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Motherhood

MARCH 2019

The resentful martyr: Whinging about the 'mental load' is not empowering.
"I had no idea". The story no one's telling about early childhood educators in Australia.
Sam Thaiday's offhanded remark after wife Rachel gave birth that made her heart drop.
"Naked rear ends". The mother of four sons asking students to stop wearing leggings.
Keeping your child's baby teeth could save their life one day.
"I need to fill my cup with my soulmates." Zoe Marshall says seeing her friends is self-care.
"It's easier to do it myself". The sentence that's adding to every woman's mental load.
"I left my son with my husband for a week and this is exactly what happened."
The X-rated Kmart toy that gave this unsuspecting mother a fright.
'I just look illegal.' The clothes that have been banned from an online retailer.
Why unvaccinated kids are being banned from public spaces.
The grayscale hack that will have your kids handing your phone back.
The 7 most disgusting discoveries parents have made in their kids' bedrooms.
"They get quite confrontational." How 'concierge parenting' is making the lives of teachers so much harder.
The mid-motherhood identity crisis: What happens when your babies start growing up.
"'Concierge parents' are ruining teachers' lives and oh crap... I just realised I am one."
Lauren is terminally ill. She has a bittersweet plan for how she'll be a mum to her girls.
At 36, Annique's mother looked at her and said, "I'm scared you're going to die".
Aussie parents who owe child support are being banned from travelling because: priorities.
Are the 'snot suckers' used for cleaning a baby's nose safe? A paediatrician answers.
'The pregnancy vitamin shake that means I don’t have to battle morning sickness.'
The viral video about what to say to kids when something very bad happens in the world.
April Lane gave birth to four children. Then, she donated her uterus to someone else.
Why Zoe Marshall refuses to put her baby son in structured children's activities.
Parents seek nanny ‘permanently in character’ as Disney princess for twins. Will pay $74K.
The $49 Kmart desk that fits anywhere, so your dining table isn't always covered in sh*t.
A woman has given birth to a 'pregnant' baby. Here's how that's even possible.
Snowploughing is the new parenting trend that is ruining children's lives.
"They have to run their own race." Julia Roberts on the saddest part of the college admissions scandal.
'I've been vegan my whole life. Now I'm pregnant, my husband wants me to eat meat.'
Listen up, parents-to-be: here's a list of baby names tipped to be most popular in the future.
"There is no one else": The unique mental load of being a single parent.
When Sean stepped out of the shower, his twins decided to confront him about his... bits.
The $29 Kmart gadget 80,000 women are obsessed with.
'27 days after birth the girls got to meet.' The photo of premature twins you need to see.
"As a mother of a victim of child abuse today has been exceptionally disturbing."
"Am I crazy?" A mum has compared notes she and her husband wrote for their babysitter.
"Someone had to protect her." Karl Stefanovic's son has spoken about his parents' divorce.
"It was incredibly distressing: What no one told me about what happens after you deliver a baby."
“Are you crazy?” A mum left her 5yo home alone for an hour and there are A LOT of opinions.
"It's Groundhog Day": Zoe Marshall describes how sex feels when you're trying for a baby.
'The 6 amazing women I'm telling my daughters about this International Women's Day.'
The exact questions a pharmacist gets asked by parents every day.
From The Kidult to The Seeker: The 5 types of parents you always see at the playground.
'The mobile phone rule I make every child who enters my house follow.'
'4 signs I (may possibly) love my cats more than my kids.'
Joelle wanted to honour her stillborn baby on the first day of school. Then she saw a spare hat.
How to survive the 40 weeks of stress that comes with falling pregnant after infant loss.
'A trip to the zoo resulted in me having the sex talk with my 4 and 6-year-old daughters.'
A mum and her baby were removed from a flight due to their genetic skin condition.
'I wouldn't know how to live with myself if my kids got a deadly yet preventable disease.'
The 4.5 star-rated razor extension handle that's perfect for pregnant women.
The viral 'cheese challenge' involves throwing cheese slices at your baby's face and WHAT?
"I might ‘only’ have one but she was hard to get": Why these families chose to have one child.
Sophie Falkiner has a rule she follows when packing her kids' lunchboxes.
"The 17-rule contract I made my teenage son sign before giving him a mobile phone."
Zoe Marshall found an item in her cupboard. It was then she had to make a call on a babysitter.

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