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  When I first started watching this show, I didn’t like it particularly. It was just one more - nothing new. It was entertaining, though. It is a funny way of showing all the struggles you had after becoming a mother. I mean, that mum’s class… It’s a (hilarious) nightmare. I can tell you from experience. Yet if you get through the first season, you may find the next ones more interesting. From my perspective, it improves when it stops being all about the babies. Instead, it's about managing all aspects of your life. Life doesn’t give a break When a baby is born, it is hard. It is hard because life doesn’t stop just because you had a baby. The world keeps moving, and things keep happening around you while you’re tired and just want to sleep.  We all doubt whether we are good mothers and whether we are doing the best for our kids. There is no way to avoid them. Yet life keeps happening: our work, our little choices, and the doubts that come with them. It’s overwhelming....

Sex Education is a show about 16-year-olds and their lives in high school and at home. Most importantly, it is about their sexual development and all the doubts and awkwardness that come with it.   Otis and his sex therapist mother Otis (Asa Butterfield) is the only child of a sex therapist, played by a brilliant Gillian Anderson ( The Crown ). Otis is shy and can't deal with his mother's evident lack of boundaries.  Most teenagers' parents would never approach some topics the light way Otis' mum can. Despite his discomfort, Otis has more information about sexuality than most of his colleagues. With Maeve's (Emma Mackey) help, he becomes some sort of unofficial sex therapist for his classmates. Throughout his appointments, we get familiar with the school community. Many different topics around sexuality are explored in a funny, light, and open way.  You can spot a couple of not-so-accurate details throughout the show, but the goal...