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OPINION: 'Let’s just tell it like it is. Mothering is boring.'

The day I learned about 'intensive mothering' I stopped feeling guilty.

"We forget most of it." The worst thing about motherhood is also the most painful to admit.

Adrienne Koziol

I'm a parenting editor who doesn't have kids. This is what your stories have taught me.

"I would make the same choice again." 9 mothers on how they knew they were 'one and done'.

The toothpaste hack, plus 13 other genius cleaning tips courtesy of the internet.

'My husband and I sleep in separate bedrooms. Here's what you don't know.'

Mr Sally Hepworth left his full-time job to be his wife's "assistant". He loves it.

"People don't warn you": 12 things I’ve learnt in the first 12 months of motherhood.

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: I let my partner take care of our son's birthday party. Here's what happened.

Holly Wainwright

4 signs you're 'parent signalling', the new humble brag modern parents are guilty of.

Megan took her first flight with her newborn son, when she realised she'd made a huge mistake.

Thomas Mitchell

Few parents admit to having a favourite child. Sydney dad Davy is open about his.

"I have more important people to love." I don't love my mother. But she didn't love me first.

"I bet you're desperate for a girl": The 'lighthearted' parenting comments we need to retire.

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: Well, we can finally put the whole 'princess' fantasy to bed.

Holly Wainwright

'Being a single mum to two autistic kids challenged everything I thought about parenting.'

"Mummy, what happened to your face?" 'Mum wine culture' almost broke me.

Shared meals and bath trains: Why more women should form a "mummune".

"I'm 34 with three kids. My expectations of friendship have completely changed."

'The royals had concerns about Archie's skin colour. I know exactly how Meghan and Harry felt.'

PARENT OPINION: Please, stop calling me a 'stay-at-home mum'.

Motherhood

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

'For Mother's Day, I bought my mum the hair straightener everyone is talking about.'

5 genius Mother's Day gift ideas, because you can't give her spa vouchers forever.

The day I learned about 'intensive mothering' I stopped feeling guilty.

"Please, stop asking the mothers."

"My eyes are saying 'what the actual f**k'": Every new mum has a photo like this.

Amy Schumer's C-section scar and 9 other celebs who've shown us their real post-baby bodies.

"The pain became a part of my life. " How I healed from the loss of my estranged daughter.

OPINION: 'It's time to credit the real Santa Claus: Mums.'

When Beulah gave birth to a baby girl, she'd been pregnant for more than 12 months.

Retiring from acting and becoming a mum at 47: Cameron Diaz's 30-year life in the spotlight.

“I actually got quite resentful.” Why these women had to break up with their mother's group.

'I didn't just cry, I sobbed.' A letter to the teacher who failed my son.

"I’m not sure why I never got around to having you." A letter to the baby I dreamed of but never had.

Lori Welch Brown

"I couldn’t understand why I was so resentful." Mum guilt stopped me from being a good parent.

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

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

From discharge to body hair: A complete guide to 21 lesser-known pregnancy symptoms.

'What I learned from being vegetarian during pregnancy.'

"We wanted to become mums and our journey to parenthood was a little different to most."

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

"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.

William Trice Battle

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"You are not alone." The Veronicas' Lisa Origliasso on her recent ectopic pregnancy.

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A hidden wife and three secret kids: Everything we know about Kim Jong Un's mysterious family.

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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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"It isn't easy on my own." Katie Price on homeschooling her son Harvey during COVID-19.

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"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.

3 mums share how they established their babies' sleep cycles in the first 6 months.

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

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