When I struggled with breastfeeding, ancient images of motherhood helped me feel less isolated
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I felt like a failure because I found breastfeeding so painful but visual art helped me make sense of my experienceMythical mothers, divine mot...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/when-i-struggled-with-breastfeeding-ancient-images-of-motherhood-helped-me-feel-less-isolated

It was our baby daughter’s first time at nursery and we knew there would be tears – but they weren’t ours | Séamas O'Reilly
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We hover anxiously until the childminder politely tells us to go…She looks impossibly small, like a bee-sized human. The large-format Lego blocks she’s been plopped beside make her already...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/22/we-knew-there-would-be-tears-but-they-werent-ours

Work less, live more: is it time to end the five-day week?
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Research shows that working fewer hours can be far more productive. Richard Godwin clocks on to find out if it’s trueI have been meaning to write about the miracles of the four...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/22/work-less-live-more-is-it-time-to-end-the-five-day-week