If someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, give them a call or send them a letter to tell them how sorry you are and to let them know how much you care.

Kids know when they're getting yelled at and mocked, I can assure you.

You can't prevent a possible future closeness between your upcoming child and one or more of their grandparents.

I'm of the belief that dating "potential" is almost always an exercise in frustration.

I think that it's a great idea to have honest conversations about children before getting married. I also think it's impossible to promise someone, "What I want right now will never change, and as long as I promise you I do - or don't - want a child - or a specific number of children - before we get married, we will never have to experience fear, anxiety, uncertainty, or the pain of not getting what we want, when we want it.

I don't think it's a requirement that a happy, fulfilling relationship also provide the best sex of all time.

Depression cannot be overcome by listing a series of good things in one's life, any more than a broken foot can be healed by thinking about all the other bones you have that aren't broken.