Sophie Heawood's Weekend column
This column is written by Bridget Christie as of 24 October 2015
The article that changed my view … of becoming a single parent
Guardian member Jessica Nangreave explains how an article by our columnist Sophie Heawood, published in 2015, helped her approach her pregnancy and life as a single parent with confidence
Sophie Heawood: inspired by Marty McFly, I’m heading back to my future
‘What we really need to think about, when imagining how things are going to pan out, is how to leave our own past behind, gracefully’
Sophie Heawood: how hard is it to raise a kid on your own? Where do I begin…
‘Living outside the nuclear narrative will create so many jarring moments with others that soon you won’t speak, only nod’
Sophie Heawood: At 83, my dad is travelling solo across the US. Should I worry?
‘For the past three weeks I haven’t fully exhaled, a low-rent horror film playing in the back of my mind at all times’
Sophie Heawood: Drugs and pigs? Oxford has been underselling itself
‘Had I known that Oxford offered something called a Piers Gaveston party, I’d have reworked my life plans accordingly
Sophie Heawood: from Chris Moyles to Jeremy Corbyn, the top jobs are still going to the boys
‘I emailed Moyles once, as a much younger listener, and fan, when he was still a big star on Radio 1. To my surprise, he replied’
Sophie Heawood: even David Bowie has a needy side...
... and other things I’ve learned about the famous
Sophie Heawood: why I won’t condemn Chrissie Hynde
‘You can’t blame Chrissie Hynde for blaming herself for the assault on her as a young woman, or the whole cycle of non-empathy continues’
Sophie Heawood: my life as a trainwreck
‘Unconsciously, trainwrecks get in their own way, complicating life in its immediate presentations, because they fear what they will find out when they stop’
Sophie Heawood: how to survive family holidays
‘Small children tend to be very high-energy, which can easily exhaust the parents. A high-carbohydrate diet, with all meals based around chips, pasta or bread, can lead to sluggishness. Which sounds quite relaxing, so maybe just give them that’
Sophie Heawood: I’ve lived half my life in London, but I’ll always be a Yorkshire lass at heart
A Yorkshire childhood trains you to be distinctly unimpressed by the rest of the world
Sophie Heawood: how the rating game suddenly got personal
We’ve long rated online retailers on service, in much the same way as we used to rate each other on fanciability, but the tables are turning: now they are rating us
Sophie Heawood: Labour isn’t working. It’s spamming us instead
What with all the emails and text messages it’s been sending supporters since the 2015 election defeat, Labour is now less a political party and more a call centre
Sophie Heawood: I’m auditioning as an angry feminist on The Hoff’s new show. What could go wrong?
‘I was about to be tested on my ability to pretend to be me’
Sophie Heawood: happy 39th to me! Actually, can I just sit this birthday out?
‘How do you celebrate not quite turning 40? How do you make a fuss of entering the last lap of the decade in which you’re supposed to do all the things you haven’t done yet?’
Sophie Heawood: down with cute – nothing beats a pop star with principles
‘Revolutionaries with an actual plan are thin on the ground, so I’m inspired to see that they might now be found in pop’
Sophie Heawood: I may be an atheist, but faith schools made me who I am
‘I want to think that God is nonsense, and causes nothing but trouble. Except then I think about all the stuff I learned at my Sunday school that made me feel like I was in a warm bath wherever I went’
Sophie Heawood: It’s not easy being cool. Luckily, I’ve been taking notes
‘Never reply to a group invitation on Facebook, where everybody can see that you are coming. You must leave people guessing’
Sophie Heawood: I’ve accidentally booked a honeymoon – with my three-year-old daughter
‘We stayed up way past our bedtime and walked along a cobbled street full of shops selling gold’
Sophie Heawood: Think the world of poetry is a gentle one? Sharpen your quills…
‘Poetry is more entertaining than anything Simon Cowell ever produced, and far more vicious’
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