Are we cruel not to give our parents grandchildren? The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My wife and I are in our 40s and have decided that we would prefer not to have children. I have one sibling, a…
My parents favoured my brothers, now my children are suffering in turn. The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa My childhood was marred by favouritism. I was the middle child of three: the black sheep, the difficult one, the sickly one. These aren’t…
I want my mother to say sorry for neglecting me as a child. The Guardian
My father was quite severely depressed during my childhood. I feel my mother handled things very badly when he became ill. When I tried to discuss…
Independent midwives: Why we can’t afford to lose them. Published in The Guardian.
In February 2009 I gave birth to my second child at home. I had no idea as I feasted on post-partum pancakes (not made of placenta) and…
“My son-in-law has a Facebook account with female porn friends.” Published in The Guardian.
I use Facebook infrequently, mainly to look at photos of my grandchildren posted by my daughter and son-in-law. I recently put in the wrong initial and…
“We don’t want to be childminders for our grandchildren – we’re retired.” Published in the Guardian
Dear Annalisa When we reached retirement, I thought life would be relaxed. We spent our lives struggling to bring up two sons and gave them as…
I got wildly conflicting breastfeeding advice. Published in The Guardian
It was nearly 10 years ago when I had my first child, put her to the breast and discovered it wasn’t going to be as easy…
I got wildly conflicting breastfeeding advice from 12 midwives. The Guardian.
It was nearly 10 years ago when I had my first child, put her to the breast and discovered it wasn’t going to be as easy…
My six year old still wears nappies. Published in The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My son is six and a half and still wears a nappy at night. His development in other areas is average or above and…
“My mother has never dealt with me being gay.” Published in The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I don’t know how to tell my mum that I’m engaged to be married to my same-sex partner. For most families this would be…
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