But there's always a trade off - my dear old mum was there, and for me, she always made anything and everything worthwhile.

BBC: Stanley Ross remembers the Blitz

"My mum's from there, so maybe I'll try to get Brandon over and we'll do a gig there, " he said.

BBC: Brandon Flowers

It's not common after a marital split for the dad to be the primary carer, but there's a good reason why I, the mum, am the weekend parent in my children's lives - it's called bipolar disorder.

BBC: Bipolar holiday