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Quick Sex on hotel balcony

If we do it ever so discreetly could we get away?

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Uk Supreme Court ruling

I believe the recent UK Supreme Court ruling that focuses on recognizing biological women is an important and necessary step. For too long, issues unique to biological women have been overlooked or generalized, and this ruling helps bring attention back to matters that directly impact us—whether in hospitals, prison...

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Help! Im dont know what I am doing 🫣

Hello, girls, I need some constructive advice and dont spare my feelings, be brutally honest. (its ok, i enjoy self improvement, it wont kill me). I dont know what the hell im doing, I am a grown a$ woman who wants to make at least a couple more friends, but I am not skilled in this area. I have no friends from ch...

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Mil

After going no contact for many months due to several reasons, my MIL texted my son wanting to come back into our lives. Conveniently, she texted after the birth of my son, even though she disappeared during the whole pregnancy. Her text was a lot to process. It was a long text stating everything she’s done for m...

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SAHM VS Full time

I am constantly going back and forth between wanting to stay home with my daughter and wanting to continue work. How has your experience been ??

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Maternity leave Tax rebate

Hi girls, ive never done a rebate before but does anyone know how this all works? In my situation I was on full pay for 6 months and then statutory for the next 2 and half and now I’m back at work, so I will have over paid tax in the 2024 financial year. Do I have to go chasing to get this back or will it be auto...

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Goodmorning

Anyone want to be actual riends. Looking for a sincere friendship. Someone to connect with in a deeper level. Someone to build a friendship with. Anyone( and please don't comment me if your one of the same moms who post in need of friends and then don't respond) just saying...

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Cheating

Anyone stayed with a partner after they cheated? If so how long into the relationship was the cheating and did you manage to make it work afterwards?

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5 weeks postpartum

I want to start working out once I’m cleared but I’ve never been a gym girl. Especially not with a 1 month old. Advice on how to start?

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Depo injection

So today I’m 3 weeks postpartum with my second, and I have had the depo contraception injection. This is new to me. Did you get any side effects? And did you get a period? The nurse said the majority of women do not get periods with this injection. Thanks!

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Advice

How to I express that I don’t feel appreciated without criticizing and bitching?

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Leaving job before maternity ends

So I’m just looking for some advice from anyone who’s done this already because all the information I’m finding online is contradictory. I’m really hoping to leave my job (and get another one) before my maternity leave ends in June. I’ve had so many issues while I was pregnant and during maternity leave that the i...

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Vitamin D Drops

How are you EBF mamas getting vitamin D to your littles? I use wellement drops but struggle to get it in her mouth and not even sure she is absorbing it. If you supplement yourself instead of baby, what are you taking?

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Smp

I'm starting to stress a little. 2nd baby and I didn't even think I wouldn't be entitled to no smp.I'm employed 1 day a week and self employed 2 days a week . I emailed my accountant today to see how I go about applying for smp and she doesent seem to think I'd be entitled to it this time 🙈 as I couldn't apply…

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Pregnant

Hello ladies ❤️ Any pregnant women who would like to message and talk about how your pregnancy it’s going. I’m 18 weeks pregnant and it would be awesome to talk to other pregnant women

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Feeling lonely \ New friends 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I am embarrassed to say this but I’m lonely at the moment and finding motherhood so overwhelming, my husband keeps brushing it off. We live near in Beith, looking to chat to people around the area or from further afield that like a group chat and helping each other through this crazy motherhood journey 😂 My…

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