How kids change your friendships, and selfish holidaymakers

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How kids change your friendships, and selfish holidaymakers

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Oct 20, 2023

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When you have a child, or your friend has one, it can be a tectonic shift in your established dynamic. We look at whether it can work like before, and how to cope with the changes.

Plus, Nina Oyama and Simon Kennedy-Jewell tackle the tricky problem of people calling dibs on communal facilities at public campsites.

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