Communicating a passionate response to world events is no longer limited to protests and rallies.

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.

I think that giving mindless praise is ridiculous. But I understand why parents do it. They want their kids to feel good about themselves. But parents are never going to teach their children true, positive self esteem by praising everything they do.

You can't make someone be your best friend.

In my own family, my mother had my sister when I was 15 and for various reasons, I was extremely involved in raising her.

By the time a child reaches out to an adult, the vast majority of kids have been dealing with the bullying and trying to ignore it for a long time.

So many women keep their anger inside and let it build until they explode and then people blow them off again.