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Aside from the sugar-fest, Easter is a time for cute bunnies – and for occupying small children with crafts in the inevitable bank holiday rain
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As the son of model and photographer Lee Miller, Tony Penrose spent his childhood with famous artists, but had a difficult relationship with his alcoholic, depressive mother. Now, via her archive, he is finding out who she really was
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She learns that he is a big fan of cakes – and pre-siesta sex
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My wife is Spider-Man, so she’ll know if you’re judging our child. And she’ll tell me – and I’ll become obnoxious
teenage special
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Having hardcore punk musicians for parents has been a noisy delight for Holly MacHenry – and an education
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We asked young readers, aged 13-18, to share their experience of growing up with parents and siblings. Funny, moving, revealing – here are some of the replies
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A guide for adults who don’t want to shame teenage family members in front of their friends, or make themselves look stupid
opinion
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A report has found that one in nine women have lost their jobs as a result of pregnancy and maternity discrimination. We’d like to hear your stories
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Millennial men want parental equality – will anyone let them have it?
Patrick GreenfieldProgressive attitudes towards parenting won’t become a reality unless government and employers catch up soon -
The secret of a happy marriage? Low expectations
Daisy BuchananI’m optimistic for my own marriage because I already know it’ll revolve more around QI repeats than private jets
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A common regret baseball players have is not seeing their children grow up. Adam LaRoche’s decision to walk away from the White Sox is understandable
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Gathering friends and family to reminisce and celebrate a life needn’t come too late for us to enjoy
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The typical trope shows mothers-in-law as interfering and difficult. But they only want the best for us, and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s mother is no exception
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It's OK to be unhappy around kids. So put away that forced smile
Jessica ValentiResearch shows that there is a cost to hiding our feelings from children, even though the temptation is to protect them from negative emotions
advice
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Ask Alanis MorissetteAsk Alanis MorissetteAsk Alanis Morissette: my accidental email has created a family riftThe only way is to apologise and express your regret, and to tell the truth about how you see her daughter’s behaviour
love & sex
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Since discovering chatrooms at age 12, she has made subversive appearances on reality TV as well as her own YouTube channel. She explains why ‘in five years, everyone will be showing their vagina on the internet’
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'It was the toughest decade of my life': our readers on surviving their 20s
Sarah Marsh and Guardian readersWhether you’re in a soul-sapping job, escaping to foreign climes, coming out as gay, finding love (or infatuation) – the 20s can be a tumultuous decade. Our readers take a look back -
I’m worried it is damaging my sex drive and that of my partner
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A woman thinks her partner’s online activities are preventing him from being intimate in real life. Mariella Frostrup says he needs to realise sex isn’t a spectator sport
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Does your partner irritate you? Are you always having rows? And if you are, what does that say for the future of your relationship? By Ben Ambridge
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Does a Sunday afternoon on the town help Zak and Mimi hit it off?
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I want marriage and children but even though we are meant to be moving in together, I’m not sure he wants the same
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The power of one: how single women are reshaping the political landscape