23+ hour, 48+ min ago  (384+ words) One reader is fed up with being given a never-ending list of domestic tasks I've spent the past decade looking forward to retiring and have finally managed it, just to realise that I've been mis-sold a dream. My wife spends…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1517+ words) Parts of England are forecast to reach 38 C on Thursday and Friday as the Met Office extends red warning for extreme heat This week's heatwave has already seen record-breaking temperatures, with forecasters warning they could get even higher in the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1871+ words) As the children grew up, I realised we had nothing in common Divorce, once rare and stigmatised, has become mainstream " 42 per cent of marriages now end this way, meaning nearly half of us who get married can expect to experience…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1824+ words) From cold pasta to watermelon slushies, these are the healthy, delicious meals your picky eaters will love Don't panic if your already fussy eater(s) get even pickier as soon as the weather heats up. "It's common for children's appetites to…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1842+ words) We asked divorc'es how to spot the red flags in a marriage, and how to fix it In England and Wales 42 per cent of marriages end in divorce and in 2023 alone there were 102, 678 divorces granted. The most common reason for…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1901+ words) I lived in fear of him. It breaks my heart that I made my own children feel the same way Falling on an early summer Sunday, Father's Day always involved my father playing cricket. It also meant my mother helping…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1873+ words) A mid-life dad whose career hasn't taken off feels he's not respected in his new role How can I get out of this rut and make my wife understand how I feel so I can gain some support, rather than…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1870+ words) Grandparents roll their eyes at grandchildren who run riot at bedtime or refuse to eat at the dinner table David, whose grandchildren are four and two, says: "Sometimes I just can't help reacting with "Hey! Don't do that!' when the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1868+ words) I found out what happens to a child's brain when an addictive screen is taken away "I hate screens, I say it every day," Hannah Porteous-Butler, mother of three children aged 13, 10 and seven tells me. "They cause so much anxiety…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1823+ words) As mortgage rates remain high, a growing number of divorced couples remain cohabiting (and trapped) with their ex As if the breakdown of a marriage wasn't already painful enough, can you imagine having to live with your ex during divorce…...