When did motherhood become a performance sport?

When did motherhood become a performance sport?

The internet is awash with different versions of the role. From the yummy mummy,curating my Insta-squares like a magazine,to the tiger or freebirth mum.

  • byRachael Mogan McIntosh

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I gave birth to twins,and it inspired a crime novel

I gave birth to twins,and it inspired a crime novel

Identical twins are genetically the same person. DNA – the great crime solver – is unable to pinpoint a single suspect.

  • byKerryn Mayne
Mind the baby,Boomer:How more grandparents are ending up on the childcare frontline

Mind the baby,Boomer:How more grandparents are ending up on the childcare frontline

Who’s looking after the kids? Increasingly,it’s Gran and Gramps.

  • byJenna Price
‘People are asking’:Why Kerry Armstrong’s make-up artist checked behind her ears
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‘People are asking’:Why Kerry Armstrong’s make-up artist checked behind her ears

The actress discusses raising three boys as a single mum,making lasting impressions – and whose body she’d like to have in her next life.

  • byBenjamin Law
Rihanna wants a breast lift after babies. Could it start a movement?

Rihanna wants a breast lift after babies. Could it start a movement?

More mothers are choosing the procedure to mark the end of their breastfeeding years. Some experts warn the trend fuels unrealistic expectations about body image.

  • byNell Geraets
The test of faith is to remain grateful in trying times

The test of faith is to remain grateful in trying times

It is truly a joy to see my children emerge from the darkness of COVID-19 lockdowns and into the light,to see how much progress they have made. To see them smile now is a testament of resilience and prayers.

  • byNaureen Choudhry
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Before a girls’ night out,this is the cheat sheet I left for my husband

Before a girls’ night out,this is the cheat sheet I left for my husband

Although he has always been a hands-on dad,he works long hours and doesn’t get home until after the kids are in bed during the week. So,he needed help.

  • byAmy Gerard
My son says he doesn’t want to have children. It’s not my job to convince him
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My son says he doesn’t want to have children. It’s not my job to convince him

Having a baby is the rare thing you can’t back out of. Tatts,vasectomies,vows,all reversible. Babies,not so much. What if you do it and realise it’s not for you?

  • byKate Halfpenny
Celebrating a mum,a stalwart of society

Celebrating a mum,a stalwart of society

Betty Mackay,an introvert by nature,with a broken childhood,without family support and without much education built a family unit with strong family values.

  • byCarol Mackay
Having a child at 22 is the best career decision I ever made
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Having a child at 22 is the best career decision I ever made

At 38,my life is free of gastro and childcare hurdles as I navigate meetings and work trips. But around me,I see a trail of exhausted parents trying to navigate an endless cycle of challenges. At a time when they could be coming up for air,they are drowning.

  • byOdette Barry
‘The first time we kissed,the chemistry was unmistakeable’:Kerryn Phelps’ love story

‘The first time we kissed,the chemistry was unmistakeable’:Kerryn Phelps’ love story

When the former MP got married at 22,she thought it would be forever. But a lasting love affair with Jackie Stricker would come her way many years later.

  • byKerryn Phelps