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DECEMBER 2014

She got dumped 5 days before her wedding. Her response is perfection.
She had a gun in her handbag. And her 2-year-old son reached in to play with it.
Leelah took her own life after her parents refused to accept that she wasn't a boy.
Open Post: Happy New Year's Eve...
Did this dad just win 'bogan' baby name choice of the year?
"Can we just stop judging other parents?"
"Infertility is a secret club. One that you never really leave".
Let's talk about sex: How to communicate with teenagers about 'it'.
10 hilarious (and sometimes offensive) letters to Santa.
The 17 best moments involving legendary kids in 2014: A countdown.
How to survive today with all of your family. And yes, wine is involved.
10 ways Christmas is different as a parent.
The true meaning of Kristmas? The Kardashian girls get sexy with their mum.
Shiloh isn't called Shiloh any more. And Brad and Ange are totally cool with it.
We hope that one day no-one will think there's anything unusual about this child model.
A theatre review, as told by a 5-year-old.
Tell your kids that peer pressure isn't always a bad thing.
A 5yo talks to her dad about Princess Leia's gold bikini.
These flying parents are making the rest of us feel a bit average.
The very best fist-pumping moments of 2014.
Something beautiful: Santa did a wonderful thing to make one little girl's Christmas.
Finally. The apology parents have been waiting all year for.
This Christmas break, we decided to try something a little different.
"My world shifted off its axis": The day I found out my husband was abusing my daughter.
Yes, babies crying on planes are annoying. But what these women did about it was way, way worse.
Doctors are warning pregnant women to just stop.
The hardest part of having a child with autism.
If this ad doesn't make you cry, then you have a cold, dead heart.
The one time of the year when all car park etiquette goes out the window.
The "Schoolies" documentary parents will watch through their fingers.
"I want my son home..."
Worst parenting decision she ever made: "I signed my 3-year-old up for modelling".
The internal monologue of a parent teaching their child to drive.
Heartbreaking: coping with the loss of a parent at Christmas time.
"The day my son gave up on me. For good."
VIRAL: The Christmas hack that will save you hours. Seriously.
"I grieved at first for the son I dreamed about while I was pregnant."
Jade Sylvester's pregnancy cravings are so unusual she's made international news.
"To the mum who I used to be."
Mia Freedman has been apologising for this since she learned to drive.
"The 20 horrible things I do to my kids I do not feel guilty about."
'Kalynda was shackled, had her hair cut off and thought she was going to be shot.'
The beautiful reason that this Cinderella impersonator is completely bald.
What is this wizardry? Adorable child is incredibly confused by identical twin babies.
“To my daughter’s step mum: I never wanted you here, but this is what I have to say.”
Spoil your family (and Santa) for less than $50 this Christmas.
"Apparently my life was too difficult for my friend to cope with."
This is what being a mum REALLY looks like.
The 6 types of parents who visit Santa's photo booth.
16 steps to surviving a trip to the beach with the kids.
Grinch or good parenting? This mum cancelled Christmas for her kids.
Tasma Walton on failing to bond with her newborn and proposing to Rove McManus.
Stop using these three words to hold women back.
"The degradation of my son was bullying of the very worst kind."
The distressing phone call that changed the fight against domestic violence.
"Elsa! Stop fighting with Tyrion!" Frozen and GOT start baby name trend.
One in five school girls won't put her hand up in class. The reason why is devastating.
A warning to new mothers: cold sores can kill.
The prank he played on his wife isn't harmless. It's disgusting and deeply cruel.
"Global warming, politics, Ke$ha: sometimes the future looks bleak."
There's only one thing on Tammin Sursok's wishlist this Christmas.
"I've just realised, my parenting style is harming my kids."
How to survive the last two weeks of school.
"I support co-sleeping. This is why."
"The 12 things I am most grateful for as a mum."
She lost 18 years of her life in six weeks.
Hands up who can relate to mummy morning mayhem?
"Why the first six weeks with my newborn have been a breeze."
Meet the modern teen: erratic, sensitive and extremely mood-driven.
"7 things I stopped worrying about as a parent."
"That time I found out I had a secret half-brother".
It's hard to imagine a better response to unexpected news about your baby.

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