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My mother in law took my bonus daughter valentine shopping. My bonus daughter runs into the house, I say hello and she goes “hold on I have to take these flowers to the bedroom for Zara’s mom” it took me aback because I wanted to be like..wait who do you think Zara”s mom is?. Then my MIL starts putting cards togethe...

My LO has been at nursery about 3 weeks now and I'm feeling a bit upset about some things. She has understandably found being handed over in the morning difficult and has been crying. This morning I stayed outside to listen to how quickly she calmed down for my own peace of mind. I then heard the lady who took her...

Should i dump the guy that ive been dating for a month cause he hasn’t acknowledged vtines day ? This is the time you should be making an impression . Am i being harsh. ?? This is triggering me cause my ex was a pos and i hope im not making the same mistakes

I’ve not said anything as i think im being over dramatic, but i am a little upset and can’t stop thinking about it, just wanted to check what everyone else thinks. I know not everyone celebrates little holidays like valentines, but me and my partner ( 3 years ) always have. We have a one year old boy and i’m pregn...

I keep seeing posts about men being absolute dickheads and I’m wondering, how can you find him attractive (sexually) when he behaves like a shitty little child.

I crave stimulating conversation period I am a stay at home mom during the week with my son...And as you know, working on speech development with kids can be quite tedious at times. I look forward to any sort of adult conversation at the end of the day when my husband gets out of work. Yeah, I have friends that I ca...

For context; me and my best friend fell out. She was horrendous and because I wouldn’t be submissive and accept her gaslighting she cut me off. My SIL got to know each other at my baby shower. I confided in my SIL about all the horrid abuse I received and my SILs attitude was that she didn’t want to get involved…. I...

- Stainless steel sippy cups and travel mugs - Store everything in mason jars or glass Tupperware - Reusable cotton towels for the kitchen and bathrooms - Biodegradable sponges and bamboo dish washing tools - Above the sink drying wrack - Cloth diapers but eco friendly disposables for the days we go out - A handhel...

I love my son to bits, I really do! but my gosh I am not enjoying this age/stage. Anyone else struggling? I just feel stressed with my little one every moment I’m with him at the moment (never used to feel like this), just getting him to do anything is hard work….nappy changes, meal times, bath time, playing, gettin...

Hi girls I need some advice so I start noticing that lalety is just so easy make my husband happy today is his birthday and I got him some stuff some expensive protein bars that he wanted that are expensive and the 3 different wall mount to the tv his play station and his switch We have been saying that we need tha...

I’m 31 my brother is 37. A bit of background. I went to university and works part time for 7 days while training to be a nurse no help from my parents and did it all on my own. For 3 years I never had a break and worked weekends to save for a deposit for a house as did my now husband so when we were 22 we could bu...

My daughter has been poorly this week, snotty, clingy, full of cold. I kept her off nursery and took time off from work. She normally goes to her dads on a Friday evening through to Sunday morning. He text this morning saying it's in our daughters best interests not to go this weekend as she's still not 100% (shes o...

Anyone else struggling being a Mam? I love my LO, don’t get me wrong, but I feel like the mundane days are difficult. My husband works a lot - shift work and has a business on the side. He does loads when he’s in so I’m happy he’s so helpful but it’s still tiring. I feel like I’m ready to get back to work and have...

I'm generally a shy and non confrontational person, and sometimes you can't be that way as a parent and have to stick up for your kid, but it's so hard. I'm struggling with it big time. Even for simple stuff that shouldn't be an issue to bring up 😭 My FIL and step MIL have babysat for us several times since my son…

How to cope when the whole family is ill? Any tips would be great

My son is ten weeks only and my husband and I have booked a hotel room for valentines. We plan on leaving baby with grandma for the night and there is no worry there, we trust her. My worry is that my son is too young to be away from us overnight, what if he has separation anxiety. Maybe I’m worrying because it’s th...

Today's my boyfriend's birthday ! He didn't tell me he was not coming back home last night . Am I wrong for a feeling a way ? I'm kinda scared to call and ask because I don't wanna ruin his birthday by asking him UPDATE: I ended up calling him. he said he was on the way back home but he never came back home. He's b...

I’m going to put a scoring system to try to make this easier 0-1 : spend time with child but doesn’t touch a diaper or a dish; can at least wipe their own ass 2-3 : Bath time, PJs, storytime, diaper change 3-4 : Washes dishes & laundry too 4-5 : super hero status

Let me be clear, they will absolutely have access to my baby. There is not a good enough reason to keep my son away from his paternal side of the family. They’re not dangerous or abusive. I just don’t get along with them at all. They tried to convince my husband to leave me several times before we found out we were ...

so im currently 15 almost 16 weeks pregnant, also a mom to a very hyper 2 year old. I am currently suffering from depression which i was diagnosed with and on top of chasing around a busy body toddler all day, sometimes its really hard for me to do certain things or i just get really tired. I haven’t been able to ea...