This is how we do it: ‘I was looking for a one-night stand. Now we’re married with two babies’
It started as a hook-up, but before long they were parents. Now Sofia and León are finding new ways to be intimate• How do you do it? Share the story…
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Childcare
Unfair childcare eligibility criteria and the ‘nerd tax’ | Letters
Jamie Evans questions the exclusion that means his family will not be able to claim £8,000 of support while his wife is a PhD studentThe education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, is…
Parents and parenting
Whisper it: becoming a mum can make you a more productive writer | Tania Roettger
Before having a child, I had endless days to think about writing. Now, half an hour can suddenly become a window of creativityBecoming a parent is hard. Eight to 12…
Photography
Milking it: inside America’s lactation rooms – in pictures
Some are bright and cosy, others are starkly depressing – these images of rooms used to pump breast milk expose the sometimes grim reality of being a new mum in…
Pets
The pet I’ll never forget: Tilly, the rabbit who taught us how to raise a family
This fluffy menace was harder work than either of our babies. But she did show us how to nurture a creature you can’t reason withTilly wasn’t our first choice: my…
Sweden
Sweden’s PM puts IVF at centre of re-election bid amid record low birthrate
Ulf Kristersson aims to expand state-funded IVF as Sweden grapples with lowest fertility rate since records beganSweden’s prime minister has promised to put IVF at the heart of his re-election…
A-levels
There is no state more impotent than being a parent of a teenager doing A-levels | Zoe Williams
Holding a flashcard for chemistry or further maths fills me with a unique kind of horror. Does anyone really understand this?There’s a chart doing the rounds on social media, ranking…
Family
Am I being taken for a fool by my family over taking care of my mum? | Annalisa Barbieri
Your mother expects to be taken on holiday and your siblings aren’t pulling their weight, so you’re right to be angry as things clearly aren’t fairFor years, it has fallen…
Sats
My kids are taking their first big exams – and revealing my own anxieties about AI and long division | Emma Brockes
As the traditional route of school, university and entry-level job is ever more precarious, it’s no wonder parents are feeling the strainCalled on to do long division, how would you…