Their Kids Are Our Kids: When a Massacre Hits Home

Patch blogger Lisa Barr gives her thoughts on the tragedy in Newtown and the Sandy Hook Elementary School.

GRINDR, BLENDR ... The Danger of 'Hook-Up' Apps

Are you worried about what your children could find on the Internet? Check out Lisa Barr's latest blog.

Moms "Dating" Moms

Patch blogger Lisa Barr writes about making friends in a new community.

Can A Marriage Survive An Affair?

What would happen in your marriage or relationship? Patch blogger Lisa Barr examines the subject in depth.

Readers Blog About Petraeus Affair on Patch

A Highland Park rabbi wonders whether or not David Petraeus needed to resign from the CIA after news about his affair got out, while Lisa Barr wonders if marriages can survive adultery. What do you think?

Talk about writing yourself into your own story. By now, everyone seems to know the tale of CIA director David Petraeus, who resigned on election day after news broke that he had been carrying on an affair with Paula Broadwell -- his biographer. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more.  As more details continue to unfold, including the timeline about when the affair started, how Petreaus' wife is taking the news and why no one outside of the F.B.I. knew about the affair for months, readers have begun using the story to open up some fascinating discussions on Patch. In her blog post, Can A Marriage Survive An Affair?, Lisa Barr calls infidelity "the most complicated of all marital subjects …

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The Making of "Bad Boy" -- and the Girls Who Adore Him

Who was the first person you knew who was like the one Lisa Barr is describing?

EX-tricating from the EX: Here's How to Establish the 'New Normal'

Patch blogger Lisa Barr has some advice for establishing a new normal with others after a divorce.

Okay, So Who Put the 'Hell' in Halloween?

Patch blogger Lisa Barr has some parental advice when it comes to Halloween.

Amanda Todd: We Hear You

Patch blogger, international journalist and Deerfield mom takes a look at a tragic suicide.

When Cancer Hits a Best Bud

Read the latest from Patch blogger Lisa Barr.