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Venting

Lately I’ve felt nothing but rage towards my bd. He’s a selfish jack ass. When I got pregnant all did was tell me that he did want another kid and then he moved away. I couldn’t help but felt abandoned. Our son is now a year old and he still has baby been in his life but he wants to preach of great of a dad he is. A...

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My husband doesn't seem interested in playing with our son

I have a 30 month old boy and my husband is just not interested in doing anything with him. The moment he gets home from work he will stick the TV or just stay glued to his phone. If our son wants to play with him he just blanks him and I asked him why are you not playing with him and he said I don't want to. I feel...

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Dark day need advice

It's been 2 months since I've been able to go to a place I call home. I last everything to hurricane helene. I've been living in a hotel since then. A hotel without a kitchenette, so I can't cook. I only have a microwave and a small fridge. So I make work. I'm constantly eating out. Wasting money on food. I have to ...

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Nursery

Please can someone tell me if I’m over reacting or not! My little one is not a huge fan of nursery and nor am I tbh. Every time I drop him he cries and the room always feels rather chaotic with a number of babies and toddlers crying on the floor. The ladies working there all seem nice and busy doing things but it j...

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In laws

Hi all, I love my in-laws and they are so generous and cannot do enough for me and my husband and our baby, but how on earth do I go about telling them to stop buying her toys. It’s constant. Every week she’s with them she’s got something new! She will never know the value of anything and Christmas is just around t...

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Thoughts?

Would anyone be interested in watching real life videos of a first time mum? I’ve put a couple videos out but wondering whether it’s just cringey 😬

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Daddy’s boy 😢

Baby (6 months) doesn’t seem to enjoy my company…. I know, I’m always there and it’s not constant fun, I cut his nails, wash his face, get him dressed, do the housework around him while he plays. But I do take lots of time to really engage with him and play silly games, but he just looks away bored, or gives me a ha...

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Relationship on the rocks

We have not had an easy ride with parenthood (first baby) and this has put a lot of strain on our relationship. We've been together for 12 years and still very much love each other but we are really struggling. We both want to make it work but things are so bad now we don't know if we can even come back from it. ...

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Am I expecting too much?

Would love to get others view please I am on maternity leave with my firstborn who is currently 9 months old. My spouse works Monday to Friday 9-6pm as a health care worker. Am I asking too much for him to be off his phone whilst having dinner? He probably isn’t on it a lot during his working hours, but from the ti...

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First time mum help.

Hi guys, currently feeling really low. My little girl is 2 in Feb. Her behaviour at the moment is really challenging. I feel like my sweet little girl has gone😞. Granted she is poorly at the moment and has a virus. But I feel like everything is hard work. I feel so drained. Putting her coat on is a huge task in…

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Help

So me and my fiance decided to open up and have a person or two join us in the bedroom and we’re on a couple dating apps. (we have extensive rules for this) Weeeeelllll tonight I checked on our apps just looking thru the request, because what some men have the audacity to say knowing I have a man is crazy. Then I ...

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Tough spot

So I haven’t gotten my period back yet since giving birth in Oct 2023. I test weekly just to make sure I’m not pregnant. Doc says it’s because of breastfeeding. So I really want another baby. I want my daughter to have a sibling to grow up with. Husband has a daughter from a previous marriage but she is grown and l...

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Am I an asshole?

How would you feel if your SO decided to drive 4 hours away from home to take someone home!? At 12am!!! Because the person decided to come up here with a female and she left him stranded!! The persons mom tells the guy to call my fiancé and now he’s stuck having to drive 4 hours away late at night!! And then has to ...

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Separation anxiety/mum struggling

My little boy is 19 months old, the last month he's been really clingy which I actually love however, lately I've been getting really overwhelmed and struggling to be a calm mum. I've never shouted at him but when he's constantly whining when I'm trying to get things done or won't go sleep I find myself getting grum...

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Tired!!

Tired of a toxic relationships where you get married. If your husband is not supportive. Definitely these mother-in-law’s father-in-law’s brother-in-law, sister-in-law’s extended families. They start to judge you interfere. They make your life miserable, and then also they are living in that society with high head, ...

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Thanksgiving 🦃 or Stay home 🏠

So it is RSV season I am very hesitant on bringing my son around my family.. they called me a bad mom as a joke because i didn’t bring him on veterans day for a family bbq and they want me to bring him on thanksgiving. One of my aunts kissed my baby on the side or head near his ear and i was very very upset and i ha...

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Am I wrong being mad about this

So my friends are hosting a friends giving this weekend and as a first time mom I want to go out without my partner and baby to have some me time with friends. So I told my partner that he was gonna watch the baby by himself and he said no that he is too small (3months ) that he can’t and to not be insisting on goin...

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I need answers 😂

What do you call it when you know you should be mad at your SO after finding out he disrespected you behind your back, he mistreats you, he doesn’t take you on dates, he isn’t romantic, he treats everybody else better than you! He doesn’t want to spend quality time with you, all he wants to do is play the game! And ...

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Money vs time: A rock and a hard place

This turned into a long and rambling panicked vent. Thanks in advance for reading. Context: We’ve just had our second baby - he’s 12 days old. Our eldest is 2 and a half. My partner is a self employed electrician and has been running his business for about 18 months. I don’t think he knows what he’s doing and/or i...

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In laws suck

Okay so obviously there’s so much shit to say so I’m gonna make it short. I have 2 under 2. In laws don’t seem to give a fuck They don’t message to see how kids are doing or if they can see them nothing. My MIL has held my youngest baby 2 times and she’s. 4 months old. Anyways long story short we didn’t get invited ...

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