2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (863+ words) As told to Ann DeGrey. But they weren't disastrous either. It was the same old record. We just didn't spend enough time together, as we were both travelling a lot for work. But still, nothing could indicate the level of…...

9+ hour, 47+ min ago   (976+ words) When I was in Year 9, my mum had to do one of the hardest things a parent can do. She walked through the gates of my high school and told them she could no longer pay the fees. Mum taught…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1119+ words) On December 27, 1971, Kathie Almon left home to run errands, leaving her baby Matthew Golder and two-year-old daughter Tracyraquel Golder (later Berns) at home with her partner, Jan Barry Sandlin. When she returned, upon entering the baby's room, Kathie found Matthew…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (324+ words) Are Aussies anti bush? Not the former president, the bikini kind. A viral essay asked why nobody blinked when a writer wore hers to the beach, and Em wants to know whether Australia is culturally anti-bush while America is having…...

4+ day, 58+ min ago   (1241+ words) Before you have your first baby, people warn you about plenty of things. They tell you pregnancy can be uncomfortable, birth can be painful, and sleep will become a distant memory. They might even mention the strange experience of looking…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1167+ words) I'm sitting cross-legged on a shaggy sage rug, watching my beautifully pudgy baby sleep like a tiny, milk-drunk angel. It should feel like I'm winning the Mum Lotto, but the appropriately zen baby massage instructor flashes me a 'poor you…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (877+ words) Up until this morning, the only real opinion I held on British actor Robert Pattinson was that, perhaps because of a hangover from his Twilight days, he didn't open his mouth wide enough when he smiled. Ironically, it was a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1042+ words) Rachael McKenzie wakes up groggy. Her limbs are heavy from the sedation as the room slowly comes back into view. Her surgeon walks in and tells her how many eggs were collected during her egg retrieval surgery. She bursts into…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1364+ words) The Camerons are living in a cruel paradox. Jasmine is grieving her mother, Anne, who is still alive, and Anne is now living a nightmare she had always feared. In January 2025, the Victorian mum-of-three was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1092+ words) "Hey, enjoy your night out. My phone is on if you need anything — just text or call." Before I became a mum IRL, I was often referred to as " Mum" by my friends. I was that friend. The one who…...