A moment that changed me: A telegram arrived – and I had to choose between my head and my heart
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My mother was forced to give me up for adoption. But when we finally met decades later, it was far from a fairytale ending
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Experience: we found a baby on the subway – now he’s our 26-year-old son
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How to become emotionally mature – at any age: ‘We often don’t realise the hurt we’re causing’
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Am I being taken for a fool by my family over taking care of my mum? | Annalisa Barbieri
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‘Oh my God, did my dad and I fight’: Olivia Colman on the regrets triggered by new film Jimpa
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My first thought after having a vasectomy: why aren’t more British men having them? | Tim Burrows
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My egg, my wife’s womb, our baby: how we found our way to lesbian motherhood
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My mother and I are like the ocean and the mountains, yet we hear each other without saying a word | Christine Kearney
‘These women who cradled us in the soft cloth of selfless love will always be hanging in the closet of…
Busy boards, bath buddies and Tonies: the best toys and gifts for two-year-olds
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