First Person Archives
The best and worst of times
Marie Dixon Frisch grieves at the loss of her surrogate uncle and at the things she left unsaid, but celebrates being an honorary member of his family ...
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Divorce hits grown-up children, too
Long regarded as a ‘model family’, divorce came as a shock to Penny Foxwell and her sons. Straight talking allowed them to confront their pain, come to terms with reality and preserve their relationships with each other
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Recession, welfare, work and the single parent
A reflective rant
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Tell us your story
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A dad’s journey through the family courts
How your spouse becomes ‘the other side’ and how to survive the fallout ...
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The computer daddy
The wonders of modern technology! (Or how digital communications can really confuse your little ones) by an army wife and part-time single mum of six children
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Teenagers, school and jobs. Are they compatible?
The money’s nice ... but the mundane reality of a part-time job can give your child an incentive to study. Can your teenager strike a balance?
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Sibling rivalry unravelled
With the summer holidays rapidly approaching, your children are going to have plenty of time together. Sarah Sadler has some tips on how to cope with – and minimise – the fights!
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Loosening the maternal ties that bind
As her child grows up, a single mum is no longer the centre of his world and begins to let go ...
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Drugs ... not in our town!
What can you do to help prevent young people turning to drugs?
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Hello, Baby
A single mum’s adoption tale
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Diary of a single dad 13. Fever pitch? Hardly ...
Oh, the disappointment ... when your child does not share your passion
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Diary of a single dad 12: there must be some mistake
Dan gets nostalgic as his ‘little’ boy takes the fast track to double figures
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Single but not alone
Being a single parent brings a special closeness with your children. As her daughter approaches college age, single mother Diane Payne celebrates their life together and has no regrets about putting this relationship before romance
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Diary of a single dad 11: a day by the sea
Dan gets in touch with Ben’s (hurt) feelings
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Diary of a single dad 10: pester power
Questions, questions. Will Dan crumble against his better judgement to and give in to his boy’s wheedling?
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The art of being a grandmother-mother
Edith Gersay-Wood became her own do-it-yourself psychologist in playing mother to her three grandsons. A fascinating story from a grandmother who has had her own cross to bear.
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Diary of a single dad
Single dad Dan looks on helplessly as Ben wipes out on his skateboard and is reminded of his own accident-prone youth ...
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Diary of a single dad
Dan experiences the harsh reality that he is no longer his son’s chosen playmate. Where once Ben would do everything with his Dad, now he wants to bring along a friend - or two - or three...
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