Motherhood
‘A baby-shaped hole’: When creativity clashes with the call of motherhood
Contemplating whether to have a child, a 30-something woman faces her fears.
- Loribelle Spirovski
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Practising ‘relationship skills’ – and other ‘bomb-drop’ advice for desperate parents
Caught in the middle of a kiddie meltdown? A new breed of educators on social media is delivering help for mums and dads feeling out of their depth.
- Sarah Berry
After years caring for her family, Monique found a new priority – herself
With very little me-time and even less help from partners, some women are saying enough is enough.
- Lauren Ironmonger
The care fracture: How shocking abuse allegations have hit mothers
A seam of shame and blame on mothers has been exposed. Parenting advocates say this needs to be dispelled.
- Wendy Tuohy
Master these three areas for a great life once the kids move out
I thought I’d love this phase, but the lack of responsibility feels bittersweet. Then I discovered “conscious empty nesting”.
- Kate Halfpenny
I always went for the ‘red flag’ boys, until I met my husband
The Great Australian Bake Off judge and cookbook author Rachel Khoo previously didn’t think she was the marrying kind.
- Jane Rocca
I missed my chance at a gap year, so instead I tried a ‘gap week’ in my 40s
We can’t always have all of what we once wanted, but we can try to have some of it.
- Jessica Dettmann
Goodnight to the bedtime story: The reason fewer parents are reading aloud to their children
New research from Australia and the UK suggests that the number of parents reading aloud to children is at an all-time low, while children’s audiobooks grow in popularity.
- Lauren Ironmonger
After three days with my family, I feel my childhood self returning. Why does this happen?
I found myself going quiet, retreating into my chair. The crushingly shy, passive version of myself I’d long thrown off was threatening to reappear.
- Anna Snoekstra
‘I don’t have a tap-out button’: Alone Australia’s Corinne on her journey to motherhood
During her 70 days in the Tasmanian wilderness, Corinne Ooms worried her plans to have a baby would not eventuate.
- Robyn Willis
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