A photo of the author taken on recent vacation. Courtesy of Melanie Bell I was at the airport, waiting for a TSA full-body scan, when the woman managing the line asked me, “Are you old enough to go in ...

There is a family drama now likely playing in a home near you: It is the clash between the expectations of parents and the realities of their full-grown offspring in becoming, or trying to become, or ...

My boyfriend will tell you I don't have that many flaws. Can I be impatient? Sure. Do I get hangry? Absolutely. But my biggest one? I never finished reading the "Harry Potter" series. I know, I know.

I arrived half an hour early to the Boston Public Library, anxiously clutching a canvas tote bag with my childhood Samantha doll inside. The event managers admired my punctuality but told me I ...

Q: I rarely got pimples when I was a teenager. Now, I get them all the time, and it’s embarrassing. Why am I getting acne as an adult? Once you reach adulthood, you’d probably think that you’d be done ...

Dear Annie: I’m 42 and, due to having epilepsy, have never been able to live on my own, without my parents. I haven’t had any kind of social life for the past 13 years. My illness began the year after ...

This is the third in a series of posts about the experiences, feelings, and healing journey of two sisters, who are adult children of gray divorce. Read the previous post here. For over 30 years, ...

I arrived half an hour early to the Boston Public Library, anxiously clutching a canvas tote bag with my childhood Samantha doll inside. The event managers admired my punctuality but told me I ...