Mum's

One of my favourite dishes is Mum's cabbage lasagne.

Keri-Anne Payne: 'Swimming is my passion. Baking comes a close second' 2012

No, Mum's right and you're wrong," says the smallest, trying to take the booklet from him."

Diary of a separation 2012

And now we know that Mum's mind is ill, and her treatment has begun, we need also to reinstate your life.

A letter to … Dad, who needs to start living again 2011

I'm back in the gym from 5pm to 8pm, then I go to Mum's for steak and vegetables or chicken and salad.

Louis Smith: 'I make a good roast duck. I won Ready Steady Cook with it' 2012

You went along with Mum's plans in exchange for a painless life, not noticing how little contact you had with your family.

A letter to … Dad, who needs to start living again 2011

Mum's breakdown at Christmas caused us to start painfully talking to each other.

A letter to … Dad, who needs to start living again 2011

A book placed on the wrong shelf, a pan left to bubble over for a second would spell the end of your day, cursed by Mum's disapproval.

A letter to … Dad, who needs to start living again 2011

When my grandmother fell pregnant with Mum and was forced into marriage, she would often leave the house to meet her lovers, while Mum's father drank and became abusive – she slept with a knife under her pillow to protect herself.

Dear Mariella: I can't respect my parents because they are bullying my grandmother, and my intervening doesn't work 2011

All compiled in Mum's head, then passed on to my sister and me as clear evidence of your uselessness.

A letter to … Dad, who needs to start living again 2011

Mum's budget was tight and the menu was predictable but wholesome.

Family life 2012