You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together.

You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together.

Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her own way.

Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her own way.

All women are misfits. We do not fit into this world without amputations. -Marge Piercy.

All women are misfits. We do not fit into this world without amputations. -Marge Piercy.

The woman is the home. That's where she used to be, and that's where she still is. You might ask read more

The woman is the home. That's where she used to be, and that's where she still is. You might ask me, What if a man tries to be part of the home -- will the woman let him? I answer yes. Because then he becomes one of the children.

Given the cultural barriers to intersex conversation, the amazing thing is that we would even expect women and men to read more

Given the cultural barriers to intersex conversation, the amazing thing is that we would even expect women and men to have anything to say to each other for more than ten minutes at a stretch. The barriers are ancient -- perhaps rooted, as some paleontologist may soon discover, in the contrast between the occasional guttural utterances exchanged in male hunting bands and the extended discussions characteristic of female food-gathering groups.

The surest sign of age is loneliness.

The surest sign of age is loneliness.

Family jokes, though rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.

Family jokes, though rightly cursed by strangers, are the bond that keeps most families alive.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.

Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.