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Tess Reidy
Living
The Rise Of The One-Child Family
Tess Reidy
27 Jul 2021
Support Students Now
Self-Isolating Students Face An End-Of-Term Nightmare
Tess Reidy
5 Jul 2021
Work & Money
How The 'Bank Of Mum & Dad' Divides Friendships
Tess Reidy
21 Jun 2019
Wellness
The New Mums Getting Thin-Shamed For Breastfeeding
When you’re a full-time mama milk factory, checking your own weight is the last thing on your mind. Luckily for all the new mums out there, plenty of str
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Tess Reidy
Living
What Happened To The Party Pics? How Instagram Changes When You H...
My Explore page is pregnant women, babies and Huggies ads. What happened to the party pics? Being a mum can be all-consuming, but does it really have to ta
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Tess Reidy
Wellness
Why Is The Word 'Mum' Synonymous With Uncool?
There are two topics of conversation in the world which are fascinating to the speaker but deathly boring to everyone else: 1) What happened in your dream
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Tess Reidy
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Wellness
Why Women Are Getting Fertility MOTs In Their 30s
“Everyone's obsessed with fertility,” says Jo Bates, 35. “But most of my friends don’t have children because they're ex-party
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Tess Reidy
News
So Politics Is Unpredictable. But What Else Have We Learnt?
Well, well, well. Theresa May – the one who wanted to steal kids' school dinners and make your nan homeless – has failed to get a majority. Instea
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Tess Reidy
Fashion
Maternity Clothes Are Expensive – Should We Ditch Them Altogether?
Maternity clothes say: “I’m not a cool person anymore, I’m a mum.” Some pregnant women veer towards the Kate Middleton look – a floral wr
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Tess Reidy
Living
Why Parents Are Freaking Out About Primary Schools
When you’re a kid at primary school, your biggest worries are who's “it” or the chances of getting a snow day. But for parents, it’s another m
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Tess Reidy
News
Everything You Need To Know About The Snap Election (But Were Too...
Oh great, another election. Despite promising not to seek a vote before 2020, Theresa May has gone and called one for 8th June. This means that over the ne
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Tess Reidy
Wellness
Think Twice Before Asking Mums This Question
If you have one child, surely you're going to have another? Well, not necessarily. There are many reasons why people don't. For some, it’s pers
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Tess Reidy
Politics
Heading For A Messy Divorce? What EU Countries Think Of Us After ...
Last week, a handwritten document photographed outside Downing Street appeared to show that the government reckons the “French are likely to be most
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Tess Reidy
People
Getting To Grips With The Gender Politics Of ‘They’
If someone's at the door, we ask them what they want. If we're asked where a person is, we say they went that way. We've been using 'th
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Tess Reidy
Wellness
Rave Mums & Dads – Is It Ever OK For Parents To Take Drugs ...
Some people have kids, move to the country and appreciate the fresh air. Others keep one foot in the rave, going on the occasional night out and continuing
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Tess Reidy
Politics
What You Need To Know About Our Next Possible Female PM
Politics is always brutal. But there are certain moments where it feels like the whole country is about to unravel. This is one of them. Post-referendum, o
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Tess Reidy
Work & Money
The Reality Of Going Back To Work After Your First Baby
Before you have kids there are certain things you could never, ever, see yourself doing. Staying sober for the best part of a year and a half? That's
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Tess Reidy
Fitness
Meet England Women’s Footballer, Toni Duggan
Toni Duggan is the 24-year-old Liverpudlian striker making it big in a man's world. She's scoring the winning goals for the England women's
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Tess Reidy
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Music
4 Female Electronic DJs To See This Summer
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Tess Reidy
Politics
How A Donald Trump Win Would Affect Britain
The US and the UK have long enjoyed a so-called “special relationship”. It's kind of like very old, very loyal friends. Like the ones you
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Tess Reidy
Politics
The UK Mayoral Election Explained
What does the London mayor do? In most UK towns, mayors (not to be confused with beefeaters or town criers) are known for wearing an oversized gold chain a
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Tess Reidy
Work & Money
The Mounting Pressure To Be A #MumBoss
#mumboss #mamamerchandise #parentingtheshitoutoflife. These are the kinds of terms that are becoming increasingly familiar to new mums. Some parents on Ins
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Tess Reidy
Styling Tips
Forget Paris Chic, The Style Is In Berlin
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Tess Reidy
Work & Money
Why Dads Have It Better In Berlin
In Kreuzberg, a part of Berlin where you normally see young, good-looking people hanging out in coffee shops and bars, the thing that stands out to me as a
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Tess Reidy
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