Mom looks at me and says: "You're next." I am not in line at the bank or with a Home Depot cashier. I sit beside my mother in a hall after her doctor's appointment. Mom is cross, burdened with her new ...

My mom and I have a complicated relationship, which I explored in my college apps — but admissions experts advise against writing about your mom.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m an adult woman with an extremely loving, wonderful mother. However, my mom’s online persona reflects a different side of her — one that often makes me embarrassed (for her) and ...

As a recent mom of two, Southern Charm’s Madison LeCroy doesn’t have much on her holiday wish list this year. I spoke to LeCroy at Amazon’s Home for the Holidays event in Ne ...

Before I had my son, I loved to critique my mother’s parenting. I would think of all the things she didn’t do for me: arrange after-school activities, plan my class schedule, or solve my problems. If ...

LaVina Hawkins is a 45-year-old who lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. When she was 9, she went to her first sleepover and was teased by the other girls. She called her mom and asked to be picked up.

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so today we’re diving into the archives of Care and Feeding, Slate’s parenting advice column, to share classic letters with our readers. Have a ...

When you have a dog, you’re never alone. They’re right by your side every minute of every day. One dog mama knows that her sweet Bernese Mountain Dog is bonded to her for life. Just take a look at the ...