Memories

latest memories news and features

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  Happy 6th Birthday, Grace! A message to my girl

  Dearest Grace, Today is your 6th Birthday. 6? Really? REALLY?!

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  We never thought we'd miss these but...

  Enjoy them while they're young. Oh yes. I heard that many times. And did I take note? No of course...

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  The House Dad Chronicles: Why pain is good for kids

  One minute, my eight-year-old was bombing downhill, a streak of blue lightning on two wheels. The...

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  Are we creating real memories for our children or are we too busy posting updates online?

  Editing some family photographs recently, I dithered over one that I liked, but that wasn't...

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  Would you skip your child's school play for a great career opportunity?

  It’s not every day that I get invited on a glamorous all-expenses paid trip to an exotic location

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  Creating your own family Christmas traditions

  One of the things I was really looking forward to about having my own children, was the opportunity...

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  Baby hair, milk teeth, early artwork. How many childhood mementoes should we keep?

  Tucked away in a box on top of my six-year-old's wardrobe are a few of her baby things that I just...

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  Terrible Twos: Turning three (and signing off)

  Alamy Model released Friday last week was a momentous day – Ruby turned three! The ...

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  Surviving Teenagers: The morning after

  It’s Friday night. Some very old friends come over. They live miles and miles away, so we haven’t...

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