Parent Opinion - Mamamia

'I always thought I’d be a cool relatable mum to my teens. I'm not.'

'After years of infertility struggles, I finally have my family. But I'm still not fine.'

'It's just another bloody thing for parents to do.' This year, I'm refusing to do Elf on the Shelf.

'The sacrifices aren't what you think': 5 things I learned from having a baby at 17.

'That one extra task just broke me.' The reality of being a part-time working mum.

We need to talk about "that kid".

"Why Leigh Campbell's 'light the good candle' rule is especially important to me this Christmas."

'I let my daughter wear pyjamas wherever she wants. Here's why.'

"My husband put my happiness first. Now I’m determined to spread the same joy."

"Lower your expectations." A mother-of-three shares her five golden rules for parenting teens.

Is it ever okay to track your kids? 21 women share their thoughts.

“My daughter is starting Year 5 next year. Here are 5 ways we’re preparing for it.”

'The uncomfortable truth about "mum guilt".'

'She had the bridesmaids' dresses made behind my back.' My mother-in-law ruined my wedding.

'I tried watching Parental Guidance. Within 20 minutes, I had to turn it off.'

'A company asked to speak to the “decision maker” in my house. They meant the man.'

"They connect... differently." 3 things you only understand if you're a mum of boys.

"I told my husband to leave me." The all-encompassing mental load of IVF.

'What having my 3 babies 11 years apart taught me about mum guilt.'

'I had 3 kids in under 3 years. Here are 3 things I wish I knew as a first-time mum.'

'I was 20 and I knew it was her.' My relationship with my birth mother began with a letter.

PARENT OPINION: I’m juggling 2 kids under 4, endless washing and a full-time job. Welcome to ‘the messy years'.

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'I've been stay-at-home mum for 5 years. I felt judged when my friend told me to go back to work.'

'What having my 3 babies 11 years apart taught me about mum guilt.'

'Six months after having my second baby, I was overcome with rage.'

'Loneliness, overwhelm, boredom: Being a mum looks different in 2021.'

Joanna Lamb Hilbert

PARENT OPINION: 'What I learned about preserving memories from my parents.’

'I was waiting for a man to have a baby with. Then at 40, I decided to do it on my own.'

Billi Fitzsimons

'As a struggling new mum, I hit rock bottom. This is what happened when I finally asked for help.'

'I never had trouble getting job interviews. Then I discovered "The Mummy Gap".'

"Setting boundaries and saying 'no' makes me angry, so I now have a 'yes' list."

'They say it takes a village to raise a baby. But my phone is eerily silent.'

Rachel O'Connor

'A pair of Kmart knickers changed everything about how I see my post-baby body.'

Heather Leonard

Why the day after Mother's Day is often the hardest.

8 high-profile Australian mums on what they were never told about motherhood.

Billi Fitzsimons

An ode to 'Other Mothers', because for some of us, it wasn’t our mothers who raised us.

'This Mother's Day, I don't want a gift card. I want my partner to share the mental load.'

'Last Mother's Day, I was about to call my mum. Then my dad phoned.'

'My doctor didn't believe I was having menopausal symptoms at my age.'

10 Mother's Day cards that didn't exist. Until now.

Jessie Stephens

"I lie here with a broken heart." Camilla Franks has shared the heartbreak of removing her ovaries.

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"

ANONYMUM: "When I saw a penis on my 20-week scan, I wailed."

"The behaviour of my friend's husband has made me uncomfortable on a few occasions."

"I just knowingly ruined a man's life, but he destroyed mine first."

The 8 best TV dads, ranked.

Chelsea McLaughlin

7 genius ways to celebrate Father's Day when you can't physically be with your dad.

8 Father's Day ideas the Mamamia team have on rotation, because they're that good.

Eleanor Katelaris

A model and a rising tennis star: The lives of Bec and Lleyton Hewitt's three kids.

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