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ASK HOLLY: 'How do I stop helicoptering my son when he seems so hopeless?'

Holly Wainwright

'There's a new "toxic boy mum" trend. And I think I might be one.'

ASK HOLLY: 'My son has no plans for after school. How can I help him?'

Holly Wainwright

An open letter to other women with split families on Christmas.

'Everyone loved my mum, but she didn't love me.'

'I'm a teacher who would constantly judge mums on their lunchboxes. Now, I get it.'

'The reason I was denied a pay rise at work was deeply hurtful.'

What it’s really like inside the minds of tweens in 2024.

'My daughter started dating an older man. Then she left me alone with him.'

Why we need to stop calling parenting issues 'seasons'.

OPINION: 'No amount of cherishing your kid now will let you skip feeling melancholy later.'

Kelley opened her DMs to 'regretful parents.' She was inundated with stories.

Women told us the one thing their dad did that made them close. The answers were unexpected.

'I’m scared of what will happen if I choose to not have kids.'

'When your child has a tantrum in public, there's one thing I want to say to you.'

'My distant, strict parents are now loving, attentive grandparents. It hurts more than I expected.'

The unspoken politics of playdates (from a 'hot mess' mum of three).

'My dad went into aged care at 90. What happened next horrified me.'

'I was reading bedtime stories with a glass of wine. A question from my son stopped me in my tracks.'

'My husband asked me to leave my job to become a stay at home mum, so I asked for half of his company.'

'My life was the parallel of Ballerina Farm. This is why I'll never be a 'tradwife' again.'

Cassandra Green

'What I really think about my co-workers who have kids.'

Motherhood

'I didn't know how many mums were doing this until I started. Now it's all I talk about.'

'I chose myself over my child for six days straight. It was the most rewarding thing I've done.'

'No one warned me about the mid-30s style identity crisis. I can't be the only one feeling it.'

'I've officially cracked the "cool mum" uniform with these 7 specific pieces.'

'I got weight loss surgery after years of self-loathing. Here's what nobody tells you.'

Ash Barty left tennis at the peak of her career. This is what she traded the world stage for.

'I had a baby. Then I ended up in a mental health facility.'

'After 18 years on the pill, I got a surprise. My teenage son was mortified.'

What a year inside my daughter's kindy classroom taught me about school, kids and letting go.

The double standard in sharenting.

'My friend called me a bad mum. The reason why is a ridiculous double standard.'

'Sam and Marie have been estranged for years. Here's how I got them speaking again.'

'One year after having a baby, my doctor said four words that floored me.'

Ashley Brooks-Garrett

'How I'm trying to teach my son to be a good bloke when the internet wants him to be the opposite.'

'I lost my baby girl and my maternity leave was taken away. I'm forever changed as a person.'

'I miss the girl who dressed up for everything.'

'When doctors said my baby will always need glasses, I didn't expect the grief and guilt.'

A 65-year-old mum, 15 children and the gripping case of reproductive addiction.

'I remember thinking Christmas morning was perfect. Until I learnt where he was 24 hours earlier.'

'I had my first child at 22 and my third at 41. This same question was on everyone's lips both times.'

Celeste Douglas

Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"

ANONYMUM: "I was too old when I had my kids."

Matt Damon jumped behind her bar to hide. What happened next is the best part of the story.

Shannen Findlay

When Luke McLeod found out he had zero sperm, he asked wife Brittany a heartbreaking question.

Brittany Bennett McLeod

'There are 3 reasons my son took my wife's surname. It should be the norm.'

Bec and Lleyton Hewitt's kids are all grown up. These are their lives now.

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'I didn't just cry, I sobbed.' A letter to the teacher who failed my son.

From Frozen to Moana: 7 Disney+ theme nights to try at home this winter.

"A series of small moments made me realise I had to change my drinking habits around my kids."

It's been 3 years since Charlie Gard died. This is what his parents' lives look like now.

'My daughter doesn't owe you her affection. It's a violation of her boundaries.'

"They heckled me." Dave Hughes on attempting to perform comedy while isolating with his kids.

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Precisely no one can work out whether Grimes and Elon Musk's baby name is a... joke.

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"You are not alone." The Veronicas' Lisa Origliasso on her recent ectopic pregnancy.

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A hidden wife and three secret kids: Everything we know about Kim Jong Un's mysterious family.

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"I can't wait to hug her." 8 women share what it's like to be away from their mums in isolation.

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"My legs are bored." 14 parents share their kids' most memorable little moments.

"I want to understand what he has to say." What it's like to raise a Deaf child.

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Parent committees and 'nude' lunchboxes: The things I'm saying no to this school year.

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