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Gone Forever: When Children Ask About Death
It’s hard to talk about death with our children, these tiny beings whose deaths we cannot bear to contemplate.
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When Two Children Has To Be Enough
There’s something about knowing, for definite that you’ll never again hold a newborn baby who belongs to you. As my daughter passes through each phase, I mourn the ending of things...
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You Can’t Keep Me, Mummy
Experiencing something with him is like doing it for the first time again, seeing the world anew. And I want it to last forever.
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Older Mum, Younger Mum
Ever wondered what it would be like if you’d had children a decade earlier, or years later? Laura hears from five women who became mums in different decades.
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The Why Phase
Ah, the legendary why phase; why is that man bald? Why is it raining? Why do you love me? Laura on the joy and frustration of having an inquisitive child.
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Sleep When The Baby Sleeps: The Advice I Didn’t Take
I try not to have too many regrets, but I do regret ignoring this advice for three years. That co-nap was glorious. I did not care that there was washing to be done and bottles to be washed and lunch to be eaten.
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The Best and Worst of Presents
You tear open another present and you’re shocked into silence, because this is the one. The very best present you’ve ever received. Or maybe it’s the worst.
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What Mums Really Want for Christmas: Dear Santa…
Dear Santa, I'd love an unshared biscuit. It doesn’t have to be a chocolate one. I draw the line at a rich tea, but a plain digestive would do. Untouched by sticky fingers. Or at least unlicked.