The reality of raising an autistic child
My son, 42, was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome on his 13th birthday in 1996
Children
Tuesday
Friday
The new eugenics dilemma
Genetic selection technology is becoming more advanced and widely available
Wednesday
Elio and the decline of Pixar
What explains the studio’s latest flop?
Thursday
Tiffany Trump and the awfulness of the baby shower
They have morphed more broadly from modest celebrations into full-throttle wealth and status flexes
Thursday
Journal of the preschool plague year
It’s astonishing how much snot such a small creature can produce
Road-tripping with Wittgenstein
Prior generations of children grew up with definitive signs of when they had entered an adult space. Their senses told them so
Thursday
My parental lobotomy
In my experience anterograde amnesia is just as essential to the creation of new life as wine
Thursday
What’s behind the risk-averse approach toward love and family?
Loneliness is the scourge of the modern age
Waste not want not
Any child can transition out of diapers in a weekend so long as Dad commits to the Lethal Weapon 2 method of potty training
Wednesday
A history of the LGBTQ+ aspects of the Boy Scout movement
Mike De Socio’s Morally Straight details how forty years of gay activism diversified the group for the better
The ins and outs of fatherhood
Our tolerance for panic blossoms alongside our progeny
Thursday
The car seat cartel
Nothing can totally protect you from Big Safety
Thursday
Kids with conservative parents are happier
A Gallup poll reveals politics plays a big part in the mental health of your children
Tuesday
The difference between children and tattoos
When did it become socially acceptable to discuss the state of another man’s testicles?
Tuesday
White feminists are finding new problems with motherhood
Touched Out and Mom Rage are to motherhood what Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility is to race relations
Monday
Date to marry, not to have fun
Think of it like a job interview for the most important role you’ll ever have
Saturday
The childless have a stake in the future too
Let’s hear it for the aunties
Sunday
The quest for child-free dining
Banning children from restaurants is something that pops up every few years, like the Olympics or a cicada infestation
Sunday
Confessions of the mommy groupchat
Every woman, pregnant or not, needs a Grumpy Mommy Compound
Saturday
A new book and a newborn
I find myself wondering how I might have fared were I a child today
