I have never wanted children – and don’t think I will change my mind
My partner, however, always assumed that one day he would be a dad
‘I thought of all the times I’d had to shout and my heart shrivelled up’: life with my hearing-impaired father
Their relationship was marked by confusion and frustration – until an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills prompted author Katherine Heiny to take her father for a hearing test
I’m doing the Edinburgh fringe at full-term pregnancy – and not just because I’d paid the deposit
Pregnancy is a privilege but is also weird, awkward and difficult. The cathartic nature of standup helps us consider the confusion of imminent parenthood
A moment that changed me: I was outraged by the risks facing my children – so we moved to the country
Black Caribbean people born in the UK have a higher chance of schizophrenia, and city life is a factor. So when a chance came to live in Somerset, I leapt at it
Ending a 20-year rift with my Indian father helped me make sense of my biracial identity
When my parents divorced I lost touch with my dad – and part of my heritage, writes Charlotte Gill. When we met again I began to piece my two worlds together
Dunelm made me feel uncomfortable breastfeeding my child in its cafe
A staff member suggested I move to another room, which turned out to be a baby changing area
The new science of motherhood shows it’s far more transformative than western culture allows
Learning about the ways our bodies transform after giving birth helped me make sense of a stressful, bewildering time
If the house caught fire, whom would you rescue: your partner, your dog or your identical twin?
Chloe Hamilton reflects on her intense relationship with Lydia, her twin sister
Doom busters: why some things aren’t (quite) as bad as we think
We live in worrying times. From the climate crisis to the culture wars, there is always something to keep us fretting. But sometimes the facts tell a different story – a more hopeful one. Here, we speak to experts in search of some optimism and find 13 reasons to be a little more cheerful
What if we let our kids eat what they want? A radical new take on the weight debate
Modern parenting is preoccupied by the idea of perfection, and that includes weight. Virginia Sole-Smith, author of a brave and radical new book, talks to Rebecca Seal about why our worth shouldn’t be measured by size