Strangers always comment on my 5-year-old girl’s looks – I hate it
The more people tell her about how beautiful she is on repeat, the more she asks for make-up or plays at posing in front of the mirror.
The more people tell her about how beautiful she is on repeat, the more she asks for make-up or plays at posing in front of the mirror.
I’ve found myself yearning to be pregnant again, to have that moment where the ‘X’ appears on the test.
Don't even think about offering any advice.
I had such an awful time after giving birth that I will resolutely never have another child.
Even writing this down makes me experience afresh the sentiment that almost suffocated me over and over during that year: shame.
I ended up thinking there was something wrong with me.
We're meant to parent like we don't have jobs and work like we don't have families.
I am opting to ignore the opinions of those who are so concerned with my son’s bond with his non-existent sibling — and choosing myself.
'Make sure you don't do too much for your kids.'
'It made me feel like the smallest thing on earth.'
It's a landmark moment for women's reproductive health.
'Hugging all the mums and dads doing it alone right now.'
'I can’t imagine there were that many reunions after that.'
‘Baby Jude Xavier is now 2 weeks old today.'
Breastfeeding was a much bigger trauma than my labour, and that wasn’t a good experience either.
I’ll tell you what, why don’t we just give birth with the lights off, to save on the electricity bill, while we’re at it?
I never thought one of my most profound moments in motherhood would come courtesy of a talking cartoon dog.
It is societal inequality, rather than mothers, we should be addressing if we want to solve this attainment gap.
Mum Vada Stevens not only puts the tracking devices on her kids, but 'trains' them to come running when they hear the device's beeps.
The bottle of Cola analogy is something I read a few years ago, and has given me much needed comfort.
'We are putting back together the broken pieces of the lives of the girls we work with.'
My husband and I have learned the hard way how bad kids can be at keeping secrets.
It’s not so easy to ask for help, not when most other mums seem to be in a massive rush themselves, caught up with their own children and their days.