Do you want more kids?

When we read Pippi’s recent post, “Goodbye Fertility,” her grief touched us deeply. This 37-year-old divorced mother of two children (who are 8 and 10) is in a committed relationship with a man who has two children of his own. And after much thought, they decided they neither of them wanted to have any more [...]

So, how about those octuplets?

The media is calling it the “biggest water-cooler story of the week:” Nadya Suleman of Los Angeles gave birth to octuplets after already having a brood of six children between the ages of 2 and 7 at home. Over email, we’ve been hushing back and forth about Ms. Suleman, too — and we’ve felt torn [...]

Ann Coulter, listen up. We are not to blame for society’s problems

Ann Coulter, what is your problem? We thought you were done picking on single moms. Apparently not. On “The Today Show” this morning, you said: “Look at any societal problem, and it is a problem of single motherhood.” When Matt Lauer implied that your comment was outrageous, you said: “It’s not outrageous. It’s a fact!” [...]