I had to swap from my booked plane seat for a baby
“I got that seat on the day my dad died in a car crash for an important reason… I should have been arrested for what happened after I was made to swap.”
Parenting
A mum called me a ‘pedo’ for visiting Disneyland alone
“It’s creepy that you’re here without kids. This is a family place.”
New baby name knocks Aussie fave from top
A popular baby name has fallen out of favour, making way for a new Aussie favourite, recent data has revealed.
I triggered the internet with my ’embarrassing’ school pick up hack
“My kids would die if I did this,” one viewer of the mum’s clip responds.
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“It is an unfair and entitled expectation that her friends need to tailor their behaviour for her kid. Life does not work like that.”
The nostalgic toy no one can seem to find
“I can’t have been the only kid in the world to have one of these…?” Can you help our desperate Parenting Editor?
A supermarket worker publicly humiliated me
A pregnant mum-of-two says she was left red-faced after the ‘cruel’ incident. But who is really in the wrong here?
‘Now you got two eyebrows!’ Mum waxes 3yo as ‘basic grooming’
“Mothers are their daughters’ first bullies in a way,” a woman wrote when she shared the viral waxing clip.
Principal defends stance on ‘extreme haircut’
A principal has defended his school’s strict haircut policy after a 15-year-old student’s hair was deemed “too extreme” — despite it being done to assist with a medical issue.
I’m a brown Karen and don’t want your kids to call me “Mate” at work
“And while I’m at it – they should stop saying this thing, too.” *clutches pearls*
I was shamed on Facebook for taking my baby to a kid-free wedding
“But I couldn’t believe the biggest problem for one person was that she doesn’t fit in,” the young bridesmaid says.
A school mum pulled this cheeky party move; it cost me $300
Is this ‘entitled’ stunt the ultimate birthday faux pas?
‘Not just money’: Mum issues warning after disturbing Facebook scam
“How would you feel having a stranger look through the windows of your house? That’s what this feels like.”
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