‘the terrible twos are the terrific twos’

Have you learned everything by your 30s or do different versions of yourself appear with every decade? We asked five brilliantly wise women what they’ve discovered along the way

Maggie smoothes down the front of her frock – the same dyed black dress she wore for Pa’s funeral ten years before. As she touches the fabric, she glances down at her hands, now decorated with liver s

Sally Cutts, 45, from Fleet, Hampshire Aftertaste ...

I started running in my teens. It helped after Mum died, especially if I’d just had a ‘teen strop’ with Dad (his words). We loved each other to bits, me and Dad, but that only made our confrontations

I used to feel safe with Dad, until one night changed everything

He controlled every part of my life, right down to my haircut