When Trump made a pass at me. And why it matters.
This is a story about how Donald Trump made a pass at me. And about what that does and does not mean as he runs for president.
In READ MORE
7 ways Donald Trump is just like the Founding Fathers
About half a dozen times in the past few weeks I have been taken aside by a 20-something who’s looking for reassurance that the repREAD MORE
How Trump’s ‘bullying’ would play against Clinton
Hillary Clinton has always been at her strongest when she has seemed most vulnerable. From her soaring popularity during the impeacREAD MORE
The wacky, utterly speculative short list to replace Scalia
And the circus has moved to the Supreme Court.
It was perhaps inevitable in this most untraditional election cycle that an openingREAD MORE
Poisoned by lead: Portraits that will haunt Flint parents
The parents of Flint, Mich., are the most recent and visible initiates into the world of lead poisoning, a lifelong and life-changiREAD MORE
Hillary, Lena and Amy: Sisterhood is powerful, or so Clinton hopes
The Hillary Clinton of 2008 talked a lot about her qualifications and background as a lawyer, a United States senator, a first ladyREAD MORE
All in the (nonnuclear, totally unorthodox) family
Fast-moving technological and legal shifts are altering concepts of parenting and relationships. It turns out you can pick your ownREAD MORE
Being married to Bernie
From the stage at the first Democratic presidential debate, nearly all the candidates opened with talk about their families.
“MyREAD MORE
What’s up with Donald Trump and ‘the women’? Not what you might think.
Donald Trump grinned out from the cover of Savvy Woman magazine in November of 1989 flanked by three women wearing big shoulder padREAD MORE
‘Show Me A Hero’: The Long (But Surprisingly Painless!) Trip From Page to Screen
When HBO called, I wasn’t paying attention.
Some might call that a humble brag, or say I was jaded, but I prefer “armored against READ MORE
Showing The World My Heroes
Me and Oscar Isaac who plays Nick Wasicsko
Last night I hugged Oscar Isaac. And Catherine Keener. And Winona Ryder. I stood on READ MORE
DJ Henry was a black man killed by police. Should he be a cause?
Dan and Angella Henry sit in the windowed kitchen of their stately home in Easton, Mass. — the trampoline and swimming pool out bacREAD MORE
The lost Gerald Ford portrait: An art mystery
Have You Seen This President? (The One In Which I Try To Solve a Mystery…)
Over dinner a few months ago my sister-in-law told me a story of a colleague and a painting that had somehow appeared in a coat cloREAD MORE
Bill Clinton as First Gent? He’d break new ground — and maybe a little china.
Illustration: Zina Saunders for Yahoo News
All presidential elections are, by definition, historic, but some break more new grounREAD MORE
Welcome to lisabelkin.com
Welcome to lisabelkin.com. I am eager to know why you are here.
But first, let me tell you why I am here.
I never felt a need fREAD MORE
Giving away ‘Anatoly Z.’
Over the next hour, Peck asks the usual questions. Today the caller is a Tennessee kindergarten teacher who adopted a former studenREAD MORE
Is It A Crime To Raise a Killer?
Anthony Pasquale stops to visit his daughter at the Cedar Green Cemetery every morning, then returns once or twice more during the READ MORE
Did Cooper Stock Really Have To Die?
Cooper Stock was holding his father’s hand. That’s what he always did when he crossed the street, even though he was already 9 yearREAD MORE
In Defense Of Texting, My Favorite Parenting Tool
Yes, I know the dangers. That it affects the brain like an addictive drug. That it shortens our attention spans, and reduces our slREAD MORE
No. I Am Not Mom Enough.
No. I am not Mom enough.
Not as TIME magazine seems to define it on their outrageous cover today. The one showing the willowy boREAD MORE
I Wrote The Original ‘Opting Out’ – Here’s How Little Has Changed
Ten years ago, the chatter filled my inbox.
Today, it is filling Twitter and Facebook.
But while the medium is different, theREAD MORE
A Life/Work Legacy? Or Just A Prologue?
