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"It's easier to do it myself". The sentence that's adding to every woman's mental load.
Holly Wainwright
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"I left my son with my husband for a week and this is exactly what happened."
Anonymous
parent opinion
Why we haven't been able to look away from the case of William Tyrrell.
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The mid-motherhood identity crisis: What happens when your babies start growing up.
Renee McBryde
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Lauren is terminally ill. She has a bittersweet plan for how she'll be a mum to her girls.
Shona Hendley
parent opinion
Zoe Marshall writes: 'I've been yelling at my baby and I don't feel any guilt about it.'
Zoe Marshall
parent opinion
Snowploughing is the new parenting trend that is ruining children's lives.
Ali Moore
parent opinion
BIG W is having a flash sale and you can get a goddamn Dyson for under $350.
Ali Moore
parent opinion
"Where have you been all my life?" Shoppers are writing loving odes to a $40 mop.
Jessica Chambers
parent opinion
"There is no one else": The unique mental load of being a single parent.
Nama Winston
parent opinion
'I'm not nagging, I'm delegating.' Women are absolutely fed up with the mental load.
Gemma Hartley
parent opinion
'The 6 amazing women I'm telling my daughters about this International Women's Day.'
Shona Hendley
parent opinion
From The Kidult to The Seeker: The 5 types of parents you always see at the playground.
Laura Jackel
parent opinion
'4 signs I (may possibly) love my cats more than my kids.'
Shona Hendley
parent opinion
'I assumed postnatal depression was a women’s thing until I became a dad to twins.'
Sean Szeps
parent opinion
Paisley's daughter Luna was six-months-old when she cut her grandparents out of her life.
Cindy Lever
parent opinion
'My husband and I had a fight on date night. So we declared we aren't doing them anymore.'
Carla Gee
parent opinion
The brilliant reason Constance Hall called out her husband on Dancing with the Stars.
Nama Winston
parent opinion
UNPOPULAR OPINION: "Teens need their privacy and this includes their phones."
Kelly James
parent opinion
Zoe Marshall writes: "Please, please keep your mouth and hands away from my baby."
Zoe Marshall
parent opinion
"Engage with your kids or don't come." The real problem with this restaurant owner's message to parents.
Nama Winston
parent opinion
"What my boyfriend said when I asked why he's dating a 26-year-old with an 8-month-old baby."
Elizabeth Anile
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family
The resentful martyr: Whinging about the 'mental load' is not empowering.
Anita Link
kids
"I had no idea". The story no one's telling about early childhood educators in Australia.
Samantha Johnson
baby
Sam Thaiday's offhanded remark after wife Rachel gave birth that made her heart drop.
Annabelle Lee
news
"Naked rear ends". The mother of four sons asking students to stop wearing leggings.
Annabelle Lee
kids
Keeping your child's baby teeth could save their life one day.
Nama Winston
baby
"I need to fill my cup with my soulmates." Zoe Marshall says seeing her friends is self-care.
Nama Winston
parent opinion
"It's easier to do it myself". The sentence that's adding to every woman's mental load.
Holly Wainwright
kids
The X-rated Kmart toy that gave this unsuspecting mother a fright.
Billi FitzSimons
parent opinion
"I left my son with my husband for a week and this is exactly what happened."
Anonymous
baby
'I just look illegal.' The clothes that have been banned from an online retailer.
Nama Winston
kids
Why unvaccinated kids are being banned from public spaces.
Nama Winston
kids
The grayscale hack that will have your kids handing your phone back.
Ali Moore
kids
The 7 most disgusting discoveries parents have made in their kids' bedrooms.
Shona Hendley
school
"They get quite confrontational." How 'concierge parenting' is making the lives of teachers so much harder.
Nama Winston
parent opinion
The mid-motherhood identity crisis: What happens when your babies start growing up.
Renee McBryde
kids
"'Concierge parents' are ruining teachers' lives and oh crap... I just realised I am one."
Nama Winston
parent opinion
Lauren is terminally ill. She has a bittersweet plan for how she'll be a mum to her girls.
Shona Hendley
pregnancy
At 36, Annique's mother looked at her and said, "I'm scared you're going to die".
Gemma Bath
kids
Aussie parents who owe child support are being banned from travelling because: priorities.
Nama Winston
baby
Are the 'snot suckers' used for cleaning a baby's nose safe? A paediatrician answers.
Shona Hendley
friendship
Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"
Anonymous
parent opinion
ANONYMUM: "When I saw a penis on my 20-week scan, I wailed."
Anonymous
family
"The behaviour of my friend's husband has made me uncomfortable on a few occasions."
Anonymous
real life
"I just knowingly ruined a man's life, but he destroyed mine first."
Anonymous
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Sam Thaiday's offhanded remark after wife Rachel gave birth that made her heart drop.
Annabelle Lee
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Keeping your child's baby teeth could save their life one day.
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"I left my son with my husband for a week and this is exactly what happened."
Anonymous
baby
'I just look illegal.' The clothes that have been banned from an online retailer.
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