“I took nits all the way to Italy.”
What’s worse than your kids having nits? Other people pointing out to you that your kids have nits. I have some new family members. My brother has a new partner and I now have a brand new...
View ArticleSingapore through the eyes of a mum, and a kid.
The eggs were great at Singapore Zoo. So was the toast. The juice and coffee? Spot-on. And nothing makes a tired parent’s day like an excellent breakfast. In fact, if you are designing the perfect...
View ArticleWhat a “WAG” really does all day.
“WAG”. It’s a word that conjures an image of extremely thin women drinking champagne in shops. Of luxurious mansions stuffed with nannies, of women who have nothing to do all day but curate...
View ArticleWhy men are so often forgotten when a baby is lost.
It’s been an extraordinary week at Mamamia. Words that women have kept buried deep inside them have been pouring out into stories we don’t often tell. It’s been Pregnancy Loss Awareness Week. The words...
View ArticleTravelling overseas with kids Chapter Two: the unbridled joy of a stopover.
So, we finally left Singapore airport. As far as airports go, Changi invites you to linger. Fifty-five million people pass through it every year, and it’s very good at entertaining them. There are...
View ArticleFun times for teenagers.
MUUUUM. You’re so embarrassing. Followed by Muuuuum, I’m bored. Those words will never get old. And holidays are a perfect time to hear them on repeat. BUT. When you’re the one bank-rolling a stop-over...
View ArticleThe Straight Parents’ Guide to Raising a Non-Homophobe.
Help. I don’t want my kids to be bigots. My six year old is really into playing families. “Girls can only kiss boys” she declares to her toys. And I almost break my neck, trying to butt in and correct...
View ArticleThe exact number of treats it’s “okay” for kids to have at Halloween.
Halloween is on Monday. Which means tonight, tomorrow and all weekend you are likely to have little kids dressed up as ghosts, witches and that terrifying child from Stranger Things banging on your...
View ArticleAlmost every successful woman Mamamia met this year meditates. Here’s why.
That Rachael Finch, she’s so unoriginal. The model, author, mum, TV presenter and health coach is sitting across from me in a black, padded room, and she’s telling me something I’ve heard many, many...
View ArticleHOLLY WAINWRIGHT: ‘My daughter asked me why she has hair on her legs and I...
My daughter asked me why she has hair on her legs and I don’t. A simple question, when we were sitting together on the lounge, our legs splayed out alongside each other’s. I had no idea what to say. Is...
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