After seeing school shootings on the news, I started kissing my son goodbye at school each morning. Now that he's 10, he's starting to pull away from me when I go in for the kiss. I will keep doing it ...

I don’t mind goodbyes — not really, not anymore. Not the way I did when I was a child and I would throw a fit every time my parents toured a house because I couldn’t stand the idea of leaving my ...

Moving overseas meant living far from my mom for most of my adult life. Staying close across an ocean takes effort, grief, and resilience. Saying goodbye never gets easier, even after 15 years. I just ...