Mothers

A WhatsApp status from hell! Reader: “Just get on with living instead of posting”

It’s the Whitsun holidays in some German states at the moment, and our reader needs to let off some steam
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The menopause: “Life without periods can also be liberating”

Our reader went through the menopause early, tried hormone therapy, stopped taking it because of annoying side effects, and has
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Learning to say no: French mums do it with charm

“Please, every child should bring a sunflower for the teacher.” I don’t know about you, but this sort of thing
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Midlifemom: “My struggles started when I turned 40”

So many issues suddenly seem to be on our minds as midlife mums! The kids are growing up, our periods
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Surrogacy: “We are so grateful for our third child”

Jessika had always wanted three children, but after her first, she was unable to have any more. The second child
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Gossip among mums: On complicated friendships between parents

Newly moved in, two young children and a desire for friendship – yet sometimes closeness can be deceptive. A mother
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A stroke at 40 as a mum of four: what next?

In the middle of a holiday with the kids, everything suddenly changes: Johanna suffers a stroke at the age of
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A ‚feel-good manager‘? Let’s stop feeling responsible for everyone’s emotions

Do you ever feel responsible for all the emotional issues in the family? Mental load expert Laura Fröhlich puts an
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Where is he? A single mum on the hunt for Mr Right!

Our reader Lisa is actually happy as a single mum, but every now and then she finds herself longing for
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Single mum: That’s why I prefer to stay single

"Most men want a woman who will take care of them, cook for them and do their laundry. No, thank
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