Family
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We would like to hear from parents about how the pandemic has changed the dynamics of motherhood and fatherhood
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As noninvasive prenatal screening becomes more common in Australia, Elizabeth Callinan wonders what it would have been like to get a high-chance result -
Teachers Naomi and Huw Beynon, 41 and 49, met at a salsa class in 2005. They live with their children in Swansea -
Growing up in rural England, Rob Allison was repeatedly told he didn’t fit in. Time in the kitchen with his mum - eating kimchi, bulgogi, pickled daikon - helped him understand his roots and her life -
My toddler son was the first to succumb, then it was me – providing my wife with the world’s two worst patients
Opinion
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Last year, it was simple: if you had proper work, you deserved it; if you were keeping a pig alive in Minecraft, you were kicked off. Those rules have now come back to bite me
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I didn’t mean to offend him, but I was arguing with strangers on a radio programme when he called round. In trying to make up, I was met with the full force of karma -
Editorial: A progressive politics with a strong commitment to family relationships is certainly possible, but needs more details
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Holding a pen with your left hand is no longer seen as sinister… unless you count drawing on the sofa -
Despite many uncertainties, a new job and a change in living circumstances have made Jake Turner optimistic for his future -
His signature is scrawled on the cover. It’s like he is claiming his place in the world he had known as a boy in a leafy suburb of Melbourne
Advice
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You’re unhappy where you are. How can you be sure you won’t be just as unhappy in a different town, asks Annalisa Barbieri -
I’ve tried being as encouraging as possible, but nothing seems to work. And now I’m worried his younger siblings will follow in his footsteps -
We were together for 13 years and planned to move in together. But now I feel I can no longer trust him -
The arrival of your grandson won’t sweep away old issues between you and your adult son, says Mariella Frostrup. It’s these you must face
Love & sex
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Using the bedroom as a workspace has its pitfalls, from a disturbed body clock to a dampened libido. But it doesn’t have to be that way -
The word ‘spinster’ is still freighted with pity and misogyny, yet the number of women living this way is growing. Emma John says it’s time to reconsider what it means to be ‘never-married’ -
Prudish opposition to steamy scenes overlooks how desire is part of the cinematic experience, says film writer Beatrice Loayza
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This period of enforced togetherness has broken some couples and turbocharged others -
Hannah, 22, marketing executive, and Morgan, 22, customer service representative -
‘To me, young women all look the same; but older women are distinctive and uniquely beautiful – they have become the people they are meant to be’
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