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  1. The daycare blues (19 replies)
  2. Toilet Training Stinks. Come join The Poo Party! (13 replies)
  3. Cindy Crawford's Daughter, a Child Model. Should we care? (29 replies)
  4. Life’s not fair. Should we teach our kids to suck it up? (10 replies)
  5. Are you the real deal or do you fake it? (20 replies)
  6. Who does your babysitting when family can't? (36 replies)
  7. Is it possible to have a calmer Christmas Day? Creating new traditions with your children. (11 replies)
  8. Crop Tops for Girls & Skulls for Boys: Are these the best clothing options? (62 replies)
  9. Pocket Money or Slave Labour? (25 replies)
  10. Dangerous ambitions: when your child follows a dream that could endanger their life. (14 replies)
  11. Terminating Values? Reducing Twin Pregnancies to Singles. (130 replies)
  12. Career after baby? What career? (34 replies)
  13. Magnets to teach sexism to kids. What next? (14 replies)
  14. Top 10 tips for surviving road trips with kids! (15 replies)
  15. If you had your time over, how differently would you parent? (13 replies)
  16. Is your partner man enough to have a vasectomy? (72 replies)
  17. Are you the parent you thought you'd be? (41 replies)
  18. Where do babies come from? (24 replies)
  19. Apparently the fourth child is a status symbol. (42 replies)
  20. Would you like a McMansion with that? (33 replies)
  21. Facebook Junkies should get a real life. (82 replies)
  22. Are Mothers Groups High School all over again? (38 replies)
  23. Would you pack up and move overseas? (77 replies)
  24. All I want for Mother's Day is a day off... (15 replies)
  25. Chocolate egg hunts replaced by brussels sprouts? (9 replies)
  26. Parenting with a hangover: someone get me a bucket. (13 replies)
  27. You couldn’t pay me enough to be a celebrity mum. (7 replies)
  28. Ever get sick of saying “no”? (4 replies)
  29. Is “pre-labour” a form of torture? (30 replies)
  30. Do you have to be selfish to be successful? (79 replies)
  31. Did pregnancy and its aftermath ruin your body? (57 replies)
  32. What happened to courtesy? (42 replies)
  33. Save me from the school holiday fighting! (6 replies)
  34. Dreading “Daddy Day”... (22 replies)
  35. Whose surname does your child have? (89 replies)
  36. Is perpetuating the Santa "Myth" bad for your children? (231 replies)
  37. Kylie's baby is here! (14 replies)
  38. Announcing Pregnancy #4 : all the intrusive questions answered. (102 replies)
  39. Yes, I know: "Wait until they're teenagers!" (34 replies)
  40. Does the perfect pram exist? (59 replies)
  41. Flying Solo: How do you survive when your partner is away? (53 replies)
  42. Teaching Religion in Public Schools. Why bother? (832 replies)
  43. A dirty weekend away without the kids? You're dreaming. (12 replies)
  44. Renovating while pregnant – are you mad? (13 replies)
  45. Do you see sports stars as role models? (15 replies)
  46. Anyone getting any sex? (41 replies)
  47. Is "ME TIME" a selfish indulgence or a necessity? (24 replies)
  48. How can a marriage survive a baby? (26 replies)
  49. Be honest, who's your favourite child? (35 replies)
  50. My choice is to immunise until the statistics tell me otherwise. (322 replies)
  51. Are We Complicating Kids Parties? (35 replies)
  52. Are your kids embarrassed by you? (7 replies)
  53. School Awards - Have they gone overboard? (23 replies)
  54. Internet & your Kids: Does it freak you out? (10 replies)
  55. Do parents have a right to be more tired? (47 replies)
  56. Is "gifted" the new black? (33 replies)
  57. How do ungrateful children learn gratitude? (17 replies)
  58. What would you do if your child was gay? (279 replies)
  59. Has a midwife (or MCHN) ever made you cry? (114 replies)
  60. Are We Raising Self-Centred First Borns? (26 replies)
  61. Is it greedy to want a large family? (76 replies)
  62. Do high achievers find parenting more difficult? (33 replies)
  63. Reinventing your childhood for your children. Can it be done? (3 replies)
  64. Smelly Boys and Pretty Girls: Smothering Stereotypes. (40 replies)
  65. Are you cleverer for having a boy and a girl? (108 replies)
  66. Michael Jackson: His Father's Asset? (43 replies)
  67. Ever used the "threat" of Santa? A little poem... (19 replies)
  68. Too skinny or too fat? The obsession with kids and weight. (47 replies)
  69. Are you qualified to be a "Mother and Housewife"? (11 replies)
  70. So our kids have too many toys. What's the big deal? (37 replies)
  71. Snotty kids don't attract sympathy (36 replies)
  72. Birth Choices - Women Vs Medical Fraternity. (13 replies)
  73. Where have all my friends gone? (12 replies)
  74. Big Boys Don't (or Shouldn't?) Cry (32 replies)
  75. What's in a name? The art of naming your child. (20 replies)
  76. One Child Is a Toy (88 replies)
  77. School Mums Scare Me. (27 replies)
  78. I let our children talk to strangers. Men, even. (20 replies)
  79. A Case of the Politically Incorrect Parent (21 replies)
  80. A complete family or a complete dilemma? (63 replies)
  81. Should breastfeeders have priority seating? (129 replies)
  82. Milestones: My baby must be better than yours. (23 replies)
  83. Just another chardonnay-sipping stay-at-home-mum? (37 replies)
  84. Get a Grip, Routine Warrior! (19 replies)
  85. 'Twas the nightmare before Christmas? (7 replies)
  86. Babies of the non-sleeping variety. (38 replies)
  87. Soft Approach Parenting is not for me. (131 replies)
  88. Picking a winner - Do you have a nose picker? (10 replies)
  89. Grandparents: All care, no responsibility? (16 replies)
  90. Hit with the "Terrible Three's". (16 replies)
  91. What have you contributed to the gene pool? (8 replies)
  92. Never mind MotherGuilt...Bring on "MotherWorry"! (6 replies)
  93. Welcome Baby Marcus! (14 replies)
  94. My nomination for "Supermum" has been withdrawn. (3 replies)
  95. Children who interrupt and their secret magnetic fields... (10 replies)
  96. Olympics: inspiration for the over-competitive parent? (3 replies)
  97. Small People Swearing - Cute or Uncouth? (16 replies)
  98. Another baby on the way..."Was there nothing on TV that night?" (19 replies)
  99. Do you choose the school or does the school choose you? (4 replies)
  100. Wee Willie Winkie - boys (and girls) and their bits. (11 replies)
  101. Vomit & My First Blog (16 replies)
  102. Don’t scream over spilt milk. Just another bad day... (4 replies)
  103. School Holidays - When does the fun begin? (4 replies)
  104. Sibling Rivalry: the melody of two children fighting (11 replies)
  105. Parmesan Cheese and Honey Joys don’t mix. (8 replies)
  106. Is It Pear O’Clock? ARE YOU SERIOUS? (5 replies)
  107. Kinder Duty - Somebody Pass Me A Drink! (14 replies)
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