straight counterparts do.

Just so you know: if this ever happens to you, you will not be ready.

think about it: Romeo and Juliet bucked the system, and look where it got them. Superman has the hots for Lois Lane, when the better match, of course, would be with Wonder Woman.

I don't know whether you can look at your past and find, woven like the hidden symbols on a treasure map, the path that will point to your final destination.

There are some weapons you can't protect yourself against.