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Will I be a dad at 50? A man’s story of infertility, love and hope
8+ hour, 29+ min ago (1900+ words) But for all the familiarity of clicking through profile after profile, this is not Tinder. For one thing, my wife is scrolling alongside me. And, no, we are not partial to swinging. " Read more from our experts about fertility issues…...
‘It takes a village to bring up a child, so we built our own’
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (678+ words) Feeling isolated after their daughter's birth, Vanessa Rio and Tom Tester found that life in Cambridgeshire lacked the community support they craved. Their solution was radical " they moved to the Philippines and created their own village, co-parenting within an extended…...
The first Christmas without my teen — but with my new partner’s ex
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (501+ words) Seeing your child's wide-eyed wonder on Christmas morning is enough to warm the hardest heart, even when you've been awakened at an ungodly hour by an overexcited toddler. Enjoy it while it lasts. That innocence is soon corrupted by teen…...
That GP isn’t the only woman to fib about childcare. I did it too
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (756+ words) Dr Helen Eisenhauer, a part-time Nottingham GP, invented two face-to-face appointments at the end of her working day to avoid being late for picking up her children from their after-school club at 6pm. She's now been suspended by a medical tribunal…...
Why French women have so many babies
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (529+ words) Vous avez des enfants?" "Er, non." Nothing kills a conversation quicker in France, I've found. Since moving to the C'te d'Azur in July, my husband and I have been struck by just how often we're asked about our presumed offspring…...
After my husband died, running helped us to process our grief
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (914+ words) It was May 2020 when Jenny Jackson answered the door to a grave-faced policeman. She assumed something had happened to her elderly parents. The reality was far more shocking: her husband, Andrew, 36, had died. He had been hit by a car…...