Last night I received a Work Life Legacy Award from the Families and Work Institute. The fact that I have the deepest admiration ofREAD MORE
The Mother Of The Graduate Looks Back
Not quite four years ago, I dropped my son off at a stately southern campus, gave him a hug and shed a few tears for change that feREAD MORE
Lunch With My Grade School Teachers, 40 Years Later
I would not have “known them anywhere.” Forty years is a long time, and we, all four of us, are now blurred and softened versions oREAD MORE
Ghosts, And Chocolate Turkeys, For Thanksgiving
There will be ghosts at Thanksgiving this year.
Actually, there are ghosts every year. That’s what holidays are — a measure of READ MORE
Gabe’s Care Map
Courtesy of Cristin Lind
Cristin Lind couldn’t find the words, so she drew a picture.
The artistic inspiration hit about a yREAD MORE
25 Things I Learned In 25 Years Of Marriage
Twenty five years ago I fumbled my vows and said “Sure” instead of the more traditional “I do.” We giggled through the rest of the READ MORE
How My Neighbors Freed Me From Sandy
Among the 11 million others who went dark during Sandy, and the tens of millions who were battered and frightened by the storm, andREAD MORE
My Empty Nest: The Opposite Of What I Expected This To Be
I come home each night, and things are as they were when I left. If there are shoes in the front hall, they are mine. I can always READ MORE
Gun Control Is A Parenting Issue
More than a dozen children went to elementary school this morning and were dead before lunch.
White House spokesman Jay Carney sREAD MORE
When Do We Discuss Gun Control Laws?
To The Dad At The Bruce Springsteen Concert
To the young woman sitting right in front of me at the Springsteen concert Wednesday night:
I am so glad you enjoyed the show. HREAD MORE
Why Does Everyone Pretend There’s A Spanking Debate?
Spanking was a subject of debate on every parenting website on the continent during the past week, and I don’t understand why.
YREAD MORE
How Having A Child Prepares You To Have A Dog
Photo: Elizabeth Sarah Dinner
Every so often I hear a couple talk about getting a dog as “practice” for having a child.
The READ MORE
Why The Healthcare Ruling Matters For This Parent
I never feel more like a parent than when my child is sick.
My role is clear and certain then. He needs me. I am there. It is siREAD MORE
Why The Workplace Doesn’t Work For Parents
Readers here are exploding with opinions about women, work, and parenting. Several high-profile articles in the past few days have READ MORE
Parenting And The Zen Of Roller Coaster Riding
I have a recurring vision of a roller coaster. It’s a behemoth of a thing, which would be named Intimidator or Titan if my mental pREAD MORE
It’s Not Porn, People, It’s Food
A mother in Virginia, who also happens to be a member of the state Senate, plans to nurse her newborn at work, and that fact is covREAD MORE
What I Know Now That I Am The Mother Of An 18-Year-Old
Two weeks ago, my baby turned 18. The law says he’s an adult — he can vote and sign contracts, and when it comes to his medical anREAD MORE
Threatened With Arrest – Because I Was Flying With A Child?
Update: I received a call from Stephania Meyer at American Airlines. She agreed that a muffin is not a “personal item” and that theREAD MORE
Why Men Opting Out Should Make You Angry
It’s been nearly ten years since I added the phrase “opting-out” to the work/life/gender/parenting conversation, in a 2003 magazineREAD MORE
What Really Changes When a Son Turns 21?
Dear Evan,
Twenty-one years ago today, I was in labor in a Houston hospital. The sun was setting and things were finally progresREAD MORE
Why Today’s Mothers Can’t Follow In Pelosi’s Footsteps
Damon Dahlen, AOL
When House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met with two dozen women reporters and editors at the Huffington PostREAD MORE
Do ALL Parents Love One Child More?
If you aren’t talking about this already, you will be soon. The cover of the latest issue of Time magazine carries the title “Why MREAD MORE
Preschoolers, Name Calling and the Authorities
When do children come to understand the power of their words? Until they do, how can you hold them respoREAD MORE
Night-Shift Moms
Juggling parenting with paid work means keeping a constant eye on the clock, thinking of all you could do if there were only a few READ MORE
The Child Becomes the Parent
Please Don’t Say ‘Break a Leg’
The first thing I did on the “National Day of Unplugging” was use a cellphone. To call an ambulance. For myself.
In other words, mREAD MORE
Motherlode 101
I gREAD MORE