There’s a peculiar phenomenon in modern media that never fails to make me snort-laugh into my tea: the gratuitous insertion of someone’s parental status into headlines, no matter how irrelevant. “Grandmother Discovers Ancient Roman Coin in Backyard!” “Father of Two Convicted of Drink Driving!” And let’s not forget the crowd-pleaser, “Mother of Three Wins Bake-Off After Storming Out of Book Club!” It’s as though parenting is the ultimate plot twist, the spice that headlines need to keep us hooked.