A year ago, I got the news that my eldest daughter was pregnant. I was delighted (although I – obviously – felt far too young to be a grandmother!) “Hurray, I’m going to be a granny!” I sang to myself (or to anyone I...
Author - Jacqui Deevoy
Jacqui Deevoy
Homoeopathy; brave new world or load of nonsense?
Over-50s put more faith in the internet than in their GP and, while many may be on prescribed meds, a vast number it seems would rather go the homeopathic route. On a rare visit to my doctor’s surgery, my GP expressed...
From M&S to S&M – hit me with your kinky stick!
Is it normal to be sexually adventurous when you’re old enough to know better, or is it – as Paul O’Grady once said – just the last desperate kick of a dying horse? Not so long ago, I was discussing sexual...
Butting heads with your adult children
It’s hard to know what to do when your grown-up offspring turn on you and they’re just too big for the naughty step… In a recent online argument with my 22-year-old daughter, things quickly became heated. Fingers...
That’s for old people: why ‘retirement’ is a new swear word to Generation X
Whether the new generation of pre-retirees becomes work-free by choice or not, our generation is railing against the r-word and finding new types of employment Despite the average age of retirement being 60, many...