Articles Tagged: household

Surviving Teenagers: Asking for help

By Marianne Kavanagh, Mar 26, 2012

It’s Saturday. I skid into the kitchen, arms full of dirty washing. I’ve got to rush to the shops – there’s nothing in the fridge but Philadelphia covered in green mould and half a packet of rotting rocket.

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The Semi-Detached Parent: The etiquette of separation

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Mar 9, 2012

'If one parent is entirely responsible for the mundanities of everyday life (laundry, shopping, school homework) and the other sweeps the children off their feet every other weekend for a round of treats, outings and parental indulgence... the downtrodden parent will be understandably resentful.

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Mums forced to cut savings by £400 a year to pay bills

By Sue Hayward, Mar 22, 2011

Balancing the household budget without slipping into the red is getting tougher for cash strapped parents. Rising prices ...

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New mums are being forced back to work by debt worries

By Jenny Cornish, Jun 19, 2010

New research has found that many mothers are being forced to go back to work after having a baby because they are worried ...

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Are sympathy pains for real?

By Jennifer Jordan, Apr 30, 2009

Periodically I've heard stories of women whose male partners suffered what have been deemed "sympathy pains" while the women ...

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