tag page for tag Real Life for month and year FEBRUARY 2020

Real Life

FEBRUARY 2020

What it's like to parent an autistic child, when you are autistic yourself.
Mia Freedman: 'The year my kid gave me a birthday card, and I gave it back.'
Women share their secret period horror stories. And they're bloody brilliant.
'There were people I struggled to be around.' Everything I learned when I went a year without alcohol.
'I was married to a narcissist. I was left emotionally scarred but I couldn't find any help.'
"They also love to party." Jo sees a side of senior Australians some people never get to.
'6 things I learned when I got divorced after just 10 months of marriage.'
Let's talk about the clothes every woman has that don't fit now, but might 'one day'.
"Twins tell each other... everything." 7 things people who date a twin know to be true.
'Age 12, my daughter told me she was transgender. This is what I want other parents to know.'
'I won't let my husband see me naked. It's been 6 years.'
When men ask me "Can we be friends?" as a rule I always say no.
'Please stop telling me I'd "make a great mum." Instead, respect my choice.'
'I felt like I was going to die but my doctor still refused to believe I was a virgin.'
'I fell asleep for 5 minutes after feeding my baby. When I woke up, my 4-year-old was missing.'
When she was 15, Susan Berg's parents and brother drowned. She blamed herself for years.
'Two years ago, my Mum stepped out of an Uber. It was the last time anyone saw her.'
'I lost my baby at seven weeks. Three weeks later I was being wheeled into surgery.'
You're not alone: We're all bloody lonely and it's a new kind of social sadness.