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    Finding myself at

    Aug 27, 2020 3 minutes

    On the night of my 40th birthday, I thought I had it sussed. Getting dressed for my party in a poppy-print Joseph dress and purple patent Chloé Mary Janes, I reflected on my good fortune. I had just landed the job as the editor of a parenting magazine. I had two bright and beautiful primary-aged kids and a good-looking husband with a professional job. I was about to welcome 60 friends to a fairy-lit party in the back garden of my north London Victorian terrace. Not smug, exactly, but certainly

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