British - Journalist | November 12, 1962 -
When a father of a daughter dies, you elevate them. And you sort of deify them.
Mariella Frostrup
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Mixed messages are just part and parcel of the romantic terrain, and rather than berate yourself for any crossed wires, you'd do better to work on your future resilience.
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Romantic comedies seem to take over where the fairytales of childhood left off, feeding our dreams of a soulmate; though, sadly, the Hollywood endings prove quite elusive in the real world.
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With longer life spans and better health and education, many feel that giving birth to a baby a mere couple of decades after they themselves were in the cradle is a little premature.
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In my child's-eye view, whenever I was exposed to pain, it meant that my mother had let me down.
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Fridays are always movie night at our flat in Kensington, West London.
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Nothing can prepare you for the all-consuming nature of motherhood, and I am very aware of my good fortune, as I spent years fretting about whether I'd ever meet anyone to have a baby with.
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Having a baby is a disaster for your career. I don't think there's any sympathy.
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Kids are like glue: they can bond together, unlikely companions, even when there is little else left to maintain the connection.
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Many new lovers and spouses struggle to reconcile themselves with their partners' relationship history, but it's an insecurity I left behind in my 20s.
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I have a very childish attitude to books - a very non-analytic enthusiasm... like Alice falling down the chute.
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Television executives only commission something that somebody else has already commissioned that's doing well on another station - they're afraid of expecting an audience to concentrate for longer than three minutes on any particular item.
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