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It’s time we kill off the 'primary caregiver'. It's as outdated and divisive as 'housewife'.

We are in a golden age of women in sport. And yet, our girls are dropping out in droves.

Rebecca Sparrow

'The Letdown is the most accurate depiction of motherhood I've ever seen on screen.'

Brene Brown has yelled at her kids fewer than five times in their lives. They're 14 and 20.

Holly Wainwright

'For months, I didn't get anything back.' I hated being a mum to a newborn.

"I tried to give up the 'mental load' for a week and I failed."

'I want the judgement to stop. I'm 25, in a committed relationship and I don't want kids.'

"If you’re with a mum and her kid, please, just take the picture."

'I took two years of maternity leave. 300 applications later, I can't get a job.'

"As a mum, I've apparently ruined my chances at happiness. But that's bollocks."

'Waleed Aly spoke about his son's autism. Then the news about Courtney Herron's killer came on.'

Amy Schumer has broken the sacred rule of new motherhood: Only your baby matters.

Holly Wainwright

Sylvia Flote modelled maternity wear with a fake bump. Now she's pregnant, she wants us to know the truth.

'As a mum watching the drama between Tati Westbrook and James Charles unfold, I feel sick.'

"From one single mother to another, you're definitely not alone on Mother's Day."

"I enjoy it much more now": 4 single mums tell us what their Mother's Day looks like.

"She survived so I could thrive." A thank you letter to my immigrant mum this Mother's Day.

The people we're thinking of today, while the world is talking about Meghan Markle's baby.

The obstetrician's comment that tells us exactly why more women want home births.

Holly Wainwright

"It was the greatest decision": Why all 'adult children' should move out before their 20s.

"On the drive my heart pounded": What happened when Erin left her baby alone in the car.

UNPOPULAR OPINION: Dear parents, your kids aren't lifestyle accessories.

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“No glam shot for me.” 8 Aussie women share their very real post-birth baby photos.

"When my period was late." 28 women on the moment they decided whether or not to have kids.

Billi Fitzsimons

Lite IVF: After four miscarriages, Julie and Cameron pursued a different IVF option.

"After I gave birth to my daughter, I was put back together with 150 stitches."

Jess Fitzpatrick

We are in a golden age of women in sport. And yet, our girls are dropping out in droves.

Rebecca Sparrow

ROAD TEST: "The two bottles that turned my 'breast-only' baby into a bottle feeder."

Early pregnancy symptoms: 9 common signs you're pregnant (other than missing your period).

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up.

Billi FitzSimons

'I was alarmed by my physical repulsion.' The story of my daughter's first heartbreak.

Virginia Peters

'My teeth were damaged from the vomiting.' What it's really like to be sick during pregnancy.

“That’s my world.” Carrie Bickmore on her iconic “Instagram versus reality” parenting snapshot.

'People assume you're spoiled.' Just 5 things all only children know to be true.

OPINION: 'Mums, you need to stop bragging about your baby's "achievements" on social media.'

"As the primary caregiver of my family, I think Mothers’ Groups should welcome Dads."

Vanishing Twin Syndrome: Kelly delivered two placentas but only one baby.

Ella lost her son Hunter at 12. But she knows she gave him the 'best life'.

CULT BUY: The $49 adorable plush animal ottomans every kid needs this winter.

'You're never alone again.' 17 women on what parenting really looks like.

The new travel pram that's so adorable it'll make you want to have a baby (or another one).

Five things to eat when you're trying to get pregnant (and what your partner should eat too).

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."

"It broke my heart." Sadam has no idea what's happened to his wife and two-year-old son.

Billi Fitzsimons

It’s time we kill off the 'primary caregiver'. It's as outdated and divisive as 'housewife'.

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up.

Billi FitzSimons

"As a father, I'm grieving for three children who are still alive."

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