I bought Temu party hats for my baby’s birthday and no
“I opened the package and realised – I have made a huge mistake. #whatiorderedvswhatigot”
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“Criticising people who are just excited to know if they’re having a son or a daughter seems, honestly, like an unnecessary killjoy.”
My daughter was body-shamed by ‘nasty little sods’ for a surprising reason
“Her shape was described in an insulting way, and there was a comment on how much she eats.”
‘Parenting isn’t a performance but social media makes it feel like one’
COMMENT: “A mum potentially poisoning her child for likes is a gut-wrenching betrayal of everything motherhood stands for.”
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Elon Musk’s big legal loss to Australia
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