Parent Opinion

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

Holly Wainwright
parent opinion

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

Annaliese Todd
parent opinion

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

Holly Wainwright
parent opinion

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

Nicole Madigan
parent opinion

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

Angela Thorne
parent opinion

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

Anonymous
parent opinion

'I was sick of my mother-in-law playing the victim, so I did something drastic.'

Anonymous
parent opinion

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

Sophie Venz
parent opinion

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

Annaliese Todd
parent opinion

'When I finally told my husband I was leaving him, his reaction spoke volumes.'

Anonymous
parent opinion

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

Anonymous
parent opinion

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

Gemma Bath
parent opinion

'We’ve decided we’re only having one child... it doesn’t stop the comments.'

Stacey Hicks
parent opinion

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

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parent opinion

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

Gemma Bath
parent opinion

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

Emily Vernem
parent opinion

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

Emily Vernem
parent opinion

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

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

Anonymous
parent opinion

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

Bek Day
parent opinion

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

Nicole Madigan
parent opinion

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

Ange Chappel

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parent opinion

Ariane's baby was just a few months old when the hallucinations started.

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celebrity

Jess Mauboy always wanted to be a mum. She didn't expect the way it changed her.

Chelsea Hui
family

'It's every mum's worst fear - what will happen when I die?'

Josephine Agostino
parent opinion

'I’m a psychologist and I still had a breakdown after having my first baby.'

Suzie Plush
parent opinion

'I felt like I was the perfect mother. Until I had my third child.'

Amanda Jackson
real life

The six words no grieving mother wants to hear.

Catie Powers
family

'My first blood relative was my son. This is what it's like growing up adopted in Australia.'

Sarah Davidson
real life

'After a miscarriage I started bleeding at work. What happened next defined me.'

Sonja Pototzki-Raymond
real life

'When she was alive, I spoke to my mother every day. But I've never visited her grave.'

Emma Steggles
parent opinion

Mother's Day needs to go have a good lie down.

Natalie Reilly
family

10 women on the moment they realised their mother was a narcissist.

Catie Powers
real life

'To the outside world my mum was perfect. Behind closed doors she was a monster.'

Anonymous
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Women told us the one thing their mum did that made them close. They all said the same thing.

Juna Xu
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'When my baby passed away, my work cancelled my maternity leave.'

Anonymous
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'Oversized shirts and knit pants are my uniform. Everyone asks where I get the best ones.'

Tamara Davis
celebrity

Alisha was sobbing in the waiting room with her baby when a woman approached her.

Chelsea Hui
parent opinion

'I'm pregnant for the second time, and there's one mistake I'm fighting not to repeat.'

Angela Buenaventura
real life

'I thought I had accepted my infertility. Then my boss made a comment.'

Julia Elsie
celebrity

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

Ella Morgan
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'I never thought I'd escape my depression. Then something unexpected saved my life.'

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