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'I imagine running away and never coming back.' Being a mother has destroyed my identity.

"She had us for purely selfish reasons." My mother’s bad example taught me how to parent.

"I could see the disapproving look": I was told my outfit wasn't "appropriate" for a mum.

'My biggest parenting regret is that when things were bad, I never asked for help.'

Holly Wainwright

"According to these 11 'bad parenting traits', I'm the worst parent ever."

Mandy Nolan: 'Housework is killing us. So I'm quitting.'

"I can't remember the last time I was happy." I'm a mum, and I don't know who I am anymore.

'I'm a single mum and it's not my job to ensure my 6-year-old has a relationship with her dad.'

"It's time to let go of the reins." The struggle of letting your children go.

What My Salary Gets Me: A 46-year-old mum who's the single-income earner in her family of 4.

'My husband and I found provocative photos of our 14-year-old. Our reactions were poles apart.'

Opinion: 'It’s time to acknowledge our childcare system is broken.'

Constance Hall: "Too short, too fat, too loud." I spent my whole life being told I wasn't enough.

'The Stauffer family were condemned for 'rehoming' their adopted son. I understand their decision.'

"Do yourself a favour": I'm a mum of 4, and I can tell you what smug parenting advice to ignore.

'Let's talk about what you're really saying when you call someone a "wine mum".'

"The days are long, but the years are short." 40 pieces of parenting advice women would give to new mums.

"I will drink less." 5 parents share what they'll 'start, stop, continue' from isolation to normal life.

'Racism is alive in Australia. Just ask my two-year-old.'

"A dollar for every book you read": Let’s talk about the new ‘reward parenting’.

"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.'

Motherhood

"I can't remember the last time I was happy." I'm a mum, and I don't know who I am anymore.

A model and a future tennis star: Inside Bec and Lleyton Hewitt's family life.

CONSTANCE HALL: 'To all the mums who don't have time for "me time".'

'I was desperate to have a child. Now there are days I wish I wasn't a mother.'

Kylie Jenner's stretch marks and 9 other celebs who've shown us what real bodies look like after a baby.

'As I tucked my daughter into bed, she told me she felt fat. So I lied to her.'

'Parenting is a job. A hard f***ing job. This is what happened when I quit.'

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

Jessie Stephens

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

"It's 4 months since I had a baby. There are 5 things I always get my husband to do."

Sentimental jewellery, cocktail packs and 27 other gift ideas for Mother's Day in isolation.

Cameron Diaz retired after 25 years in the spotlight. Now she's saying she might return.

'As a single mum with a son I'm about to lose to his teens, the lockdown is a silver lining.'

'I was already conflicted about having a baby. Now I'm pregnant, and plagued with fear.'

Amelia Wasserman

"I went to the GP about my sleepless baby. I left with a Postnatal Depression diagnosis."

Michelle Harvey

'I went into early lockdown with my kids. It showed me what they were missing.'

'I expected it to be hard. But not like this': Why I don't love being a mum.

"I was done with accepting the default position of ‘busy mum’. So I made a new system."

CONSTANCE HALL: "I don't know if my marriage will survive this virus."

If you're a new mum feeling extra isolated right now, Sylvia Jeffreys wants you to reach out.

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."

A model and a future tennis star: Inside Bec and Lleyton Hewitt's family life.

"Stop setting the bar so low. I'm a father, not a babysitter."

'She was waking eight times a night.' Mia Freedman on how sleep school saved her as a new mum.

"My wife is the real miracle." A dad's emotional tribute, moments after the birth of his son.

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"A series of small moments made me realise I had to change my drinking habits around my kids."

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"I can't wait to hug her." 8 women share what it's like to be away from their mums in isolation.

'2020 is my daughter's final year of primary school, and we both feel ripped off.'

11 years, 3 kids and a cancer diagnosis: Michael Bublé's life with Luisana Lopilato.

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"My legs are bored." 14 parents share their kids' most memorable little moments.

"I want to understand what he has to say." What it's like to raise a Deaf child.

Angelina Jolie's six kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up and we can hardly deal.

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"What if people tease him?" Sophie Cachia just voiced every school-age parent's first-day anxieties.

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Parent committees and 'nude' lunchboxes: The things I'm saying no to this school year.

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