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Missing Your Mum? A Mother’s Day Survival Guide

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.

Motherhood: It Comes in Many Shapes and Sizes

By: Joni Boyd

Key points

Sarah: “As a single parent, holidays come with a tinge of sadness.”
Kate: “After being told I was infertile, three boys was beyond what I ever imagined.”
Tania: “My inability to have a child is because the right man never came along.”

Raising a Daughter with Apert Syndrome – in Indonesia

By: Compassion Australia

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.

‘Lion’ Mother Sue Brierley Insists Mothering is a Role to Be Shared

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’.

Hey Single Girl, How’d You Go On Mother’s Day?

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.

Top 5 Movies for Mums This Mother’s Day

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.

Mother’s Day: The Most Important Thing a Father Can Do Is…

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’.

Want to do something different this year? Not sure what your mum really wants on her special day?