‘I’d like to send a hilarious YouTube clip to a friend but I’m worried she’ll think I’m a smug mother,’ says my friend Jennifer.
Under normal circumstances Jennifer’s friend would appreciate the humour and cuteness of a baby playing with a Labrador puppy. But these are not normal circumstances. Jennifer’s friend is trying to conceive… more…
Kasey Edwards has everything she’s always wanted: a successful career and the lifestyle and assets to match. But she’s empty and uninspired and doesn’t want to go to work . . . Ever again.
Terrified that she’ll spend the rest of her life wearing pinstripes and pretending to care about ‘adding value’, Kasey embarks on a quest to rediscover passion and purpose in her life and work.
No one likes to think it of their own child, but there are some warning signs to look out for.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I didn’t want children. I desperately wanted to have my own children. It was just the whole motherhood part of the deal that I struggled with.
In a strange twist, Mark Latham’s recent comments on domestic violence echo the sentiments of another former “straight talking” politician — Sarah Palin.