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My baby was asleep in his cot and I dropped a hard sweet in the bed and couldn’t find it so asked my partner to help me look as the cot is next to our bed and I didn’t want him choking on it if he found it whilst we slept. He started shouting at me saying he’d already checked (he hadn’t as I was right there and he...

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Please be gentle

My in laws family are constant with always saying my son looks nothing like me and is he’s dads twin. It’s really becoming so much… now saying my unborn child will be the same too!!

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Non supportive / detached husband

Hi ladies, Currently 31 weeks pregnant. Been with my husband 3 years. Married 3 months. Long story short ever since we started dating I started noticing narcissistic tendencies: dismissive, unemotional, self centered, non empathetic, cannot talk about problems without an argument, gives me the silent treatment, etc...

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How ya do it

How sahm do it??? Like how do you deal with the stress of being home all day with the kids, how you manage to not be angry at your baby daddy when all he do is go to work sleep and sit on the couch 90% of time, help with the kids here and there and do no chores unless asked to, how you be a happy wife when you’re dr...

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Ring door bell, mom and two kids video 👨‍👧‍👦🙋🏻‍♀️🧍🏿‍♂️

Ok for context, I will try and find the video and link it below . But basically this YT mom with two young children get to a house . Questioning the BLK man if it's his housem he says it is and she runs screaming for help . In the most concerning way . Unpopular opinion but , I think it may have been a misundersta...

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Partner..

This will sound really bad what I’m about to say. But all my partner does it moan which will sound really mean. But if it’s not about being tired, it’s mess or it’s money or it’s work or it’s the weather or it’s having no appetite and I know 2 babies is hard. We’ve a 6 month old and 2 year old, I struggle leaving th...

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Husband & I deeply disagree politically, do you?

My husband & I have zero in common politically, I have felt so alone the whole election (not knowing other's views) and we escalate anytime we try to talk & share what we're hearing. We got in an argument tonight & I just feel sick over the whole thing. I just feel completely isolated & scared when it comes to the n...

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Recommend hand care

Please help my hands are so dry and cracked from washing dishes, constantly washing hands, food prep etc.

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Feeling resentful

I’m so frustrated with my husband. He works on the weekends at night, and I never ask him to do anything on his workdays. All he does is sleep and work which is fine. We even agreed that Monday can be his day to do whatever. If he wants to sleep all day, or work on something, it’s his day. My issue is the other da...

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Rant Time - Partner Edition

My boyfriend has always played on the playstation ever since I met him. He established a routine where 3/4 times out of the week he plays on his playstation from around teatime until early morning and the rest of the week we’ll spend doing something together. He is quite vocal on the game and can be quite loud at ...

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Time to myself is impossible with a WFH spouse

My husband is WFH. And it's not that bad, but I am never alone. Especially with my very clingy 9mo old. And I don't really need that much alone time, but I never have time to talk to friends on the phone because I feel like my phone calls bother him unless it's family or I can't joke around freely. I would take my c...

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How do you make time for yourself?

I’m so jealous of the Mums who go to the gym, lunch with friends, shopping, get their nails done, shave your legs, get your eyebrows waxed, read or have hobbies… How do you do it? Finding it difficult to look after myself. I’m loosing myself. I work full time, out the house at 7:30am and travel back home from Lo...

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How often do you clean your toddlers room?

My 3 year old is a tornado and knows how to make a mess quick, as long as it’s toys and nothing food or trash related I clean up the living room at night and her room every few days. According to my ex I’m a bad example for her because I don’t trail behind her cleaning through out the day? His exact words, am I wrong

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Is it policy to write some report if another child hit your child?

Usually an accident report gets written up if your child got hurt but not sure about when another child strikes yours in the face and bleeds Toddler room Open to hearing experiences and how it got handled. The girl that hit my son has had recurring issues and management and staff of daycare talk to the parents ...

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Issues in relationship

My partner work 5 day a weeks(2 days 10hrs and the other 3 days 12hours). He doesn’t help around the house or help with the baby. Im stay at home mom and i do everything and now i fed up. I keep asking him to help me and nothing change. I only breastfeeding my baby btw.

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Vent

I'm so done with this asshat. I asked him to help me organize the clothes and he yelled and said "I work all fucking day and never get to relax". Mind you I'm sick af and can have a horrible headache and my period is late. He then went and smacked me and hit my ear and when I said "ow" he said "I didn't hit you ear ...

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