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    Friendships can be for life, if you are lucky. But sometimes you need a bit of give and take to let each other grow in different directions and make choices each of you might not necessarily agree with. More

  • Agony aunt: Pastime or problem?

    Getting the balance right between socialising and spending time at home can be tough for some people. But it can be even tougher when a tendency to drink too much gets in the way... More

  • He doesn't want sex?

    Society often tells us that men want sex more than women. But what happens when your man seems to have gone off the boil? Women tend to take this personally, but often it has nothing to do with you, or your partner no longer finding you attractive. There are many ... More

My son's circumcision agony

The terrified screams of her little boy from behind the closed door of a doctor’s surgery tore through Salma Khan’s* heart. It was supposed to ... More

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My young granddaughter was staying with me overnight and in the morning, I went into her room wearing my favourite fluffy pink housecoat. “Grandma,” she said, “you look just like Madame Butterfly!” Surprised, I said, “How do you know about Madame Butterfly?” She replied, “It’s the name of our school pig.” As you can imagine, I was a little despondent about this.

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