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'When I heard he was dead I went numb': stories of losing a parent in childhood
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshPrince Harry regrets not talking about the death of his mother sooner. Our readers share their experience of coping with grief as a child
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A grandmother who was closely involved in her grandson’s care says their relationship has been diluted since the child’s parents split acrimoniously
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I have opinions, questions and arguments all boiling away just under the surface, but I can’t share them
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Since my wife died, the cat she chose for us has been a warm presence
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Our top tips to help keep your relationship alive
opinion
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My job as an intensive care nurse has made me realise that life is fleeting, fragile and unpredictable
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Turning back the biological clock comes at a price
Rhiannon Lucy CosslettEgg freezing is marketed as the answer to precarious young lives yet excludes most of those it claims to help -
By all means be ‘off-grid’ parents, but do it quietly
Barbara EllenToo many people think they know best about raising children. And they will insist on telling the rest of us
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Rattling around the house, getting right on each other’s wick: yes, the long school break is once again about to test my devotion to my children to the limit
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'Fate brought us together': three stories of serendipitous love
Sarah Marsh and Guardian readersFrom a chance meeting in a library to love at the Greek Olympics – here are three tales of how a chance encounter led to romance -
What started as idle chat three years ago, ended up with a magical day at Manchester register office
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Meet the parents raising vegan babies
Guardian readers and Sarah MarshThe rapid rise in veganism in the UK has been driven by young people. Here, four parents explain how to raise a vegan child safely
advice
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaMy family has been sidelined in my young grandson’s lifeA grandmother who was closely involved in her grandson’s care says their relationship has been diluted since the child’s parents split acrimoniously
love & sex
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Channel 4’s Naked Attraction puts everyone’s physical goods on display. If only we could all do the same, and banish the sexual fears that can blight first dates
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Ant’s penis is officially smaller than average – but it hasn’t made his love life any less interesting
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Creators focus on a healthy environment for actors as they subvert mainstream expectations – and nothing is off-limits in the world of fantasy
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He enjoys it but I just lie there wishing it was over. Am I wrong to feel that way?
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Hearing ‘no’ is hard to take, be it after a date, at work, or on social media. So how do you cope?
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How – and when – should parents explain about pornography and where it stands in relation to love and sex?
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Babies on planes: stop saying sorry – shame is part of parenting