Andie Fox
The Guardian
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When life feels cluttered, a good tarot reading can slow down the rush to quick solutions
Shuffling and studying the pictures on tarot cards can be like a moment of meditation → Read More
I don’t wish my teenage children away – but I’m no longer enough for all their needs
Maybe the intensity of nuclear families can be diluted by building a community of ‘extended, chosen’ family → Read More
Raising a teenager is scary. Don’t be daunted and embrace the hard work
The challenges of parenting a teenager can leave one powerless and alone. Accepting these challenges is the only way to get to the other side → Read More
My teenage daughter is done with childhood. Now comes the test of letting go
I’m surrendering to a force bigger than me, called upon to go deeper than I feel I can endure → Read More
It's a brave act to find love again, which is why I celebrate Valentine's Day
It's the risks and realities of romantic love that make it worth celebrating, writes Andie Fox. → Read More
As a struggling single mother, Centrelink terrorised me over ex-partner's debt
Threatened with having my wages held back to pay for a false debt, I feared my single-parent budget would fall to pieces. → Read More
Domestic violence leave: If a family is fleeing, like mine did, you don't want to stand in their way
Have you ever run with a baby? You're up, you scoop, you leap. Bone against bone, you and the baby in your arms knock against one another. → Read More
Why the sext deserves a defence
"If there is something in the domestic environment that, between you, makes your heart skip, your breath pull tight? Seize it." → Read More
Sheryl Sandberg and the struggle of single parenting
Like Sheryl Sandberg, I learned about this the hard way. And boy was it hard. This is what I could have told her. → Read More
When will we start celebrating divorce?
"As someone who didn't make it last, I find it increasingly odd that a marriage can be celebrated simply for enduring." → Read More
When will we start celebrating divorce?
"As someone who didn't make it last, I find it increasingly odd that a marriage can be celebrated simply for enduring." → Read More
Why are married couples afraid of the newly divorced?
"For some couples, I sensed my new state was perceived as dangerously contagious." → Read More
Flexible childcare isn't just a 'women's issue'
Andie Fox on why it's so important for working parents to choose the type of childcare they need. → Read More
Dear Mark Latham, mothers are not the natural enemy of stay-at-home dads
It's time for the former Labor Leader to recognise 'leftie mummy bloggers’ are his people. Here's why. → Read More
The truth about how your home life interferes with your work life
"The pressure is on you, both implicitly and explicitly, to limit the overflow of home life into the workplace. Management literature is full of tips for getting the most out of employees that, collectively, begin to read like the mind of a sociopath." → Read More
The panel: Tony Abbott, one year on
The prime minister campaigned on climate change, jobs and infrastructure, while promising to oversee women and Indigenous issues. How did he fare? → Read More
Judging – and being judged on – the way we parent in public
How parenting practices are being bound by opportunity and culture. → Read More
The difference between working dads and working mums
A new survey of professional men and women reveals some surprising differences in attitudes for those who are at the top of their game. → Read More
Things no one tells you about single parenthood
Including what it's like to have an ex you can't move on from. → Read More
It's time to stop condemning 'confessional writing'
Personal writing, more than anything else, is an exercise in empathy. → Read More