Mothers Day 2020

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

Jessie Stephens

'Where are the cards for sh*t, absent mums?' What Mother's Day is like when you're estranged.

"You'll long to send them to childcare": All the things no one told me about becoming a mum.

Susannah Ritchie

"When are you going to have a baby?" The question that eventually, quietly broke me.

Jennifer Robertson

'It's been eight years since I have seen or spoken with my daughter. I still feel crushed.'

'Dear mum: As my eldest daughter slips away into her teens, I owe you an apology.'

An isolation I Don't List: The 10 things parents definitely aren't doing right now.

Holly Wainwright

Constance Hall: "I am me first, a mother second. And I'm not ashamed of that."

'Age 12, my daughter told me she was transgender. This is what I want other parents to know.'

Leigh Campbell: Please stop telling new mums ‘it goes by so fast’.

Mia Freedman: "Your son growing up will feel like the slowest break up you've ever known."

"He would be four months old." When Mother's Day comes with a unique kind of grief.

Lauren Sautchuk

"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.

Mandy Nolan: This is what mums actually want this Mother's Day.

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

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