I helped my son with his homework and we got every answer wrong
Some parents may have forgotten what they learnt in school
Some parents may have forgotten what they learnt in school
“I guess restaurants maybe pick them out? Even when I cooked them at home, this is the first time I have seen this.”
“I hear mothers say that they forget all the pain the second they have the baby, but I didn’t. I love my daughter so much, but it was horrible, and it was entirely their fault.”
It’s so super cute, we promise it will have you choosing ‘the bear over the man’ every time.
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“It’s not enough for the whole situation I’ve been through these three years. I was angry because the damage that he caused me is irreversible.”
“The opposite of over-parenting (being a helicopter parent) is not neglect – it’s something much more useful for us all.”
“I am feeling increasingly more isolated and almost ‘playing pretend’ that it will all be fine when the baby is here.”
“I think it’s a bit cruel … She needs a place where she can feel OK being a young girl and feel some autonomy over her belongings.”
If the Grandies are shook because your kids are “waaay worse than you were”, they might just have a case of ‘Gramnesia’.
“She just let the playdate happen because ‘he seemed better’,” a mum whose daughter is now also unwell rants.
“I can understand if an adult changes their name for a ‘stunt,’ but this is not the case for a child from birth.”
A healthy and “advanced” one-year-old Queensland girl has stopped talking, walking and eating as her parents fly across the country in a desperate search for answers.
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“It’s one night, for a few hours. If we’d all acted like adults when we’re ‘on the job’, we wouldn’t need this ban.”
“For your information it’s all clean now. And I’m going to go over the scratches with black Sharpie pen,” she finally defended herself.
“They said there was 1 in 4 chance of down syndrome and asked if I wanted to terminate,” the Sydney mum reveals of her traumatic pregnancy.
Is this a bargain or concerning?
“She said it would mean a lot to her because she wants to feel connected to my mum on the big day.”
“He said that the boys of single mums will ‘turn bad’ once there’s no man in the home.”
“We’re torn between wanting normality for the girls, and not knowing how much time we have left with Claire, so wanting to make things special.”
“We request to never be served that again, they told my husband of the dinner I’d lovingly (sorta) prepared.”
“She’s very sensitive to being criticised, so I have to be careful about this…”
“He literally can’t say one sentence without speaking of his mother – the ex-wife!”
The heartbroken grandfather of two brothers who were allegedly murdered in their Blue Mountains home has spoken of his family’s grief.
“You are not obligated to allow your parents to have your kids without you there. Even if they hadn’t been so grossly irresponsible.”
One of the world’s biggest social media platforms has announced a shock change that will impact the experience of millions of users.
“That is just cruel,” someone said. “She is so very clearly not okay with it, and it is still bothering her to this day.”
The nine-year-old was riding along the footpath in Melbourne’s west before she collided with a sedan. Warning: Graphic footage
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“How can you look over my 6-year-old daughter in a t-shirt and panties, socks and shoes for three hours?”
“We can explain,” the pair said, after admitting to leaving their toddlers unattended on the ship.
“I never imagined in a million years that they would handle things as they did. Hearing Charlotte’s story this week was devastating.” Please note: sensitive topics
“Please tell me I’m not the only mum who does this?”
“I’m gonna try and teach them financial skills … they’ll more likely save and put a deposit down.”
All she wanted to do was complain about the sorry state of her groceries. She was given a lesson in shopping etiquette instead.
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“It’s so bizarre. Am I missing something here?”
“The kids were hungry when I picked them up, and I knew they’d like to go to dinner instead of going home,” Brian defended his actions.
“Someone needs to tell her that she can’t have other kids over if that’s how her kid behaves,” Stephanie said.
“It just never happened. I didn’t speak up about it, because I wasn’t really sure if it was normal or if I was a late bloomer.”
“Their silence means they must be a**holes who’ve raised an a**hole. Cowards.” Please note: sensitive topics
“It’s important for people like myself to raise our voices and really speak up on this issue because it is an issue that is affecting so many young women.”
“It’s okay to teach your her about boundaries, but immediate family is totally different,” the woman was told.
“You want me to pay $10.50 for chicken tenders and chips that my son is going to throw on the floor?” the mum said in her divisive post.
“My MIL is pestering us and wouldn’t believe we didn’t find out… so to lie about it is the only option.” Do you think this will work?
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