If I was ever going to ‘come out’, I should have done it when I was younger

I worry I’m stopping my child from having the life yours have

I wish you realised that I find it a little painful seeing the indulgence of the children

The other couples avoid eye contact. I can see their curiosity fizzing – how on earth did two women get fertility treatment on the NHS?

We need to be impartial, non-judgmental and endlessly patient, but I feel like telling them to stop behaving like five-year-olds

There is at least one incident every week where a dog goes out of its way to make friends. She doesn’t want dog friends

I won’t mention the latest terror attack. If you bring it up, I’ll say it’s sick, awful, depraved. Is that enough? Or should I say I condemn it “as a Muslim”?

To accept the seat is to accept that new status – elderly, needy, requiring care – a status I am not yet ready to embrace

We are not supposed to be offended. Yet if you replace ginger with any other unusual body part, it suddenly seems less acceptable

Some days, after 10 hours of scanning and beeping, your refusal to acknowledge me is upsetting

I cannot remember the last time I ventured outdoors in public without any makeup on

We’d been together for six years and romance doesn’t last for ever, does it?

I don’t want a cure: I value the unique insights, talents and attention to detail

I don’t think he’s ‘having his cake and eating it’. And I don’t feel guilty

I’m sad this pregnancy won’t be one of happy anticipation

You know what people are thinking when they see you for the first time. There might even be a visible double take

Both parents are usually adamant that the other is a complete nightmare

I grieve for the family celebrations I may miss, growing older with my husband, having grandchildren