I'm not sure how much easier it is for a mother to balance her life now - have we simply swapped one set of restrictions for another?

An Aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.

Today women have the rights and equality our Victorian sisters could only dream of, and with those privileges comes the responsibility of standing up and being counted.

Scotland consistently produces world-class writers.

I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.

History is full of blank spaces, but good stories, invariably, are not.

Aunts offer kids an opportunity to try out ideas that don't chime with their parents and they also demonstrate that people can get on, love each other and live together without necessarily being carbon copies.