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JANUARY 2020

"What I really think of you when you're constantly sh*t-canning your wife."
'Dear 13-year-old Bianca: This is what it will be like growing up as a First Nations woman.'
"Your partner gets So. Much. Praise." The 7 things I wish I knew before having a baby.
"I work full time, so I pay a driver to get my daughter home safe."
'I sat down to watch Netflix's Cheer and six episodes later I was completely obsessed.'
'It's impossible to have just a little...' What it feels like when you can't stop eating.
'I've cut off all contact with my parents. And I am much better off for it.'
'I was 8 when I became a vegetarian. After 17 years, I've started eating meat again.'
From a childless woman, thank you for not asking me if I'm "thinking about kids.”
From 14-year-old students to full-time vets: Here are just 12 of the firefighters on the bushfire frontline.
'It's the third year that's the hardest.' What I learned after losing my teenage daughter.
'I was raised by a narcissist. Here are 7 things I've had to do to work through the damage.'
'I lived my life pretending I was someone I'm not. It cost me $120,000 and bankruptcy.'
'I entered the gym ready to kick my New Year's goals. I left a few minutes later in tears.'
In 2002, Pariya and Viktor split up. 15 years later, she noticed he looked at her LinkedIn.
Shane Fitzsimmons is what a real leader looks like.
'I used to be the Cool Girl. But it was an act that always attracted the wrong people.'
"To my friends and family: Please, stop asking me to join your weight loss challenge."
'I was molested by a classmate when I was four. At 19, I finally remembered what happened.'
'A male gyno told me I was beautiful.' The problem with being a friendly woman.
"I can smoke an ounce a week." 3 women share the honest reason they smoke weed.
"I got an erotic yoni massage, and had the best orgasm of my life."