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  • Christine Mason

    Christine Mason obituary

    Other lives: Former bank clerk who became a devoted housewife and the bedrock of her family’s life
  • ‘We compromise by whittling his list down to three questions of mildly escalating complexity.’

    Astronomers are used to fielding tough questions, but these are out of this world

    Séamas O’Reilly
  • Woman standing alone among crowd of people in Istanbul city life, Istanbul, Turkey<br>Istanbul, Turkey - November 2019: Woman standing alone among crowd of people in Taksim square istiklal street, Istanbul city life. Photo motion blur and out of focus intentionally and originally

    I’m struggling to feel like I matter in any area of my life

  • Black and white cartoon of a new mother crouching inside a bush, holding her baby

    Blood, sweat, tears and body shaming: a cartoonist’s guide to becoming a mother

  • Head shot of writer Becky Barnicoat

    ‘Transforming into a parent is messy and primal: I drew it all’: Becky Barnicoat on turning motherhood into cartoons

  • Illustration of a child wearing a yellow sweatshirt, pulling up the shirt with both hands to reveal their belly button

    Why do I have one belly button but two eyes, arms and feet? Try our kids’ quiz

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Opinion

  • Emma Beddington

    It’s two years since the kids left. Here’s what I’ve learned – and what has surprised me

    Emma Beddington
  • Seamus O'Reilly and his son enjoy the spa.

    The dogma of ‘Britain’s Strictest Headmistress’ is a con as old as time - gentle parenting produces happier kids

    Séamas O’Reilly
    Disciplinarians claim a stern approach is best, but there’s a lot of evidence to dispute this, says the Observer parenting columnist
  • Paul Daley

    ‘Be careful’ was the mantra of our parents as we set out to roam the neighbourhood as teens. We never were

    Paul Daley
  • A silhouette of a family at an airport

    Travelling with children: the blood, sweat and tears – and the determination to keep going

    Lucille Wong
  • Jason Hazeley

    When my sister died, it wasn’t just her own childhood memories that disappeared. Mine did too

    Jason Hazeley
  • A group of mothers and babies

    The new mum group chat can be perilous. A simple rule can help navigate the minefield

    Natasha Moore
  • Boy playing computer game<br>AFA4DJ Boy playing computer game

    Our home has been struck by the dreaded head lice. Must we all shave our heads?

    Séamas O’Reilly
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Advice

  • An illustration of a man wearing a green jumper, facing away and looking off to the side

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My partner’s unresolved grief is putting a strain on our relationship

  • A man sits relaxing while a woman looks despairingly at a laundry-basket full of clothes.

    Sexual healing
    I no longer have any sexual desire – and now my husband is talking about a threesome

  • Woman standing alone among crowd of people in Istanbul city life, Istanbul, Turkey<br>Istanbul, Turkey - November 2019: Woman standing alone among crowd of people in Taksim square istiklal street, Istanbul city life. Photo motion blur and out of focus intentionally and originally

    Ask Philippa
    I’m struggling to feel like I matter in any area of my life

  • A picture of the lost African drum

    Consumer champions
    Yodel can’t find my ‘definitely not lost’ antique drum

Love & sex

  • Couple on a weekend date at cute cafe<br>Friends catching up over coffee on the weekend

    ‘Do you overshare here often?’ Why revealing too much on a first date could be a red flag

  • ‘In my 40s, I was half-asleep – I think I am in the best place now’ … Jill Le Jeune.

    A new start after 60: I got divorced – and became a sex therapist

    I spent a year in shock after my marriage collapsed. Then I realised how much pleasure I could wring out of life
  • Will and Herschel having a picnic in Bondi

    The moment I knew: I was snot-crying through a Disney film when he placed his head on my shoulder

    Watching a kids’ movie about self-acceptance reduced Will Hopkins to a blubbering mess. But Herschel’s reaction made him feel safe and free from judgment
  • GUARDIAN TIHWDI 96 WEB

    This is how we do it: ‘I found it exciting imagining other women desiring my hot wife’

  • Rear view of a silver-grey car and its taillights. A bumper sticker illustration has been added that reads: Honk If You're Horny but the horny has been crossed out in black marker and the sticker reads: Honk If You're Lonely.

    The truth about young men and sex: ‘We go along with things we’re uncomfortable with’

  • Blind Date 1st March Yukari and. John

    Blind date: ‘I was quite vocal about my distaste for German food – and then learned of her German heritage’

  • Valentine's Day decorations

    Sex 20 times a week? New study identifies four types of romantic lover

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