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EMOTIONAL, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MUST READ, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGNOT YOUR AVERAGE FAMILY (BEING SPECIAL GUARDIANS)
You see what appears to be a 2.4 family. But what if all is not as you assume? This lists follows the journey of a couple who find themselves as Special Guardians of their niece and nephew. The joy it brings, raising two precious humans but of course the challenges of taking that on whilst swamped in your own grief.…
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This anonymous post confronts something I frequently question in myself. What would I do if my partner had an affair? There is no black and white answer, you can only know how you'd react when faced with the situation, as this author is testament to.…
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EMOTIONAL, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'SBEING A UNICORN: LIFE WITH HALF A UTERUS
Sometimes the human body can defy all the odds. Helen's case is one of them: having half uterus should have meant that pregnancy was impossible. And though there was plenty of stress and heartache along the way, she now has two gorgeous children.…
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EMOTIONAL, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFUL, WORK & MONEYTHE UPS & DOWN OF CO-PARENTING AFTER A BREAK-UP
Its a sad fact of life that sometimes relationships breakdown. Not only is the aftermath heartbreaking for all involved, there is also the challenge of how to navigate bringing up your kids apart. This anonymous writer and her partner are in the depth of trying adjusting to co-parenting and with it discovering how sometimes the hardest bits are the ones you least expect.…
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Some of us might naively assume we have an idea what it might by like to be a single parent, but the truth there are many more challenges, obstacles and nuisances, as Phoebe Hughes-Williams explains …
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When you hear the words 'drug addict' your mind goes to the extreme, but the reality is very different. It can impact people from all walks of life. This list from a Mum-of-two who's partner struggles with a cocaine & alcohol dependancy talks of how her partners habit leaves her in a perpetual state of fear, sadness and hopeful desperation that one day he'll take the first steps towards recovery …
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Who doesn't secretly harbour dreams of packing your bags and heading for the sunshine? But is the reality everything you'd hope it would be. Are the blue skies worth the exchange of being close to friends and family? Here Katy Granville gives the lowdown of being an expat in Dubai:…
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BY CLEMMIE TELFORD, EMOTIONAL, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFULIS THREE THE MAGIC NUMBER?
I have resisted writing this list – because I was concerned it lacked the gravitas of other post. That maybe…