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Chelsea DaPonte dug into the plate of pasta with gusto, not realising that she was about to make herself very sick. Her mother, Becky DaPonte, had carefully requested gluten-free pasta but the waitress didn’t pay much attention. The sauce was gluten-...

In the middle of my daughter’s dance recital I fell in love with the Pink’s song Funhouse I’m more interested in country music. I love listening to legends like Waylon Jennings. I couldn’t believe I was actually enjoying Pink. For some reason, though...

Lee-Ann Liles thinks her daughter got addicted to Netflix because her tablet made it so accessible. Hand-held devices sometimes bring communication to a halt in Wendy Wilson’s home. Loredana Roberts Perrin isn’t taking any chances, however. Her girl...

Oh my God, the Police are here and your bra is hanging off your bedroom doorknob! That was what my mother had to say last week when I was robbed for the third time. I tied the bra there to stop my bedroom door banging. Her comment seemed a little ri...

Feven Binega-Northcott had the ideal second pregnancy, but when she brought her daughter home from the hospital she wasn’t happy. While it is normal for women to feel moody after a birth due to changing hormone levels, Mrs Northcott’s blues went on a...

My friend is feeling guilty about giving her toddler a sausage at a party — they only eat organic food. Oh the pain of that poor child. What’s wrong with an occasional bit of processed meat? I gave my daughter yesterday’s lunch. My husband usually...

Babies are cute — their onesies should be too. That’s Clare Panchaud’s business philosophy. When her son Louis was born two years ago she got frustrated by the selection of clothing here. She challenged herself to get creative. The result? Baby Love...

Her boobs, her choice. That’s Rebecca Carvalho’s take on the furor over a UK mom still breastfeeding her six-year-old daughter. “I know some people are uncomfortable with seeing an older child breastfeed and it can creep others out, but it is really ...

Move over Muppets, Bermuda puppets have come to town. Dennis Joaquin shows up at a nursery school and toddlers’ faces light up. It’s not him they’re excited to see, it’s the friend he carries on his hand. Mr Joaquin and artist Kendra Earls created D...

Sacha Richardson has to be creative at Christmas. She’s on her own with three children — one of whom has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair. As a result, she’s realistic with them about what they can expect in the way of gifts. “To be ho...