Julie Jay: A child left ‘Home Alone’ seemed fun until I became a mom

There is no terror like the terror of not having eyes on your child, and it is a terror most of us experience at some point in our parenting journey.

Home Alone's Macaulay Culkin: not an example to be followed

In the 1990s, Macaulay Culkin’s portrayal of Kevin Mcallister in Home Alone had us all fantasising about losing our families and flying solo, minus parental imposition. 

For most of us, our parents being neglectful enough to leave us behind in our palatial suburban home while they went on a transatlantic trip was but a dream, a long shot.