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My husband makes me sleep on the couch whenever he’s mad at me. It can be something small that makes him mad and puts us on bad terms, and instantly he’ll kick me out the bedroom. Recently I haven’t been able to sleep/get insomnia when sleeping on the couch and it’s hurt my back a lot. When I told him this his r...
I know this sounds crazy. But I am complaining because I have tooo much help. Both my mom and my husbands moms live nearby and are always stopping by to help with the baby. I have a nanny during the week because I work from home; and then weekends are filled with cousins, aunts, uncles, friends: etc. we’re blessed t...
So my LO is 4 weeks old dad has gone back to work as he earns the most money. He has been working away so I have been on my own for the past 4 nights. He got back today at 9pm I had run him a bath and cooked him dinner ready for when he got in. I was feeding the baby as she is bf and she was sick so I asked him to h...
I know it’s silly but I just assumed all men stood to pee 😂 walked in on my bf peeing today sitting down and it just blew my mind 😂😂
What would you do if you’ve had to deal with years of disrespect, abuse and a ton of ignoring from your husbands sister that you wouldn’t react to and go back to normal with her. Then fast forward you’ve had kids, it still continues, including in front of the kids. Things like ignoring, being purposely cold or givin...
So I’m really sick to the point I can’t look after my little one and just need to sleep to recover. My husband works weekends and doesn’t want to take time off. We’re not near any family so that’s out of the question. My boy is at that age where he’s starting to throw tantrums, gets bored easily and just wants const...
How do you know if your marriage is over or if it's just the stress of 2 under 2 that's causing it?? I actually can't tell if I even like my husband anymore - he's definitely not bad compared to some of the posts I've read on here but still..... It might seem like small things but it's constant and I now feel like ...
I’m currently out of work, but hoping to secure something part time in Feb when baby joins nursery. I haven’t had any income since Jan 2023 when my contract ended except for my child benefit. My husband works maybe around 45k a year, does a lot of overtime that he’s paid extra for and will then do some Uber work on ...
every now and then for some reason the shit my husband did in the past before he became sober comes back to my mind and I get so mad but at the same time I can’t help but feel some type of way…I know it’s not his fault because he was an addict but it still hurts…does this happen to yall? I have no one to talk to thi...
My boyfriend and I are planning on moving to Texas within the next year with our 7 month old son… any tips you could give us? - 👀 This is our first big move together across country in our 20’s away from family and we’re excited but are curious what areas to look into - 📍Looking into Dallas, Houston, Austin & Katy …
I’m thinking to introduce it after morning wake up and before bath, as I’ve read that’s good time to catch them! But otherwise a bit lost on how to start. I am sure I want to introduce it now though. Any tips/ advice appreciated!
It seems like a stupid question I know, but I was wondering if anyone else was taking their toddler out in this weather…Since the temperature dropped, I’ve only taken her out in the pram for errands or the nursery run where she and is wrapped up all cosy. It’s absolutely freezing - but I feel like it’s unfair that I...
My fiance which is my kids father got upset tonight because our 11 month old daughter is crying and not sleeping in her bed I’m currently 8 months pregnant with terrible pelvic pains and non stop Braxton hicks contractions I’m usually the one who take care of the kids every day all day but tonight I tried putting he...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had advice on dealing with cps. I haven’t dealt with them since my oldest son was adopted(non-related to present day issue) by his foster mom. That was 4 years ago. Anyways, my 5 year old is autistic and prone to getting bruises that are only ever the size of a dime or nickel, nothing e...
What veggies are your toddlers eating? I need to increase my toddlers exposure to veggies but she doesn’t like them and they end up going to waste. With the price of groceries I don’t want to keep wasting food if I can avoid it.
My child’s father cancelled on him Thursday saying he can no longer have him overnight as his work asked if he could do an extra shift and he won’t tell them no so on Thursday he only had him 10am-3:30 and then his mother dropped the baby home at 4:30 and he’s just messaged me again saying he might have to cancel ag...
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