Parenting 2
MAY 2020
"I've almost stopped telling the kids to get off their phones - and no one is more surprised than me."
'Nine years ago, my daughter decided she didn't want to speak to me ever again.'
5 million people watched a couple adopt their son, Huxley. Now they've given him to another family.
"This is a standard body after children." No, I'm not ashamed of my baby weight.
"The hardest part about being a single mum isn't the parenting. It's the constant guilt."
"I've felt close to crying with rage at the unfairness of it all." The pandemic's hidden toll on women's workloads.
Leo, Theo, Arlo, Hugo: Why all the cool kids are being given names ending in O.
Ask Cybermum: "So your kid wants to be an influencer. Here's what you need to know."
'I saw the cracks start to appear after the quintuplets were born.' Kim Tucci on the end of her marriage.
'As we move out of isolation, what if we all made a promise to each other?'
'I was desperate to have a child. Now there are days I wish I wasn't a mother.'
Lisa McCune lives with her 3 teenage kids and their father. She's 'happily single'.
Glennon Doyle thinks our kids suck. And it’s all our fault.
'I need to talk about the 'third birth' no one prepares you for: The post-baby poo.'
Constance Hall: 'I’m getting older. There are more lines on my face. But I wouldn’t change a f**king thing.'
'As I tucked my daughter into bed, she told me she felt fat. So I lied to her.'
'I was drowning'. Kim gave birth to quints. Now her marriage has ended.
"Because it was... sunny." 17 parents share the reasons their toddler has cried in isolation.
'Parenting is a job. A hard f***ing job. This is what happened when I quit.'
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber are in isolation together. They split 4 years ago.
Kara Keough changed her birth plan due to the pandemic. Six days later, she lost her baby boy.
‘As a stay at home mum, I thought having my husband home all day would be great. I was wrong.'
An unexpected silver lining of lockdown: The mental load is more visible than ever.
'We didn't speak for almost three years.' Demi Moore's difficult relationship with daughter, Talluluah.
'Parents like me will never, ever miss isolation.'
"Our total babe hero mum." How all your favourite celebrities celebrated this Mother's Day.
From Despicable Me to Red Dog: Just all the best family movies to watch on Stan.
“I feel like someone masquerading as a parent”: The difficult balance of being a stepmum.
'My daughter doesn't owe you her affection. It's a violation of her boundaries.'
'I feel like I’ve always been this tired.' The unspoken frustration of being a single mum.
'Where are the cards for sh*t, absent mums?' What Mother's Day is like when you're estranged.
'We've... lied about what's closed': 17 parents share their lockdown confessions.
"Every year, I feel grief and gratitude." My mum neglected me, but she also loved me.
'I was convinced my husband and I were heading for divorce. Then COVID-19 hit.'
"It's my head on the chopping block." A Year 12 teacher's open letter to parents.
6 tiny details we all missed in Meghan, Harry and baby Archie's birthday video.
OPINION: 'The Premier wants kids to go back to school next week. I won’t be sending mine.'
Marnie's family of four lives in a tiny home that's smaller than their swimming pool.
16 memes that perfectly sum up week 576 with kids at home.
Saturday Sports Legends, we want to hear from you!
"I just can’t bear one more touch”: An open letter to my husband about sex after kids.
Marlie-Mae, Gracie-Mae, Harper May: Why everyone's naming their babies "Mae" right now.
"Shady as hell." All the gossip that has emerged from Kristin Cavallari's marriage breakdown.
Teamwork parenting, training with Snez and "organised chaos": A day in the life of Sam Wood.
Last year, 13yo Remi would swear from the moment he woke up to the moment he went to bed.
"I was so desperate for a 'normal pregnancy', I didn't follow my doctor's advice."
"You'll long to send them to childcare": All the things no one told me about becoming a mum.
'I'm going through a divorce and can’t wait to have 50/50 care of my kids.'
CONGRATULATIONS: Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough have welcomed their first child together.
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