We moved across the country shortly before my oldest child entered first grade. As she waited at the bus stop on the first day of school, another child walked up and said, “Do you want to sit with me ...

Ariel Johnson’s 5-year-old son’s name is Cason, but that’s not what he’ll tell you. To his teacher, his classmates, his friends and anyone he meets, he introduces himself as “Axel.” “He makes everyone ...

After writer Mariah Maddox gave birth four years ago, she was surprised by how lonely she felt. She was the first person among her close friends to have a kid, and her friends without children seemed ...