7 d. ago I’m an adult child of divorce – and we’re not talked about enough

The focus on the aftermath of a divorce tends to – rightly – be the couple’s young children. But as more and more couples are splitting later in life, the difficulties inflicted upon their adult offspring tend to be overlooked. Kate Ng, whose parents announced their breakup when she was 30, digs into it

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1 week ago Nearly a quarter of parents with adult children ‘have had them boomerang home to live’ for years

Two in five mothers surveyed would be happy to welcome their children back as adults, as would one in three fathers, according to the new data

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1 week ago Rise in ‘boomerang kids’ as nearly a quarter of parents say adult children have come back home

The ‘boomerang generation’ is booming, new research suggests

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1 week ago 23% of parents with adult children ‘have had them boomerang back home to live’

Two in five mothers surveyed would be happy to welcome their children back as adults, as would one in three fathers, according to NatWest.

Society

1 week ago Almost a quarter of parents with adult children ‘have had them boomerang home to live’

Two in five mothers surveyed would be happy to welcome their children back as adults, as would one in three fathers, according to NatWest.

Society

3 w. ago My mothers’ group goes camping every year. A lot has changed, but I’m grateful we still have each other | Holly Wainwright

Author Holly Wainwright reflects on her decade-long friendships with the women she met in a strip-lit shopping mall when her first child was a newbornWe knew it was coming. The camping trip when the kids would be up later than the parents, adult ears tuned in not for tears and temperatures but for tent zips flicking up and down at midnight, our alcohol audited and phone trackers at hand.This past Easter weekend, it arrived. The count was the same: 11 adults, 14 kids. The destination was new, but not unusual. A classic Australian campground – powered sites, a well-worn kitchen and a toilet block with a code it takes days to remember. A tepid, kidney-shaped pool and a sandy track to a beach stretching away in all directions. Continue reading...

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