By: Joni Boyd
With millions of Australian men and women having lost their mother, and others missing their mum for different reasons, Mother’s Day is tough for many.
By: Leslie Tydd
It’s 3am, and my seven-month-old baby boy is sleeping. I’m 38 years old and have a beautiful husband. I’ve travelled the world, have had life experiences good, bad, and ugly. I babysat when I was younger and was heavily involved with my niece’s upbringing.
As Mother’s Day approaches, Compassion is shining a spotlight on those mums who are called to raise children with special needs like Angel, from Indonesia, and her teen daughter, Karunia.
Sue Brierley has used her own childhood to relate to the hardships faced by her sons, Saroo and Mantosh, and shares her story in ‘Lioness’.
By: Neri Morris
I am surrounded by amazing mothers and I honour and respect each one of them for the way they love and give to their families.
By: Laura Bennett
Mother’s Day may be different this year, but the good news is you can always take a moment to indulge in a good movie — that is, if the kids leave you be and you can have the TV to yourself.
By: Robert Garrett
‘The most important thing a father can do for his children is…’ How would you finish this sentence? Perhaps you might say, ‘to give them a quality education’, ‘to set them up financially’, ‘to introduce them to as many extra-curricular activities as possible (sport/music/arts etc.) or maybe ‘to provide them with a good moral compass’.
Mums in the movies come out with some of the most heartfelt quotes… these are just a few of our favourites.