Three Olympics, four gold medals, five kids: Supermum Libby’s secret
Libby Trickett knows all about the parental balancing act – the swimming superstar is about to have her fifth child. Here’s her advice as we launch the Great Parent Survey.
Parenting
‘My dead parents lied about being poor’
“I’m angry and sad at the disconnect between what they said and what they did.”
‘I’ve shut down my mum’s choice of grandparent name’
“Mum, please…I cringe every time I think about it.”
‘Why is the middle sister always the craziest?’
“I’m the middle, and I can confirm I was the one chasing them with knives.”
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My toddler chopped off a little girl’s ponytail at daycare
“I exercised a rogue technicality and concluded that he won’t be copping the full blame for this, thank you very much.”
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