Parents
My Alcoholic Parents Destroyed Our Family
“I have to remind myself the cool dad I once knew doesn’t exist anymore. Now he’s just a shithead who screwed up our lives.”
How Korean Dramas Fixed My Relationship With My Mom
A mother can replace anything in this world, but nothing can replace a mother.
What It's Like to Grow Up With a Weird Name
Is it possible to live a long, happy life and be called Merlin?
Growing Up, My Mum Taught Me How to Steal to Survive
"We even hid clothes under the baby in her stroller without anyone noticing."
The Most Messed Up Things Parents Have Done to Their Kids
“I don’t even know how she knew it was a boy, but she stormed into her room, grabbing her axe.”
Think Being an Eldest Daughter Is Bad? Try Being From an Immigrant Family.
"Hajra started working for her dad when she was just nine."
Young People Are Moving Back in With Their Parents... to Save For Birkins
"Once I’ve bought it it’s mine – you can’t say the same for a mortgage."
The Best Gifts for Dad (That Aren't a Grandchild)
He works hard, plays hard, and chills hard, so it’s about time you out-gifted your pops with some of the best gifts for dad.
How People Have Sex When They Can’t Afford to ‘Get a Room’
“They timed their orgasms to whenever a passenger train passed by so no one could hear them. That one-minute window was all they had.”
The Fierce Debate Over How to Feed Your Baby
From rigid paediatric guidance to baby-led weaning, there's never been so much fuss about how parents should get their baby to start eating solids.
My Mother Has Alzheimer’s and It Has Changed Our Lives
At 30, I've found myself grappling with an illness that's permanently altering my mum, and rewriting our relationship.
What It Feels Like to Mourn a Parent in Your 20s and 30s
Grieving is never easy, especially when you belong to a generation that can find it difficult to grow up.