My Mom has scleral buckles in both eyes after retinal detachments. Can she enjoy Avatar in 3D? History, surgery, and how she sees now backgrounds included. [more inside]
posted by lilywing13 on Dec 16, 2009 - 5 answers

What can I do to thank my parents for their unbelievable support? [more inside]
posted by gursky on Sep 2, 2009 - 24 answers

I want to record my parents telling the story of their lives. I would love to hear tips, pointers, guides, resources or your experiences of doing the same thing - anything which might help me do as good a job as possible would be appreciated. [more inside]
posted by therubettes on Aug 5, 2009 - 15 answers

Living on the land. With my parents. And my boyfriend. Am I crazy? [more inside]
posted by Rocket26 on Jun 28, 2009 - 18 answers

What do people do when they have kids and both parents work? Bonus points if you have answers specific to Concord, NH! [more inside]
posted by Quizicalcoatl on Apr 25, 2009 - 21 answers

One of my best friends had a baby last night. I've got baby gifts, but what can I get (or do) for the new parents? [more inside]
posted by LolaGeek on Apr 23, 2009 - 36 answers

Tell me your experiences of coming out as gay to just one of your two living parents alone. I'm not interested in opinions from everyone, just opinions and accounts of people who have been through this either first or second hand. If you later came out to your other parent too, I'd love to hear about it too. [more inside]
posted by Elfasi on Apr 9, 2009 - 11 answers

I will be deploying to Afghanistan and I'm considering lying to my parents/family about it. Is this an exceptionally bad idea? [more inside]
posted by lullaby on Mar 30, 2009 - 37 answers

I want to read fictional and/or true stories about people being put into positions of responsibility unexpectedly for extended periods of time and how they deal with it. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Jan 27, 2009 - 37 answers

How do I help my mother deal with my sibling's alcohol use? [more inside]
posted by non sum qualis eram on Oct 26, 2008 - 17 answers

My mom was recently diagnosed with colon cancer, and is scheduled for a lower anterior resection of her colon next week. Help me plan meals for the first week post-surgery! [more inside]
posted by desuetude on Sep 20, 2006 - 9 answers