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Mother earth, the roots; father sky, the wings
Hello, world
Nov 16, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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Do you look at your phone for the weather, instead of out of the WINDOW?
Help!
Nov 6, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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This unstructured life
I am childfree and freelance and sometimes do 'nothing' all day
Oct 9, 2025
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Third date syndrome
Feb 4, 2024
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Lucy Handley
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This is what life is like without kids
Jan 21, 2024
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Lucy Handley
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I don’t have kids. So what now?
Jan 19, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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Say hello to Text Lucy, my evil alter ego
Dec 3, 2023
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Lucy Handley
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Why are we so surprised when ‘old people’ do ‘young’ things?
Mar 3, 2024
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At nearly 48, this is how I feel about not having children
May 5, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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No makeup, silver temples and hairy armpits
Welcome to my beauty transformation!
Sep 21, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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Why I write about my life, in public
Or what it means to be 'seen'
Aug 10, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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At nearly 48, this is how I feel about not having children
I've had a revelation
May 5, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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Is it ‘society’ pressuring people to procreate - or is it other people's projections?
The 'pressure' to get married or have kids is usually about other people's needs and fears - not mine
Apr 13, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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I need you to make an effort to "get" me
My number one need from a partner
Apr 6, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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Do you know how to say 'No'?
It's better to disappoint someone else than to disappoint yourself
Mar 16, 2025
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Lucy Handley
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What life is like for a man without children
"There is a sort of artificial pressure to find meaning in life if you don’t have kids"
Mar 9, 2025
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