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NOVEMBER 2020

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 'I've just started going to bootcamp. Last week, I stormed off in tears.'
"No social or party invitations." My 3 boys have autism. For us, Christmas is a time of rejection.
Holly Wainwright: For God's sake, don't take your child out to dinner.
'I want my child to be born healthy.' What it's like to be pregnant in 3 different countries.
'I haven’t forgotten how her words made me feel.' A so-called mum friend shamed me for my house.
'We've helped thousands of babies with sleep. Here are 4 things to know about sleep training.'
"The p*ssy pass has expired." The day I realised my teenage son is a misogynist.
'After 4 kids, this is what I've learnt to accept about being the "other" parent.'
A violent father and a friend who was murdered: The evolution of Joe Rogan.
9 Christmas presents you’d only give to the kids of your frenemies.
'I need to talk about the supposed "new rules" for bringing kids to restaurants.'
'Please, tell me what you really think.' The 14 things not to say to a twin parent.
'They love being able to earn some money.' One mum's genius money chore board for her kids.
"That's when I lost it." Constance Hall was told her husband Denim was likely gone, forever.
'You should get a divorce, mummy.' My friend's daughter constantly asks her to leave. But she can't.
"I’ve been called a liar by my own therapist." Stop blaming me for my son's mental illness.
Bao hadn't known what to expect from childbirth. But she left the hospital full of shame.
"I ached to stop." Why I hated breastfeeding my twins.
30 tweets that accurately sum up the ruthless reality of life with a toddler.
PARENT OPINION: A birthday isn’t a valid reason for kids to miss school.
Teacher opinion: 'It's time to acknowledge that homework is a waste of time.'
ROADTEST: I made a whole week of meals in a $2.2k Thermomix to see if it's actually worth it.
'My estranged parents still see my two older kids. I refuse to let them meet my youngest.'
My birth story: "The obstetrician had to leave another birth to get my baby out!"
"I cringe when he comes in for a kiss." I've been trying to leave my husband for two years.
'My 17yo is currently staying somewhere else.' 15 parents share their experience with teenagers.
'Birthing without pain relief was my badge of honour. Until I had my fourth baby.'
'I became a foster mum for my brother's baby. 6 years in, I feel like I'm drowning.'
My parents split when I was 17. Then my mum started dating a 23-year-old woman.
"Thank you, Chrissy Teigen, for showing why we need to document the ‘ugly’ milestones in life."
"We tried bamboo nappies and my daughter's nappy rash disappeared in three days."
Jessica Rowe on the 11 things you should learn before you turn 50.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: A war has broken out over a parent-teacher email.
"I was taken aback." Before her son's birth, Laura was judged for having a planned c-section.
Rachel was perimenopausal at 35 – now she has 3 children from 5 different parents.