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Lucy Mangan

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Ostracising Beatrice and Eugenie is a cowardly move

Ostracising Beatrice and Eugenie is a cowardly move

There is no news that has given me greater pleasure in recent months than the increasingly frequent bulletins charting the downfall of the Queen’s...

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My maternity nightmare left with me a broken coccyx and fourth-degree tearing

I keep a record – more of a running total really, just the headlines and maybe a brief note appended here and there – of birth stories that make...

02.03.2026 10

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Reform understands one vital thing about Britain that Labour doesn't

I am, as my mother will tell you, usually in tones of faint despair, a carbon copy of my late father. I am bookish, impractical, quiet (“You never...

16.02.2026 9

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Forget romance – this is what your partner really wants

09.02.2026 3

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You’re a bad parent if you put photos of your children online

02.02.2026 6

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Welcome to middle age, millennials - here's how to survive it

26.01.2026 9

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Why sad films like Hamnet have no place in modern life

19.01.2026 20

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If you're not hiding money from your husband - you need to start now

12.01.2026 10

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Being well-read doesn't actually mean you're clever

05.01.2026 9

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Everybody says they have burnout. Most of them are wrong

15.12.2025 7

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Women are required not to be angry. But we are raging

08.12.2025 4

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Believe it or not, repressing your feelings is the key to a successful relationship

01.12.2025 10

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My whole life is now a fight not to become old before my time

10.11.2025 6

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There is only one way to have a happy marriage: accept your partner will never change

03.11.2025 10

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My OCD is back. It's exhausting and awful, but this time I'm ready

20.10.2025 10

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I don’t know what Nicole Kidman is on about, sex isn’t taboo – it’s everywhere

12.10.2025 3

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Men are racing their sperm. It sounds pathetic – but might actually be a good thing

06.10.2025 10

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It's only September but the festive season has already begun - I can’t cope

29.09.2025 7

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The moment that made me realise I wouldn't be exploited for asking for help

21.09.2025 5

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No man could cope with my menopause symptoms

09.09.2025 8

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Want to make your friends feel unwelcome? Invite them over for a takeaway

08.09.2025 7

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Prince William pretending to be 'normal' is winding me up

25.08.2025 10

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All the pathetic ways the UK masks its problems from late trains to catcalling

18.08.2025 9

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Why plodders win: we have longer lives, stronger relationships, successful careers

11.08.2025 10

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Do not bring husband or children: my rules for the best holiday ever

03.08.2025 10

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The new Girl Guide badges are a sad reflection of self-obsessed times

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Bonnie Blue’s porn stunts make me feel old, but I know I’m right

14.07.2025 10

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My friend is pregnant and it's set an emotional bomb off inside of me

07.07.2025 10

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I’m menopausal and have lost the ability to care about anything but myself

30.06.2025 20

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Getting angry will turn me into a superwoman

22.06.2025 7

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Children not reading will do permanent damage

16.06.2025 20

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I’m suffering ‘micro stress’ – but there is a simple way to cope

09.06.2025 8

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Take it from me: separate bedrooms is the path to marriage survival

31.05.2025 10

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Virgin Island isn't good for virgins - I would know

18.05.2025 10

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This book can help parents teach their kids about sex - and it's 50 years old

12.05.2025 8

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'Unique' baby names are a sign of rampant parental narcissism

06.05.2025 9

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The one unexpected side-effect of weight-loss jabs

27.04.2025 6

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I don’t know how anyone can afford to retire - it's a pipe dream for me

20.04.2025 10

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I'm scared my son is speaking a language I can't understand - with emojis

31.03.2025 10

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Train travel is turning Brits into rude, selfish monsters

24.03.2025 10

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I hate Mother's Day - it's a load of empty, sanctimonious nonsense

16.03.2025 10

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A trip to the dentist with my son taught me a harsh lesson about nostalgia

10.03.2025 10

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What your bucket list says about you (you won’t like it)

03.03.2025 20

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Dear Lucy... A letter to my younger self

24.02.2025 10

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I feel an impending sense of doom since I saw what my child had been doing online

16.02.2025 10

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What I learnt about feminism from raising a son

08.02.2025 10

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Why don't people like their children anymore?

31.01.2025 9

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Don't punish people for working from home – just weed out the lazy shirkers

27.01.2025 10

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My mortality has hit me - and I feel incandescent with fury

20.01.2025 6

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I've been penny-pinching for years - now I realise my time is priceless

13.01.2025 10

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