The Sweet Way My Son Helped His Brother Deal With Grief

March 27, 2013 Subscribe · Forward The Sweet Way My Son Helped His Brother Deal With Grief He stood at the top of the stairs and waited for me to notice him. He held a tiny arm in his, making his own appear massive by comparison. One end of the tiny arm was a gloved hand frozen in an eternal wave. The other end was torn and littered with fluff. He stood at the top of the stairs and he didn't say a word. "Is it Mickey?" I asked. He nodded that it was. "It's Zane's," he said. His younger brother was downstairs doing his homework and eating his fill of little fish crackers. "He doesn't know," he added. "The dogs did it. I found it in the bedroom."  Continue reading... Why We Shoudn't Be Giving Parents A 'Pass' On Bullying My 3-Step Reaction To Pregnancy Announcements The Parenting Advice You Should 'Stay Very Far Away From' WATCH: Bedtime Bandit Caught Red-Handed 'Scary,' 'Graphic' Text Messages Sent To Fifth-Graders Many Infants Given Solid Food Too Early WATCH: Bedtime Bandit Caught Red-Handed WATCH: Kim Kardashian Gives Clues About Her Baby's Name WATCH: Bedtime Bandit Caught Red-Handed 10 Things I Learned When I Stopped Yelling At My Kids How To Be A Perfect Parent In 5 Easy Steps (Or Probably Never) ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Disconnect: A New Movie Sounds the Alarm About Our Hyper-Connected Lives In the 1840s, Benjamin Disraeli, still a long way from being prime minister, wanted to wake people up to the plight of the British working class. The alarm he sounded wasn't delivered in a speech, a pamphlet, or an article -- but in a novel, Sybil, published in 1845. Ever since I read Sybil when I was at Cambridge, I've loved thinkers and writers who use storytelling to reach people and get us to act. And so it was that I found myself moderating a panel discussion last week with the director and two cast members of a movie that uses storytelling to wake us up to one of the biggest problems of our modern age: the effect that being "connected" to technology 24/7 is having on our ability to connect with our lives, ourselves, and the people we love. Like so many people, this is something I struggle with on a regular basis. That's why Disconnect struck a nerve. Continue reading... CARRIE GOLDMAN Victoria's Secret: My Daughter Does Not Need a Thong That Says 'Call Me' On the Crotch I have spent months trying to find Star Wars underpants featuring strong female characters for my tween. I'm still looking. If she were in the market for, oh, say, highly inappropriate sexy thongs, she would be awash in options, such as Victoria's Secret's "Bright Young Things." Continue reading... CINDI LEIVE Share This Post -- Instantly Donate $5 to Help Moms Everywhere Get Dinner on the Table From my own two mothers, I learned that working in an office, a laboratory, or the home has little to do with how good a mother you are -- that comes from the love you share. And yes, putting dinner on the table is a way of expressing that. Continue reading... KATE PERINO Speaking Out: Two Dads on Raising Their Son and Why Marriage Matters (PHOTO) Yesterday and today the Supreme Court is hearing arguments that address a common question: Should all Americans have the freedom to marry the person they love? The children being raised by LGBT parents are in an excellent position to answer that question, and they are speaking out. Continue reading... TAMAR ABRAMS A Farewell Letter, Unread One day in September 2000, I sat down and penned a letter to my then-7-year-old daughter. When I was finished filling two pages of lined paper, I sealed them in an envelope upon which I wrote, "For Hannah -- to be opened only in the event of my death." Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003