Bella Freud
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
We’re in such a good place now as a family. It’s the same for my career. I say no to so many things; I never used to be able to.
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Sarah Parish
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In the first month of my second daughter Nell’s life. My first daughter, Ella-Jayne, was born with a serious heart defect so I didn’t get to just be a mum, I was a carer for the eight months of her life and lived in a hospital. When Nell was born, having a healthy child and being able to be a mum was incredible.
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