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JUNE 2015

This is what the future will look like according to a bunch of adorable kids.
Tanya Plibersek gets honest on the very real consequences of education cuts.
Mark Webber: 'Mum wasn't a massive fan of my older 'soul mate'.'
Part of a toddler's head was shaved while at daycare.
Kate Hudson and her brother have been disowned by their father.
Silent conflict: 'My family is now defined by what we don't say.'
'The trick that means I never have to hear my teens whine again. Ever.'
The Internet's best responses to same-sex marriage in the US.
9 thoughts every parent has during a family holiday.
The warning signs of child abuse you can’t ignore.
"It’s been seven years since I left him, but it never really goes away."
The 39 books you need to read in your lifetime.
The latest episode of This Glorious Mess has dropped.
Unpopular opinion: 'Inside Out' is not a great kids' movie.
The celebrity baby name trend that won't be stopped.
Jennifer Love Hewitt just gave birth to baby #2.
Good news: the children of working mothers do better (especially girls)
'When I renewed my vows, I truly understood what I was promising.'
'Is my yearning for children really about wanting love?'
Playmate or surrogate? The 5 (very) different types of grandparents.
The new birth trend that's freaking non-mums out no end.
'I wanted to be the amazing Mum that every child deserves.'
The debate over pocket money rages on. Where do you stand?
Is working from home REALLY living the dream? (The short answer is yes.)
'He loves me but he hates me too.' On parenting a pre-teen.
"Feeling like you're going crazy? It's not you. It's the kids."
Blake Lively's Father's Day snap of Ryan and James has got some fans very worried.
Someone crack the Moet, Shane Warne's daughter Brooke just turned 18.
Finally, a book of drawings for people who can't draw.
One husband is having a huge problem with his wife and he doesn't know what to do.
“I learned the hard way why road safety is so important.”
'The strange thing I did for my belly that made me love it again.'
This is how it feels to be denied access to your grandkids.
"A comprehensive list of the things I did before 9am."
Decluttering - pfft. These are the things we should keep forever.
Beyond disturbing. Dave is in a relationship with his pregnant, teenage daughter.
When did it become cool to talk about how miserable marriage is?
Caitlyn Jenner celebrates being a father with her whole family. Well, almost.
'Do I say my child is talented because it makes me look good?'
“Today, I achieved no less than 67 tasks. And I'm sure every parent will relate.”
Dilemma: What would you do with your frozen embryos?
Jenna from the Block: "I would trade everything for a cure for Josh."
What happens when Dads hook their kids up to lie detectors?
Lisa Oldfield: "What I wish I knew the night my son nearly died."
"Yes, of course I love my adopted child as much as you love your biological one.”
"How my brother-in-law's underwear saved my sex life."
Father's Day when you're a single mum.
"The real reason I don't give my children chores."
On Luke's birthday, Rosie Batty has a simple message for Australia.
Her daughter was born with an incurable disease and this is what she wants you to know.
Six reasons not to find out the gender of your unborn baby.
“The hardest part of going back to work wasn’t leaving my baby behind.”
The 13 things only country kids will understand.
Ex-boyfriend can't get over it. Cuts up all of their possessions.
There's a new company that can bottle the smell of a lost loved one forever
What's your secret code word for sex?
A teen advertises online to rent a family for her birthday.
How you feel about these incredible birth photos will probably depend on one thing.
Rekiah O'Donnell killing: Melbourne mother forgives abusive ice addict who shot dead her daughter.
A divine sign the Catholic church should change its views on same sex marriage.
'My mother might leave me. But she can't. She's my mother.'
Watch the moments 13 men are told they're going to be fathers.
"How my daughter helped me get over the loss of my sister."
Josh Duggar has made his first public post since the molestation scandal.
7 celebrities on why failing was the best thing that ever happened to them.
VIDEO: We asked kids what was missing from their world.
Working mothers are always one cough away from complete chaos.
Move over Aldi, a new supermarket's defining the word 'bargain'.
'I'm renewing my vows and not for the reason most couples choose to do it.'
A mother of a transgender child tells her story.
The 8 things you need for a disaster-free family holiday.
The only 7 apps that everyone needs in their life.
What do you do when your parents start following you on social media.
'What I learned about birth and smoking dope as a 1970s mum.'
The Great Vegemite Debate that's dividing the community.
Which decade did it best? The 60s, 70s or 80s?
The number of measles cases in Australia has hit a 16 year high.
There is a list of mothers who should just shut up.
“We adopted two children from overseas. And it was the hardest – and best – thing we’ve ever done.”
Introducing baby to your toddler: Midwife Cath's dos and don'ts.
"We need to stop apologising for our children."
"Dear mums. I used to judge every single one of you."
44 ways you can tell you are a 'good' mum.
Managing mums in the corporate world.
There is something very, very wrong with this baby picture.
She was paralysed by a prank on her hen's night. This is what she wants you to know.
Why we need to stop judging women who opt for a child free lifestyle.
92-year-old woman becomes mum to a 76-year-old.
Kid gets bitten by a snake. Supermum just sucks that venom right outa his foot.
'I forced a book on my daughter. Her reaction was unexpected.'
Dear Joe Hockey. We just want to feel like we have some control.
Boys with guns: "How I went from 'no way' to becoming an airport security risk last weekend."
"To my best friend, you ARE a good mum."
Four parents on what they've learned from their kids getting jobs.
"No matter how much they plead, just say no to these most irritating toys ever."
"The man I'm divorcing is not the man I married."
How did these 13 things suddenly become cool?
Why don't more men do what Zoe Saldana's husband did?
Does your child look more like you or your partner?
"Today, I failed as a mother."
We are all in love with Zoe Saldana's husband for this.
A message to my daughter: 'I can no longer protect you.'
8 important life lessons we learned from our favourite 90s TV shows.
The 5 things I wish more people understood about losing a child.
"My son wants to know why his friends have nicer houses than we do."
Spitting, snot eating, nipple tweaking. And you thought your child was odd.
"I have done my bit": Victoria Beckham says no to more children.
Six foods that you can make in a blender that are actual meals.
"My best friend slept with my husband. Then asked me to lie to hers."
"Why am I still doing the housework?"
Kate and William have shared new photos of Princess Charlotte.
7 books I loved as a child (that I’ll force my kids to read too).
'She misses two appointments. I start to feel panicked ...'
What's the absolute worst present you've ever received?
When you're pregnant and caught between two different cultures.
If you have bread in the freezer, there's one thing you should know.
Eight things your nanny thinks, but will never tell you.
Can you really get an 'amicable divorce' like Gwyneth Paltrow did?
The 10 things that will definitely happen if you take your kids to a restaurant.
There's something a little freaky going on in this baby's ultrasound.
"Your husband wants to sleep with me."
"My husband hates that I let our daughter wear makeup."
BREAKING: Mamamia has a new baby! AN ACTUAL BABY.
Seven ways to help your kids do better at school.
Six of the strangest places women have given birth.
"It's actually none of your business how many kids I have."
House Rules star, goes after online bullies attacking her deceased mum.
Why people who don't want kids deserve some respect.
Today is the day that the Kardashians became a force for good.
One reason why happy people cheat that kind of makes sense.
The reality of working from home with kids.
Let's calm down a little about the fertility time bomb.
Seven months pregnant. Trying to get home. And kicked off a plane because her child was crying.
Journalist Erin Molan on the hardest story she's ever had to cover.
Anna Wintour says juggling Vogue and her children was hard work.
All the times David Beckham made us want another baby and another husband.

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