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The clean girl look
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From magazines to Instagram
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Running wild
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what did you say
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Parenting
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POCKET MONEY
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working parents
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friendships
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Parenting: Your child doing Junior or Leaving Cert? Sending thoughts and prayers...
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TikTok trends
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SCHOOL MEALS
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have we dosed yet?
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22 Mar
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becoming a parent
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no sleep til dawn
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Margaret Lynch
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letting children down
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Updated 27 Jan
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frazzled parents
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Christmas Shopping
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Margaret Lynch
26 Oct 2024
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Teenagers
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Margaret Lynch
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productivity
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childhood
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31 Aug 2024
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Back To School
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Margaret Lynch
24 Aug 2024
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beauty industry
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Margaret Lynch
3 Aug 2024
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Summer
Parenting: My daughter going to the Gaeltacht was a real lesson in letting go as a parent
Margaret Lynch
20 Jul 2024
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Children
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Leaving Cert
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school holidays
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25 May 2024
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Teenagers
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house buying
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column
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shirt and tie
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good vibrations
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Margaret Lynch
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forget resolutions
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20 Jan 2024
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All time
Join The Party
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influencers
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Smartphones
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