Mums across Australia will be showered with love today even moreso than usual - it's Mother's Day.
No matter how old you are, you always need your mum.
Take a look through some highlights of amazing mums from across the country.
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Tamworth
As mums everywhere prepare for the traditional burnt toast and spilt coffee in bed, Carolyn Millet talks to three very different mothers about their highlights and challenges in parenting. Read more
Wagga
In 1970 Dawn Clay Obst was 19, a single woman working as a clerk in a Melbourne share broking firm and living independently in a flat when something happened to change her life forever. Read more
Ballarat
Ballarat mums had an early celebration this week with Wallace and District Kindergarten Mother’s Day Luncheon. Read more
Bendigo
Being a mum is the best job in the world, say three generations of women who have celebrated Mother’s Day together. Wilma Henderson, a mother of four, grandmother of 24 and great-grandmother of 35, was joined by family including daughter Pamela Bell and granddaughter Naomi van der Leeuw for a celebratory afternoon tea on Friday. Read more
Tasmania
As a midwife of 40 years, Anna Hollaway has seen firsthand the strong bond a mother and her child share from the very beginning. “Most people will say that it's their mother that they always look for. That bond with your mother is everything. You've been a part of her body,” she said. Read more
Dubbo
As thousands of Dubbo families prepare to celebrate their mums and grandmothers, Dubbo’s Shanelle Hyde said she would be happy with a sleep-in and a coffee and breakfast in bed. Read more
And for so many Australians, Mother’s Day isn’t always a happy occasion.
There are many reasons why Mother’s Day fills some with sadness and apprehension. For some it’s the loss of a mother, the loss of a child; the lack of a mother figure or the longing for something more.
Alison Plasto tells some of these stories in Why I won’t be celebrating Mother’s Day.
VIDEOS
Last minute…for those not seeing Mum until lunch or dinner
► We’ve had 364 days to prepare for Mother’s Day – are you, like thousands across the country, just about to duck out and find the perfect gift for the mum in your life? That’s fine. You’re not alone. Let us help you decide. Read more
►Mother's Day is the most popular day of the year for buying flowers but florists are warning of the "devastating" impact of online order gatherer florists. Read more
