Postpartum Depression: One Mom's Mission To Stop It | CNN While Stone believes there is more awareness today than when she started what has become a mission ten years ago, and that women are finding a safe place to connect with other women who know exactly what they’re going through, she still believes there is a lot more work to do. She still hears stories from women who said their doctors told them they were suffering from the baby blues, which would eventually go away, or not to take . . .

Through Lens, 4 Boys Dead By Gaza Shore | NYTimes I watched as a group of people ran to the children’s aid. I joined them, running with the feeling that would find safety in numbers, though I understood that feeling could be deceptive: Crowds can make things worse. We arrived at the scene to find lifeless, mangled bodies. The boys were beyond help. They had been killed instantly, and the people who had rushed to them were shocked and distraught. All I Want For My 40th Birthday Is To Raise . . .

'Pimp-Shaming' Website Names Alleged Pimps, Gives Out Personal Info | Jezebel Lieutenant Kevin Wiley oversees the Department’s human trafficking operations and describes Oakland as “the hub of the West for child prostitution.” Oakland and eastern counterpart Atlanta, he says, tend to be entry points into “the circuit,” a human trafficking ring that cycles victims around the country. While it may seem controversial to publicly display individuals’ photos alongside abhorred crimes before they’ve . . .

The Way Of The Gun | A Deeper Story "But, a large piece of the puzzle is the lenient access to firearms and weapons in this country, and that’s something that we can act on NOW. My husband and I are gun owners and we are American citizens. I believe it is both mine and your constitutional right to own a firearm. I really believe that – I’m conservative in that regard. However, as followers of Jesus, we should not be waving the banners of the NRA and marching under the calls for the protection . . .

Discussing #yesallwomen With The Kids | DesignMom"But why in the world wouldn’t this behavior be a big deal?!! Why did a perfect stranger feel that it was totally fine to touch me as often as he liked? Why is it no big deal that he would assume I welcomed his commentary on my body and on women’s bodies in general? Why it it no big deal that these two friends essentially forced me to sit between them? Why is it no big deal that his desire to talk to me trumped my desire to not talk to him?"Speak . . .

  I Regret To Inform You That My Wedding To Captain Von Trapp Has Been Canceled. | McSweeney’s Internet Tendency I must confess to being rather blindsided by the end of our relationship. It seems Captain Von Trapp and I misunderstood each other. I assumed he was looking for a wife of taste and sophistication, who was a dead ringer for Tippi Hedren; instead he wanted to marry a curtain-wearing religious fanatic who shouts every word she says. An Adoptee Confession | Lost Daughters"There is . . .

Less Why: Thoughts on Faith | Life with Roozle "If I think about it too much, I get stuck. If I let myself wonder how anything could be true and what is true anyway and what’s the point and why does that even matter, I get so stuck. I’ve stopped letting myself think about the hard questions. Maybe just for now. Maybe for always. The last time I did this, it didn’t go so well, so I’m trying a new way. A lot less why. A lot more just go." Sarah Millican on how her night at the Baftas ended in . . .

On Traveling With A Blunt Object (Thank You) | Girls Gone Child  "The only way to attract an audience is to take the stage and start singing. Trying to pull people in from the streets is a waste of time. Let them come. And if they don’t come, sing louder. Sing a different song. Find a different stage. Wear a different costume. Sing upside down. Tap the tree that hasn’t been tapped. That’s the syrup folks are gonna wanna slather on their waffles. Or not. But at least it’s yours. At least . . .

Unambitious Loser With Happy, Fulfilling Life Still Lives In Home Town | The Onion "I’ve known Mike my whole life and he’s a good guy, but it’s pretty pathetic that he’s still living on the same street he grew up on and experiencing a deep sense of personal satisfaction,” childhood friend David Gorman said of the unaspiring, completely gratified do-nothing. “As soon as Mike graduated from college, he moved back home and started working at a local insurance firm. Now, he’s nearly 30 years old, . . .

The Best Question | The Art of Simple via Sarah Markley "In one of those valleys, a particularly dark one, my husband and I sought out marriage counseling. Over the years we’ve been in and out, both together and by ourselves and it took me a long time to understand that having a third party speak objectively into our lives did not signify weakness. In fact, it signified strength and a willingness to work through things and steward this love well." Parents: You're All Doing It Wrong | Mom 101 . . .